GLADSTONE, NJ-June 15, 1999-The United States Equestrian Team (USET) has announced the list of Grand Prix horses and riders who have qualified to compete for the annual State Line Tack USET Grand Prix Dressage Championship, Presented by Rio Suite Hotel and Casino, at the Bayer/USET Festival of Champions, June 23-27. Entries were selected based on their average qualifying scores accumulated after choosing 2 shows from a list of 16 held across the U.S. and abroad from January through early June.

Horse-and-rider combinations who have qualified to compete in the State Line Tack USET Grand Prix Dressage Championship, Presented by Rio Suite Hotel and Casino are:
Cherri Reiber of Toronto, Ontario, on her horse G Tudor (with an average score of 66.6335)
Kathleen Raine of Rolling Hills, CA, on Fidelia (with 66.6330)
Lynda Alicki-Gilchrist of Monroe, GA, aboard Sharyn Shover's horse Gino (66.2)
Barbara Silverman-Guerreiro of Simpsonville, KY, on The Centauri Group's Chantor De Bonce (65.5665)
Shelly Francis of Woodstock, VT, riding Hank Smith's horse Pikant (65.4)
Michael Barisone of Long Valley, NJ, on Vera Kessel's Dotato (65.3665)
Debbie McDonald of Hailey, ID, aboard Peggy Thomas' horse Beaurivage (65.2665)
Leslie Webb of Bakersfield, CA, on her horse Hannabal (64.62)
Christine Traurig of Rancho Santa Fe, CA, riding Mr. & Mrs. Robert Haas's horse Etienne (64.5822)
Mary Anne Grant of Wellington, FL, on her horse DaLue (63.3335)
Barbara Perkins riding Wotan (62.9335)
Sharon McCusker of Ashby, MA, aboard Peter The Great (62.1665)

For more information, please call Maureen Pethick, USET Director of Dressage Activities, at (908) 234-1251.