Lexington, KY - September 23, 2003 - The USA Equestrian Eventing Committee is recommending the addition of a third CCI***, three-day event. It is proposed this event be started in 2005 as a compliment to the existing FEI calendar. All bids are welcome and will not be restricted to existing competitions.

If you would like to host this competition, please submit a letter of interest by October 17, 2003 to Torri Nahorniak. Once a letter of interest is received, a bid packet will be sent and the final bid must be returned to USA Equestrian by December 1, 2003.

For more information, please contact Sarah Holt, Public Relations on (859) 225 6974 or via email at sholt@equestrian.org. USA Equestrian press releases are available on our web site – www.equestrian.org.

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.