Gladstone, NJ'April 2, 2001'Molly Ashe of Wellington, FL was named United States Equestrian Team (USET) Athlete of the Month for March following her win with Kroon Gravin, owned by Sandra O'Donnell, at the $200,000 Budweiser American Invitational Tampa, FL

Ashe posted two clear rounds and the fastest jump-off time of 52.846 seconds. The win secured Kroon Gravin's title as the American Grand Prix Association (AGA) Horse of the Year for the 2000/2001 season and capped off an incredible week for Ashe, who won the $76,555 Grand Prix on Tampa, a FEI world cup qualifier, on March 25th with double clear rounds and the fastest time of 34.21 seconds.

In 2000, Ashe, who was a USET Developing Rider grant recipient, was named USET Athlete of the month in November following her Grand Prix victories at both the Eternit Grand Prix of Germany and the Audi Grand Prix of Masstricht in Holland. Ashe beat such international show jumping stars as Switzerland's Beat Mandli and Willi Melliger, Germany's Franke Sloothaak, Ludger and Markus Beerbaum, Great Britain's John and Michael Whitaker, and Austria's Hugo Simon. Additionally Ashe won the Banco Herrero Grand Prix in Gijon, Spain as part of the USET's Show Jumping Developing Rider Tour and was one of only two riders to post double clear rounds in The Samsung Nations Cup World Final in Rome.

The United States Equestrian Team is a 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