The United States Equestrian Federation has named four horse-and-rider combinations to the U.S. Dressage Team for the Aachen CDI***** held during the CHIO Aachen in Germany, June 26-30. Additionally, two small tour combinations have been named to represent the U.S. in CDI**** 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 CDI***** (listed in alphabetical order): 

Jan Ebeling (Moorpark, Calif.) on Ann Romney, Amy Ebeling, and Beth Meyers’ Rafalca

Rafalca is a 1997 Oldenburg mare

Shelly Francis (Loxahatchee, Fla.) on Patricia Stempel’s Doktor

Doktor is a 2003 Oldenburg gelding

Tina Konyot (Palm City, Fla.) on her own Calecto V

Calecto V is a 1998 Danish Warmblood stallion

Steffen Peters (San Diego, Calif.) on Four Winds Farm’s Legolas 92

Legolas 92 is a 2002 Westphalian gelding

All four combinations have been awarded grants from the USEF for European competition, with funding for the grants made possible by the USET Foundation.

The following two combinations have been named to represent the United States in Small Tour competition in the Aachen CDI**** (listed in alphabetical order):

Shelly Francis (Loxahatchee, Fla.) on Patricia Stempel’s Danilo

Danilo is a 2004 Hanoverian gelding

Caroline Roffman (Wellington, Fla.) on her own Her Highness O

Her Highness O is a 2003 Hanoverian mare

The following combination has been named to represent the United States in the Aachen CDI-U25: 

Caroline Roffman (Wellington, Fla.) on Hyperion Farm Inc.’s Sagacious HF

Sagacious HF is a 1999 Royal Dutch Warmblood gelding

Roffman 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