August 17, 2010--The U.S. Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named the following horse/rider combinations to the short list/nominated entry for the U.S. endurance team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. From this group the final entries will be named to represent the United States.

Name/Age/Hometown/Horse/Age/Breed/Sex/Owner

Melody Blittersdorf/50/Jeffersonville, VT/Synthetic/10/Arabian/Gelding/Rider

Lindsay Graham/28/Napa, CA/Monk/8/Arabian/Gelding/Christopher Martin

Ellyn Rapp/28/La Motte, IA/Berjo Smokey/15/Arabian/Gelding/Jeremy Olson

Ellyn Rapp/28/La Motte, IA/SA Belshazzar/13/Shagya-Arabian/Gelding/Jeremy Olson

Deborah Reich/50/Croton On Hudson, NY/DJB Juniper/8/Arabian/Mare/Rider

Heather Reynolds/33/Los Gatos, CA/Ssamiam/9/Arabian/Gelding/ Rider and Jeremy Reynolds

Jeremy Reynolds/30/Los Gatos, CA/Sir Smith/11/Arabian/Gelding/Rider and Heather Reynolds

Michele Roush/43/North San�Juan, CA/Ivanhoes Debutante/11/Anglo-Arabian/Mare/Spy Coast Farm, LLC

Margaret Sleeper/42/Frenchtown, NJ/Syrocco Harmony/8/Arabian/Rider

Margaret Sleeper/42/Frenchtown, NJ/Syrocco Reveille/10/Arabian/Rider

Ceci Butler Stasiuk/28/Humble, TX/DJB Cytron Kon JMF/15/Arabian/Darolyn Butler

Janice Worthington/70/Scales Mound/Golden Lightning/10/Arabian/Rider

For many of the riders who will represent the United States in the sport of endurance, the competition will be a family affair: Heather and Jeremy Reynolds are married, and Jeremy's identical twin brother, Tim, is his groom. Ellen Rapp's groom is also her identical twin sister Eryn.