The United States Equestrian Team (USET) named champions in show jumping, dressage, three-day eventing, driving, endurance and reining in 1999. The show jumping, dressage, endurance and reining champions were determined at the Bayer/USET Festival of Champions in Gladstone, NJ.

Dressage
Cherri Reiber of Toronto, Canada and her horse, G Tudor won the State Line Tack/USET Grand Prix Championship Presented by Rio Suite Hotel and Casino at the Bayer/USET Festival of Champions.

Deborah McDonald of Hailey, ID captured the State Line Tack/USET Intermediaire I Dressage Championship on Peggy Thomas's Brentina at the Bayer/USET Festival of Champions.

The USET squad of Debbie McDonald; Lynda Alicki of Monroe, GA; Donna Richardson of Escondido, CA; and Betsy Rebar Sell of Akron, OH earned the team Gold Medal in dressage at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada. McDonald earned the individual Gold Medal while her teammates Rebar Sell placed 4th and Richardson placed 6th.

Driving
Lisa Singer of Chadds Ford, PA won the Cosequin/USET Pairs Championship for the third time in six years at The Gladstone Driving Event in Gladstone, NJ driving Mimi Thorington's Morgan pair.

Tucker Johnson of Oldwick, NJ won the USET Four-In-Hand Championship for the second consecutive year at the Fair Hill International driving a team owned by Mr. and Mrs. James L. Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Duke.

The United States placed fifth at the Pairs Driving World Championship in Kecskemet, Hungary. Chester Weber of Ocala, FL finished 8th individually with Lisa Singer placing 19th and Jamie Johnson of Oldwick, NJ finishing 31st.

Endurance
Deborah DeShon of Norway, ME, and her eight-year-old Arabian gelding Jahyr Jamlin won the Sooner Trailer USET Championship Endurance 50-mile Ride at the Bayer/USET Festival of Champions.

Eventing
Karen O'Connor of The Plains, VA and Prince Panache, owned by Jacqueline B. Mars, won the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event Four Star Championship Presented by Bayer.

Kimberly Vinoski of Scottsville, VA galloped Over The Limit, owned by Linda E. Wachtmeister, to capture the final Rolex Kentucky Three Star Championship, Presented by Bayer.

Riding Rattle & Hum, an eight-year-old, Thoroughbred owned by David Lenaburg of Rockville, MD, David O'Connor won his fourth USET Three Day Event Fall Championship.

The USET squad of Lauren Hart of Southern Pines, NC; Abigail Lufkin of Middleburg, VA; Kerry Millikin of Westport, MA; and David O'Connor of The Plains, VA earned the team Gold Medal in eventing at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada. O'Connor won the individual Silver Medal and Abigail Lufkin won the individual Bronze Medal with Amy Tryon placing 4th, Lauren Hart placing 5th, Kerry Millikin placing 6th and Buck Davidson placing 7th.

Reining
Reining made its debut at the 1999 Bayer/USET Festival of Champions. There were three competitions; the $100,000 Cosequin/USET Reining Championship, the $25,000 Pro/Am Team Classic and the $10,000 Invitational Freestyle.

Mike Flarida of Minster, Ohio captured first place in the $100,000 Cosequin/USET Reining Championship, presented by Bayer, riding Whizard Jac, owned by William and Dawn Pohl.

Shawn Flarida, riding FrecklesTop Prize, and Shannon Raymond, riding Bingo Hickory Sans, won the $25,000 Pro/Am Team Classic.

Pete Kyle won $10,000 Invitational Freestyle on Dun It The Hard Way.

Showjumping
Peter Wylde of Dover Plains, NY and Francie Steinwedell Carvin of Lacanada, CA were co-champions of the $100,000 Rolex/USET Show Jumping Championship at the 1999 Bayer/USET Festival of Champions on Macanudo DeNiro, owned by Chestnut Ridge Farm, and Moonstar, owned by Meadow Grove Farm, respectively.

For the second year in a row, Marilyn Little of Frederick, MD, galloped her way to victory in the $10,000 Cosequin/USET Junior/Amateur Show Jumping Talent Derby, presented by BET on Jazz, riding Paintless, a grey, Oldenburg, mare, owned by Raylyn Farms.

The USET show jumping team earned the team Silver Medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada. Peter Wylde also brought home an individual Silver Medal with Margie Goldstein Engle of Wellington, FL placing 5th, Alison Firestone of Upperville, VA placing 7th, and Leslie Burr Howard of Westport, CT placing 11th.

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