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Spring Events
To Complete World Equestrian Games Eventing Selection Trials
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Gladstone, NJMarch
1, 2002Two U.S. events The MBNA Foxhall Cup CCI*** and the
Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Bayer, CCI**** will
kick off the final round of the selection trials for the United States
eventing team for the 2002 World Equestrian Games (WEG). The World Equestrian
Games is scheduled to take place September 11-22 in Jerez, Spain.
Following six selection
trials held in 2001, The MBNA Foxhall Cup, April 18-21 in Atlanta, GA,
and the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Bayer, April 25-28
in Lexington, KY, are the first of five selection trials to be held this
spring. The two U.S. trials will be followed by the Badminton CCI****
in England, May 2-5; the Punchestown CCI*** in Ireland, May 16-19; and
the Bramham CCI*** in England, June 6-9.
Within 21 days after
the conclusion of Puncestown, the U.S. Equestrian Team (USET) Eventing
Selectors will name a short list of at least six horse-and-rider combinations.
They will have an option of adding to that list after the competition
at Bramham.
All horse-and-rider
combinations on the Short List will be required to compete at one or more
Mandatory Outings and/or Training Sessions before the final squad for
WEG is named.
The USET Eventing
Selectors are: 1984 Olympic team Gold and individual Silver Medalist Karen
Stives, Chairman; 1980 U.S. Olympian Washington Bishop; event organizer
and competitor Anne Getchell; 1994 WEG veteran Jim Graham; and Peter Green,
a veteran of the 1982 Eventing World Championships.
Full details on the
USETs Eventing selection procedure are available on the USET website
at www.uset.org.
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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