Gladstone, New Jersey—August 1, 2003—The United States Equestrian Team (USET) has announced that the selection procedures for the 2004 Vaulting World Championships have been distributed to athletes, coaches, and Vaulting clubs, and are also now available on the USET’s website at www.uset.org in the Vaulting section.

The 2004 Vaulting World Championships will take place in Stadl Paura, Austria, August 5-8, 2004. Applications for consideration for the U.S. team must be received by the USET no later than March 1, 2004 and separate applications must be filed for the individual and team competitions. Coaches, not individual athletes, will file applications for the team events.

The selection procedures have received final approval by the Executive Committees of both the USET and USA Equestrian.

For applications and more information, please contact Sally Ike, Director of Vaulting for the USET, at sike@uset.org or call (908) 234-1251.

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, Pan American Games and 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.