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Endurance Added to 2011 Adequan FEI North American Junior/Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North | |
 Lexington, KY - For more than 30 years, the Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North traditionally hosts championships for teams and individuals in the three Olympic Equestrian disciplines of dressage, eventing and jumping. In 2008 reining was included, and in 2011 the sport of endurance will be introduced for the first time.
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| Helmet Safety
USEF Helmet Rule Update: Executive Committee to Consider Changes Defining Application to Breed Competitions |
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Steffen Peters wore a helmet during the Dressage Freestyle at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.
Photo by Shannon Brinkman/USEF Archive. |
Lexington, KY - The Executive Committee of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) will meet to consider Extraordinary Rule Changes to clearly define the implementation of the Federation's new helmet rule to breed competitions that offer dressage classes. The committee will meet later this month to discuss the changes, which will clarify the rule in the Andalusian, Arabian, Friesian and Morgan divisions of USEF Licensed Competitions.
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| Connemaras
Connemaras Honored with Special USEF Awards |
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Donna Miller and ArdCeltic Art.
Photo courtesy Donna Miller. |
Lexington, KY - Each year at the United States Equestrian Federation Horse of the Year awards dinner, two Connemara Ponies are honored with special awards from the American Connemara Pony Society for excellence in USEF eventing and hunter competitions.
The McKenna Trophy is awarded in memory of Joan McKenna, and is presented to the high scoring purebred or halfbred Connemara competing in USEF eventing competitions at the Preliminary level or above.
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| This Week in International Disciplines
Endurance | |
Indiantown, FL - The first American CEI of 2011 took place at the Dupuis Equestrian Center near Indiantown, FL, January 28-29. The event featured two days of Endurance competition. In the CEIJY 1* (80km), Forest Green and PL Nino took top honors in a time of 3:55:30 beating Kelsey Russell and Tryssta by 30 seconds to the wire. In the CEI 1* (80km) Amy Atkins crossed the finish line in 5:03:40 on SA Zacks Comet, one second ahead of Daryl Downs and Blaze Star. In another desperately close race, Kathy Brunjes won the CEI 2* (120 km) on Theatric in a time of 7:19:58, one second clear of Melody Blittersdorf on Tektonic.
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| Morgans
AMHA Convention Features Nationally Known Presenters | |
Boston, MA - Several nationally accomplished presenters will be leading clinics and seminars at the 2011 AMHA Convention, which will take place February 23-26 in Boston, MA. Among the speakers are:
- Eitan Beth-Halachmy, the founder of Western Dressage, who will give a talk on this new discipline.
- Carriage driver Jeff Morse, who will discuss how carriage driving is a perfect discipline for older equestrians.
- World champion trainer, Steve DeBolt, who will give a harness demonstration/clinic.
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| Hunter/Jumper
2011 USEF Junior Hunter National Championships - East Coast Returns to HITS-on-the-Hudson |
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Taylor Ann Adams after winning the 2009 Essex Classics/USHJA Hunterdon Cup at HITS Saugerties. Lili Weik Photography©. |
Saugerties, NY - HITS, Inc., is pleased to announce that the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has selected HITS-on-the-Hudson to be the host site for the 2011 Junior Hunter National Championships - East Coast, marking the return of the event to HITS facility for the sixth time in the past seven years.
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| Eventing
USEA to Launch Online Entry System on February 8 by Open Invitation | |
 Leesburg, VA - The USEA is pleased to announce that its online express entry system, Xentry, will be available by open invitation on February 8 for current open events. Xentry will make entering all USEA recognized horse trials a simplified and speedy process through the USEA Web site. When Xentry is launched on February 8, it will offer a wide variety of helpful features including:
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| Industry News
May 2 Deadline to Submit Grant Proposal to USA Equestrian Trust | |
 Lexington, KY - The USA Equestrian Trust is pleased to announce it is now accepting applications for financial grants to non-profit equine organizations to be funded in 2011. Despite the continued economic struggles, the Trust's board was pleased to grant nearly $135,000 to seven applicants in 2010. Past recipients of grants include those doing equine health research, equestrian land conservation and educational programs. The Trust welcomes applications for need-based and means-tested worthy equestrian projects and encourages applicants to detail those in their applications.
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VISION STATEMENTThe vision of the United States Equestrian Federation® is to provide leadership for equestrian sport in the United States of America by promoting the pursuit of excellence from the grassroots to the Olympic Games, based on a foundation of fair, safe competition and the welfare of its human and equine athletes.
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