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Articles: Press Release
USA Equestrian Announces Result of 2001
HBO/AHSA Pony Jumper National Championship Team Competition
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 the results of the 2001
HBO/AHSA Pony Jumper National Championship team competition, which took
place on August 16th 2001 at the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center,
Fletcher, NC.
Riders from across the nation competed with fellow members of their Zone to
vie for top honors in the Team Championship. Competitors qualified for this
event by being one of the top four rider/pony combination in their Zone
based on National points.
RESULTS:
- Zone 5 - Elizabeth Votruba (Frosty), Gates Mill, OH, owner -
Julianne Befeler; Kristen Vanderveen, (Bull Runs Super Sonic), Wheaton, IL;
Eric Sassmannshausen (TNT), St. Charles, IL, owner - Lee Casty; Hilary
Vijan, New Albany, IL (Zoombini), owners - DHS Farms & Hilary Vijan.
- Zone 10
- Zone 6
- Zone 4
- Zone 2
- Zone 1
The AHSA Pony Finals runs through tomorrow, Friday August 17th and will
include the Small, Medium and Large Pony classes as well as the Individual
Jumper Championships.
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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