Leslie Morse has withdrawn Kingston from the U.S. Olympic Team in Dressage for veterinary reasons.

Following the selection procedures, the United States Equestrian federation (USEF) named Michael Barisone and Neruda as the designated replacement team.

The following horse/rider combinations have been named to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team in Dressage:

Rider/Age/Hometown/Horse/Age/Breed/Sex/Owner (in alphabetical order):

• Steffen Peters/44/San Diego, Calif./Ravel/10/Dutch Warmblood/G/Akiko Yamazaki
  
• Debbie McDonald/54/Hailey, Idaho/Brentina/17/Hanoverian/M/Peggy and Parry Thomas
  
• Courtney King-Dye/31/New Milford, Conn./Harmony’s Mythilus/14/Dutch Warmblood/G/Harmony Amateur Sports Foundation

Reserve:

• Michael Barisone/44/Califon, N.J./Neruda/13/Dutch Warmblood/G/Jane Suwalsky

The horses shipped to Hong Kong for the Olympic Games on July 30. The dressage competition begins Aug.13.

For information on the other U.S. equestrian teams, see “USEF Names Olympic Equestrian Teams.”

(This version corrects an earlier posting that listed Barisone among the competitors. Barisone and Neruda are a reserve team.)