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Deep Field to Contest USEF Selection Trials for Show Jumping Wellington, FL - Feb. 27, 2008 Regardless of discipline, things look pretty good when all four members of the Gold Medal winning team from the 2004 Olympic Games line up to vie for a spot on the team in 2008. Hello show jumpers! Reigning Gold medalists: Beezie Madden, McLain Ward, Peter Wylde and Chris Kappler are among the 41 entered in the USEF Selection Trials for the 2008 Olympic Team in Show Jumping to take place at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL February 28- March 9. Proving once again that in equestrian sports, experience can compete alongside youth, this field not only includes 59-year-old Team and Individual Gold Medalist from the 1984 Olympic Games, Joe Fargis, but also Harvard University freshman Addison Phillips. In addition to the 2004 Gold medal winning team, the following other Olympic and Pan American medalists are also scheduled to compete in the Trials: Norman Dello Joio, Margie Engle, Lauren Hough, Anne Kursinski, Todd Minikus, and Cara Raether. The USEF Selection Trials for Show Jumping sponsored by Hong Kong Tourism and Equine Motorcoach provide a proving ground for the country’s best horses and riders. Over two weeks and after five classes the picture will be clearer for the riders from the United States. Ten horse and rider combinations will be named to the short list and will travel to Europe to hone their skills and compete against the world’s best in preparation for the Olympic Games. Four horses will then wear the American flag in their quest to make history and bring home another Gold Medal. It all starts this week in Wellington. Schedule: February 28, 7
pm March 2, 1 pm March 5, 7 pm March 6, 7 pm March 9, 1 pm U.S. Olympic Team - Show Jumping Medal History TEAM: 2004 Athens: Gold
1996 Atlanta:
Silver 1988 Seoul: Silver
1984 Los Angeles:
Gold 1972 Munich:
Silver 1960 Rome: Silver
1952 Helsinki:
Bronze INDIVIDUAL: 2004 Athens: Gold 1992 Barcelona:
Bronze 1988 Seoul: Silver 1984 Los Angeles:
Silver 1968 Mexico City:
Gold 1932 Los Angeles:
Silver For more information please contact High Performance Communications Manager, Joanie Morris at: jmorris@usef.org The 2008 CN Winter Equestrian Festival attracts the best horses and riders from around the world to Wellington and offers more than $5 million in prize money. For more information, visit www.equestriansport.com
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