Wellington, FL – Four horse/rider combinations have been named by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) to jump at the $75,000 FEI Nations Cup presented by CN on Friday, March 5.

  The following horse/rider combinations have been named:

• Ashlee Bond/24/Hidden Hills, CA/Apache/10/Selle FrancaisxTB/Little Valley Farm
• Kent Farrington/29/Chicago, IL/United/9/Unkown/G/RCG Farm
• Lauren Hough/32/Wellington, FL/Casadora/14/Dutch Warmblood/M/Laura and Meredith Mateo
• McLain Ward/34/Brewster, NY/ Amaroso/9/Holsteiner/S/Grant Road Partners, LLC

This team will ride under the guidance of US Chef d’Equipe George Morris.   Eleven countries are fielding teams in what promises to be one of the highlights of the season at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL. The USEF Selection Trials for the US Show Jumping Team for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games are also in full swing.  Don’t miss any of the action: see results, standings and photos at http://www.clubequestrian.com/coverage/weg_jumping_trial.aspx and http://www.usef.org/_IFrames/breedsDisciplines/discipline/alljumping/sjSelectionTrials.aspx.  Watch the Nations Cup in its entirety and the final two selection trials at: www.universalsports.com.Photo Credit:  Lauren Hough and Casadora by Flashpoint Media Services