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It's London! International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge has announced that London will host the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. The news was greeted with huge cheers as thousands of people packed into Trafalgar Square to watch the result live on giant video screens on June 6. For the full story, click here. USEF Realigns Sports Program Administration The USEF announced on June 5 that it is implementing an organizational realignment that divides the Federation's activities into two primary areas—sport programs and business administration/governance. The organizational realignment of sports programs will better integrate staff assignments for both national and high-performance programs. For the full story, click here. Breeders and Owners of Saddlebreds Asked to Assist in Lordosis Research The American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) is asking breeders to assist in its ongoing research to find the genetic cause of lordosis. ASHA has been funding research to find the genetic cause of lordosis in American Saddlebreds since 2003. Dr. Patrick Gallagher, of PCG Equine Research, was selected by the association's board of directors to perform the research. For the full story, click here. CN North American Young Riders’ Championships, Presented by Adequan, To Feature Vaulting Demonstrations The CN North American Young Riders’ Championships (NAYRC), presented by Adequan, will host vaulting demonstrations at the 2005 competition, which takes place July 26-31 at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, VA. For the full story, click here. USET Foundation Announces Launch of New Website at www.uset.org The United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation today announced the launch of their newly designed website at www.uset.org. For the full story, click here.
Look Cool This Summer in the Ladies' Frost Pink Polo The July feature item of the month is the ladies’ frost pink polo shirt. Cut to fit a woman, this sporty pink shirt is our most popular item. Click here to order this item. From now until July 31, purchase $50 or more of USEF merchandise and you’ll receive a FREE USEF magnet. Click here to enter the official USEF online store. Nominations Are In for the 2005 USEF/Markel Young Horse Dressage National Championships The 2005 USEF/Markel Young Horse Dressage National Championships will be held September 9-11 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, to showcase the brightest new equine dressage stars. The application process for all young horses closed July 1, with a record number of nominations in both the five-year-old division (36) and the six-year-old division (24). Scores must be earned and submitted to USEF by August 8. The complete nomination list is now posted on the USEF/Markel Young Horse Dressage page of the Federation website. Junior Dressage Riders: Want to Compete at Devon? As a reminder to all junior dressage riders, the 2005 USEF Junior Dressage Team Championship, sponsored by Collecting Gaits Farm, the Dutta Corporation and Performance Sales International, will be held at Dressage at Devon, September 27-October 2. In order to be eligible for this championship program, an Application of Intent must be submitted to the USEF office by Monday, August 1. Applications are available on USEF.org.
Lexmark is now offering some of its most popular printers at a reduced cost for USEF members as part of the USEF Memberperks program. Whether you’ve been eyeing the Lexmark P315 Photo Printer, the X7170 All-in-One or the C510 Color Laser, they’ve all been discounted. A complimentary USB cable will also be included with every USEF MemberPerk printer purchase. The discounts don’t end there though. A trip to www.lexmarkshopping.com/usef will show you all the available discounts—everything from networking and paper handling tools to ink cartridges and toner. To find out more about the discounts offered through USEF MemberPerks, call toll-free (877) 576-6872, or visit www.usef.org/content/marketing/groupPurchasing.php. MemberPerks is free with your USEF membership—there are no strings attached. Show Your Support For Your Breed! Crissi White
From the June 2005 issue of EQUESTRIAN magazine: Feeding Time Food…it’s one of life’s greatest pleasures. Just because you are at a horse show, there is no reason you shouldn’t treat yourself to some delectable edibles—in light of the many fast food options that oftentimes lure you in with their high-fat content and shocking sticker price. It is certainly one place you can spend a lot of cash—unnecessarily. Of course, there is always the time to treat yourself with a delicious pile of French fries or a sugar-laden funnel cake, but it should not be the norm. Your trusty friend, the cooler, and a minimal amount of time spent preparing before leaving for the show, can not only save you a lot of cash, but a lot of calories. Both your pocketbook, and your diet, will thank you for it. And, more than likely, you’ll feel much better physically when it comes time to compete. EQUESTRIAN magazine offers up some tasty ideas to pack in your horse show cooler, as well as some important information to consider when choosing a cooler, preparing and storing your food, and saving money, which you can spend elsewhere in your showing budget. For the full story in PDF format, click here. USEF Now Accepting Nominations for the Lifetime Achievement Award—The Jimmy A. Williams Trophy The USEF is now accepting nominations for the 2005 USEF Lifetime Achievement Award. The USEF Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an individual whose lifetime experience and accomplishments exemplify uncommon devotion to the sport of competition with horses and whose equestrian career and horsemanship have continually elevated the sport’s excellence. This year’s honoree will be presented the Jimmy A. Williams trophy during the 2006 USEF Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA. For the full story, click here. The United States Equestrian Federation, Inc. (USEF), 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 20 other breeds and disciplines of equestrian competition. As the country's largest multi-breed organization, the Federation has over 80,000 members and recognizes more than 2,800 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. VISION STATEMENT The vision of USEF is to provide leadership for equestrian sport in the United States of America, promoting the pursuit of excellence from the grass roots to the Olympic Games, based on a foundation of fair, safe competition and the welfare of its horses, and embracing this vision, to be the best national equestrian federation in the world. ©2005, United States Equestrian Federation, Inc. |
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