Shelly Francis will represent the U.S. at the Aachen CDIO5* on Patricia Stempel’s Doktor and Danilo (Photo: SusanJStickle.com)

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named the following four horse-and-rider combinations to the U.S. Dressage Team for the Aachen CDIO5* held during CHIO Aachen in Germany, June 26-30, 2013. Additionally, two Small Tour combinations have been named to represent the U.S. in CDI4* competition. In 2013, the United States will also be represented for the first time in CDI-U25 competition. The following four combinations have been named to the U.S. Dressage Team for the Aachen CDIO5*(listed in Alphabetical Order):

Jan Ebeling (Moorpark, CA) on Ann Romney, Amy Ebeling, and Beth Meyers’ RafalcaRafalca is a 1997 Oldenburg mareShelly Francis (Loxahatchee, FL) on Patricia Stempel’s DoktorDoktor is a 2003 Oldenburg geldingTina Konyot (Palm City, FL) on her own Calecto VCalecto V is a 1998 Danish Warmblood stallionSteffen Peters (San Diego, CA) on Four Winds Farm’s Legolas 92Legolas 92 is a 2002 Westphalian geldingAll four combinations have been awarded grants from the USEF for European competition, with funding for the grants made possible by the USET Foundation. Learn more about the grants here. The following two combinations have been named to represent the United States in Small Tour competition in the Aachen CDI4*(listed in Alphabetical Order):Shelly Francis (Loxahatchee, FL) on Patricia Stempel’s Danilo Danilo is a 2004 Hanoverian geldingCaroline Roffman (Wellington, FL) on her own Her Highness OHer Highness O is a 2003 Hanoverian mareThe following combination has been named to represent the United States in the Aachen CDI-U25:Caroline Roffman (Wellington, FL) on Hyperion Farm, Inc’s Sagacious HFSagacious HF is a 1999 Royal Dutch Warmblood geldingRoffman has been awarded a Dutta Corp. sponsored flight to compete and train in Europe. Learn more about the Dutta Corp. sponsored flight here. To learn more about the CHIO Aachen visit; http://www.chioaachen.de/en/programm-sport

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