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USPC
Team Members Show Excellence At Pony Jumper Championships
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USA
Equestrian is pleased to congratulate the United States Pony Club
Pony Jumper Team Members for their extraordinary performances
at the 2002 USA National Pony Jumper Championships presented by
Salamander Farm. The USPC sent a team of four pony/rider combinations
and one alternate for the first time to the USA National Pony
Jumper Championships, August 6-8, 2002. The Team members were
Kate Marcotte, Krista Lynn Innerst, Wilhemina Horzepa, Kathryn
Fogerty, and Jill Hubbuch as the alternate. Richard Lamb and Linda
Allen were the Co-Chef d' Equipe's. The USPC Team members were
chosen by a USPC selection committee, which reviewed videos, and
competitions, which demonstrated the members' talent and ability.
The
first phase of the individual round began with a field of 35,
on Tuesday, August 6. Kate Marcotte, riding Indigo, finished 4th
with a clean round and a time of 57.361, Krista Lynn Innerst,
riding Rainbow Bright, finished 6th with a clean round and a time
of 61.203, and Wilhemina Horzepa finished 8th with a clean round
and a time of 64.821. Kathryn Fogarty finished 18th with 11 faults
and a time of 68.291 and Jill Hubbuch finished 22nd with 18 faults
and a time of 17.592.
Team
Competition was held Wednesday, August 7, 2002. The USPC went
head to head with nine other teams and finished 5th overall. The
second round of the Individual Phase was held Thursday, August
8, 2002. In a field of 33, Krista Lynn Innerst and Kate Marcotte
had double clean rounds, which would have qualified them to ride
off for the Gold Medal. USPC members were not eligible to compete
for the USOC Junior Olympic Medals as they qualified under different
criteria then the USA Equestrian Team members.
USA
Equestrian was proud to have the USPC Team Members participate
in this year's event and would like to congratulate each team
member for their great success at the 2002 USA National Pony Jumper
Championships.
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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