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World
Equestrian Games Videos Now Available
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Gladstone,
NJ—November 28, 2002—The United States Equestrian Team
is pleased to announce that five event videos from the 2002 World
Equestrian Games are now available for sale on the USET website
at www.uset.org. The following are available: eventing, show jumping,
driving, dressage individual and dressage team.
The
videos, made available in this country by HorseTV (www.horse-tv.com),
recount the USET’s history-making performance at the 2002
World Equestrian Games in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. U.S. riders,
drivers and vaulters won a total of eight medals, doubling the
U.S.’s best previous performance.
The
USET eventing squad made history at the World Equestrian Games
by winning the team Gold Medal and emerging as World Champions
for the first time since 1974. Individually, three U.S. riders
placed in the top 10 – John Williams (4th), Kim Vinoski (6th)
and David O’Connor (10th).
The
U.S. dressage squad captured the team Silver Medal, the best finish
ever for a United States dressage team in any World Championship
or Olympic Games. Individually, U.S. dressage riders also turned
in this country’s best performance in history. Debbie McDonald
and Brentina finished fourth with Lisa Wilcox, riding Relevant,
right behind in fifth place. Never before has the U.S. placed
two riders in the top five in a dressage World Championship. The
Four-In-Hand team also made history in Spain winning the team
Silver Medal. While the show jumping squad just missed a team
medal coming in sixth place, Peter Wylde did win the individual
Bronze Medal.
Each
video is available from the USET for $29.95 with a handling charge
of $4 for one tape and $1 additional for each additional tape.
A portion of the proceeds from each video will go to benefit programs
of the United States Equestrian Team.
To
order videos on the internet, please visit the USET website at
www.uset.org and click on the “Order Your WEG Videos Here”
link and follow the directions.
Be
sure to watch HorseTV during December when the 1998 World Equestrian
Games will be highlighted each weekend in addition to all regular
equestrian programming. For broadcast schedule and information
for your local time zone, please visit the HorseTV website at
www.horse-tv.com.
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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