Dear Rita,

The moment is upon us! All the horses have passed the Vet Check at the USEF Festival of Champions, Selection Trials for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky, 2010. The small tour started this afternoon with Kassandra Barteau winning the Prix St. Georges on her 10-year-old Jazz, Toscano.

The starting list for the Grand Prix on Saturday morning has been drawn and looks like this:

9:00  A.M. Jane Hannigan with Maksymilian
9:09  A.M. Jan Ebeling with Rafalca
9:18  A.M. Elisabeth Austin with Olivier
9:27  A.M. Adrienne Lyle with Wizard
9:55  A.M. Sue Blinks with Robin Hood
10:04 A.M. Leslie Morse with Tip Top 962
10:13 A.M. Katherine Bateson-Chandler with Nartan
10:22 A.M. Catherine Haddad with Winyamaro
10:50 A.M. Lauren Sammis with Sagacious HF
10:59 A.M. Sue Jaccoma with Wadamur
11:08 A.M. Todd Flettrich with Otto
11:17 A.M. Tina Konyot with Calecto V
11:45 A.M. Jan Ebeling with Sandrina
11:54 A.M. Shawna Harding with Come Back III
12:03 P.M. Pierre St. Jacques with Lucky Tiger

I hope to see ALL of my blog readers at Gladstone. Look at my previous blog if you want more information on how to get to the event. And remember, there are still VIP tables available. If you reserve seating the in the VIP tent, let the hostess, Randy Leoni know that you read my blog. She will make sure to tell me where you are sitting so that we can meet each other in person. Otherwise, I will see y’all ringside!!

If you can’t make it to Gladstone to watch the Selection Trials in person, the USEF is live streaming the competition on the Internet. The service is free and can be found at www.USEFLIVE.com

And here is some footage of the show grounds at USET Headquarters in Gladstone! 

Get ready to watch our country’s best!

I’m Catherine Haddad, and I’m sayin it like it is from Gladstone, New Jersey!

Training Tip of the Day: When you get to the show, ride like you always ride. Routine will pay off in the end.