United States Equestrian Federation, Inc. The National Governing Body for Equestrian Sport High Performance P.O. Box 83 • Pottersville Road • Gladstone, NJ 07934 Phone: (908) 234-0848 • Fax: (908) 234-9417 www.usef.org MEMORANDUM TO: Show Jumping High Performance Riders FROM: Lizzy Chesson, Managing Director, Show Jumping Programs DATE: December 19, 2014 RE: Information for 2015 CSIOs for U.S. Teams – as of December 19, 2014 The Show Jumping High Performance Committee has approved the following Application Deadlines and Rolex/USEF Show Jumping Ranking Lists to be used for selection and/or selection method for the 2015 CSIOs listed below. Please note that this is not the complete 2015 CSIO calendar for U.S. Teams. As CSIOs are added to the list, an updated chart will be published with the pertinent information. *Information for the Pan American Games will be published in a separate Memo. Event Date Notes Application Deadlines Early: January 5 Late: January 12 Ranking List for Selection January 9 CSIO4* Ocala USA February 11-15 Nations Cup Final Qualifier CSIO4* Wellington USA February 25 – March 1 Open Early: January 19 Late: January 26 January 23 CSIOY/J/Ch Wellington USA Feb. 25 – March 1 Early: January 19 Late: February 2 CSIO4* Xalapa Mexico April 22-26 A Team for each age category will be selected. Nations Cup Final Qualifier N/A (see Selection Procedure for CSIOY/J/Ch) March 13 Early: March 9 Late: March 16 Applications: The Applications for CSIOs listed above are available by logging into your "My USEF My Way" online account. Be sure to have your USEF Membership ID and Password available. Once you sign in, click on Event Applications, then 2015 CSIOs for U.S. Jumping Teams Application and begin the application process. Click here to log in to you’re my USEF My Way account. Selection Method: The Selection Procedure for U.S. CSIO Teams will be used to select the Teams that compete at the above CSIOs with the exception of CSIOY/J/Ch (see CSIOY/J/Ch Selection Procedure). The selection method for CSIOs is based on the following: Page 2 – 2015 CSIO Calendar as of December 2014  An athlete’s ranking on the designated Rolex/USEF Show Jumping Ranking List; as well as  The U.S. Show Jumping Chef d’Equipe has the discretion to replace up to two (2) athletes who would have otherwise been named to the team or as an alternate due to his ranking on the Rolex/USEF Show Jumping Ranking List (wild cards). Questions: Please do not hesitate to contact me at lchesson@usef.org or 908.326.1166 with any questions regarding the CSIO plans for 2015. Wishing you all the best for a successful 2015 season!