In continuing its commitment to develop U.S. riders and horses, the United States Equestrian Team (USET) will proudly host a dressage rider training session for USET Long Listed Riders with German Olympic team Gold Medalist Klaus Balkenhol. The session will be held January 30-February 1, 2001 at the Brookside Equestrian Center in Walnut, CA.

A German policeman, Klaus Balkenhol established himself on the international dressage scene as a police rider with his working police horse, Rabauke. Balkenhol has won two Olympic team Gold Medals and one Olympic individual Bronze Medal. He also won the team Gold Medal and individual Silver Medal at the World Equestrian Games in The Hague in 1994.

In addition to his illustrious career in competition, Balkenhol has worked as the German Dressage Team trainer and individual trainer for 2000 Olympic Team Gold medalists Nadine Capellmann and Ulla Salzgeber.

The training session is open to USET Long Listed Riders. Auditors are welcome to attend the training session on February 1, 2001. The auditing fee is $35.00. For more information, please contact the USET at (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 and the World Championships. To accomplish this the USET seeks out and nurtures the development of talented athletes - riders, drivers 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.