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Dressage
Committee Selects Competitors and Chef d'Equipe for 2002
FEI Dressage Championships of the Americas
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The
USA Equestrian Dressage Committee has selected the competitors
for the 2002 FEI Dressage Championships of the Americas to be
held July 18-21, 2002
in Blainville, Quebec, Canada. These riders and horses will represent
the United States in Junior, Young Rider, Small Tour, and Grand
Prix divisions, competing as three (3) teams for the Juniors and
Grand Prix, and two (2) teams plus one (1) individual competitor
for the Young Riders and Small Tour. In addition, the Dressage
Committee has recommended Lois Yukins to act as Chef d'Equipe
for the competition. These selections are pending final approval
at the July 9, 2002 meeting of the USA Equestrian Board of Directors.
Those selected are listed below:
JUNIORS
Rider Horse City, State
Team 1: Laura Eckart Mozart Eagle, WI
Alli Agee Valentino Mammoth, CA
Team 2: Kelly Pestana Elite Livermore, CA
Amanda Garrett Great Experience College Station, TX
Team
3: Mary Claire Massey Scrabble Arlington, TN
Lauren Smith Jaxon Scottsdale, AZ
Alternate:
Jocelyn Wiese Chopin Bedford, NY
YOUNG RIDERS
Rider Horse City, State
Team 1: Martin Kuhn Romulus New Berlin, IL
Lindsay Koffler Alfredo Lexington, KY
Team
2: Jacqueline Paxton Sangmelima Batavia, OH
Jessica Rizzi Ballywhim Ardan Mor Bedford, NY
Individual:
Alison End May Star South Freeport, ME
SMALL
TOUR
Rider Horse City, State
Team 1: Nancy Later Manster Carmel, NY
Susan Dutta West Side Lady DC Thornwood, NY
Team
2: Reese Koffler Joery Lexington, KY
Kathy Priest Kasper Versailles, KY
Individual:
Susan Jaccoma Harmony's Coolio Arundel, ME
GRAND
PRIX
Rider Horse City, State
Team 1: Susan Dutta Gum Shoes DC Thornwood, NY
Pamela Goodrich Melville Boscawen, NH
Team
2: Cherri Rieber G Tudor Toronto, CAN
Lynda Cameron Orion Wellington, FL
Team
3: Tami Crawford Dakota College Grove, TN
Leonie "Button" Baker Masterpiece Thousand Oaks, CA
Alternate:
Susan Jaccoma Jellowa Arundel, ME
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.
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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.
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