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Weber
Wins USET Four-in-Hand Championship at 2003 Gladstone Driving
Event
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Gladstone,
NJ—September 22, 2003—Chester Weber of Ocala, FL, emerged
victorious in the United States Equestrian Team (USET) Four-in-Hand
Championship at the Gladstone Driving Event in Gladstone, NJ,
September 19-21.
At
the Event, held at Hamilton Farm Golf Club and Equestrian Center,
home of the USET Headquarters and Olympic Training Center, Weber
won the dressage phase of competition with a score of 39.36 penalties.
He placed second to Tucker Johnson of Hobe Sound, FL, in the marathon,
scoring 100.34 penalties to Johnson’s 99.83. Weber had a
clear cones round to clinch the win with a final score of 139.70
penalty points.
James
Fairclough of Newton, NJ added pressure to Johnson’s hold
on the Reserve Champion title by going clean in cones. Unfortunately,
Johnson had two balls down, giving Fairclough the Reserve Champion
title (9th time), as Johnson dropped to third place.
Weber
was a member of the United States’ Silver Medal Four-in-Hand
team at the 2002 World Equestrian Games in Spain. His win at the
Gladstone Driving Event was Weber’s first in a USET Four-in-Hand
Championship. He won the USET Pair Horse Championship in 1996
and 1998.
The United States Equestrian Team is a non-profit organization
that selects, trains, equips and finances equestrians of the highest
possible standard to represent our country in major international
competition, including the Olympic Games and the World Championships.
To accomplish this, the USET seeks out and nurtures the development
of talented athletes - riders, drivers and horses - and provides
the support and guidance they need to help them attain their fullest
potential. For more information on the USET, please call (908)
234-1251, or visit USET ONLINE at www.uset.org
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