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Articles: Press Release
U.S. Riders Dominate Spanish Show Jumping Grand Prix
Contact:
USA Equestrian, Inc.
(Formerly American Horse Shows Association)
4047 Iron Works Parkway,
Lexington, KY 40511-8483
Tel: (859) 258 2472
Fax (859) 231 6662
Web site: www.ahsa.org
USA Equestrian (formerly AHSA) announced today that U.S. riders dominated
the CSI-A show in Vigo, Spain, August 10-16th 2001 after three West Coast
riders took the top three places in the grand prix and the U.S. claimed
seven out of 15 classes during the show.
Will Simpson from Thousand Oaks, CA riding El Campeon Farm's seven year-old
Irish mare El Campeon Ado Annie (Errigal Flight x Cool Rain Princess) won
the Vigo Grand Prix with Hap Hansen from Encinitas, CA aboard Linda Smith's
12 year-old Belgian bred gelding, Maloubet (Skippy II x Corba) finishing
second and Francine Steinwedell-Carvin from La Canada, CA on Prentiss
Partners eight year-old Dutch gelding, Laddidor ( Nimmerdor x Ersina II)
came in third.
Five U.S. riders made it through the second round in the grand prix and the
top three riders all jumped double clear rounds.
Chef d'Equipe, Dale Harvey, was delighted, " It was an incredible horse
show, nothing like anything we have seen before. From the footing to the
presentation and general production, it was remarkable."
For more information, please contact Christine E. Stafford, Director of
Communications on (859) 225 6923 or via email at cstafford@ahsa.org
cstafford@ahsa.org. AHSA press
releases are available on our web
site - http://www.ahsa.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
77,000 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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