Olympic Games

Beijing 2008

The 2008 Summer Olympic will be held in Beijing, China, from August 8th to 24th. Equestrian finals will be held on August 12th, 14th, 18th, 19th, and 21st. Horses and riders from around the globe will compete for the bronze, silver, and gold.

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USEF Names Olympic Equestrian Teams
Twelve Riders and Six Alternates to Travel to Hong Kong

Update:Due to veterinary concerns over Northern Spy, Heidi White has withdrawn from competition. She will be replaced by four-time olympian Karen O'Connor and her horse Mandiba.


The United States Equestrian Federation, or USEF, has named the following horses and riders to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team. The horses will travel to either England or Germany in July, after which they will enter quarantine and travel to Hong Kong. Here are the qualifiers:

Eventing

Rider Age Hometown Horse Age Breed Owner
Phillip Dutton 44 West Grove, PA Connaught 15 Irish Sport Horse Bruce Duchossis
Becky Holder 39 Mendota Heights, MN Courageous Comet 12 Thoroughbred Becky and Thomas Holder, Jr.
Gina Miles 34 Creston, CA McKinlaigh 14 Irish Sport Horse Gina Miles, Laura Coats and Thomas Schulz
Amy Tyron 38 Duvall, WA Poggio II 16 Thoroughbred Amy and Greg Tryon and Mark Hart
Karen O'Connor 50 The Plains, VA Mandiba 9 Irish Thoroughbred Joan Goswell

Show Jumping

Rider Age Hometown Horse Age Breed Owner
Beezie Madden 45 Cazenovia, NY Authentic 13 KWPN Abigail Wexner
McLain Ward 33 Brewster, NY Sapphire 13 Belgian Warmblood McLain Ward, Tom Grossman, and Blue Chip Bloodstock
Will Simpson 49 Thousand Oaks, CA El Campeon's Carlsson vom Dach 12 Holsteiner El Campeon Farm
Laura Kraut 43 Wellington, FL Cedric 10 KWPN Happy Hill Farm and Peter Wetherill

Dressage

Rider Age Hometown Horse Age Breed Owner
Stephen Peters 44 San Diego, CA Ravel 10 Dutch Warmblood Akiko Yamazaki
Debbie McDonald 54 Hailey, ID Brentina 17 Hanoverian Peggy and Parry Thomas
Courtney King-Dye 31 New Milford, CT Harmony’s Mythilus 14 Dutch Warmblood Harmony Amateur Sports Foundation


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7/15/2008

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