USOC
Concludes First Public Hearing On Equestrian NGB
Application
Gladstone, New
Jersey and
Lexington, Kentucky—May 7,
2003—As
required under United States Olympic Committee (USOC) Bylaws, the first of two
public hearings regarding the proposed new National Governing Body (NGB) for the
sport of equestrian was held on Saturday, May 3, 2003. Attending the
meeting were Armand Leone, Jr., U.S. Equestrian Team (USET) President; Bonnie B.
Jenkins, USET Executive Director; Kathy K. Meyer, USA Equestrian Treasurer; Lori
Rawls, USA Equestrian Executive Director; and John Collins, Counsel.
The meeting was held to consider the
joint application of USET and USA Equestrian for
the creation of a new NGB, to be
formally named U.S. Equestrian Federation, Inc. and to be publicly known as U.S.
Equestrian. The joint application was discussed with members of the USOC
Membership & Credentials Committee.
The meeting concluded favorably and
both USET and USA Equestrian feel that everything remains on track for final
approval by the USOC. The two organizations expect to receive a letter
from the Committee in the near future
regarding any suggestions or changes the Committee might like made to the
application.
The Boards of both USET and USA
Equestrian will meet in May and June to review plans and to discuss formation of
the new NGB. The first organizational meeting of U.S. Equestrian
Federation, Inc. will be on July 7-8.
The second and final public hearing
on the joint NGB application is scheduled for September
13. Following this hearing, the
Membership & Credentials Committee will give its recommendation to the USOC
Board of Directors who will meet on October 18-19 to give final approval of the
new NGB.
