Lexington, KY – The following riders have been named by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) to represent the U.S. in America’s only Nations Cup which will be held in Wellington, FL on March 2, as part of CSIO Wellington. The Palm Beach International Equestrian Club’s International Arena will host some of the best horses and riders from across the globe as they vie for top honors in the $75,000 FEI Nations Cup presented by G&C Farm.

The United States will be represented by the following four riders who have each been entered on two horses:  Beezie Madden (Cazenovia, NY) on Abigail Wexner’s Cortes ‘C’ and SimonCortes ‘C’ is a 10-year-old Belgian Warmblood geldingSimon is a 13-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding Margie Engle (Wellington, FL) on Gladewinds, Griese, Garber, and Hidden Creek Farm’s Indigo and Elm Rock Partners, LLC’s RoyceIndigo is a 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood geldingRoyce is an 8-year-old Oldenburg stallionMario Deslauriers (New York, NY) on Jane Clark’s Cella and UricoCella is a 10-year-old Belgian mareUrico is an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood geldingLauren Hough (Wellington, FL) on Robin Parsky’s Blue Angel and Laura and Meredith Mateo’s Quick StudyBlue Angel is a 10-year-old Anglo-European mareQuick Study is a 13-year-old French Warmblood geldingGeorge Morris will serve as the Chef d’Equipe.For those who cannot be in attendance the $75,000 FEI Nations Cup presented by G&C Farm will be broadcast live on USEFNetwork.com presented by Smartpak. For video, photos and more visit; http://usefnetwork.com/featured/2012CSIOWellington For more information, please contact USEF Director, High Performance Jumping, Lizzy Chesson at lchesson@usef.org.Photo:  Beezie Madden and Simon. © Sportfot, Official Sport Photographer of the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival, www.us.sportfot.com.