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Proposed
Olympic Show Jumping Selection Procedures Available on Web
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Gladstone,
NJ and Lexington, KY—August 21, 2003— The Show Jumping
High Performance Committee invites comments on proposed Selection
Procedures for choosing the United States’ 2004 Olympic Show
Jumping Team.
The
Selection Procedures are posted on the websites of the United
States Equestrian Team (USET) at www.uset.org and of USA Equestrian
at http://www.equestrian.org/aboutus/inter/info.asp.
The
deadline for comments is Monday, September 1. All comments should
be sent in writing by email to sike@uset.org.
The
Show Jumping High Performance Committee will review all comments
and give consideration to any substantive recommendations made
during the designated time period. Following that review, the
High Performance Committee will submit its recommended Selection
Procedure to the Executive Committees of both the USET and USA
Equestrian prior to formal submission to the U.S. Olympic Committee
on September 15.
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.
VISION STATEMENT
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.
www.equestrian.org
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