Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named the following four horse-and-rider combinations to the U.S. Dressage Team for the Aachen CDIO5* held during CHIO Aachen in Germany, June 26-30, 2013. Additionally, two Small Tour combinations have been named to represent the U.S. in CDI4* competition. In 2013, the United States will also be represented for the first time in CDI-U25 competition.

The following four combinations have been named to the U.S. Dressage Team for the Aachen CDIO5* (listed in alphabetical order):

Jan Ebeling (Moorpark, CA) on Ann Romney, Amy Ebeling, and Beth Meyers’ Rafalca
Rafalca is a 1997 Oldenburg mare

Shelly Francis (Loxahatchee, FL) on Patricia Stempel’s Doktor
Doktor is a 2003 Oldenburg gelding

Tina Konyot (Palm City, FL) on her own Calecto V
Calecto V is a 1998 Danish Warmblood stallion

Steffen Peters (San Diego, CA) on Four Winds Farm’s Legolas 92
Legolas 92 is a 2002 Westphalian gelding

All four combinations have been awarded grants from the USEF for European competition, with funding for the grants made possible by the USET Foundation. Learn more about the grants here.

The following two combinations have been named to represent the United States in Small Tour competition in the Aachen CDI4* (listed in alphabetical order):

Shelly Francis (Loxahatchee, FL) on Patricia Stempel’s Danilo
Danilo is a 2004 Hanoverian gelding

Caroline Roffman (Wellington, FL) on her own Her Highness O
Her Highness O is a 2003 Hanoverian mare

The following combination has been named to represent the United States in the Aachen CDI-U25:

Caroline Roffman (Wellington, FL) on Hyperion Farm, Inc.’s Sagacious HF
Sagacious HF is a 1999 Royal Dutch Warmblood gelding

To learn more about the CHIO Aachen, visit: http://www.chioaachen.de/en/programm-sport.

Follow the 2013 U.S. Dressage Team here.