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September 27 2000 Bronze for USA Dressage 
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA-September
27, 2000-Christine Traurig of Carlsbad, CA, the final rider in the Sydney
Olympic team dressage competition, rode Etienne, a 12-year-old, Westphalian
gelding owned by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Haas, to his best score ever and
gave the U.S. Equestrian Team (USET) its third consecutive Olympic team
Bronze Medal. Needing a score of 1729 points (69.16%) to move the USET ahead of Denmark for the Bronze, Traurig, riding in her first Olympics, was cool and calm and rode her talented yet inexperienced horse to the ride of his life. "I asked my teammates not to tell me what score I needed," she said afterwards. "I think it's best not to know and to just try to ride the best test you can. I am so proud of my horse and what he has done and I am thankful to Mr. and Mrs. Haas for giving me this moment which is the dream of a lifetime." Read More |
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