Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation® is now accepting bids from photographers who would like to be named “Official Photographers for the 2009 North American Junior/Young Rider Championships.” The North American Junior/Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC) is the only FEI Championship held annually in North America and showcases the very best Juniors and Young Riders on the North American continent. For the first time ever, NAJYRC will be held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY – which will be home to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.

The NAJYRC features the three Olympic disciplines of Dressage, Eventing and Jumping as well as the World Equestrian Games discipline of Reining. An official discipline-specific photographer will be named for each discipline.

To request an application form, please email [email protected].

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For further information about the 2009 North American Junior/Young Rider Championships, please contact Joanie Morris at [email protected] or at 859.225.2052.