Gladstone, NJ – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is launching a new Show Jumping initiative for Young Riders beginning in the summer of 2010. Some of the most exciting up-and-coming riders in the US will have the opportunity to apply for and participate in the 2010 Show Jumping Young Rider Tour. The USEF Jumping Department has posted the Selection Procedure and Application for the 2010 Show Jumping Young Rider Tour on the Show Jumping High Performance website: http://www.usef.org/_IFrames/breedsdisciplines/discipline/alljumping/YRTour.aspx

The proposed shows for the 2010 Young Rider Tour are: CSI3* Eindhoven (NED), May 13-16, 2010; CSIOY Reims (FRA), May 28-30, 2010, and CSIOY Wierden (NED), June 3-6, 2010. To be considered for selection on this Tour, riders must be born on or between January 1, 1989 and December 31, 1994.  The deadline for submitting an application is Monday, March 29, 2010.  For more information, contact Lizzy Chesson, Director of Show Jumping High Performance Programs (908) 326-1166 or email lchesson@usef.org.Photo Credit: Ande Farish and On The Rox by Diana DeRosa.