June 17, 1998

Phelps Photography & Video is the Official photography and video company for the Dressage Portion of the USET Festival of Champions. We will be concentrating on coverage of that event bringing you immediate scores, and photos as soon as possible. However, we will sneak away from time to time to catch the action in the other areas of competitions, so stay tuned!

Photos will be available of your favorite riders, so keep checking, and e-mail us with any special requests. We are on assignment for various companies doing promotional photos, and will introduce those products upon completion of our work.

The Bayer/USET Festival of Champions is the only event of it's kind in The United States. It showcases equestrian competition in four equestrian disciplines-show-jumping, dressage, combined driving, and endurance. The 1998 Bayer/USET Festival of Champions will host selection trials for The USET World Championship teams in dressage, driving, and show jumping. Many Olympic Medalists and National Champions will compete.

Schedule of Events



Thursday, June 18

Dressage         8:10- 8:20   FEI Junior Preliminary Test
                 8:20- 9:55   Open Grand Prix
                 9:55-10:15   Awards
                11:00- 1:15   Open Prix St George
                 2:15-5:15    Millers/USET Grand Prix

                 5:15         Awards


Show Jumping     1:00- 3:30   Gladstone Warm-Up

Competitors Party

                 5:00         GEA Competitor's Welcome Reception

Friday, June 19

Dressage         9:20-9:50  FEI Junior Team Rest
                 9:50-11:30 Open Intermediaire I
                11:50       Awards
                 1:00- 3:15 Miller's/USET Prix St George
                 3:15       Awards
                 4:00- 5:45 Open Grand Prix Special
                 5:15       Awards

Show Jumping     8:00- 9:00   Cosequin/USET Show Jumping Junior
                              Talent Derby Welcome Class
                 9:20-10:35   Cosequin/USET Show Jumping Amateur
                              Owner Talent Derby Welcome Class
                11:15-12:45   Merrill Lynch Futures Class
                 2:15- 4:45   Beneficial Welcome Classic
                              Selection Trial #1

Driving          9:00- 4:00   Dressage Phase

Competitors' Party  
                 6:30-11:00  Competitors' Festival Party
                             'The Road to Rome'
Exhibition

Pine Meadow     12:50- 1:10  Black Beauty
                    

Saturday, June 20

Dressage         8:25- 9:05   FEI Young Rider Team Test
                 9:05- 9:35   FEI Junior Individual Test
                 1:00- 4:50   Miller's/USET Grand Prix Special
                 9:50-10:20   Open Intermediaire I- Freestyle
                10:20-11:50   Open Grand Prix- Freestyle

Show Jumping     8:00- 9:30   Cosequin/USET Show Jumping Junior 
                              Talent Derby Qualifier
                 9:50-11:50   Cosequin/USET Show Jumping Amateur
                              Owner Derby Qualifier
                 2:30- 4:00   Merrill Lynch Futures Classic

Driving          8:00- 1:00   Marathon Phase

Challenge of Champions

Brown Arena     11:50-12:30  Bradshaw's Paralympic Dressage Freestyle

Reining

Pine Meadow     12:10-12:30  Reining's Million Dollar Superstars
                             Bill Horn & Trashadeous introduce the
                             6th Discipline of Reining to the USET
Demonstrations

Pine Meadow     12:40- 1:00  Falconry
                 1:10- 1:30  Black Beauty

Festival Party              
                             Sponsors' Reception

Children's Corral - Pine Meadow

Model Horse Show 11:00        Open Model Horse Show
JJ Huggles       12:30- 3:30  Clown
Petting Farm     12:00- 4:00  Small Farm Animals
Surprise Guest    Mid Day     ????????????

Sunday, June 21

Dressage         8:00- 8:55   FEI Junior Young Rider Individual Test
                 9:10-12:05   Miller's/USET Intermediare 1
                 1:10- 4:30   Miller's/USET Grand Prix Freestyle

Endurance        6:00 AM      50 Mile USET Championship Endurance Ride
                              We will be there (if the alarm goes off!)
                              to capture the start of this great competition.
                 2:30         Awards

Show Jumping     8:00- 9:10   Cosequin/USET Show Jumping
                              Junior Talent Derby
                              Presented by BET on Jazz
                 9:30-10:40   Cosequin/USET Show Jumping Amateur
                              Owner Talent Derby
                              presented by BET on Jazz
                12:00- 5:30   Rolex/USET Show Jumping Championship
                              Trials #2 & #3
                              Presented by Ethel M Chocolates
Driving          9:00-11:30   Obstacle Phase

Challenge of Champions

Pine Meadow      2:45- 3:00   Bradshaw's Challenge of Champions Awards

Reining- Brown Arena

                 12:05-12:20  Reining's Million Dollar Superstars
                              Bill Horn & Trashadeous introduce the
                              6th Discipline of Reining to the USET
Exhibition- Brown Arena

                  12:20-12:40 Black Beauty
                  
Children's Corral - Pine Meadow

Equine Art Show   11:00        Open Youth Equine Art Show
JJ Huggles        12:30- 3:30  Clown
Petting Farm      12:00- 4:00  Small Farm Animals

Throughout the weekend there will be many Exhibitions which will be ongoing in the 
Exhibition area and the time and places for special performances will be announced.

Blacksmithing, 4-H Art Show, Children's Corral, 4-H Model Horse Show, 
Mounted Police Demonstrations, Falconry

Stay tuned to Phelps Equine World for photos, rider bios, and Festival coverage.
Phelps Photography & Video^* — the Official company for The Bayer/USET Dressage Festival of Champions.
^* We are doing videos for the riders only, no production.