DressageDaily: Shelly Francis and Pikant

Monday, June 22 1998

Shelly Francis and Pikant

The United States Equestrian Team (USET) has announced the list of horses and riders who have qualified to compete for the 1998 Miller's/USET Dressage Championships, presented by Rio Suite Hotel and Casino.

Entries were selected based on their average qualifying scores accumulated after choosing 2 shows from a list of 21 qualifiers held across the U.S. from January through the end of May. Horse and rider combinations who have qualified to compete in the Miller's/USET Grand Prix Championship Presented by Rio Suite Hotel and Casino will be featured throughout the week as a brief introduction to our newest internet site!

Today's featured rider is Shelly Francis of Woodstock,VT, on Hank Smith's horse Pikant (65.333). Shelly was one of the top 5 riders selected to represent the US at the WEG in Rome this September.