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Dates and Location Announced for USEF Show Jumping Selection Trials for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

RELEASE: August 19, 2009
AUTHOR/ADMINISTRATOR: Joanie Morris

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has announced the following dates and location for USEF Show Jumping Selection Trials for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.

The USEF Show Jumping Selection Trials for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games will be held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL from February 25-March 7, 2010, over the course of five trials.

The schedule will be as follows:

• Trial # 1: Thursday, February 25th: $25,000 1.60m class for Selection Trial #1 horse/rider combinations only.

• Trial # 2: Saturday, February 27th: Selection Trial #2 will be embedded in a $75,000 Grand Prix.

• Trial #3: Wednesday, March 3rd: $25,000 1.60m class for Selection Trial #3 horse/rider combinations only.

• Trial #4: Friday, March 5th: Selection Trial #4 will be embedded in a $25,000 1.60m class during CSIO Wellington.

• Trial #5: Sunday, March 7th: Selection Trial #5 will be embedded in $150,000 CSIO Grand Prix.

Complete information about the USEF Show Jumping Athlete Selection Procedures for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games will be published later in the year.

For the first time the World Equestrian Games will be held outside of Europe – and the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY will play host to World Championships in eight different disciplines.

For more information about the USEF Jumping program please visit: http://www.usef.org/_IFrames/breedsdisciplines/discipline/alljumping/hpJumping.aspx.

For more information about the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, please visit: http://www.feigames2010.org/

For tickets and information about the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, please visit: http://www.equestriansport.com/

Please contact Lizzy Chesson with any questions at lchesson@usef.org.