| In order for all to go smoothly at the official 2010 FEI | | | | Those who wish to take advantage of these less |
| World Equestrian Games, there need to be some test | | | | crowded yet overly exciting and professional testing |
| runs and pre-game judging forums. Enter: The | | | | competitions can take advantage of some very |
| Kentucky Cup. These will be the official testing games | | | | generous hotel group rate codes provided at the |
| leading up to the fall, 2010 competition bonanza, and | | | | Alltech FEI website under "testing". Kentucky Horse |
| they will be held during the summer months of 2009 | | | | Park would also like to invite visitors to take advantage |
| and the early spring months of 2010. The first two | | | | of the low admissions costs on these days for the |
| testing competitions that will be held at the Kentucky | | | | remainder of the park, which include horse drawn tours |
| Horse Park are the reining and the vaulting contests, | | | | and two of the finest equine museums in the world. |
| and these will be the first to take place inside of the | | | | Those who are more interested in house rentals can |
| brand new indoor stadium. | | | | also find some great opportunities through just a little |
| The Three Day Event will signal the halt of the 8 | | | | bit of research. |
| separate Kentucky Cup testing competitions, after | | | | There will be two phases of both the reining and the |
| which the racing and summer seasons will take over | | | | vaulting tests on display at the stadium, the reining |
| before a pause will be made in preparation for the big | | | | competition testing in both teams and individuals. Those |
| world games event. These are official qualifying | | | | who wish to volunteer for the world games in the |
| factors, used to determine both the placement of | | | | more specialized areas may have been urged to |
| teams going into the World Equestrian Games as well | | | | volunteer during the testing events as well, and this is a |
| as the overall flow of the functional venues that will | | | | great opportunity to get familiar with the goings on and |
| hold the competitions next fall. The Kentucky Horse | | | | demands of the games next year. This is also a |
| Park is offering the public to view these exciting tests | | | | wonderful opportunity for those who may not be able |
| free of charge, and only car parking will be charged | | | | to afford the games to get up close to these |
| during these timed events. | | | | professional athletes in all of their splendor. |