The U.S. Equestrian Federation has named the team and alternates for the 2015 Pan American Games, to be held in Caledon, Ontario.
The following athlete-and-horse combinations will compose the U.S. team (in alphabetical order):
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- Phillip Dutton (West Grove, Pa.) and Thomas Tierney and Simon Roosevelt’s Fernhill Cubalawn, a 12-year-old Holsteiner gelding, or Thomas Tierney and Ann Jones’ Fernhill Fugitive, a 10-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding
- Lauren Kieffer (Ocala, Fla.) and Marie Le Menestrel’s Meadowbrook’s Scarlett, an 8-year-old Thoroughbred-cross mare
- Marilyn Little (Frederick, Md.) and Raylyn Farms Inc. and Phoebe and Michael Manders’ RF Scandalous, a 10-year-old Oldenburg mare
- Boyd Martin (Cochranville, Pa.) and the Pancho Villa Syndicate’s Pancho Villa, a 12-year-old Selle Francais gelding
The following athlete-and-horse combinations have been named as alternates to the U.S. team (in alphabetical order):
- Jennie Brannigan (Kennett Square, Pa.) and Nina Gardner’s Cambalda, a 13-year-old Thoroughbred-cross gelding
- Matt Brown (Petaluma, Calif.) and Blossom Creek Foundation’s BCF Belicoso, a 9-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding
- Will Faudree (Southern Pines, N.C.) and Jennifer Mosing and Sterling Silver Stables’ Pfun, an 8-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding
- Lauren Kieffer (Ocala, Fla.) and Jacqueline Mars’ Vermiculus, an 8-year-old Anglo-Arabian gelding
- Michael Pollard (Dalton, Ga.) and Carl, Nicolas and Stanislas Bouckaert’s Cyrano Z, a 14-year-old Zangersheide gelding
- Tamra Smith (Murrieta, Calif.) and Alexandra Ahearn’s Mai Baum, an 11-year-old German Sport Horse gelding
The 2015 U.S. Pan American Eventing Team is subject to approval by the U.S. Olympic Committee.