Carriage Association of America To Host a “Driving Show and More”

The Carriage Association of America (CAA) is pleased to announce the first CAA Carriage Classic, which will be held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky, July 1–3. The event, which will take place mostly in the Horse Park’s Alltech Arena, will be part pleasure-driving show and part mini-Conference.

Participants and spectators alike will all find something to see, do, and enjoy at this year’s inaugural CAA Carriage Classic.

The pleasure-driving-show portion of the event will feature the standard pleasure-driving classes and a several “just for fun” classes, in a variety of divisions. The prize list for the show is available now, and entries close on May 15. You can download the prize list at www.caaonline.com (click on Calendar of Events), or you can contact the CAA office for a copy (call 859-231-0971, send a fax to 859-231-0973, or write to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ).

The event will also feature pleasure drives throughout the Horse Park (for those entered in the pleasure-driving show, or not), lectures, and social activities usually associated with a full CAA Conference. Also in the works are a few special events, such as an antique car show. More details on this portion of the event will be posted at www.caaonline.com as they become available.

The CAA was founded in 1960 and is the oldest and largest international organization devoted to the preservation and restoration of horse-drawn carriages and sleighs. The CAA has more than 3,000 members in all 50 states and in 40 other countries.

For more information on the Carriage Association of America or to join, visit www.caaonline.com, write to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , or call 859-231-0971.

Next week the the park will be filled with Quarter Horses during the Mid-East Kentucky Quarter Horse Association's Bluegrass Classic, June 23-26.

This AQHA and KyQHA-approved show will begin at 7:30 each morning and go throughout the day, with an exhibitors' party Friday and Saturday nights.

Included with park admission.

For more information go to www.KyQHA.com.

Photo courtesy of AQHA.

June 9 - 12, Kentucky Horse Park Campground
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: AnnaMarie Cornett
859-253-0806
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LEXINGTON, KY - For the 38th consecutive year, the biggest names in bluegrass will converge at the Kentucky Horse Park Campground in Lexington, KY for the oldest family-run bluegrass festival in the country, the Festival of the Bluegrass.

Started in 1974 by Bob and Jean Cornett, this event is attended by thousands and is the crown jewel of bluegrass festivals in the Bluegrass. At its heart, the mission of the Festival of the Bluegrass is to maintain the roots of Bluegrass music in Kentucky and to honor the community spirit of evenings spent on front porches throughout Appalachia. That same spirit can be found in “villages” around the campground as music spills beyond the stage to individual camp sites.
The music begins at 7:00 on Thursday, June 9 and concludes with a gospel show on the morning of Sunday, June 12. On the days in between, music begins at 1pm and runs until after midnight.

The familiar faces of The Seldom Scene and Mountain Heart will be there, joined by first
timers the Dixie Bee Liners and Steep Canyon Rangers. We’re also excited to welcome back Town Mountain for their second Festival of the Bluegrass performance. Tickets for this family-friendly event run between $15 for the day to $95 for the entire weekend, with an extra $20 per ticket to camp.

Find out more at www.festivalofthebluegrass.com, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , or
by calling 859-253-0806.

Note to editors: If you would like additional information or to sit down for an interview, please contact AnnaMarie Cornett at 859-327-0473 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for arrangements.

Full line up of bands:
Steep Canyon Rangers
Town Mountain
Katie Penn & New Town
IIIrd Tyme Out
Dixie Bee-Liners
Lonesome River Band
Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers
Kentucky Blue
Seldom Scene
Mountain Heart
Nothin Fancy
JD Crowe & the New South
Dry Branch Fire Squad
Continental Divide
Driving Rain
Bluegrass Collective
Blind Corn Liquor Pickers
The Grass Stains

The KDA Spring Warm-Up Show May 26-27, and the KDA 25th Annual Dressage Show, May 28-29, at the Kentucky Horse Park in the Dressage Complex, will have a record total of 1,092 rides over the four days.

Press Conference for High Hope Steeplechase

Who:  Hall of Fame Jockey and founder/director of the North American Racing Academy (NARA) Chris McCarron; leading Thoroughbred and steeplechase owner Ken Ramsey; Remi Bellocq, chairperson of the High Hope Steeplechase Committee

What:  A press conference announcing the return of High Hope Steeplechase on May 22, 2011, following a one-year hiatus to accommodate the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.