U.S. Dressage Squad Announced for European Observation Events

Laura Graves and Verdades. pictured representing the U.S. at the 2015 Pan American Games, are among the athlete-horse combinations who will move forward to contend for a spot on the U.S. team for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games

Lexington, Ky. – May 2, 2016 – Seven athletes and nine horses have been named to the U.S. squad that will travel to Europe to compete in observation events, which serve as the next stage of the U.S. team selection process for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

Athlete-horse combinations will each compete in at least two of the designated observation events taking place May 19-June 26. These events include the Compiegne (FRA) CDIO5*/3* (May 19-22), the Roosendaal (NED) CDI4* (June 1-5), and the Rotterdam (NED) CDIO5*/3* (June 22-26).

Two athletes will each be competing two horses in observation events: Shelly Francis, with Doktor and Danilo, and Steffen Peters, with Legolas 92 and Rosamunde. The squad is a mix of seasoned veterans, including Olympic medalists Steffen Peters and Guenter Seidel, and rising stars aiming to clinch their first spot on a U.S. team at a major championship.

The following athletes and horses have been named to the squad (in alphabetical order):

Allison Brock (Loxahatchee, Florida) with Claudine and Fritz Kundrun’s Rosevelt, a 14-year-old Hanoverian stallion

Shelly Francis (Loxahatchee, Florida) with Patricia Stempel’s Danilo, a 12-year-old Hanoverian gelding, and Doktor, a 13-year-old Oldenburg gelding

Laura Graves (Geneva, Florida) and her own Verdades, a 14-year-old KWPN gelding

Arlene “Tuny” Page (Wellington, Florida) and her own Woodstock, a 13-year-old KWPN gelding

Kasey Perry-Glass (Orangevale, California) with Diane Perry’s Goerklintgaards Dublet, a 13-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding

Steffen Peters (San Diego, California) with Four Winds Farm’s Legolas 92, a 14-year-old Westphalian gelding, and Rosamunde, a 9-year-old Rheinlander mare

Guenter Seidel (Cardiff, California) with James and Charlotte Mashburn’s Zero Gravity, a 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding

Allison Brock and Rosevelt at Dressage at Devon
Allison Brock and Rosevelt at Dressage at Devon
Shelly Francis and Doktor at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival
Shelly Francis and Doktor at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival
Shelly Francis and Danilo at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival
Shelly Francis and Danilo at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival
Tuny Page and Woodstock at the 2015 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions
Tuny Page and Woodstock at the 2015 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions
Kasey Perry-Glass and Goerklintgaards Dublet at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival
Kasey Perry-Glass and Goerklintgaards Dublet at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival
Steffen Peters and Legolas 92 at the 2015 Pan American Games
Steffen Peters and Legolas 92 at the 2015 Pan American Games
Steffen Peters and Rosamunde at the Achleiten CDI4* in Austria. Photo by Shannon Brinkman Photo.
Steffen Peters and Rosamunde at the Achleiten CDI4* in Austria. Photo by Shannon Brinkman Photo.
Guenter Seidel and Zero Gravity at the 2016 Reem Acra World Cup Final in Gothenburg, Sweden
Guenter Seidel and Zero Gravity at the 2016 Reem Acra World Cup Final in Gothenburg, Sweden
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