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USET Announces
Dates for 2002 World Equestrian Games Show Jumping Selection Trials
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Gladstone, New Jersey—February
19, 2002—The United States Equestrian Team (USET) has announced the
dates for the Show Jumping Selection Trials for the 2002 World Equestrian
Games to be held in Jerez, Spain, September 11-22, 2002.
Trials will be held
July 20 – 21 at Del Mar Horse Park, Del Mar, CA and July 26 and 28
during CSI-A San Juan Capistrano, The Oaks Blenheim, San Juan Capistrano,
CA.
Del Mar will host
Round 1 on Saturday, July 20. Rounds 2 and 3 (over the same course) will
also be held at Del Mar on Sunday, July 21. The selection trials move
to CSI-A San Juan Capistrano, The Oaks Blenheim for Rounds 4, 5, and 6
on Friday, July 26 and Sunday, July 28. The Final Trials for the US team
for the 2002 World Equestrian Games will be the first two rounds from
the $175,000 Cargill Grand Prix on Sunday, July 28.
Horse-and-rider combinations
wishing to compete in Show Jumping Selection Trials for the 2002 World
Equestrian Games must qualify by achieving a performance standard in one
or more USET and/or Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI)
qualifying classes. Information about the qualifiers, as well as the full
selection criteria, is available on the USET website at www.uset.org or
you may contact the USET at (908) 234-1251.
Del Mar ticket information
is available by calling (858) 792-4253. To obtain tickets for CSI-A San
Juan Capistrano, please call (949) 443-1844 or visit www.blenheimequisports.com.
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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