The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has announced the dates and location for the 2010 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions which will also serve as the USEF Selection Trial for the US Dressage Team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG).

The competition will be held over two weeks:  August 6-8 and August 13-15, 2010 at the USET Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, NJ.

The best horse/rider combinations in the following divisions will vie for national dressage championships: The first half of the Grand Prix National Dressage Championship and the Intermediaire I Championship will run over the first weekend and the Junior, Young Rider and Young Adult ‘Brentina Cup,' as well as the conclusion of the Grand Prix National Dressage Championship will run over the second weekend.

The USEF Selection Trial for the US Dressage Team for the WEG will be the Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Grand Prix National Championship.

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