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Articles: Press Release
United States Equestrian Team Announces Drivers to Compete in Team
and Individual Competition at the FEI World Singles Driving
Championship
Contact:
Marty Bauman (508)698-6810, uset1994@aol.com
Joanna Morgan Smith (908)234-1251, jsmith@uset.org
Gladstone, NJ-September 11, 2000-The United States Equestrian Team (USET) has
announced the three team members and six drivers who will compete at the FEI
2000 World Singles Horse Championship at the USET Olympic Training Center in
Gladstone, New Jersey October 18-22nd.
The team of three drivers is (in alphabetical order):
| NAME | HORSE | OWNER |
| Thomas Hilgenberg of Newnan, GA | Who Zoomin Who | Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Hilgenberg |
| Chandler Irwin of Chesapeake City, MD | Greystone Ben d'Or | Chandler Irwin |
| Nancy Johnson of Lincoln, MA | Canequin's Look Out | Nancy Johnson |
Drivers selected to participate in the individual competition are (in
alphabetical order);
| NAME | HORSE | OWNER |
| Katherine Austin of Vass, NC | Broad Street Annie (formerly known as Tisanne) | Katherine Austin |
| Ellen Epstein of Newtown, PA | Federal (alternate for Team) | Ellen Epstein |
| George Hoffman of Flemington, NJ | Morgan Woods Yankee | George Hoffman |
| Marnie Hutchison of Ocala, FL | The Kid | Marnie Hutchison |
| Pamela Pruitt of Durham, CT | Cristal Belle Joy | Pamela Pruitt |
| Katie Whaley of Kennet Square, PA | Bogar | Katie Whaley |
The first alternate horse/driver combination for individual competition
is Carl Furst of Califon, NJ driving his own horse, Amber. Macy Hill of
Amelia Court House, VA is second alternate with her own horse, Hurstwood
Admiral.
The United States Equestrian Team is the non-profit organization that
selects, trains, equips and finances equestrians of the highest possible
standard to represent our country in major international competition,
including the Olympic Games and the World Championships. To accomplish this
the USET seeks out and nurtures the development of talented athletes -
riders, drivers and horses - and provides the support and guidance they need
to help them attain their fullest potential. For more information on the
USET, please call (908)234-1251, or visit USET ONLINE at www.uset.org.
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