American endurance riders short-listed for WEG

The United States Equestrian Federation has short-listed the following horse/rider combinations for the endurance competition at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. The definite entry will be selected from this group prior to the championships.

The horse/rider combinations in alphabetical order are:

• Melody Blittersdorf riding Synthetic
• Lindsay Graham riding Monk
• Ellen Rapp riding Berjo Smokey or SA Belshazzar
• Deborah Reich riding DJB Juniper
• Heather Reynolds riding Ssamiam
• Jeremy Reynolds riding Sir Smith
• Michele Roush riding Ivanhoes Debutante
• Margaret Sleeper riding Syrocco Harmony or Syrocco Reveille
• Ceci Butler Stasiuk riding DJB Cytron Kon JMF
• Janice Worthington riding Golden Lightning

For some of the riders short-listed to represent the United States in the sport of endurance, the competition will be a family affair; Heather and Jeremy Reynolds are married, while both Jeremy and Ellen Rapp have their identical twins as their grooms.

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