The U.S. Eventing Association (USEA) is pleased to announce that Lamplight Equestrian Center will host the 2007-2009 American Eventing Championships (AEC), which are the national championships for the sport of eventing. The Championships include all levels of recognized competition, beginner novice through advanced.

Lamplight Equestrian Center, which is located in Wayne, Ill., a Chicago suburb, is co-owned by Tom Moxley and Stephen Cooper and is the site of more than 20 equestrian competitions each year. Events include two horse trials, seven regional dressage shows, and six “AA” rated hunter/jumper shows with grand prix, including Lamplight’s two-week Equifest, which hosts upward of 1,000 horses each week.

The AEC is expected to take place in September of each year. The horses will be stabled at Lamplight, where dressage and show jumping will take place. The cross country phase will be run across the street at the Du Page County Forest Preserve’s Pratt Wayne Woods Equestrian Area, which currently has six levels of cross-country courses on more than 600 acres.

Katie Lindsay, who currently organizes the Maui Jim Horse Trials (also held at Lamplight), has been named organizer of the AEC. She has been an event organizer for 25 years, starting with the American Continental Young Riders Three-Day Event Championships in 1981. She introduced intermediate level eventing to Area IV in 1982, and through the generous sponsorship of the Centel Corporation and later Sprint, advanced eventing was added a decade later. Her lifetime love of the sport and vast experience as both an organizer and a licensed official–plus the expert team of volunteers she has developed over the years–will no doubt ensure the continued success of this destination event