LEXINGTON, Ky.– Leslie Berndl of Newcastle and her 2001 KWPN gelding, Uminco, last week were named to the short list of five dNominated Entries who may represent the United States at this month’s 2014 FEI World Driving Championships for Singles, the U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced.

Three athlete-and-horse combinations will be selected from the five Nominated Entries to compete as the U.S. Team at the Championships on Sept. 24-28 in Izsak, Hungary. Joining Berndl on the short list are Jacob Arnold (Snow Camp, N.C.) and Tara 14; Donna Crookston (Saltsburg, Pa.) and her own RG Cowboy’s Black Cadillac, a 1996 Morgan gelding; Cheryl Pratt Rivers (Stockbridge, Vt.) and John C. Merritt and Karen K. Chandor’s Hotspur’s Red Rowl, a 2004 Morgan gelding; and Suzy Stafford (Wilmington, Del.) and her own PVF Peace of Mind, a 2007 Morgan mare.