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USA
Equestrian Releases Documents Updating USOC Mediation
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In
response to numerous inquiries, the Executive Committee of USA
Equestrian, meeting Tuesday by teleconference, released several
documents for publication on its website, relating to the United
States Equestrian Team's withdrawal from mediation over the future
governance of the sport. USA Equestrian is the National Equestrian
Federation for the United States, and the incumbent National Governing
Body for the sport, as recognized by the United States Olympic
Committee. USET commenced litigation against USA Equestrian in
February 2001, formally challenging its status as NGB.
The
documents released include:
Media
Release: USA Equestrian Executive Committee Meets; Considers Finances,
Mediation, May 2, 2002
Letter
from Alan F. Balch to Eric L. Straus summarizing Executive Committee
discussion on April 30, May 2, 2002
Response
By Alan F. Balch to the April 9th Letter From Frank V. Lloyd and
the April 10th Letter From Armand Leone, Jr., April 17, 2002
Letter
From Armand Leone, Jr. to Richard Young, Esq., April 10, 2002
Response
by Frank V. Lloyd to the April 5th Letter of Alan F. Balch, April
9,2002
Response
By Alan F. Balch to the April 3rd Letter From Frank V. Lloyd and
Armand Leone, Jr. to Jeff Benz of the USOC, April 5, 2002
Letter
From Frank V. Lloyd and Armand Leone, Jr. to Jeff Benz of the
USOC Ending USET Negotiations With USA Equestrian, April 3, 2002
According
to Lori Rawls, Executive Director of USA Equestrian, the decision
to release the documents was made because several excerpts of
letters have appeared in some equestrian publications, edited
and out of context.
The
documents may be viewed at www.equestrian.org/EquestrianGovernance,
and copies are available to USA Equestrian members upon written
request to Ms.
Rawls.
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.
www.equestrian.org
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