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US
Participates In World Breeding Championship Dressage For
Young Horses
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The
U.S. had 3 participants competing at the FEI World Breeding Championship
Dressage for Young Horses in Verden, Germany which took place
August 1-4, 2002. Tennessee based, Jane Cleveland was the highest
placed US rider finishing in 10th place in the final standings
of the 5-year-old class on her gray Trakehner gelding Kavalier
(Amatcho - Kandice). This was the first time Cleveland competed
in an FEI competition in Europe. "It was a fabulous experience
and the competition was particularly tough said Cleveland. I learned
where the judges want the horses to be at a certain age. Breeding
and riding are a bigger part of their culture here so of course
they are further along than we are but we just have to keep at
it".
Debbie
McDonald finished in 18th place in the 5-year-old division on
Felix, a Hanoverian (Fabriano - Alexa) gelding owned by Peggy
Thomas.
Romy
Tota started the test for the 6-year-old division on her Hanoverian
gelding, Wincenzo (Werther - Genie), but was irregular in the
trot and could not continue.
These
three combinations were selected on the basis of qualifying criteria
developed by the USA Equestrian Dressage Committee and approved
by the USA
Equestrian Executive Committee.
USA
Equestrian Inc., as the National Equestrian Federation of the
U.S., is the regulatory body for the Olympic and World Championship
sports of dressage, driving, endurance, eventing, reining, show
jumping, and vaulting, as well as 19 other breeds and disciplines
of equestrian competition. As
the country's largest multi-breed organization, the Federation
has over 80,000 members and recognizes more than 2,800 competitions
nationwide each year. It governs all aspects of competition, including
educating and licensing all judges, stewards, and technical delegates
who officiate at these shows.
VISION STATEMENT
The vision of USA Equestrian is to provide leadership for equestrian
sport in the United States of America, promoting the pursuit of
excellence from the grass roots to the Olympic Games, based on
a foundation of fair, safe competition and the welfare of its
horses, and embracing this vision, to be the best national equestrian
federation in the world.
www.equestrian.org
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