Lexington, KY - The following five horse/rider combinations have been named by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) to the 2009 Show Jumping Developing Rider Tour. These horse/rider combinations were selected based on their ranking on the March 27, 2009 USEF Computer List.

The following horse/rider combinations will compete at CSI2* Linz in Austria, May 8-10, CSI04* Linz in Austria, May 14-17, and CSIO4* Lisbon in Portugal, May 28-31.

They will be under the guidance of Assistant Chefs d’Equipe Michelle Grubb (CSI Linz & CSIO Linz) and Eric Hasbrouck (CSIO Lisbon).

Rider/Age/Hometown/Horse/Age/Breed/Sex/Owner

Ashlee Bond/23/Hidden Hills, CA/Cadett 7/12/Holsteiner/G/Little Valley Farms
Michelle Spadone/25/Califon, NJ/Melisimo/15/KWPN/M/Morgan Hill Partners
Katherine Bardis/21/Pebble Beach, CA/Mademoiselle/12/Holsteiner/M/C & S Partnership
Andrew Welles/21/Wellington, FL/Cypria 6/13/Holsteiner/M/Peter Welles
Laura Teodori/19/Scottsdale, AZ/Kasoar D’Uxelles/11/Selle Francais/G/L & M Ventures, LLC

Alternates in this order:

Ali Wolff/19/New Albany, OH/Lanoo/16/KWPN/G/Ali Wolff
Charlie Jayne/22/Elgin, IL/Thomas Edison/10/Throughbred/G/Alex Jayne & Ira Schulman
Sloane Coles/20/The Plains, VA/Lousiana/14/KWPN/M/Sloane Coles
Alexa Weeks/24/Southport, CT/Madison/13/KWPN/M/Sasco Creek Farm
Jessica Siuda/24/Milford, NJ/Robin/9/KWPN/G/Winward Farm

ENDS

For more information please contact Lizzy Chesson, Director of Show Jumping, High Performance Activities at [email protected].