Virginia Dressage Association Celebrity Freestyle 2004

Speaking of the Olympic Equestrian Games

David O'Connor, the 2000 Sydney Olympic Gold Medalist for eventing is joining the celebrity panel this year. The 2002 Virginia Dressage Association Celebrity Freestyle will be held simultaneously with the final weekend of the UESF Olympic Dressage Selection Trials, in San Juan Capistrano. On the scene coverage can be followed on DressageDaily.com and spectators at the Celebrity Freestyle will be getting updates throughout the evening as to the current standings, as the nation's top qualified riders compete in California for the greatest honor of all; a berth on the 2004 USEF Dressage Olympic Team to represent their country in Athens, Greece.

In honor of the Olympic year, the 2004 Virginia Dressage Association Celebrity Freestyle will present the theme "The Road to Athens" and follow the trials closely throughout the evening. With a selection of notable television news media personalities participating as judges as well as Eventing's Olympic Gold medalist, David O'Connor, the Celebrity Freestyle provides a huge contribution to the promotion of Dressage, as they educate the mainstream media and the spectators about this elegant and beautiful Olympic sport.