2005 Pan American Endurance Championship
Pinamar, Argentina, April 2, 2005
The 2005 Pan American
Endurance Championship will be held in Pinamar, Argentina on April 2, 2005. As
notification of this event was received relatively late and because there will
be little or no funding available from USEF, the Endurance High Performance
Committee has decided to modify the existing Criteria to Compete Abroad in order
to select a team to represent the United States at the 2005 PAC. The following
is a draft only. When the USEF Executive Committee has approved this criteria,
it will be distributed by mail and will be available on the USEF website. The
final version may be differ slight in the details but not in substance.
In order to nominate, a rider must meet the following eligibility
requirements no later than January 1, 2005:
1. Be a US citizen or in
compliance with FEI Article 123. 2. Be a current member of AERC. 3. Be a
current member of AERC International. 4. Be a current member of USEF. 5.
Have completed a minimum of 500 verifiable lifetime AERC or equivalent miles in
endurance competitions at distances of 50 or more miles. 6. Have completed
at least two, 100 mile, one day rides.
Selection of the team will be
based on the following precedence:
First Preference: Members of the
existing National Team who are willing to take their own horse. Traveling Squad
members to be ranked in order of completion; non-Traveling Squad members to be
ranked by the USEF Endurance Credentials Committee.
Second Preference:
The top 10 finishers from the most recent Pan American Endurance Championship
who are willing to take their own horses ranked by order of finish.
Third Preference: Any rider who meets the eligibility requirements who
is willing to take their own horse, ranked by the USEF Endurance Credentials
Committee.
Fourth Preference: Any rider who meets the eligibility
requirements who wishes to lease a horse, ranked by the USEF Endurance
Credentials Committee.
All riders and horses must have earned an FEI
Certificate of Capability for this event (See FEI website: www.horsesport.org).
The USEF Endurance Credentials Committee may consult with the existing USEF
National Selection Committee when determining their rankings and determinations.
------------ Mary M. Lutz Director of Endurance Activities
Paralympic Liaison US Equestrian Federation, Inc. P.O. Box 83
Gladstone, NJ 07934 (908) 234-0848 - phone; ext. 15 (908) 234-9417 -
fax