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Articles: Press Release
Warm Reception For U.S. Riders in Nations
Cup Final
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 24, 2001
USA Equestrian (formerly AHSA) announced today that U.S. riders produced a
gallant performance at the World Final of the Samsung Nations Cup Series
(Jumping) in Madrid, Spain on September 23, 2001, against tough competition
and received a warm reception for their participation in challenging
circumstances.
The team, with one rider less than the other six teams, did not have the
benefit of a discard score. Clare Bronfman (Charlton) scored 5 & 0 faults in
rounds one and two respectively; Alice Debany Clero (CEO) - 0 & 8; Richard
Spooner (Robinson FRH) - 2 & 4. The USA was not far off the pace when
joining Spain on a seven-fault tally as round two began.
"We know we are the underdogs," Alice Debany-Clero had said during the draw
the previous day, "but the terrorists tried to paralyze our country last
week and by coming here to compete we want to show them that we will not lie
down because of what they did." Standing in as Chef d'Equipe, Debany-Clero
kicked off the American attack with a foot-perfect round from CEO in the
first round. Claire Bronfman looked to be on the way to doing likewise
until hitting the last with the big-jumping Charlton who also picked up a
single time fault while Richard Spooner steered the gray, Robinson FRH, to a
clean jumping round with just two time faults showing on the clock.
American chances faded when Debany-Clero dropped two fences in the second
round and although Bronfman, who has clearly built up an excellent
partnership with the massive gelding Charlton, got it absolutely right this
time to go clear, the U.S. finished with a score of 19 to leave them in
seventh position after Richard and Robinson put a foot in the water.
RESULTS
- Holland 8 faults
- Belgium 9
- Spain 12
- Germany 16
- France 16
- Italy 16
- USA 19 (First round - 7 faults / 233.30 time
& Second round - 12 faults /226.12 time
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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