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Articles: Press Release
Dressage Committee Selects Competitors for
2002 USA Junior Dressage Team Championship Presented by Cosequin
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.equestrian.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 11, 2002
The USA Equestrian Dressage Committee has selected the competitors for the
2002 USA Junior Dressage Team Championship to be held August 15 - 18, 2002
and hosted by Dressage at Devonwood in Portland, Oregon. This event, now in
its 6th year and proudly sponsored by Cosequin, showcases some of the most
talented young dressage riders in the country today. This event has again
been designated as a USA Junior Olympic - Equestrian event. After a record
49 Applications of Intent were received, 37 riders were able to fulfill the
selection criteria during the year-long qualifying period. The top five
scores for each horse/rider combination were averaged to determine the final
placings. The top twelve riders and two alternates are listed below:
Rank Rider
Horse
City, State
Final Average
- Amanda Bobbett
Blizzard, SWB (Aladin - Zorbine)
West Richland, WA
70.964
- Kelly Pestana
Elite, SWB (Bernstein - Memory)
Livermore, CA
70.892
- Kayce Redmond
Lupin, DWB (Lobster - Piana)
Loganville, GA
70.729
- Laura Eckart
Mozart, HOL (Manchester/Kommandeur - Waltzing)
Eagle, WI
70.498
- Adrienne Lyle
Miguel, SWB (Mowgli)
Medina, WA
69.734
- Maris Burns
Gigolo, KWPN (Beethoven - Saturday Deelite)
Seattle, WA
68.686
- Alli Agee
Valentino, RUS
Mammoth, CA
68.630
- Nicole Allegretti Leo,
KWPN (Gabor - Heline)
Pleasanton, CA
68.313
- Amanda Garrett
Great Experience, HAN (Grundstein II - Pik Dame)
College Station, TX
67.788
- Lauren Smith
Jaxon, KWPN (G Ramiro Z - Elous)
Scottsdale, AZ
67.501
- Lauren Carse
Garrido, (Grandioso - Aranka)
Los Altos Hills, CA
67.491
- Anya Bershad
Inzinga, KWPN (Mytens xx - Sutilda)
Santa Fe, NM
67.292
1st Alt. Suzanne La Porte
Wittus, DWB (Weltloewe - Fleur)
Wellington, FL
66.634
2nd Alt. Laura Remedi
Resolute, HOL (Ratibor - Waldfee)
Darien, IL
66.376
For more information, please contact Sarah Holt, Public Relations on
(859) 225 6974 or via email at sholt@equestrian.org. USA
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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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in the United States of America, promoting the pursuit of excellence from
the grass roots to the Olympic Games, based on a foundation of fair, safe
competition and the welfare of its horses, and embracing this vision, to be
the best national equestrian federation in the world.
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