2002 Dressage Young Horse Criteria and Dates Approved

The United States Dressage Young Horse Selection criteria are now available
at www.equestrian.org. The qualifying period begins January 1, 2002 and
ends May 30, 2002.

The three Finals locations for the 2002 United States Dressage Young Horse
Selections for five and six-year-old dressage horses have been named,
pending Executive Committee approval. Dressage at DG Bar Ranch will be the
venue for the Western Finals May 9 & 10, 2002, Dressage at Lamplight will be
the venue for the Central Finals May 24-26, 2002, and Capitol Classic will
be the venue for the Eastern Finals on May 31-June 2, 2002. The results of
these Finals will make up the short list from which U.S. representatives
will be chosen for the 2002 FEI World Breeding Championship.

The FEI recently announced a new date and location for the 2002 FEI World
Breeding Championship. It is now scheduled for August 1-4, 2002 in Verden,
Germany. It had formerly been scheduled for May 31-June 2, in Nijmegen,
NED.

If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact Cindy
Vimont at the USA Equestrian International Disciplines Department at
cvimont@equestrian.org or 859-225-6939.

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 77,000 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.