This year the hunter divisions will be one of the main features during the Kentucky Spring Horse Show Series at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. The hunters will feature $25,000 in prize money each week, a World Champion Hunter Rider (WCHR) week, and the $15,000 Chronicle of the Horse/USHJA International Hunter Derby Presented by Dietrich Insurance. The show will be led by Kentucky Horse Shows LLC, the nation’s premier horse show management company, and will feature two exciting weeks of competition spanning May 12-16, 2010, and May 19-23, 2010.

The Kentucky Spring Horse Show, held May 12-16, 2010, marks the first week of competition and has been designated as a WCHR week. The WCHR is an awards program started by the American Hunter-Jumper Foundation, and the awards are presented, on both a national and regional level, to Pony, Junior, Amateur, Professional, Adult and Children’s hunter riders who accumulate the most points at WCHR designated horse shows throughout the year.

The first week of horse show will also feature the $15,000 Chronicle of the Horse/USHJA International Hunter Derby Presented by Dietrich Insurance, being held Saturday, May 14, in the Main Stadium. The derby event will include jumps reminiscent of the hunt field, such as a natural post and rail, a stone wall, a coop, an aiken, hedges, logs, banks, and ditches.

Kentucky Horse Shows LLC is pleased to announce that there are a number of excellent changes for the hunter competitors to benefit from this year. The first is that the prize money for the hunter divisions has risen to $25,000 during both the Kentucky Spring Horse Show and the Kentucky Spring Classic, which runs May 19-23, 2010. This change marks an increase of 20% from 2009. There has also been an important change to the hunter schedule this year. All of the Junior and Children’s Hunter classes will be held on Saturday and Sunday to not interfere with school for the young riders.

Finally, the hunter exhibitors will be pleased to find that the OTTO Sport footing system has been installed in the Murphy Ring to match the surfaces in the Stonelea Ring and main hunter schooling area.

The Kentucky Spring Horse Show and the Kentucky Spring Classic will be held at the beautiful Kentucky Horse Park, which will also be hosting 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian GamesT. These events attract the nation’s best competitors because it offers wonderful competition venues, excellent stabling, plenty of exercise rings and spacious places to ride, miles of trails, and lush cross country fields.

For more information about the Kentucky Spring Horse Shows please go to www.kentuckyhorseshows.com.

Jennifer Alfano

Photo Credit: Jennifer Alfano earned multiple tricolor ribbons in the professional hunter divisions during the 2009 Kentucky Spring Classic. Photo By: Lauren Fisher/PMG. Photograph may be used only in relation to this PMG press release

KENTUCKY HORSE SHOW LLC’s 2010 HORSE SHOW SERIES FAST FACTS

Events: Kentucky Spring Horse Shows, Kentucky Summer Horse Shows, Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships Presented by Gotham North, USEF Junior Hunter National Championship – East Coast, USEF National Pony Finals, and Bluegrass Festival Horse Show

What: The Kentucky Horse Show LLC’s 2010 series includes six weeks of top competition throughout the spring and summer. These premier hunter/jumper competitions feature a USEF 5* Jumper Rating and a “AA” Hunter rating. The Kentucky Horse Show Series is the host of the Hagyard Challenge Series with five grand prix competitions that culminate with a Leading Rider Bonus.

Where: Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY, site of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian GamesT. Home to the United States Equestrian Federation.

When: KENTUCKY SPRING HORSE SHOW – May 12-16, 2010 $30,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic $55,000 Commonwealth Grand Prix WCHR recognized hunter competition Chronicle of the Horse/USHJA International Hunter Derby

KENTUCKY SPRING CLASSIC – May 19-23, 2010 $30,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic $55,000 Mary Rena Murphy Grand Prix

KENTUCKY SUMMER HORSE SHOW – July 28-August 1, 2010 $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic $40,000 Kentucky Summer Grand Prix

KENTUCKY SUMMER CLASSIC – August 4- 8, 2010 $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic $50,000 Rood & Riddle Kentucky Grand Prix WCHR recognized hunter competition

2010 ADEQUAN FEI NORTH AMERICAN JUNIOR AND YOUNG RIDER CHAMPIONSHIPS PRESENTED BY GOTHAM NORTH – July 28-August 1, 2010

2010 USEF JUNIOR HUNTER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – EAST COAST – August 5-6, 2010

2010 USEF PONY FINALS – August 10-15, 2010

BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL HORSE SHOW – August 18 – 22, 2010 $100,000 2010 Chronicle of the Horse/USHJA International Hunter Derby Finals, Presented by Dietrich Insurance $50,000 Bluegrass Festival Grand Prix CSI-W, World Cup Qualifier

Hours: 8am – 5pm daily

Parking: Horse Show Exhibitors may purchase a weekly parking pass at the main Horse Park entrance for $5.00. Dogs are permitted at the Kentucky Horse Park on a leash.

Directions: The Kentucky Horse Park is located 8 miles northeast of Lexington, Kentucky at Exit 120 on Interstate 75.

Information: Before Show – (859) 233-0492, Email: [email protected] During Show – Telephone: (859) 254-3343, Fax: (859) 231-6097 Stabling – Email Tom Blankenship at [email protected] Stable office – Before Show: (843) 269-4737, During Show: (859) 255-0605 Prize List Advertising – Email Cindy Bozan at [email protected] or call (859) 608-3709 Vendors – Email Cindy Bozan at [email protected] or call (859) 608-3709 Shownet – www.shownet.biz Website: www.kentuckyhorseshows.com

Ring Dimensions/Specs: The Stonelea Ring, Murphy Ring, Walnut Ring, Stonelea/Murphy Schooling Ring, the New Indoor Arena and the Main Outdoor Stadium have Otto Sport footing consisting of fine sand and synthetic fibre on pvc mats. The Claiborne, Annex, and Covered Arena (old) rings’ footing consists of a sand cushion on limestone base. The dimensions of the competition areas are as follows:

Stonelea: 140’x 280′, Murphy: 135’x 280′, Stonelea and Murphy Schooling: 110’x 400′ Walnut: 300’x 370′, Claiborne: 140’x 270′, Annex 130’x 250′, Covered Arena (old): 145’x 285′ Main Outdoor Stadium: 360′ x 384′, New Indoor Arena: 132′ x 265′

Shopping: Vendors offering equestrian equipment, apparel, jewelry and home furnishings are located adjacent to the Stonelea Ring.

Hotels: HOLIDAY INN NORTH – 859 – 233-0512 – Approximately 4 miles FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES BY MARRIOTT – 859 -977-5870 – Approximately 4 miles FOUR POINTS SHERATON – 859-259-1311 – Approximately 4 miles LA QUINTA – 859-231-7551 – Approximately 4 miles KNIGHTS INN – 859-231-0232 – Approximately 4 miles MARRIOT GRIFFIN GATE – 859-231-5100 – Approximately 4 miles EMBASSY SUITES – 859-455-5000 – Approximately 4 miles RESIDENCE INN – 859-231-6191 – Approximately 5 miles COURTYARD BY MARRIOT – 859-253-4646 – Approximately 5 miles HOLIDAY INN GEORGETOWN – 502-570-0220 – Approximately 6 miles RAMADA INN – 859-299-1261 – Approximately 6 miles RED ROOF INN – 859-293-2626 – Approximately 6 miles HAMPTON INN – 502-867-4888 – Approximately 6 miles SUPER EIGHT – 502-863-4888 – Approximately 6 miles MICROTEL INN & SUITES – 502-868-8000 – Approximately 6 miles

Management: Kentucky Horse Shows, LLC P. O. Box 11428 Lexington, KY 40575-1428 859-233-0492 (phone) 859-233-0495 (fax) email: [email protected] website: www.kentuckyhorseshows.com

Media Contact: Phelps Media Group, Inc. 12230 Forest Hill Blvd. Suite 214 Wellington, FL 33414 561-753-3389 (phone) 561-753-3386 (fax) [email protected]

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