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USET
Names Eventing Team and Individuals For World Equestrian
Games
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Gladstone,
NJ—September 9, 2002—The United States Equestrian Team
(USET) has announced the horse-and-rider combinations that will
compete as the Eventing Team and as individuals for the United
States at the 2002 World Equestrian Games (WEG) in Jerez, Spain,
September 11-22.
Named
to the Team are:
| RIDER
|
HOMETOWN |
HORSE
|
OWNER |
| David
O'Connor |
The
Plains, VA |
Giltedge |
Jacqueline
B. Mars, Christa Badger, Jonathan Ireland |
| Kimberly
Severson-Vinoski |
Scottsville,
VA |
Royal
Venture or |
Linda
E. A. Wachtmeister, Plain Dealing Farm, Inc. |
| |
|
Winsome Adante
|
Linda
E. A. Wachtmeister, Plain Dealing Farm, Inc. |
| Amy
Tryon |
Redmond,
WA |
My
Beau or |
Leigh
Mesher |
| |
|
Poggio
II |
Amy
Tryon |
| John
Williams |
Middleburg,
VA |
Carrick |
John
Williams |
Named to compete as individuals are:
RIDER
HOMETOWN HORSE OWNER
Darren
Chiacchia Springville, NY RG Renegade Colleen Hofstetter
Gina Miles Creston, CA McKinlaigh Thomas Schulz
The decision regarding which horses Vinoski and Tryon will ride
will be made following the inspection of the cross country course
and the first horse inspection.
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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