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January 31, 2002

 

2002 DRESSAGE YOUNG HORSE CRITERIA AND DATES APPROVED

 

The United States Dressage Young Horse Selection criteria are now available at www.equestrian.org.  The qualifying period begins January 1, 2002 and ends May 30, 2002.

The three Finals locations for the 2002 United States Dressage Young Horse Selections for five and six-year-old dressage horses have been named, pending Executive Committee approval.  Dressage at DG Bar Ranch will be the venue for the Western Finals May 9 & 10, 2002, Dressage at Lamplight will be the venue for the Central Finals May 24-26, 2002, and Capitol Classic will be the venue for the Eastern Finals on May 31-June 2, 2002.  The results of these Finals will make up the short list from which U.S. representatives will be chosen for the 2002 FEI World Breeding Championship.

 

The FEI recently announced a new date and location for the 2002 FEI World Breeding Championship.  It is now scheduled for August 1-4, 2002 in Verden, Germany.  It had formerly been scheduled for May 31-June 2, in Nijmegen,

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If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact Cindy Vimont at the USA Equestrian International Disciplines Department at cvimont@equestrian.org or 859-225-6939.

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For more information, please contact Sarah Holt, Public Relations on (859) 225 6974 or via email at sholt@equestrian.org.   USA Equestrian press releases are available on our web site - www.equestrian.org.

 

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.

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