Gladstone, New Jersey—January 23, 2003—The United States Equestrian Team (USET) has announced that the show jumping and dressage selection procedures for this summer’s Pan American Games (PAG) are now available on the USET’s website at www.uset.org.

The 2003 Pan American Games will take place in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, August 2-17.

The USET Show Jumping Selection Trials will take place in Lexington, KY, May 10 and 11 and May 15 and 17. The Dressage Selection Trials will be held during the Bayer/USET Festival of Champions, Presented by State Line Tack, at the USET Olympic Training Center in Gladstone, NJ, June 19-22.

These selection procedures are subject to final approval by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) Executive Committee and are being posted and distributed with USOC permission.

For applications and more information, please contact Sally Ike for show jumping at sike@uset.org or Marilyn Adams for dressage at ballyo@uset.org or call (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, vaulters 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.