WEG Warmup: Familiar Faces in Team USA Lineup

To be held in Normandy, France, the 2014 World Equestrian Games (WEG) promises a line-up of familiar faces from the United States.

1. Steffen Peters – Legolas (see warm-up ride)
2. Guenter Seidel – Wylea
3. Jan Ebeling – Rafalca (see warm-up ride)
4. Adrienne Lyle – Wizard
5. Shelly Francis – Doktor [edit – correct link]
6. Tina Konyot – Calecto V
7. Caroline Roffman – Her Highness O (see warm-up ride)
8. Kathleen Raine – Breanna
9. Charlotte Jorst – Nintendo
10. Katherine Bateson Chandler – Wellnetta
11. Arlene Page – Alina
12. Cesar Parra – Van the Man
13. Catherine Haddad Staller – Hotmail
14. Lisa Wilcox – Denzello
15. Brian Hafner – Lombardo LHF

This should be a solid group of contenders with many accustomed to dealing with public scandal, an essential skill for the modern Grand Prix competitor.

You may recognize Cesar Parra, who is still fighting a suit naming him as negligent in the abuse and injury of a horse in his care. In hopes of bolstering Cesar Parra's spirit for the next competition year, the FEI plans to award Parra for his contributions to horse health and welfare.

  Tina Konyot also gained some extra publicity this year thanks to her connection to John Byrialsen. If you've already forgotten, Byrialsen was the owner of a Polish stud farm with uniquely saavy business protocol.

And let's not forget about Jan Ebeling riding Rafalca, the mare who withstood an onslaught of jokes as Mitt Romney's wife's tax-deductable horse.

Let the games begin!