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Lauren Hogan and High Fashion Crowned Overall Wild Horsefeathers/USEF Grand Hunter Pony Champion For the full story, click here.
Maitozo and Benjamin Turn in Golden Performances at 2005 USEF/AVA National Vaulting Championships In a crowd-capturing performance, vaulting’s revered Devon Maitozo, of Simi Valley, CA, once again claimed the right to the golden title as Men’s National Champion, at the 2005 USEF/AVA National Vaulting Championships in Denver, CO, August 11-14. Vaulting atop Mozart, a Warmblood gelding, longed by Carolyn Bland and owned by FACE Vaulters, Maitozo performed his technical test to John Lennon’s “Imagine,” followed by a flawless freestyle performance that left the panel of five judges with no choice but to reward the pair with the obvious win. For the full story, click here. Stephanie Danhakl and In Sync Named Grand Champions of 2005 Show Circuit Magazine/USEF National Junior Hunter Championships—West Coast In an amazing dual victory of sorts, Stephanie Danhakl of Pacific Palisades, CA, and her horse In Sync, claimed their second National Championship victories, respectively, at the fifth annual Show Circuit Magazine/USEF National Junior Hunter Championships-West Coast in San Juan Capistrano, CA, August 16-17. For the full story, click here. PONY FINALS WRAP-UP California’s Annie Laurie Cook Takes Home the Gold Medal in the Adequan/USEF Pony Jumper Individual Championship At the end of a heated jump-off, Annie Laurie Cook from Woodside, CA, took home the coveted Gold medal in a two-ride jump-off to determine the top two finishers. Posting the only completely clean set of rounds during the Individual Jumper competition, she finished the jump-off on a time of 41.295. For the full story, click here.
Youthful enthusiasm, team spirit and riding skill were all in-sync on the evening of August 11 for the young riders representing Zone 3 at the Adequan/USEF Pony Jumper Championship at the Kentucky Horse Park. The exciting and hotly contested competition was determined by just one rail as Zone 3 with 12 faults narrowly defeated Zone 2 with 16 faults and was awarded the Willow Grove Farm Perpetual Trophy. Zone 8 was third with 29 faults. For the full story, click here. Annie Davidson Wins the 2005 USEF Pony Medal Championship In the blistering summer heat, Annie Davidson, age 12, of Newton, PA, was named champion of the 2005 Pony Medal Championship held at the Kentucky Horse Park on August 11. The championship was held as part of the USEF Pony Finals, August 10-13. Davidson received the Easter Sunday Memorial Perpetual Trophy, a cooler and tack trunk donated by Oakcroft Tack Trunk. For the full story, click here. Adrienne Sternlicht on Vanity Fair Wins 2005 Wild Horsefeathers/USEF Green Pony Hunter Championship Adrienne Sternlicht, on the seven year old gelding Vanity Fair, won yesterday’s 2005 Wild Horsefeathers / USEF Green Pony Hunter Championship. The championship was held as part of the USEF Pony Finals being held August 10-13 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. As champion, the twelve year old Sternlicht and “Coco,” a large pony, walked away with the Brownland Farm Perpetual Trophy, a Blue Ribbon Custom Blanket by Royal Rider, a ten-inch Revere bowl keeper trophy and a Pessoa saddle. Her trainer is Patricia Griffith. For the full story, click here.
The August feature item of the month is the ladies’ two-tone cap sleeve t-shirt. This retro style is available in two fun colors. Click here to order this item. From now until August 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. Fiesta Horsemen Symposium to Offer Educational Information The Fiesta in the Park Reining Show, slated for August 24-28, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, features the Adequan®/USEF Open Reining Championship, plus a whole week of reining action. A special highlight will be the Fiesta Horsemen Symposium on Saturday, August 27. For the full story, click here. USEF Announces Hackney Rule Forums The USEF will host two open rule forums in the coming month, to discuss rules as they apply to the Hackney division. The first will take place during the Kentucky State Fair World’s Championship Horse Show in Louisville, KY, on Thursday, August 25 at approximately 3 p.m., in the Lock-Heather room at the Executive West Hotel. This forum will immediately follow the American Hackney Horse Society’s Board Meeting, which begins at 1 p.m. For the full story, click here. Alert to USEF Members You may have recently received an e-mail from Harris Publishing asking you for some information. USEF has retained the services of Harris Publishing, now known as Harris Connect, to publish the 2006 USEF Membership Directory. The company has over 40 years experience publishing association and university directories, and was the publisher of the 1999 and 2002 USEF membership directories. This directory is a service to our membership in order to serve as a networking tool between members. You are under no obligation to purchase the directory or have your information published in it. Except for purposes related to the publication of the directory, Harris will not, under any circumstances, make the collected information available to any third party for any reason. Harris uses a different ID# from your USEF membership number. To update information for the membership directory, please use the ID# supplied by Harris. For member features on the USEF website, please use your official USEF Member ID. We apologize for any confusion the recent email from Harris Connect may have caused you.
The first email was sent to members on Monday, August 8; and a second was sent on Monday, August 15. Mailings will follow in September for those members without email, and in October, Harris Connect will be contacting any remaining members via telephone. We expect the directory to be completed by late May 2006 and available to our membership.
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. USEF Members Offered Discount at AAEP Horseman's Day The annual American Association of Equine Practitioners' (AAEP) Horseman's Day is scheduled for Sunday, December 4, in Seattle, WA, at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel and Towers. Horseman's Day runs in conjuction with the AAEP's Annual Convention, and provides horse owners and other attendees with up-to-date health care information. Presentation topics include dentistry, purchase exams, wound management and bandaging, laminitis and the plight of the unwanted horse. For the full story, click here. Arabian Youth Nationals Awhirl with Competition and Activities The Youth National Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show (Youth Nationals) celebrated its 13th anniversary when it returned to Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque on July 23-30. This year's event showcased more than 1,000 of the nation’s best Arabians, Half-Arabians and Anglo-Arabians from the United States and Canada competing in 124 classes with their talented young riders. For the full story, click here. Australia Has Top Two In World Cup Eventing Final—Clayton, and Hoy At the end of a thrilling jumping phase, Australia’s Clayton Fredericks came out as the worthy winner of the 2005 FEI Eventing World Cup Final. Performing a magnificent clear round, he retained his overnight score of 42 penalties. The second place went to yet another Australian, Andrew Hoy, who had one rail down and one time penalty to finish on 44.3. Piia Pantsu of Finland followed in third position only 0.1 points behind Hoy (44.4). For the full story, click here. ATTENTION! All members participating in the Farnam®/Platform™ - USEF Horse of the Year and Silver Stirrup Awards Programs:
Reminder: A horse's report is free of charge, to the owner, trainer or driver, for the current year. See Rule 818 for complete details! New KDA Requirements for Animals Exhibiting at KSF The Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) has put into effect new requirements for all animals exhibiting at the Kentucky State Fair. For the full story, click here. LAST CHANCE: USEF Now Accepting Nominations for the Lifetime Achievement Award—The Jimmy A. Williams Trophy; Deadline is August 26 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. Danielle Torano Celebrates $50,000 Vermont Grand Prix Victory Danielle Torano of Fort Lauderdale, FL, won the $50,000 Vermont Summer Celebration Grand Prix to conclude the five-week Vermont Summer Festival show jumping tournament, which ran July 13-August 14 in East Dorset, VT. For the full story, click here. Prince Set to Defend Title at American Gold Cup, September 15-18 Kimberly Prince of Hume, VA, will defend her title in the $75,000 American Gold Cup, September 15-18, at the Devon show grounds. Prince, who competed at the Gold Cup last year as Kimberly Frey, won the Gold Cup on the mare, Marlou, and placed second in the Welcome Stake Friday evening on Couletto K James. For the full story, click here. EQUUS Foundation Awards Over $150,000 in Grants in 2005 The EQUUS Foundation, Inc., an all-volunteer charitable alliance of horse lovers, announced its 2005 grant awards. Over $150,000 was recently awarded to 19 charitable organizations that promote the positive use of the horse for the benefit of the general public and equestrian sport as a whole. For the full story, click here. Fourth Zada Enterprises, LLC, Dressage at the National to be Featured at 122nd National Horse Show and Family Festival The fourth Zada Enterprises, LLC, Dressage at the National will be held December 2-4, 2005, at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club in Wellington, FL, in conjunction with the 122nd National Horse Show and Family Festival (November 29-December 4). Dressage competition from training level through grand prix, including the popular musical freestyles, will highlight two rings, with more than 100 horses expected to compete. Judges officiating will be: Major General Jonathan ‘Jack’ R. Burton (S) of Fort Belvoir, VA; Colonel A. R. Kitts (S) of Newville, PA; and Gary Rockwell (C) of Wellington, FL. Klaus Fraessdorf will manage the show for the fourth consecutive year. For the full story, click here. Federal Highway Legislation Approved with Recreational Trails Program Funding President Bush has signed into law the $300 billion federal highway funding bill, known as SAFETEA-LU, approved by Congress just before it broke for the August-Labor Day recess. The controversial legislation took over two years to agree to and enact, requiring numerous Continuing Resolutions extending the prior federal highway bill past its expiration. For the full story, click here. Advertise Your Stallion, Farm, Breeding Services or Products Advertising is now available in American Breeder News and on PHR.com, home of the Performance Horse Registry. For information on scheduling your banner ad in the next issue or online, contact Kim Russell at (859) 225-6938 or krussell@usef.org. If you have news you would like to contribute for the American Breeder News e-newsletter, a monthly news source about sport horse breeding in North America, brought to you by the Performance Horse Registry and the USEF, please review the “Guidelines for Releases” or e-mail press-ready releases to news@usef.org. 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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