Sunday July 23, 2006

Florida Horse Park’s Shelley Lambert Joins the USEF Organizational Team for the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany

Ocala, FL – The Florida Horse Park is pleased to announce that Shelley Lambert, Director of Events for the Florida Horse Park has been asked to travel with the United States Equestrian Team to the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games held in Aachen, Germany, from August 20 to September 3, 2006. While at the Games, she will work with riders and horses competing in the 3-day event portion of the games.

Lambert, who has been part of equestrian support teams for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, the 2002 World Equestrian Games in Jerez, Spain and the 2003 Pan-American Games, is excited about once again serving the USEF and the United States in this capacity.

“It is always a great honor to be asked to participate as support staff at this level of competition. I look forward to playing a small part in the success of the team at the Games,” said Lambert.

Competitors in the seven FEI disciplines-show-jumping, dressage, eventing, driving, endurance, vaulting and reining (Western dressage)- are meeting at the World Equestrian Games Aachen 2006 to compete for 16 WEG titles. Held only every four years like the Olympics, these games are the most important equestrian sporting event in the world and bring together the best riders in each discipline whose top level performances thrill spectators, while their magnificent horses astonish with their quality and great beauty.

Torri Nahorniak, USEF’s Managing Director of Eventing is delighted with her support team and looking forward to working with Lambert, as well as the athletes in Germany this summer. “Shelley is an exceptional event organizer and her experience and dedication to the sport makes her an invaluable asset to the team at the WEG. She knows how to handle the logistics that come with this kind of international competition and the team is thrilled to have her.”

PHOTO CAPTION: Shelley Lambert, Director of Events is pictured at the Florida Horse Park with Chairman Tom Warriner and Board member Dick Hancock. Photo courtesy of Eleanor Hancock ©2006