Gladstone, NJ—October 28, 2003—U.S. Equestrian Team (USET) eventing rider Gina Miles of Creston, CA finished third in the inaugural FEI Eventing World Cup Final in Pau, France.

Miles won the Bronze Medal on her McKinlaigh when she completed the CIC with an overall score of 53.0 penalties, narrowly missing the Silver Medal. Winning the World Cup was Linda Algotsson of Sweden, individual Silver Medalist at the European Eventing Championships at Punchestown in September. Algotsson finished with 38.0 penalties on Stand By Me. Placing second was Andrew Nicholson of New Zealand who scored 51.6 on Fenicio.

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