The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named four horse-and-athlete combinations to the 2014 World Equestrian Games U.S. Dressage Team. Additionally, two horse-and-athlete combinations have been named as substitutes.
The American WEG Team includes:
- Laura Graves (Geneva, Fla.) and her own Verdades, a 2002 Dutch Warmblood gelding.
- Tina Konyot (Palm City, Fla.) and her own Calecto V, a 1998 Danish Warmblood stallion.
- Adrienne Lyle (Ketchum, Idaho) and Peggy Thomas' Wizard, a 1999 Oldenburg gelding.
- Steffen Peters (San Diego, Calif.) and Four Winds Farm's Legolas, a 2002 Westphalian gelding.
The travelling reserve is:
- Shelly Francis (Loxahatchee, Fla.) and Patricia Stempel's Doktor, a 2003 Oldenburg gelding.
The second reserve is:
- Lisa Wilcox (Loxahatchee, Fla.) and Betty Wells' Denzello, a 2003 Hanoverian gelding.
Following the U.S. Grand Prix Championship and Selection Trial for the 2014 World Equestrian Games, the top eight horses traveled to Europe to compete in CDI competitions. These included Mandatory Outings at CDI4* Fritzens and CHIO Aachen. As part of the selection process in the naming of the Team the performances of all combinations were taken into consideration.
Even though Caroline Roffman and her 11-year-old Hanoverian mare Her Highness O achieved a team qualification score after Fritzens and Aachen, it was felt that with just six months of competing at the Grand Prix level it was too soon to ask the talented combination to contend with the World Championship atmosphere of the 2014 World Equestrian Games.
Photo © Astrid Appels
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