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Articles: Press Release
U.S. Scores Nation's Cup Victory at Sweden's Falsterbo Horse Show
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United States Equestrian Federation, Inc.
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Lexington, KY 40511-8483
Tel: (859) 258-2472
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Web site: www.usef.org
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 22, 2007
Lexington, KY - The U.S. show jumping squad picked up a major victory on
Friday July 20 narrowly winning the Nation's Cup at Falsterbo over
Denmark.
The squad, comprised of three riders from the Developing Young Riders'
Tour, put on a tenacious performance against some of the most
experienced riders in the world. Eliza Shuford, Brianne Goutal, Georgina
Bloomberg and Molly Ashe overcame their third placing after the first
round and fought back hard to force a tie after the second round and
then a jump-off for the win.
In the second round Shuford shook off the disappointment of an
unfortunate refusal in the first on Olymp and jumped a great round,
adding just four faults. Goutal had two good rounds with Onira having
one rail down in each. Bloomberg and Cim Christo picked up their first
double clean round in a Nation's Cup competition and kept the pressure
on the competition.
A chance for victory then came down to Ashe. She needed to jump clear
in order to tie the team for first and force a jump off. Her horse
Victome, despite still being somewhat inexperienced, jumped an
impeccable clear round and into a tie with the Danish.
The rules stipulate that in the scenario of a tie, the chef d'equipe of
each team selects one rider to jump off. Melanie Smith-Taylor chose
Goutal and she and Onira delivered a clean and fast round and the
victory.
"The girls came back determined and fighting with that "never say die"
spirit that I love so well!" said Smith Taylor after the win.
Joanie Morris
For more information please contact Joanie Morris, Communications
Manager, High Performance at jmorris@usef.org.
ENDS
As the National Governing Body (NGB) of Equestrian Sport, the United
States Equestrian Federation(r), Inc. (USEF) is the regulatory body for
28 breeds and disciplines, including our country's international teams
competing in the disciplines of dressage, driving, endurance, eventing,
para-equestrian, reining, show jumping and vaulting. With over 87,000
members, it is the country's largest multi-breed organization and
annually license more than 2,800 competitions nationwide. The USEF
governs all aspects of competition, including education and licensing of
all judges, stewards, and technical delegates who officiate shows.
Vision Statement: The vision of United States Equestrian Federation(r)
is to provide leadership for equestrian sport in the United States of
America, promoting the pursuit of excellence from the grassroots 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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