The American Horse Shows Association has entered eight horse and rider combinations for the Burghley Horse Trials (CCI****) in England, August 31 - September 3, 2000.

The riders and horses are:

Aletta Nickles; Great Falls, VA (Mozart)
Jonathan Elliot; Fairfield, VA (Kilcotrim)
Michael Mendell; Houston, TX (Loughnatousa Spring)
Momi Akeley; Bluemont, VA (Chort)
Beale Wright Morris; Middleburg, VA (Pathfinder)
Marcia Kulak; Scotia, NY (Talk Back)
Tiffany Loudon; Blythewood, SC (Makabi)
Darren Chiacchia; Springville, NY (R.G. Renegade)

For further information, please contact Christine E. Stafford, Director of Communications on (859) 225 6923 or via email at cstafford@ahsa.org. Press releases are available on our web site - www.ahsa.org.

The American Horse Shows Association, as the National Equestrian Federation of the U.S., is the regulatory body for the Olympic and World Championship sports of dressage, driving, endurance, eventing, reining, show jumping, and vaulting, as well as 19 other breeds and disciplines of equestrian competition. As the country's largest multi-breed organization, the AHSA has over 70,000 members and recognizes more than 2,600 competitions nationwide each year. It governs all aspects of competition, including educating and licensing all judges, stewards, and technical delegates who officiate at these shows.