Gladstone, NJ-August 23, 2001-The United States Equestrian Team (USET) has named Clint Haverty of Krum, TX, Dell Hendricks of Scottsdale, AZ, Craig Johnson of Gainesville, TX, and Scott McCutcheon, also of Gainesville, TX, as the U.S. team to compete in CRIO - Kreuth in Kreuth, Germany, August 30 - September 2.

This will be only the third international Reining team competition sanctioned by the FEI since the FEI officially recognized Reining in 2000. Jim Kiser of Pilot Point, TX will serve as Chef d'Equipe and Jeff Fox, USET Director of Reining Activities, will be the Team Leader. Haverty and Johnson, the first $100,000 NRHA Futurity Champion in NRHA history, helped the U.S. team place second in the CRIO Gladstone Nations Cup competition at the 2001 Bayer/ USET Festival of Champions. Hendricks was the USET Semi Finals Champion and McCutcheon placed second in the $100,000 Cosequin/USET Reining Championship at the 1999 Bayer/USET Festival of Champions.

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.