Lexington, KY - Equestrian Events, Inc. (EEI), producer of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, and the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), have announced that the Kentucky Reining Cup, which includes international reining and the first-ever World Championship Freestyle, will be held in addition to this year's event at the Kentucky Horse Park, April 28-May 1. One of the world's most prestigious equestrian competitions and the only CCI**** in the Western Hemisphere, the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event annually attracts 50-100,000 spectators and millions of viewers on international telecasts including a 60-minute domestic broadcast on NBC.
 

Wellington, FL - The World Dressage Masters Palm Beach presented by International Polo Club Palm Beach is set to take place at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center on March 9-11, 2011. The World Dressage Masters presented by Axel Johnson Group is the world's richest dressage series, with 100,000 Euros in prize money offered at the Palm Beach event alone. It attracts many of the world's top competitors, including Olympic and World Championship medalists. Twenty of the world's top-ranked dressage pairs from Europe, the U.S. and Canada will be invited to compete in this prestigious event.

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• Annoucement for Dressage Show Managers Regarding Score Sheets
• 2011 Dressage Under the Stars Kicks Off

Laura Kraut and Winde had the fastest times. Photo by Sportfot©.

Wellington, FL - The women have dominated the Nespresso Battle of the Sexes for three years now with another exciting win in Saturday evening's dynamic competition. The women's team, captained by Katie Prudent, and including riders Georgina Bloomberg, Ashlee Bond, Brianne Goutal, Lauren Hough, Maggie Jayne, Reed Kessler, Candice King, Laura Kraut, Christine McCrea, Catherine Pasmore and Nicole Simpson, swept the three phase competition with 37 points over the men's score of 25 to win their third title.

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• McLain Ward and Antares F Awarded Top Prize in $31,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round 5
• Sway and Patricia Griffith Glide to Victory in the Pre-Green 3' Hunters
• Sundance Welcome Kicks Off the 2011 HITS Arizona Winter Circuit with Top Finishes from Elani Rager and Allison Kroff
• Charlie Jacobs Pilots Leap of Joy to the Amateur-Owner High Jumper Championship during Week IV of Winter Equestrian Festival
• Desert Circuit II in Review
FTI Winter Equestrian Festival Week Four Wrap-Up
Rich Fellers and Flexible Capture the $50,000 Strongid C 2X Grand Prix at HITS Thermal
Daisy Farish and Elation Wow the Crowd in the Gotham North Small Pony Hunters
Laura Kraut and Cedric Jump Clear to Win $78,000 Adequan Grand Prix, CSI 2*

DunHaven Expressive, 2010 People's Choice Roadster Pony. Photo by Casey McBride.

Lexington, KY - Each year two Shetland Ponies are honored with Shetland People's Choice Awards. Members of both the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and the American Shetland Pony Club are invited to cast their votes in favor of their favorite Shetland Harness Pony and their favorite Shetland Roadster Pony.
  

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Team Medalists at the 2010 SmartPak Young Rider Reining Championships. USEF Archives.

Lexington, KY- For the first time the Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC) will add a Junior Championship in the sport of Reining in 2011. Reining joins the Dressage, Eventing and Jumping disciplines in hosting International FEI championships for Juniors and Young Riders. The three Olympic Equestrian Disciplines were expanded to officially include a junior championship in 2006.
 

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Daphne Preece with Bon Orphco. Photo courtesy of JRPR.

Wellington, FL - Daphne Preece's four-year-old Lusitano gelding, Bon Orphco, showed the judges he has what it takes to be a champion when he rode away with the High Score Lusitano Award at the Gold Coast Dressage Opener Festival CDI. Sponsored by the Lusitano Collection, hosts of The 2011 Lusitano Collection International Horse Auction, the High Score Lusitano Award is presented to the highest scoring Lusitano at select dressage shows during the Florida dressage circuit.

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Scottsdale, AZ - Scottsdale's signature event will celebrate its 56th birthday in Scottsdale during the week of February 17-27, 2011. The Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show, largest of its kind the world, draws hundreds of thousands of horse lovers each year, and attracts more than 2,200 of the world's finest Arabian and Half-Arabian horses. These magnificent, versatile, user-friendly animals and their owners will gather from around the world to compete for over $1,000,000 in prize monies in more than 640 colorful classes.

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Aiken, SC - The Salute to Driving fundraising event that will be held in Aiken, and Windsor, SC, February 19-21, 2011, is quickly approaching. This début event will benefit this country's High Performance Driving programs for the United States Equestrian Team Foundation. The exciting weekend event will feature a beautiful dinner and auction on Saturday evening, multiple driving clinics with some of the world's top trainers, and a Combined Test Competition for all on Monday. The Salute to Driving event is being held to help raise awareness and educate different audiences about the discipline of driving.

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• USET Foundation Welcomes New Trustees 

Thermal, CA - Two familiar names jumped to the top of the $50,000 Strongid C 2X Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, which served as the first of four FEI World Cup Qualifiers at Thermal in California. Rolex/FEI World Cup veterans (they were second in 2008), Rich Fellers and Flexible got back to business and won narrowly over Richard Spooner and Cristallo. Amateur Rider Karl Cook and Uno de Laubry were third. These three combinations were the only short course clears out of the field of 27 - 11 of which went forward to the jump-off.