Lexington, KY – The following horse-and-rider combinations have been named by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) to represent the U.S. at the FEI World Endurance Championship for Juniors and Young Riders, July 27, 2013 in Tarbes, France.

The five following combinations will represent the U.S. at the FEI World Endurance Championship for Juniors and Young Riders:

Mary Kathryn Clark (Eatonton, GA) will ride Mustafa Tehrani’s Chasing The Wind
Chasing the Wind is a 2001 Arabian gelding

Katherine Gardener (Coventry, RI) will ride Pamela Weidel’s AF Big Bucks
AF Big Bucks is a 1999 Arabain gelding

Sarah Jack (Nottingham, NH) will ride Nicki Meuten’s FYF Dutch
FYF Dutch is a 2004 Arabian gelding

Christina Kimery (Bixby, OK) will ride Amy Wallace-Whelan’s Wallace Hill Shade
Wallace Hill Shade is a 2002 Half-Arabian gelding

Kelsey Russell (Williston, FL) will ride Valerie Kanavy’s My Wild Irish Gold
My Wild Irish Gold is a 2003 Anglo-Arabian mare

The following horse-and-rider combinations are the ranked alternates:

McCamey Kimbler (Aberdeen, SD) and Melody Blittersdorf’s Empiric
Empiric is a 2002 Arabian gelding

Kelsey Russell (Williston, FL) and Pamela Weidel’s AF Big Bucks
AF Big Bucks is a 1999 Arabain gelding

Katherine Gardener (Coventry, RI) and Mustafa Tehrani’s Chasing The Wind
Chasing the Wind is a 2001 Arabian gelding

Jessica Di Camillo (Las Cruces, NM) and Karen Binns-Di Camillo’s SHA Strike Two
SHA Strike Two is a 1999 Arabian gelding

Kelsey Kimbler (Aberdeen, SD) and Melody Blittersdorf’s Empiric
Empiric is a 2002 Arabian gelding

To learn more about the event, visit: http://www.endurance-equestre65.com/en/home.

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