USA Equestrian Issues Statement on National Indoor Finals

Source :  USA Equestrian Inc.

In response to numerous inquiries from its membership, USA Equestrian, the National Equestrian Federation, issued the following statement regarding the current promotion underway for an event known as the "National Indoor Finals," scheduled for September 17-21, 2003, in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Lori Rawls, Executive Director, stated, "The event known as the National Indoor Finals is not a Recognized Competition of USA Equestrian, and has not applied for recognition. Therefore, our members and Competition Managements of our sanctioned competitions should be aware that this event will not be conducted according to our rules, or within the framework of our sanctioning structure, which includes our zone and national awards programs, dispute resolution, drug testing, and rule enforcement, unless or until it should apply for and receive recognition from the Federation."