Lexington, Ky.- The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named eight horse-and-athlete combinations to the Short List for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games U.S. Dressage Team. Mandatory Outings will be held for short-listed combinations at CDI4* Fritzens in Fritzens, Austria, July 4-7, and CDIO5* Aachen in Aachen, Germany, July 15-20. The following eight horse-and-athlete combinations have been named to the Short List (in ranked order) with photos:Steffen Peters (San Diego, Calif.) and Four Winds Farm’s Legolas 92Legolas 92 is a 2002 Westphalian gelding.

Laura Graves (Geneva, Fla.) and her own VerdadesVerdades is a 2002 Dutch Warmblood gelding. Jan Ebeling (Moorpark, Calif.) and Beth Meyer, Ann Romney, and Amy Ebeling’s RafalcaRafalca is a 1997 Oldenburg mare. Adrienne Lyle (Ketchum, Idaho) and Peggy Thomas’ WizardWizard is a 1999 Oldenburg gelding. Tina Konyot (Palm City, Fla.) and her own Calecto VCalecto V is a 1998 Danish Warmblood stallion. Caroline Roffman (Wellington, Fla.) and her own Her Highness OHer Highness O is a 2003 Hanoverian mare. Shelly Francis (Loxahatchee, Fla.) and Patricia Stempel’s DoktorDoktor is a 2003 Oldenburg gelding. Lisa Wilcox (Loxahatchee, Fla.) and Betty Wells’ DenzelloDenzello is a 2003 Hanoverian gelding.