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Articles: Press Release
Top Twenty Reiners from the INTERVET/USET Semi Finals Qualify for
$100,000 Added COSEQUIN/USET Reining Championship, Presented by Bayer
Contact:
Marty Bauman, (508) 698-6810, uset.pr@verizon.net
Joanna Smith, (908) 234-1251, jsmith@uset.org
Gladstone, NJ—May 22, 2001—With one of the highest scores in reining
competition, Bryant L. Pace of Newfoundland, NJ emerged as the winner of the
Intervet/USET Semi Finals at the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA)
Derby, May 19, 2001.
Pace, who rode Gunner, owned by Debra Sloan, posted the high score of 233.0
points and earned a purse of $7,405.00. Pace topped the field of 37 entries
to head the list of 20 reiners who qualified to compete at the $100,000
Added Cosequin/USET Reining Championship, presented by Bayer, at the
Bayer/USET Festival of Champions, presented by State Line Tack, June 21-24
at USET Olympic Training Center in Gladstone, NJ.
Following Pace in the standings was the Dell Hendricks of Scottsdale AZ
riding Mr. Boomerjac, owned by Pat F. Warren, with a score of 228.5 points.
Hendricks, who won the Semi Final in 1999, has competed at the Festival
since the inaugural Championship class was held in 1999 and was also a
member of the 2000 Nations Cup Champion team. His second place earnings
were $6,294.25.
Tied for third place with a score of 226.5 points were Tim McQuay of Tioga,
TX riding Miss Tinseltown, owned by David Silva and Todd Bergen of Eagle
Point, OR onboard Skeets Peppy owned by Vaughn Zimmerman. Their third place
purse totaled $4,998.38.
Jeff Fox, USET Director of Reining Activities commented, “I am very excited
about the quality of reining I witnessed at the Semi-Final. The final
twenty reiners have proven themselves by finishing at the top of this field
of competitors. It bodes well for the level of competition that the USET
will host during the Championship class at the Festival this year.”
The top reiners are eligible to compete in the $100,000 Added Cosequin/USET
Reining Championship. The results from the 2001 Intervet/USET Semi Finals
are:
| PLACE | RIDER | HORSE | SCORE |
| 1 | Bryant L. Pace | Gunner | 233.0 |
| 2 | Dell J. Hendricks | Mr. Boomerjac | 228.5 |
| 3/4T | Tim McQuay | Miss Tinseltown | 226.5 |
| 3/4T | Todd Bergen | Skeets Peppy | 226.5 |
| 5/6T | Rocky Dare | Cowboy | 225.0 |
| 5/6T | Clint Haverty | Mark This Spot | 225.0 |
| 7/8T | Craig Schmersal | Pooque | 224.0 |
| 7/8T | Darren Stancik | Chocolate Chic Olena | 224.0 |
| 9 | Kimberlky Horn | BH Backsplash | 223.0 |
| 10 | Shawn Flarida | Talk About This | 222.5 |
| 11/12T | Lance P. Shockley | Shiners Vintage | 221.0 |
| 11/12T | Roberta McCarty | Shine On | 221.0 |
| 13/14T | Brian Bell | Big Stop | 220.5 |
| 13/14T | Todd Sommers | Cattitude | 220.5 |
| 15/16T | Clint Haverty | Bueno Fritzi Nic | 220.0 |
| 15/16T | Michael Boyle | Jodies Wheels | 220.0 |
| 17 | Don Boyd | Tari Sanlena | 219.5 |
| 18 | Mike Flarida | Dox Lucky Starlight | 219.0 |
| 19/20T | Tom McCutcheon | Smart Starbuck | 218.5 |
| 19/20T | Guy Vernon | Endeavor Doc | 218.5 |
For more results on this competition please visit the USET website at
www.uset.org.
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
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