USA EQUESTRIAN HAS RESULTS OF ARABIAN NATIONALS

Close to 3,000 entries kept spectators on the edge of their seats as they
battled for the more than $1 million in cash and prizes at the 35th Annual
U.S. National Arabian & Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show held October
19-27, 2001 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Entries must qualify at regional championships and IAHA-recognized shows to
be eligible to compete. Some of the winners are listed below. For
complete results please see the USA Equestrian web site at
www.equestrian.org/press/CompetitionResults/National/ .

PB Stallions National Champion
Millennium Loa, owned by Live Oak Arabians, handler Steve Heathcott
PB Mare Breeding National Champion
S Justadream, owned by Michael & Rachel Wilmet, handler Sandro Pinha
PB Western Pleasure National Champion
CA Hermosa, owned by Priscilla Richardson, rider Bill Porcher
PB Hunter Pleasure National Champion
WF Reigning Heir, owned by Shannon or Donna Chudzicki, rider Cynthia Burkman

PB Mounted Native Costume National Champion
Emirate, owner Russell Vento, Jr, exhibitor Joseph Canda
HA Western Pleasure National Champion
Phenom, owned by Wolf Springs Ranches, Inc, rider Chris Culbreth
HA Hunter Pleasure National Champion
Forever Fame SFL, owned by Petroglyph Arabians, rider Vickey Bowman

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.