Sept. 10, 2009 - Bigeq.com is pleased to announce its sponsorship of the 2009 Capital Challenge Equitation Weekend. The prestigious event held on Saturday, September 26th and Sunday, September 27th opens the 2009 Capital Challenge Horse Show, which runs from September 26th through October 4th at the Prince George’s Equestrian Center in Upper Marlboro, MD.

During the Equitation Weekend, the best hunt seat equitation riders in the country will come together to compete in flat and over-fence classes. Saturday’s events will feature divisions for each age group and will take place indoors and out. Sunday’s three featured classes will begin at 8 am in the Show Place Arena. The North American Junior Equitation Championship begins the schedule of events.  The Junior Equitation Championship is a challenging multiphase event over fences at a height of 3’6.  The class requires accuracy, consistency and communication between horse and rider in order to navigate the technical course.          

The second class on Sunday’s schedule is the Taylor Harris Insurance Services National Children’s Medal (NCM) Finals.  This class is for riders under the age of 18 who have competed throughout the year in qualifying shows. The Taylor Harris Insurance Services NCM is a competitive steppingstone into the 3’6” equitation division.  Riders collect points throughout the year for placing in each class in an effort to qualify for the NCM Finals. The top riders in the country are invited to compete in the NCM Finals to jump a course of three-foot fences.  The panel of five judges numerically scores the riders and the top ten are asked to return over a shortened course. It has been a very competitive qualifying year with over 600 classes held across North America.

The final equitation class held on September 27th in the Show Place Arena is the North American Adult Amateur Equitation Championship.  The class is open to adult riders who will navigate a course of fences 3’ – 3’3” in height. A panel of five judges will numerically score riders in the two-round class. The winner of the class is the highest scoring rider.

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For more information, please visit the Capital Challenge website: www.capitalchallenge.org. For more information on the Capital Challenge Horse Show call (301) 260-2467 prior to the show or (301) 952-7944 during the show.