| USET Names Partial Short List For Eventing World
Championship At The World Equestrian Games Gladstone, NJ-May 15, 1998
The United States Equestrian Team (USET) has announced a partial Short List of horses
and riders from which the USET will select its squad for the Eventing World Championships
to be held September 30-October 4 in Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy, as part of the World
Equestrian Games. The USET selectors will name additional horses and riders to this list
following the Bramham CCI*** in the United Kingdom, June 11-14.
Named to the partial Short List are four riders who represented the USET in last year's
European Open Eventing Championships: |
Five-time U.S. Olympic veteran and two-time World
Champion Bruce Davidson of Unionville, PA on Eagle Lion, owned by George Strawbridge, and
on Heyday (pictured), owned by Dr. Elinor B. Jenny.
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Phyllis Dawson of Purcelville, VA on Snowy River,
whom she owns with her mother Grace
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1996 Olympic Bronze Medalist Kerry Millikin of
Westport, MA on her Out and About
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Two-time U.S. Olympic veteran Karen O'Connor of The
Plains, VA on Biko, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Thompson, and on Prince Panache, owned
by Jacqueline Mars. photo by JJ.
Hathaway |
| Davidson on Heyday and O'Connor on Biko helped the USET win
the team Silver Medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. Recently, Davidson placed
third on Eagle Lion and O'Connor placed fifth on Prince Panache at the Badminton CCI****
in the United Kingdom. Further information on the World Equestrian Games and the USET
Eventing squad is available by contacting Jim Wolf, USET Director of Eventing Activities,
at (908) 234-1251. |
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