The U.S. Equestrian Federation will be offering Developing Dressage Training Clinics with Olympians Steffen Peters and Guenter Seidel in the goal of cultivating the future of dressage in the United States.

Peters will conduct the first clinic, in Gladstone, N.J., at the USET Foundation Headquarters on Oct. 30-31. A second clinic is planned for early December in Florida with Seidel.

East Coast athletes currently on the 2009 USEF Dressage Long List for training and athletes on the USEF Developing Rider List will receive an invitation sent by the USEF Dressage Department. Riders attending the clinic will be strongly encouraged to bring their personal trainer. The purpose of these clinics is to educate, assist and promote the riders and their trainers in order to further enhance their progress.

Auditing will be based on rider invitation only; each rider will be allowed to bring auditors to his or her individual training session. Auditors are not permitted to observe other training sessions unless they have specifically been invited by another rider to audit.

The USEF High Performance Dressage Committee anticipates continuing similar clinics into the 2010 year and beyond in order to further identify and advance the dressage talent in the United States. Participation in at least one of the Developing clinics may be mandatory to remain on the USEF Developing Rider List.

For further information, please contact: Jenny Van Wieren, USEF Assistant Director of Dressage at jvanwieren@ usef.org or (859) 225-6949.