Monday, May 21, 2012

More Horse Shows on the Schedule.

We'll be attending The Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships Presented by Gotham North July 17-22, 2012 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, USA. The NAJYRC is the premier equestrian competition in North America for junior and young riders, age 14-21. Young equestrians come from the United States, Bermuda, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean Islands to vie for team and individual FEI medals in the three Olympic equestrian disciplines of show jumping, dressage, eventing and the FEI World Equestrian Games disciplines of reining and endurance. The competition is run under rules of the FEI (Federation Equestre Internationale), the international governing body for equestrian sport, and is the only FEI championship held annually on this continent. We are also set to attend the 2012 Alltech National Horse Show. The National Horse Show Association of America, Limited (NHSAA) is pleased to announce that this year’s event will feature a full array of hunter, jumper, and Dr. Pearse Lyons, Founder and President of Alltech, National Horse Show of America, Ltd. President Mason Phelps, Jr. and top show jumping star, Kent Farrington at the Alltech Arena at Kentucky Horse Park equitation divisions. The Alltech National Horse Show will be held October 31- November 4, 2012, at the prestigious Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. This year’s show will offer over $600,000 in total prize money, including a huge Open Jumper division. The Open Jumpers will feature $370,000 in total prize money, including the $250,000 Alltech National Horse Show Grand Prix. In addition, this year’s show has been designated CSI-W 4*, with the Alltech National Horse Show Grand Prix being an all important FEI East Coast League World Cup qualifying event.