Having kept up with the U.S.A. Equestrian Team Selections, I was surprised to find that not much is written about the horses who are going to Rio. So here are some basics about our "Team Equine":
DRESSAGE
NAME: Roosevelt
BREED: Hanoverian
AGE: 14
SEX: Stallion
RIDER: Allison Brock
OWNER: Claudine & Fritz Kundrun
NAME: Verdades
BREED: KWPN
AGE: 14
SEX: Stallion
RIDER: Laura Graves
OWNER: Graves
NAME: Dublet
BREED: Danish Warmblood
AGE: 13
SEX: Gelding
RIDER: Kasey Perry-Glass
OWNER: Diane Perry
NAME: Legolas 92
BREED: Westphalian
AGE: 14
SEX: Gelding
RIDER: Steffen Peters
OWNER: Four Winds Farm
NAME: Rosamund (DIRECT RESERVE)
BREED: Rheinlander
AGE: 9
SEX: Mare
RIDER: Steffen Peters
OWNER: Four Wind's Farm
NAME: Doktor (TRAVELING RESERVE)
BREED: Oldenberg
AGE: 13
SEX: Gelding
RIDER: Shelly Francis
OWNER: Patricia Stempel
JUMPING
NAME: Barron
BREED: Belgian Warmblood
AGE: 12
SEX: Gelding
RIDER: Lucy Davis
OWNER: Old Oak Farm
NAME: Voyeur
BREED: KWPN
AGE: 14
SEX: Gelding
RIDER: Kent Farrington
OWNER: Amalaya Investment
NAME: Cortes 'C'
BREED: Belgian Warmblood
AGE: 14
SEX: Gelding
RIDER: Beezie Madden
OWNER: Abigail Wexner
NAME: HH Azur
BREED: Belgian Warmblood
AGE: 10
SEX: Mare
RIDER: McLain Ward
OWNER: Double H Farm and Francois Mathy
EVENTING
NAME: Fernhill Cubalawn
BREED: Holsteiner
AGE: 13
SEX: Gelding
RIDER: Phillip Dutton
OWNER: Caroline Moran, Simon Roosevelt and Thomas Tierney
NAME: Mighty Nice (DIRECT RESERVE)
BREED: Irish Sport Horse
AGE: 12
SEX: Gelding
RIDER: Phillip Dutton
OWNER: HND Group
NAME: Fernhill Fugitive (DIRECT RESERVE)
BREED: Irish Sport Horse
AGE: 11
SEX: Gelding
RIDER: Phillip Dutton
OWNER:Ann Jones and Thomas Tierney
NAME: Veronica
BREED: KWPN
AGE: 14
SEX: Mare
RIDER: Lauren Kieffer
OWNER: Team Rebecca, LLC
NAME: Meadowbrook's Scarlett (DIRECT RESERVE)
BREED: Thoroughbred Cross
AGE: 9
SEX: Mare
RIDER: Lauren Kieffer
OWNER: Marie Le Menestrel
NAME: Blackfoot Mystery
BREED: Thoroughbred
AGE: 12
SEX: Gelding
RIDER: Boyd Martin
OWNER: Blackfoot Mystery Syndicate, LLC
NAME: Welcome Shadow (DIRECT RESERVE)
BREED: Thoroughbred Cross
AGE: 11
SEX: Mare
RIDER: Boyd Martin
OWNER: Gloria Callen
NAME: Loughan Glen
BREED: Irish Sport Horse
AGE: 13
SEX: Gelding
RIDER: Clark Montgomery
OWNER: Holly and William Becker, Kathryn Kraft and Jessica Montgomery
NAME: Donner (TRAVELING RESERVE)
BREED: Thoroughbred
AGE: 13
SEX: Gelding
OWNER: Donner Syndicate, LLC
NAME: Super Sock's BCF (RESERVE)
BREED: Irish Sport Horse
AGE: 10
SEX: Gelding
RIDER: Matthew Brown
OWNER: Blossom Creek Foundation
NAME: Manoir de Carneville (RESERVE)
BREED: Selle Francais
AGE: 16
SEX: Gelding
RIDER: Sinead Halpin
OWNER: Manoir de Carneville Syndicate, LLC
NAME: Simply Priceless (RESERVE)
BREED: Thoroughbred
AGE: 15
SEX: Gelding
RIDER: Elisa Wallace
OWNER: Simply Priceless Syndication, LLC
U.S. A. Horses By The Numbers:
SEX: Stallions - 2 Mares - 4 Geldings - 16
BREED: Thoroughbred/TB X - 5 Irish Sport Horse - 4 KWPN - 3
Belgian Warmblood - 3 Hanovarian - 1 Danish Warmblood - 1
Holsteiner - 1 Westphalian - 1 Rheinlander - 1 Oldenberg - 1
Selle Francais - 1