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McLain Ward claimed his third win in four days by taking top honors in the $50,000 Weston Canadian Open on Friday night, November 11, at the Royal Horse Show, held as part of the 83rd Royal Agricultural Winter Fair running November 4-13, 2005, in Toronto, ON.

Twenty horses came into the ring to attempt the track set by course designer Leopoldo Palacios, but none were able to catch the time set by Ward. Only the fifth rider on course, Ward of Brewster, NY, blistered around with Goldika 559, the mare he rode to victory in Tuesday’s $15,000 International Welcome and Wednesday’s $60,000 CN World Cup Grand Prix. Despite having 15 horses behind him, Ward’s time of 54.23 seconds held up all the way to the end.

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Renowned Eventer Walter Straus Honored with 2005 USEF Lifetime Achievement Award

After decades of service to the equestrian industry, the USEF proudly tips Tiffany’s sterling silver hat to one of eventing’s stand-out stars, Walter Straus, the recipient of the 2005 USEF Lifetime Achievement Award and the Jimmy A. Williams Trophy. This unparalleled award is given to the horseman or woman whose “life 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.” A life-long equestrian since the age of seven, Straus fits the bill.

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Ashlee Van Raalte to Represent United States at 2005 FEI World Endurance Championships for Juniors and Young Riders

Ashlee Van Raalte, 18, of Scales Mound, IL, will represent the United States in Bahrain, December 15-18, as she rides for the title at the 2005 FEI World Endurance Championships for Juniors and Young Riders.

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International Opportunities Abound for Young U.S. Dressage Riders

Twenty-year-old Kaitlyn Hamilton from Oxford, MI, will represent the United States at the first edition of the FEI Young Rider World Cup Dressage Final in Frankfurt, Germany, December 16-18, 2005. She will be riding her 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding Noviembre with whom she formed a successful partnership that led the way to the Region 2 team’s Gold medal-victory at the FEI North American Young Rider Championships in July. This combination also won the FEI Young Rider Team, Prix St. Georges and Young Rider Freestyle tests at the 2005 Great American/USDF Region 2 Dressage Championships.

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Heritage Now the Official Riding Gloves of the USEF

Big success in equestrian sport often boils down to attention to smaller details. Such is the case with Heritage, one of the nation’s top performance glove manufacturers. The USEF’s newest sponsor, Heritage has signed on as the “Official Riding Gloves of the USEF,” bringing more than 25 years of expertise to the table in an effort to benefit our athletes, our members and the sport in general.

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Call for Bids to Host 2006 Adequan/USEF National Open Reining Championship

The USEF is now accepting bids to host the 2006 Adequan/USEF National Open Reining Championship. In existence for more than five years, this prestigious event continues to feature some of the country’s best reining athletes. In 2002, the Open Reining Championship was used as the Final Selection Trial for the World Equestrian Games in Jerez, Spain. The resulting team made history by capturing the Team Gold medal and the Individual Gold and Silver medals. The championship will again be considered the United States’ final selection trial for the 2006 World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany. In 2004, the championship became an international event as the final qualifier for the FEI World Reining Masters Series, a tradition that continued in 2005, when the National Open Reining Championship took place at the Kentucky Horse Park.

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2006-2007 Junior and Young Rider Eventing Championships Qualifications

For 2006 and 2007, the FEI has agreed to the proposal put forward jointly by the United States and Canada regarding qualifications for the Junior and Young Rider Championships.

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Atlanta Fall Classics Series Opens With a Week of Moments

Take Zone Four Finals, National Classic Equitation Finals, the $25,000 Barry Lane Memorial Grand Prix, the $25,000 Rio Vista Products Grand Prix and you get the first of two big weeks of showing at the Georgia International Horse Park.

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Susan Jane Anstey Passes Away

Susan Jane Anstey (nee Scott) passed away peacefully after a short but courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday, November 9, 2005, at her home, Wyndstone Farm, in Nobleton, Ontario, Canada. She is survived by her daughter, Jennifer Anstey; her sister, Alice Ferrier; her loving partner of 24 years, Michael Van Every, and their families.

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"Inside Horse Sports" Series to Make TV Debut on November 25

Equestrian Entertainment Partners (EEP) announced the broadcast schedule for its original programming, "Inside Horse Sports," featuring a special presentation of the 2005 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials, at 3 p.m. EST on Friday, November 25, and a five-part mini-series, "Eventing: The Ultimate Horse Sport," airing on consecutive Fridays starting December 2 on RFD-TV.

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Sponsorship Opportunities Still Available for the 2006 USEF Annual Meeting

Are you looking for an opportunity to maximize your visibility and awareness to a community of equestrian leaders from across the country? Consider a sponsorship at the USEF Annual Meeting, January 11-15. As a sponsor, you can interact with hundreds of active equestrians and industry movers/shakers, all in a festive and comfortable setting as the leaders and athletes of our sport convene this year in Cincinnati, OH.

We have a multitude of opportunities available to get your message in front of the customers you want. For sponsorship opportunities at the 2006 USEF Annual Meeting, click here or e-mail sponsorships@usef.org.

The November feature item of the month is the custom-made Blue Ribbon dog jacket by Royal Riders. Available in numerous colors and sizes, there’s one that will be perfect for your canine friend throughout the cold months ahead. Click here to order this item.

From now until November 30, when you purchase $50 or more on USEF merchandise, you’ll receive a FREE USEF magnet. Click here to enter the official USEF online store.

New Vaulting Coach Certification Program

The Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA) and the American Vaulting Association (AVA) have combined efforts to create the Recreational Vaulting Certification program.

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Do You Have News for the American Breeder News E-newsletter?

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.

Please review your points and standings in your respective division(s) by:
Ordering a copy of your horse's point report via e-mail or mail (faxed copies will incur an additional charge); Calling the Horse Report Hotline at (859) 225-2040;
Or, accessing your horse’s point report the USEF web site at www.usef.org.

Please refer to the steps below for accessing your horse’s point report:

1. Once on the USEF homepage, please select Authorized Users Area in the upper right corner. If you have never used this feature before, please click SIGN UP and follow the instructions to create your account. Once you have signed up, please LOG IN. Click on CONTINUE.
2. Select HORSE REPORTS on the Authorized Users menu.

Please refer to GR911.1 of the Federation Rule Book for deadlines for your breed/discipline.

Reminder: A horse's report is free of charge, to the owner, trainer or driver, for the current year. See GR818 for complete details.

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November 18, 2005