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Articles: Press Release
United States Equestrian Team Announces Drivers To Compete In Team
Competition
At The FEI World Singles Driving Championship
Contact:
Marty Bauman (508) 698-6810, uset.pr@verizon.net
Gladstone, NJ—June 28, 2002—Following a series of qualifiers that concluded
with the Bayer/USET Festival of Champions, presented by State Line Tack, and
pending Executive Committee approval, the United States Equestrian Team
(USET) has announced the drivers who will compete in the team competition at
the FEI 2002 World Singles Horse Championship in Conty, France, August 28
through September 1.
The team of three drivers is (in alphabetical order):
NAME
HORSE
OWNER
Eleanor Gallagher, Southern Pines, NC
Kashmier
Eleanor Gallaher
Nancy Johnson, Lincoln, MA
Canequin's Look Out
Nancy Johnson
Fred Merriam, Newfane, VT
Gaitwood Lightwing
Winchester Stables
The first alternate horse/driver combination is Scott Monroe of Sharon, CT
with his Bethesda After Dark. Kim Stover of Warwick, MD is second alternate
with True Grit, owned by Doug and Cookie Cliever.
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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