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Flynn
and Palmer Win USET Reining Qualifiers at the Carolina
Classic
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Gladstone,
New Jersey—May 1, 2002— Susan Flynn and Matthew Palmer
won United States Equestrian Team (USET) Reining championship
qualifiers at the Carolina Classic, held April 27 in Raleigh,
NC.
In
the USET Futures Reining Championship Qualifier, Susan Flynn of
Croydon, NH, took the top prize with a score of 216.5 points aboard
her own Berrys Boy Jr. Kyle Johnson of Portland, CT, the 2001
USET Young Rider Reining Medal Champion, took second place on
his Boomer Fritz with 214 points, stepping up to the next level
of competition in grand style. The top four riders in the USET
Futures Reining Championship Qualifier earned an invitation to
compete in the USET Futures Reining Championship Final at the
Bayer/USET Festival of Champions, Presented by State Line Tack,
June 20-23 at the USET Olympic Training Center, Gladstone, NJ.
Matthew
Palmer of Elverson, PA, won the USET Young Rider Reining Medal
Qualifier at the Carolina Classic aboard Catalynx Chic, owned
by Joan and Guy Palmer, with a score of 214.5. Palmer bested the
2001 Young Rider Bronze Medalist, Jessicah Keller, of Fayetteville,
TN, who rode Charlie Hutton’s Tejons Texie Lena, to a score
of 212 points for second place. Competitors in this class earned
points toward the USET Young Rider Reining Medal Finals, also
to be held at the Bayer/USET Festival of Champions.
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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