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USET
Presents 2004 USET Open Reining Championship Qualifying
Schedule
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GLADSTONE,
NEW JERSEY—September 29, 2003—The United States Equestrian
Team (USET) has announced the qualifying schedule for the 2004
USET Open Reining Championship featuring the country’s top
Reining horses and riders.
The
first qualifying class on the schedule is at the prestigious All
American Quarter Horse Congress in Columbus, OH on October 10,
2003. The Congress is one of the biggest equestrian events in
the world with over 500,000 people attending each year.
The
other five classes will take place throughout the 2004 season
at various important Reining Horse Shows such as the National
Western Stock Show, the Florida Reining Horse Classic, the Scottsdale
Reining Horse Classic, the Gordyville Breeders Cup and the National
Reining Breeders Classic.
In
order to compete in a USET Open Reining Championship Qualifier,
the rider must be listed on the 2003/2004 USET Long List and follow
the 2004 USET Open Reining Championship Qualifying Procedures.
Riders who have shown in the qualifiers are then eligible to compete
in the USET Open Reining Championship next spring.
“We
are very excited about the USET Open Reining Program,” said
Bonnie Jenkins, USET Executive Director. “The qualifying
classes represent a well balanced line-up that should set up perfectly
for the USET Open Reining Championship Final.”
For
more information about the USET Open Reining Championship and
the qualifying classes, please call Jamie Saults, USET Director
of Reining, at (908) 234-1251, ext. 40, or visit the website at
www.uset.org.
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, vaulters 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.
2004
USET Open Reining Championship
Qualifier
Competition Schedule
(Schedule
Subject to Changes)
DATE
SHOW LOCATION
October 10, 2003 All American Quarter Horse Congress Columbus,
OH
January
21, 2004 National Western Stock Show Denver, CO
February
20-22, 2004 Florida Reining Horse Classic Tampa, FL
March
5-7, 2004 Scottsdale Reining Horse Classic Scottsdale, AZ
April
22-26, 2004 National Reining Breeders Classic Katy, TX
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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