By Joanie Morris

Lexington, KY – Five United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) National Champions will be crowned next week (June 18-21) in Gladstone, NJ at the 2009 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions. The competition annually showcases the best dressage horses and riders in the country in the following FEI categories: Junior, Young Rider, Young Adult ‘Brentina Cup’, Intermediaire and Grand Prix.

The following horse/rider combinations have been invited to compete:

Rider/Horse

Juniors:

Katrin Dagge/Ladinor

Riana Porter/Romax Foldager

Ellen Wall/Tvauri

Stephanie Nowak/Coriall

Katrin Dagge/Dream of Love

Genay Vaughn/Waranja

Nicole DelGiorno/Lamborghini Dane

Jessica Deimler/Ragtime V

Lauren Knopp/Rho Dance

Julia Handt/Vindaris 2

Rachel Ruth Edwards/Landsmann

Alison Coyle/Bariton

Young Riders:

Kassandra Barteau/GP Raymeister

Mary Cameron Rollins/Rose Noir

Rachel Campbell/Wandango

Jillian Kemenosh/Nelzon

Meagan Davis/Bentley

Christine Stephenson/Markant

McKenzie Jenkins/Tsarina Bint RII
Lauren Gorton/Don Perry

Katie Johnson/Millenium

Julia McKean/Stravinsky

Caroline Roffman/Accent Aigu FRH

Kristina Wang/Belladiva

Brentina Cup:

Alyssa Eidbo/Johnny Cash

Jennifer Sirrine/Woody Allen

Amanda Johnson/Pip

Endel Ots/Picasso

Devon Kane/Prins

Jocelyn Wiese/Lamborghini

Kim Schisler/Duvallier

Makenzie Rath/Calido 49

Lauren Sprieser/Clairvoya

Intermediaire I:

Jan Brons/Teutobod

Courtney King-Dye/Bogner B

Katherine Bateson Chandler/Dea II

Chris Hickey/Cabana Boy

Shannon Peters/Flor de Selva

Courtney King-Dye/Grandioso

Shelley Francis/Wig Wam

Helena Espinosa/Rifradin

Laura Cooper/Settino

Pamela Goodrich/Donnerhit

Katherine Bateson Chandler/Rutherford

Suzanne Markham/Donarlicht GCF

Arlene Page/Alina

Kathleen Raine/ Breanna

Grand Prix:

Leslie Morse/ Tip Top 962

Adrienne Lyle/Felix

Michael Barisone/Neruda

Lauren Sammis/Sagacious HF

Adrienne Lyle/Wizard

Shelly Francis/Dominion

Michael Barisone/Olympus

Reese Koffler-Stanfield/Goubergh’s Kasper

Tara Stegen/New Tango

Pierre St Jacques/Lucky Tiger

Arlene Page/Wild One

Sharon McCusker/Juli Sherif

Jo Moran/Minna

Catherine Morelli/BeSe

The tentative schedule and more information are available at http://www.usef.org/contentPage2.aspx?id=dressagefestival, where Live Scoring will also be updated in real time during the competition.

For complete coverage, blogs, updates and photos please see: http://www.clubequestrian.com/coverage/festival_of_champions_2009.aspx

Please contact Jenny van Wieren at [email protected] with questions.