Lexington, KY - The 2012 USEF Dressage Festival of Champions and USEF Dressage Selection Trial for the 2012 Olympic Games will take place June 8-10 and 13-17, 2012 at the USET Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, NJ.

The competition will play host to several championship divisions. On June 8-10, riders will contest the National Pony Rider, National Junior, National Young Rider and National Grand Prix/Olympic Games Selection Trials Part I divisions. The National Young Adult "Brentina Cup", National Intermediaire I and National Grand Prix/Olympic Games Selection Trials Part II divisions will take place June 13-17.

The 2012 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championship and Paralympic Selection Trial will also take place between the two competition weekends at the USEF Dressage Festival of Champions. The veterinary inspection will take place on June 10, with the competition occurring June 11-13.

Members of the media who would like to request credentials to cover the event should submit an application by June 1, 2012. To obtain the necessary application form, please contact Kathleen Landwehr at [email protected] with a brief explanation of your media assignment.

For more information about the USEF Dressage Festival of Champions, please visit: http://www.usef.org/_iframes/breedsdisciplines/discipline/alldressage/dressagefestival.aspx.

For more information about the USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championship and Paralympic Selection Trial, please visit:
http://www.usef.org/_IFrames/breedsdisciplines/discipline/allparaequestrian/hpparaEquestrian.aspx.