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USEF, USDF and USHJA Announce New Affiliates Verification Service; Online Service Provides Owner, Rider and Horse Data for Both USEF and Affiliate on One Document It’s fast, easy to use, and saves you the hassle of fumbling with multiple sets of membership cards from both the USEF, and USDF or USHJA to enter a competition. U.S Makes Solid Showing at the FEI Para-Equestrian CPDI**** in Moorsele, Belgium; U.S Riders Finish in Top Ten The First International Combined Festival of Dressage for Para-Equestrian held last weekend in Moorsele, Belgium, is an important qualifying competition for the Paralympics in 2008. The United States placed riders in the top 10 in both the Grade III Individual and the Grade III Freestyle.
Black Selle Francais Stallion Venus Du Vey Stolen; $1,000 Reward Offered Thieves must have known exactly what they were after when they crept into a Canton, GA, pasture Saturday night, Sept. 30, 2006, and made off with one of its occupants, a stallion called Venus Du Vey. Owner Anne Dupard said she feels like the world fell out from beneath her. Across the ocean in France, Anne was devastated when she received a call this past weekend informing her that her 17.3-hand black stallion was gone. Top Riders Converge in Harrisburg, PA, Next Weekend for the 61st Pennsylvania National Horse Show Nearly 1,200 of the finest American and international show horses and riders will travel to Harrisburg, PA, for 10 days of exciting equestrian competition at the 61st annual Pennsylvania National Horse Show (PNHS). The show, held October 12-21, at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center, is America’s largest indoor multi-breed horse show and one of the equestrian world’s premier events. Tens of thousands of horse enthusiasts from throughout the region and across the U.S. will enjoy the unparalleled competition, special attractions, excellent shopping, and the opportunity to watch the cream of equestrian sports in action. Unique Three-Breed Show, Morab Nationals, to be Held at Kentucky Horse Park Famed publisher William Randolph Hearst, who also established an important horse breeding operation, is credited with having first coined the name “Morab” for the distinct breed of horses that are Arabian and Morgan crosses. He bred his Arabian stallions to Morgan mares to produce horses which were sure-footed, fast and versatile. Consequently, they were well suited to the rough and varied terrain of his San Simeon ranch near the Pacific Coast of California. More than six generations later, the Morabs, some of which trace their ancestry to Hearst’s superior breeding program, will visit the Kentucky Horse Park for the Seventh Annual Morab Nationals. Pre Show Special Price DVD Available for the 2006 Pessoa/USEF National Hunter Seat Equitation Medal Final presented by Becker College and 2006 Adequan/USEF National Junior Jumper Championships Productions East Video is offering a pre-show special price of $35.00 for a DVD of your competition round for the Pessoa/USEF National Hunter Seat Equitation Medal Final presented by National Andalusian Championship Show in Texas From Wednesday, October 18, through Sunday, October 22, the International Andalusian and Lusitano Horse Association (IALHA) will host their National Championship Horse Show with a qualifying show to be held on Tuesday, October 17. The Will Rogers Equestrian Center in Fort Worth, TX, will be home to a week of competitions, expositions, seminars, banquets and fun. Unique shopping opportunities oriented toward Iberian horses will be available. The public is welcome and admission is free to all events. USDF Announces New Certified Instructors The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) is proud to recognize the following individuals for achieving USDF Instructor Certification status at the USDF Instructor Certification Test held at the Riverside Equestrian Center in Petaluma, CA, on September 15-17, 2006. The examiners for this Instructor Certification Test were Cindy Sydnor, Michael Poulin and Debbie Bowman. Make Your Stallion Stand Out Advertise in the December/January stallion and breeding issue of EQUESTRIAN. Reach over 80,000 USEF members in this special double-month issue. As a USEF member, you receive discounted advertising rates and reach the best audience. For more information, contact Kim Russell at krussell@usef.org or (859) 225-8 Book Early! Space closes October 31. Ariat International to Support Emergency Relief Fund at Capital Challenge Horse Show It’s time for the 13th Annual Capital Challenge Horse Show, held in Upper Marlboro, MD. As one of the show’s largest corporate sponsors, Ariat International, Inc., a leading manufacturer of equestrian riding boots and apparel, will be sponsoring the American Hunter-Jumper Foundation’s (AHJF) Emergency Relief Fund focused GOT ARIAT! Program during the World Champion Hunter Rider classes. The Race to the 2007 FEI World Cup Finals in Las Vegas is Officially Underway September saw the start of qualifying competitions for the 29th Annual FEI World Cup Jumping Final, and the U.S.’s best show jumping riders are giving it their best shot to be among the elite group that will get to ride in the Final at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV, April 18-22, 2007.
Karin Offield of Offield Farms Offers USEF Members Interested in Dressage Free Membership to DressageDirect.com Dear USEF Dressage Enthusiast, Offield Farms has the opportunity to introduce all American dressage-interested USEF members to www.dressagedirect.com. Dressagedirect is dedicated to promoting the sport of dressage throughout the world. 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 86,000 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. ©2006, United States Equestrian Federation®, Inc. |
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