Selection procedures, locations, and dates for the following 2003 USAE Dressage Championships have been approved.

The USAE Dressage Seat Medal Finals will take place August 15 - 17, at the Northeast JR/YR Dressage Championships in Darien, Connecticut.

The USAE Junior Dressage Team Championship will be hosted by Dressage at Devon, September 23 - 28, in Devon, Pennsylvania. Qualifying Criteria, Applications of Intent, and Score Submission Forms are now posted on the Federation website, www.equestrian.org/aboutus/inter/2003juniordressage/ .

Also, the USAE Young Horse Dressage National Championships will be held during the CDI***/Y Allentown & Dressage at Stone Tavern competition in Allentown, New Jersey, on August 28 - 31. Selection Procedures, Applications of Intent, and Score Submission Forms are now available online at www.equestrian.org/aboutus/inter/2003feiyounghorse/ .

Selection Procedures for the 2003 FEI World Breeding Championships for Young Horses in Dressage to be held in Verden, Germany have also been approved. Three selection trials will be held in the United States. Complete criteria are available on the Federation website www.equestrian.org/aboutus/inter/2003feiyounghorse/ .

For more information, please contact Jennifer Keeler, (859) 258-2472 or jkeeler@equestrian.org .

For more information, please contact Sarah Holt, Public Relations on (859) 225 6974 or via email at sholt@equestrian.org. USA Equestrian press releases are available on our web site - http://www.equestrian.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 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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