Come celebrate your patriotism by supporting the U.S. athletes. The U.S. Saddle Seat Equitation World Cup will be hosting a benefit dinner on Sunday evening, July 4, at the beautiful and historic Spindletop Hall in Lexington, KY. The 2010 Gold Medal Gala will feature cocktails, dinner and both live and silent auctions. Past auction items have included stallion breedings, vacation packages, tack and equipment, and other unique items.

Tickets for the gala may be purchased for $75 each. For ticket or sponsorship information, please contact Executive Secretary Christy O’Donnell at [email protected] or telephone at (813) 760-0465. Tickets may also be purchased from any USWC team member. All proceeds from the event will go to support the USWC in funding our 2010 teams, hosting the international competition, and promoting saddle seat equitation and saddle seat breeds at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.

The U.S. athletes will be competing at the 2010 International Saddle Seat World Cup competition to be held October 6–8 in conjunction with the Kentucky Fall Classic Horse Show at Shelby County Fairgrounds in Shelbyville, KY. The teams will also be participating in exhibitions at the prestigious Equine Village during the final two days of the World Equestrian Games.

The U.S. will be taking on three- and five-gaited teams from Canada, Germany, Great Britain and South Africa. The members of the 2010 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Teams are:

Three-Gaited
Nick Maupin (Sussex, WI)
Brittany McGinnis (Fishers, IN)
Jessica Moctezuma (Hardwick, NJ)
Alexis Muniz (Coconut Creek, FL)
Abby Mutrux (University City, MO)
Taylor Newton (Alternate) (Lizton, IN)
Coach/Manager: Jimmy & Helen Robertson (Shelbyville, KY)

Five-Gaited
Brittany Baird (Hinsdale, IL)
Jacqueline Beck (Aliso Viejo, CA)
Drew Taylor Hewitt (Bermuda Run, NC)
Ali Judah (Louisville, KY)
Scooter Scheurich (New Orleans, LA)
Cydni Simmons (Alternate) (Burlington, KY)

Coach/Manager: Barbe Smith & James Nichols (New Orleans, LA)

The mission of the U.S. Saddle Seat Equitation World Cup is to expand the presence of saddle seat equitation on both national and international levels through team-based competition and promotion of the discipline by our athletes and officials. The U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup is a registered 501(c)(3) corporation.