Horsesdaily News: USET’s History-Making World Equestrian Games Performance To Be Shown on Outdoor Life Network

USET’s History-Making World Equestrian Games Performance To Be Shown on Outdoor Life Network

Gladstone, NJ—October 21, 2002— The history-making performance of the United States Equestrian Team (USET) at the 2002 World Equestrian Games in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, will be shown on television in early December. U.S. riders, drivers and vaulters won a total of eight medals, doubling the U.S.’s best previous performance.

The broadcast schedule for coverage of the 2002 World Equestrian Games on the Outdoor Life Network is as follows:

Discipline	Date	Time
Dressage	December 2, 2002	10:00 a.m.
Show Jumping	December 3, 2002	10:00 a.m.
Eventing	December 4, 2002	10:00 a.m.

The U.S. dressage squad captured the team Silver Medal, the best finish ever for a United States dressage team in any World Championship or Olympic Games.

While the show jumping squad just missed a team medal, Peter Wylde did win the individual Bronze, the first individual World Championship medal by a U.S. show jumper since Conrad Homfeld won the Silver in 1986.

And emerging as World Champions were the members of the USET’s eventing squad who made their trip to the World Equestrian Games worthy of worldwide attention by winning the team Gold Medal.

For full coverage and results of the 2002 World Equestrian Games, is available at www.uset.org.

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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.