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Articles: Press Release
USA Equestrian Approves Record Number of
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
For Immediate Release
September 10, 2001
USA Equestrian (formerly AHSA) announced today that it has approved a record
number of competitions for the 2001 competition year with 2,803 sanctioned
to date. This figure compares with year-end totals of 2,742 for 2000 and
2,717 for 1999.
The figure for 2001 is expected to continue to rise as competitions are
still being approved. Applications for competition dates can be received in
the office up to 30, 45, 60 or 90 days prior to the competition date
depending on the type of competition. The USA Equestrian 2001 competition
year ends with competitions having a start date of November 30th.
Competitions with a start date of December 1st or after fall into the 2002
competition year.
"It's good to see that the Federation continues to experience steady growth
in the number of recognized competitions year after year. This optimizes
competition opportunities at both existing and new venues with orderly
growth." said Katriona McElligott, Assistant Executive Director of
Regulation.
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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