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Articles: Press Release
USA Equestrian Releases Advisory to
Recognized Competitions
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
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
September 12, 2001
In the wake of Tuesday's terrorist tragedy in the United States, USA
Equestrian (formerly AHSA) today released an advisory to all Recognized
Competitions scheduled during upcoming weeks.
"The sport's rules have evolved logically over many decades," said Lori
Rawls, Executive Director, "and take into account unforeseeable
circumstances such as we witnessed yesterday, as well as their consequences.
Our staff is handling many inquiries from competition managements,
officials, and members alike."
The advisory is available on USA Equestrian's website at
http://www.ahsa.org/competitions/CompetitionMemo.html.
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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