The National Horse Show Association of America is pleased to announce the dates and locations for this year’s ASPCA Maclay Regional competitions. The horse shows’ qualifying classes determine which riders will compete in this year’s ASPCA Maclay National Championship, which will be held at the Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament on October 31-November 4, 2007.
The ASPCA Maclay Horsemanship class has been held since 1933, and it is one of the most prestigious competitions for junior riders in the United States. Its winners are some of the biggest names in equestrian sport. Previous winners include: William Steinkraus in 1941, Frank Chapot (1948), George Morris (1952), Leslie Burr (1972), Stacia Klein Madden in 1987, and Nicole Shahinian Simpson in 1992. Last year’s ASPCA Maclay National Championship winner was Maggie McAlary of Amherst, NH.
The following Regional competitions will be qualifiers for the National Championship. Please contact the appropriate regional horse show for a prize list.
Region 1 (Northeast – CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
September 30, 2007, at Grand Fall Classic in Westbrook, CT
(860) 399-6317, [email protected]
Region 2 (East – NJ, NY, PA)
September 9, 2007, at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, NY
(914) 669-5610
Region 3 (Southeast – AL, DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
September 8, 2007, at North Florida Hunter Jumper Assoc. in Jacksonville, FL
(904) 993-2053, [email protected]
Region 4 (Midwest- IL, IN, KY, MI, OH)
September 29, 2007, at Kentucky National in Lexington, KY
615-838-7560, [email protected]
Region 5 (Central – AR, IA, KS, LA, MO, MN, ND, NE, OK, SD, TX, WI)
September 15, 2007 at St. Louis National Charity in Lake St. Louis, MO
(636) 561-8080, [email protected]
Region 6 (Mountain- AZ, CO, NM, UT)
September 13-16, 2007, at High Prairie Fall Classic in Parker, CO
(303) 841-7461, [email protected]
Region 7 (Northwest – AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY)
September 15, 2007, at NorthWest Autumn Finals in Monroe, WA
(360) 805-6711, [email protected]
Region 8 (West – CA, HI, NV)
September 15, 2007, at Oaks Blenheim Fall Tournament in San Juan Capistrano, CA
(949) 443-1841, [email protected]
For more information on the ASPCA Maclay National Championships and its qualifiers as well as the National Horse Show Association of America, please visit www.nhs.org.
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