The U.S. Equestrian Federation Selection Committee—Ray Texel, Lisa Jacquin and Michael Endicott—decided in a meeting this afternoon (May 25) to deny Margie Engle’s bye application for the 2004 Olympic team in Athens, Greece.  (see accompanying coverage at http://www.chronofhorse.com/special/04/sjsel_trials.html)

The short list for the team will be Chris Kappler on Royal Kaliber (who was granted a bye before the trials), Beezie Madden on Authentic, Peter Wylde on Fein Cera, and McLain Ward on Sapphire.  Alison Firestone on Casanova and Lauren Hough on Clasiko are the alternates.  Short-list members and one alternate—Firestone—will travel to Europe in June to compete at Hachenburg and Aachen (Germany) before the Games.