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Grants
Approved For International Athletes And Organisations
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USA
Equestrian's Executive Committee met on Tuesday, August 27, 2002
and approved $97,600 in grants for international competition purposes.
Drivers who participated in the World Singles Driving Championship
in Conty, France held August 31 - September 1, 2002, as well as
athletes and organizations participating in the World Equestrian
Games in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, September 10 - 22, 2002,
were recipients.
The
grants were approved after consideration of applications, based
on need, and ranged from $2,500 to $5,000 per athlete. Included
is a $32,600 grant to reimburse the Reining Horse Sports Foundation
for investment of personal capital to facilitate Reining's inclusion
in the World Equestrian Games and $5,000 raised by the USA Equestrian
Vaulting Committee to reimburse the United States Equestrian Team
(USET) to cover housing expenses for the members of the vaulting
team participating in the World Equestrian Games. The vaulting
team, Free Artists Creative Equestrian (F.A.C.E.) received $5,000
and the individual vaulters received $2,500 each.
Kevin
Burns, Assistant Executive Director, Development said, "USA
Equestrian is grateful for the generosity of its members and sponsor
family, without whom Torchbearer grants to USA's most promising
athletes would not be possible."
The following athletes received grants:
Driving: Eleanor Gallagher; Nancy Johnson and Fred Merriam
Endurance: Katherine Brunjes and Cia Reis
Reining: Shawn Flarida; Craig Johnson; Scott McCutcheon; Tom McCutcheon
and Craig Schmersal
Vaulting Individuals: Bethany Rose Haas and Samantha Smith
Vaulting Team: Free Artist Creative Equestrian (F.A.C.E.)
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.
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