The USA Equestrian Dressage Committee has selected the competitors for the 2002 FEI Dressage Championships of the Americas to be held July 18-21, 2002 in Blainville, Quebec, Canada. These riders and horses will represent the United States in Junior, Young Rider, Small Tour, and Grand Prix divisions, competing as three (3) teams for the Juniors and Grand Prix, and two (2) teams plus one (1) individual competitor for the Young Riders and Small Tour. In addition, the Dressage Committee has recommended Lois Yukins to act as Chef d'Equipe for the competition. These selections are pending final approval at the July 9, 2002 meeting of the USA Equestrian Board of Directors. Those selected are listed below:

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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 80,000 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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