Following two rounds of selection trials, United States Equestrian Federation officials have nominated Steffen Peters, Debbie McDonald and Courtney King-Dye to the U.S. Olympic Dressage Team.

Peters will ride Ravel, a 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Akiko Yamazaki. McDonald will compete with Brentina, Peggy and Parry Thomas’ 17-year-old Hanoverian mare. King-Dye plans to take the 14-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding, Harmony’s Mythilus, owned by the Harmony Amateur Sports Foundation.

Four horses have been named as alternates. Fourth and fifth on the depth chart, respectively, are King-Dye’s and Peters’ reserve horses, Idocus and Lombardi. Leslie Morse with Kingston and Michael Barisone with Neruda will also serve as reserves.

All five riders and seven horses will head to Aachen, Germany, on July 10. The horses will all enter quarantine a week later.

The final rider ranking, based on performances after the USEF Selection Trials for Dressage, is as follows:
 
Name/Age/Hometown/Horse/Age/Breed/Sex/Owner

1. Steffen Peters/44/San Diego, CA/Ravel/10/Dutch Warmblood/G/Akiko Yamazaki

2. Debbie McDonald/54/Hailey, ID/Brentina/17/Hanoverian/M/Peggy and Parry Thomas

3. Courtney King-Dye/31/New Milford, CT/Harmony’s Mythilus/14/Dutch Warmblood/G/Harmony Amateur Sports Foundation

4. Courtney King-Dye/31/New Milford, CT/Idocus/18/Dutch Warmblood/S/Christine McCarthy

5. Steffen Peters/44/San Diego, CA/Lombardi 11/16/Holsteiner/G/Akiko Yamazaki

6. Leslie Morse/46/Beverly Hills, CA/Kingston/16/Dutch Warmblood/S/Leslie Morse and Laura Petroff

7. Michael Barisone/44/Califon, NJ/Neruda/13/Dutch Warmblood/G/Jane Suwalsky

8. Sue Blinks/48/Encinitas, CA/Mark/14/Dutch Warmblood/G/Leatherdale Farms and Louise Leatherdale

9. Lisa Wilcox/41/West Palm Beach, FL/Naomi/13/Dutch Warmblood/M/Janet Bell

10. George Williams/42/Delaware, OH/Rocher/17/Westphalian/M/Joann and Charles Smith

11. Kristina Harrison-Naness/36/Burbank, CA/Rociero XV/13/Pura Raza Espanol/S/Margaret Carrera