Olympic Test Event Participants Announced

The following horse-rider combinations have been named to compete at the Test Event for the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong:

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

Amy Tryon/Duvall, WA/Coal Creek/Gelding/7/Thoroughbred/Kathryn Sullivan and Amy Tryon

Kim Severson/Keene, VA/Tipperary Liadhnan/Gelding/10/Irish Sport Horse/Elizabeth Wachmeister

1^st Alternate – Amy Tryon/Duvall, WA/Leyland/Gelding/7/Thoroughbred/Elisabeth Nicholson

2^nd Alternate – Kim Severson/Keene, VA/Tsunami/Mare/8/Thoroughbred/Plain Dealing Farm

3^rd Alternate – Bonnie Mosser/Unionville, PA/Merloch/Gelding/10/Thoroughbred Cross/Bonnie Mosser

4^th Alternate – Bonnie Mosser/ Unionville, PA/Close the Deal/Gelding/13/Dutch WB-Thoroughbred Cross/Rebecca Polan

5^th Alternate – Bonnie Mosser/Unionville, PA/Jenga/Gelding/14/English Thoroughbred/Bonnie Mosser

6^th Alternate – Cindy Rawson/Somerset, Great Britain/Halavadream/Gelding/13/English Thoroughbred/Cindy Rawson

The Test Event will be held as a CCI** August 10-13, 2007 at the Hong Kong Jockey Club, the site for the 2008 Olympic Games Equestrian events.  The purpose of the Test Event is to analyze the facilities and logistical arrangements, such as the shipping of the horses, in preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games.