The 2010 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions will return to Gladstone, NJ, August 6–8 and August 13–15. The Festival of Champions will once again feature the National Championships for the Grand Prix, Intermediaire I, Young Adult “Brentina Cup,” Young Rider, and Junior divisions, in addition to the Selection Trial for the U.S. Dressage Team for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.

The initial deadline for World Equestrian Games/Grand Prix National Championship applications and Intermediaire I National Championship applications is May 31, 2010. For more information, including applications, selection procedures, and ranking lists, please visit the USEF website at www.usef.org/_IFrames/breedsdisciplines/discipline/alldressage/hpDressage.aspx.

For more information about these High Performance divisions, contact Jenny Van Wieren, Assistant Director of Dressage, at [email protected].

The initial deadline for Junior, Young Rider, and “Brentina Cup” Applications of Intent is April 30, 2010. For more information, including applications, selection procedures, and ranking lists, please visit www.usef.org/_IFrames/breedsDisciplines/discipline/allDressage/natdressage.aspx.

In addition, the USEF National Developing Horse Dressage Championship (sponsored by the Dutta Corporation and Performance Sales International) and the Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage Championships will be held July 22–25, 2010, at the Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, IL. The initial deadline for these Applications of Intent is April 30, 2010.

Applications, selection procedures, ranking lists, and updated qualifying competition lists are now available at www.usef.org/_IFrames/breedsDisciplines/discipline/allDressage/natdressage.aspx.

For more information about these National Dressage Programs, contact Jennifer Keeler, National Director of Dressage, at [email protected].