AQHA to Host FEI CRI2* at 2009 World Show

The American Quarter Horse Journal, October 8, 2009 – The American Quarter Horse Association World Championship Show will host an International Equestrian Federation, CRI2* (Concour de Reining Internationale) event November 16 at Oklahoma State Fair Park in Oklahoma City.

The entry form is available at www.aqha.com/showing/shows/worldshow/. Entries for the event are due Friday, November 13, by 5 p.m. CST and are open to all breeds. The FEI competition will take place in conjunction with the senior reining preliminaries in the Performance Arena. Part of the USEF Open Qualifying series, United States Equestrian Federation Long-List Riders are required to show at three CRI qualifying shows between April 1, 2009, and May 1, 2010, to be eligible to enter the U.S. Team Selection Trial, which will determine the U.S. Team at international competitions in 2010, including the World Equestrian Games.

In 2002, American Quarter Horses appeared for the first time in a World Equestrian Games arena when reining was accepted into FEI and allowed to compete in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=8425

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The World Games 2010 Foundation Announces Competitors for Kentucky Cup Endurance

Official Test Event for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY — October 7, 2009 — On October 14, riders from more than 20 countries will compete in the Kentucky Cup Endurance race, sponsored by Emirates Equestrian Federation and the official endurance test event for the 2010 Alltech World Equestrian Games.

Athletes from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Israel, Romania, Spain and many other countries are expected to compete in or observe Kentucky Cup Endurance in preparation for next year’s Endurance World Championship at the 2010 Games.  The team from the United Arab Emirates will be led by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.  His son, HE Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, will also ride for the UAE.

Current World Champion Maria Alvarez Ponton of Spain, and the mother-daughter team of Valerie Kanavy and Danielle Mc Gunigal of the United States will also compete. Kanavy is a two-time world champion (1994 and 1998) and also placed second to her daughter in the 1996 World Championships. Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=8420

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