Lexington, KY – The United States will field two dressage teams for Wellington Nations Cup CDIO3* presented by Stillpoint Farm held April 11-14 in conjunction with the 2013 Adequan Global Dressage Festival. The U.S. teams will be composed of two Grand Prix combinations and two Prix St. Georges competitors.

USA I Team

USA I Team will be composed of the following four combinations.

Grand Prix

Heather Blitz (Wellington, FL) will ride her own Paragon.
Paragon is a 10-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding.

Shelly Francis (Loxahatchee, FL) will ride Patricia Stempel’s Doktor.
Doktor is a 10-year-old Oldenburg gelding.

Prix St. Georges

Caroline Roffman (Wellington, FL) will ride her own Her Highness O.
Her Highness O is a 10-year-old Hanoverian mare.

Kimberly Herslow (Stockton, NJ) will ride Kiroli Enterprises LLC’s Rosmarin.
Rosmarin is an eight-year-old Hanoverian gelding.

USA II Team

USA II Team will be composed of the following four combinations.

Grand Prix

Cesar Parra (Whitehouse Station, NJ) will ride Michael and Sarah Davis’ Van the Man.
Van the Man is an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding.

Susan Dutta (Wellington, FL) will ride Tim Dutta Inc’s Currency DC.
Currency DC is a 13-year-old Oldenburg gelding.

Prix St. Georges

Chris Hickey (Colora, MD) will ride Hilltop Farm Inc.’s Witness Hilltop.
Witness Hilltop is a 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding.

Justin Hardin (Long Valley, NJ) will ride Judith Cardella’s Wyatt Star.
Wyatt Star is a 10-year-old KWPN gelding.

Additional U.S. riders may participate in the Wellington Nations Cup CDIO3* presented by Stillpoint Farm on composite teams with competitors from other nations.

To learn more about the Adequan Global Dressage Festival, visit: http://www.globaldressagefestival.com/.

Follow the 2013 U.S. Dressage Team here: http://www.usefnetwork.com/featured/2013Dressage.

For more information, contact Jenny Van Wieren-Page at (859) 225-6949 or by email JVanWieren@usef.org or Leah Oliveto at (859) 225-2053 or by email LOliveto@usef.org.