Squads
Named for 2003 Pan American Eventing Championship Gladstone,
NJ—October 2, 2003—The United States Equestrian Team (USET) has selected
two squads 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 riders on both squads 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 four entries that will compete as the team plus
the first three individuals will come from the Squad “A” list.
Selected to compete are: SQUAD “A”
(In Alphabetical
Order By Rider) 
Stephen Bradley, Brandenburg’s Joshua Darren Chiacchia, Windfall
2 Robert Costello, Dalliance (Bobby
and Dalliance are pictured at bottom right in the Dressage Phase. Bobby lives
in Southern Pines, NC and rode as an Individual in the 2000 Olympic Games, in
Sydney.) Will Faudree, Antigua Holly Hepp, Lester Piggott
(Holly and Lester Piggott
are pictured at right jumping into the water at the Mandatory Outing for the Pan
Am Games Squad at the Five Points Horse Trials, in South Carolina. Holly lives
in Middleburg, VA, and finished 16th at the Rolex-Kentucky CCI**** last April.
She and Will Faudree are the two members of the "A" Squad who will wear
USET uniforms for the first time at the Pan Am Games.) David
O’Connor, Courting Danger Karen O’Connor, Joker’s Wild
( Karen
and Joker's Wild are pictured below left at the "skinny", bounce out
of the water, at
the Mandatory Outing for the Pan Am Games Squad, on Saturday, September 28th.
Karen, who lives in The Plains, VA,
has been a Team Medal winner at
both the 1996
Plympic Games, in Atlanta, and at the 2000 Olympic Games, in Sydney Australia.)
SQUAD “B”
(In Alphabetical Order By Rider) Nathalie Bouckaert, Westfarthing Ashley
MacVaugh,All’s Fair
Leslie Leigh Smith, High Cotton Lynn Symansky,
No It Tissant Jan Thompson, Shared Dreams Linden Wiesman, Esker Riada
All riders on both squads will be expected to participate in a training
session in Middleburg, VA, October 13-19. All horses will be evaluated by the
Veterinary Panel on October 19 following a gallop that same day. Based on the
input from the Veterinary Panel and the USET Chef d'Equipe, Capt. Mark Phillips,
the USET selectors will make their recommendation regarding who will compete on
the Team and who will compete as Individuals. Riders selected to ride on
the Team, plus the first three selected as Individuals, will have the right to
wear the USET shield and USA colors during the Pan Am Championship and in all
competitions thereafter. Any other U.S. riders that medal at the 2003 Pan American
Eventing Championship will earn the right to wear the USET 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, vaulters
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. Marty Bauman
Classic
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