US Olympic eventing team for Rio announced

      Phillip Dutton and Mighty Nice

 

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The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named four athlete and horse combinations to the U.S. Olympic Eventing Team and one travelling reserve for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Four direct reserve horses have also been named. A direct reserve horse would be an automatic replacement should the original horse on which an athlete was named need to be substituted.

The following athlete and horse combinations will compose the Team (in alphabetical order):

Phillip Dutton and Caroline Moran, Simon Roosevelt, and Thomas Tierney’s Fernhill Cubalawn, a 2003 Holsteiner gelding

Direct Reserves
HND Group’s Mighty Nice, a 2004 Irish Sport Horse gelding
Ann Jones and Thomas Tierney’s Fernhill Fugitive, a 2005 Irish Sport Horse gelding

 

Lauren Kieffer and Team Rebecca, LLC’s Veronica, a 2002 KWPN mare

Direct Reserve
Marie Le Menestrel’s Meadowbrook’s Scarlett, a 2007 Thoroughbred cross mare

 

Boyd Martin and Blackfoot Mystery Syndicate, LLC’s Blackfoot Mystery, a 2004 Thoroughbred gelding

Direct Reserve
Gloria Callen’s Welcome Shadow, a 2005 Thoroughbred cross mare

 

Clark Montgomery and Holly and William Becker, Kathryn Kraft, and Jessica Montgomery’s Loughan Glen, a 2003 Irish Sport Horse gelding

 

The following combination has been named as the travelling reserve:

Maya Black and Dawn and Jonathan Dofelmier’s Doesn’t Play Fair, a 2005 Holsteiner gelding

 

The following athlete and horse combinations have been named as reserves (in alphabetical order):

Matthew Brown and Blossom Creek Foundation’s Super Socks BCF, a 2006 Irish Sport Horse gelding

Sinead Halpin and the Manoir de Carneville Syndicate, LLC’s Manoir de Carneville, a 2000 Selle Francais gelding

Lynn Symansky and the Donner Syndicate, LLC’s Donner, a 2003 Thoroughbred gelding

Elisa Wallace  and the Simply Priceless Syndication, LLC’s Simply Priceless, a 2001 Thoroughbred gelding

 

The eventing competition at the Olympic Games will take place August 5-9, 2016, at the Deodoro Olympic Equestrian Center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.