Gladstone, NJ-October 20, 2003-The United States Equestrian Team (USET) has named the U.S. Team plus Official and Unofficial individual riders for the 2003 Pan American Eventing Championship. The Championship will be held as part of the Fair Hill International CCI*** in Fair Hill, MD, October 23-26.

All of the named riders are eligible to compete in the Pan American Eventing Championship due to the increased number of riders the U.S. is able to enter as the host country. The riders that will compete as the team and as individuals are:

Stephen Bradley
Brandenburg's Joshua

Robert Costello
Dalliance

Will Faudree
Antigua

Jan Thompson
Shared Dreams

OFFICIAL INDIVIDUALS
(In Alphabetical Order By Rider)

Darren Chiacchia
Windfall 2

Holly Hepp
Lester Piggott

David O'Connor
Courting Danger

Karen O'Connor Joker's Wild

UNOFFICIAL INDIVIDUALS
(In Alphabetical Order By Rider)

Nathalie Bouckaert
West Farthing

Ashley MacVaugh
All's Fair

Leslie Leigh Smith
High Cotton

Lynn Symansky
No It Tissant

The riders named to the Team and the Official Individuals have the right to wear the USA shield and USA colors during the Pan Am Championship and in all competitions thereafter. Any of the Unofficial Individuals winning a medal at the 2003 Pan American Eventing Championship will have the right to wear the USA shield and USA colors thereafter.

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.