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United
States Equestrian Team Announces East Coast League Riders
For Show Jumping World Cup Final
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Gladstone,
NJ—March 27, 2003—The United States Equestrian Team
(USET) has announced the 8 U.S. East Coast League riders who have
qualified to compete in Budweiser World Cup 2003, April 16-20,
in Las Vegas, NV. The riders earned the right to compete at the
Final by being the top finishers in the U.S. East Coast League.
The riders are:
Name
Hometown Total Points
McLain Ward Brewster, NY 91
Norman Dello Joio Wellington, FL 82
Beezie Madden Cazenovia, NY 73
Lauren Hough Wellington, FL 71
Margie Engle Wellington, FL 68
Leslie Howard Westport, CT 68
Candace King Wellington, FL 62
Laura Kraut Oconomowoc, WI 62
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addition to these 8 riders, the United States will also be represented
by six other riders. Richard Spooner of Burbank, CA; Nicole and
Will Simpson of Westlake Village, CA; and John French of Menlo
Park, CA have qualified from the U.S. West Coast League. Peter
Wylde, the individual Bronze Medalist in the Show Jumping World
Championships at the 2002 World Equestrian Games has been granted
a Wild Card spot and Robert Chelberg, an American living in Maastricht,
The Netherlands, qualified from the Central European League.
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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