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Plan
Now To Attend U.S. Equestrian’s Annual Meeting
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Lexington,
KY and Gladstone, NJ – October 16, 2003 – Make plans
now to attend the First Meeting and Sports Summit of equestrian
sports’ newly formed National Governing Body, U.S. Equestrian.
The meeting will be held January 14 – 18, 2004, at the Millennium
Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, CA.
The
registration form, along with hotel, sponsor, travel information,
and a tentative schedule of events for the meeting, is currently
available on the USA Equestrian web site at http://www.equestrian.org/convention/2004/index.php.
Completed registration forms should be faxed to the attention
of Krista Wallace at 859-231-6662.
Registration
fee is $75 per person if you register prior to December 12, and
$175 per person to register onsite at the meeting. Those who show
proof of attendance at a USA Equestrian affiliate's convention
within the past 12 months are eligible for a special registration
fee of only $25 per person. Send a copy of your receipt or badge
from the affiliate's convention with your registration form to
the USA Equestrian office in Kentucky in order to receive the
special fee. The deadline for the special registration fee is
December 12.
Please
contact Krista Wallace at 859-225-6961 for further details.
U.S.
Equestrian will succeed USA Equestrian as the National Governing
Body for equestrian sport in the United States upon its designation
by the United States Olympic Committee, or December 1, 2003, whichever
is later.
U.S.
Equestrian was formed through the combination of USA Equestrian
and the United States Equestrian Team. The vision of U.S. 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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