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USA
Equestrian Announces Proposed Additions To Calendar
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The
USA Equestrian Eventing Committee proposes adding two CIC-W***
to the calendar beginning in the spring of 2003. These will be
the U.S. qualifiers for the Eventing World Cup final, which is
planned for October 2003 in France. One competition is proposed
for the East and the other for the West. These competitions will
be held between March 1, 2003 and August 31, 2003. There will
be a minimum prize money requirement, as well as an FEI franchise
fee. All organizer of existing advanced-level horse trials will
be invited by letter to submit a bid to host one of these competitions.
For
additional information please contact Elizabeth Rabinowitz, USA
Equestrian Eventing Liaison via email at erabinowitz@equestrian.org
or by phone at 859-225-6969.
USA
Equestrian Inc., as the National Equestrian Federation of the
U.S., is the regulatory body for the Olympic and World Championship
sports of dressage, driving, endurance, eventing, reining, show
jumping, and vaulting, as well as 19 other breeds and disciplines
of equestrian competition. As
the country's largest multi-breed organization, the Federation
has over 80,000 members and recognizes more than 2,800 competitions
nationwide each year. It governs all aspects of competition, including
educating and licensing all judges, stewards, and technical delegates
who officiate at these shows.
VISION STATEMENT
The vision of USA Equestrian is to provide leadership for equestrian
sport in the United States of America, promoting the pursuit of
excellence from the grass roots to the Olympic Games, based on
a foundation of fair, safe competition and the welfare of its
horses, and embracing this vision, to be the best national equestrian
federation in the world.
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