Lake Placid, NY-June 28, 2005-Olympic veterans Margie Goldstein Engle, Joe Fargis, Lisa Jacquin, and Anne Kursinski head an impressive list of riders who were on hand for the start of this year's Lake Placid Horse Show Tuesday at the North Elba Showgrounds in Lake Placid.

The 2005 Lake Placid Horse Show, June 28-July 3, and the I Love New York Horse Show, July 5-10, are once again hosting world-class equestrian competition, including two American Grandprix Association (AGA) Series events - the $60,000 Budweiser Grandprix of Lake Placid CSI 2* on Sunday, July 3 and the $75,000 Hermès I Love New York Grandprix CSI 2* on Saturday, July 9. The $60,000 Budweiser Grandprix of Lake Placid CSI 2* will be televised on Outdoor Life Network (OLN) and both Grand Prix events are FEI sanctioned, offering riders the opportunity to earn valuable points on the international rider rankings.

A 2000 Sydney Olympian, Margie Goldstein Engle also represented the United States in the 2003 Pan American Games where she helped the U.S. capture the team Gold Medal while also winning individual Bronze. In 2001, she became only the third rider in history to sweep both of the Lake Placid Horse Shows ' twin AGA Grand Prix events, winning the $50,000 Budweiser Grandprix of Lake Placid on Hidden Creek's Perin and the $50,000 I Love New York Grand Prix on Reggae. Engle, the AGA's only eight-time Rider of the Year, has won a total of six Grand Prix events at the Lake Placid and I Love New York Horse Shows.

Also competing at this year's Lake Placid and I Love New York Horse Shows is two-time Olympian Joe Fargis. In 1984, Fargis won team and individual Gold Medals at the Los Angeles Olympics. He also won a team Silver Medal at the Seoul Olympic Games in 1988. Fargis is a two-time Grandprix champion in Lake Placid, having won the I Love New York Grandprix in 1993 and again in 2000.

Another, two-time Olympian, Lisa Jacquin, helped the US win the team Silver Medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. She also rode for the US in the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. She and her legendary partner For The Moment were also part of the US's Silver Medal team in the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis.

Member or alternate of four consecutive US Olympic Teams, including the Silver Medal teams at the 1988 Seoul and 1996 Atlanta Games, Anne Kursinki was also the first woman to win the $450,000 Pulsar Crown Grand Prix of Monterrey, Mexico. Her numerous titles include 1991 US Olympic Committee (USOC) Female Equestrian Athlete of the Year and 1995 AHSA/Hertz Equestrian of the Year.

This year's Lake Placid Horse Show schedule includes classes such as the 1.35m Adirondack Store Jump-off and 1.40m Hilton Lake Placid Resort Speed Challenge on Wednesday, June 29; the 1.45m Whiteface Mountain Open Jumper class on Thursday, June 30; the 1.35m Hilton Lake Placid Resort Time First Jump-Off; the 1.40m Lake Placid Resort North American League (NAL) Open Speed Stake and the 1.50m Turtle Lane Farm Open Jumper Welcome Stake on Friday, July 1; the 1.45m Golden Arrow Open Jumper class, the Y106.3 Low Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic, the Whiteface Lodge NAL Adult Amateur Jumper Classic, and Adirondack Life Low Junior Jumper Classic on Saturday, July 2; and finishing the week at the Lake Placid Horse Show are the Shamrock Ventures LLC High Jr. Jumper Classic, Mirror Lake Inn High Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic, Juliam Farm Lead Line and C.M. Hadfield's Saddlery Parade of Champions on Sunday, July 3, prior to the $60,000 Budweiser Grandprix of Lake Placid CSI 2*. In addition to these premier events in the Richard M. Feldman Grand Prix Field, on Sunday, July 3, there is also a full day of Hunter Classics in the Hunter Ring, including the Sidelines NAL Adult Amateur Hunter Classic.

The 2005 I Love New York Horse Shows schedule includes the Lake Placid News/Adirondack Daily Enterprise Open Jumper Stake and the 1.35m WPTZ News Channel 5 Jump-Off on Wednesday, July 6; the 1.40m Wild Horse Winery NAL Open Speed Stake and the 1.50m Pin Oak Farm Open Jumper Stake on Thursday, July 7; the 1.40m Price Chopper Speed Challenge and the 1.45m Nicola's Restaurants Open Jumper class on Friday, July 8; and the Shamrock Ventures LLC High Junior Jumper Classic and the Charlotte Bobcats Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic on Saturday, July 9. Both of these events are member events of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame series.

Also held on July 9 are the Woodlea Farms Parade of Champions, the Kathy Scholl Equitation Championship and the highlight of the second week- the $75,000 Hermès I Love New York Grandprix CSI 2*. After the Grand Prix, the Richard and Diana Feldman Perpetual Challenge Trophy for Excellence will be awarded to the rider who has won the most prize money in the two Grand Prix combined. Once again, the Lake Placid Horse Shows will also offer the $25,000 Hidden Creek Challenge, with $25,000 to be awarded to any horse-and-rider combination that wins both the Budweiser Grandprix of Lake Placid CSI 2* and the Hermès I Love New York Grandprix CSI 2*.

On Sunday, July 10, the Lake Placid Lodge WIHS Adult Amateur Jumper Classic and the Lake Placid/Essex County Visitors Bureau WIHS Children's Jumper Classic will be held. Both these classes are member events of the WIHS Championship Series and will count as points towards the Championship held at the Washington International Horse Show. The Levy Family Low Junior Jumper Classic and the Pepsi Pony Hunter Classic will be held on Sunday, July 10 as well.