Wellington, FL - Horse/rider combinations have been named by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) to represent the U.S. in America's only Nations Cup which will be held in Wellington, FL, on March 4, as part of CSIO Wellington. The Palm Beach International Equestrian Club's International Arena will host some of the best horse/rider combinations from across the globe as they vie for top honors in the $75,000 FEI Nations Cup presented by G&C Farm.
 

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• Watch Video-on-Demand Replays on USEF Network
• USEF Releases Broadcast Schedule for Live Equestrian Coverage on USEF Network

Lexington, KY - Leslie Law and David O'Connor have been named to the 2013 Eventing Chef d'Equipe/Technical Advisor Short List. The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) received nine applications from six different nations. The Search Committee interviewed six applicants over the last two weeks. The applicant group is extremely qualified with more than 30 Olympic, Pan American, European Championship and World Equestrian Games medals among them.

 

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• First Adequan USEA Gold Cup Event One Week Away
• Wednesdays Wow the Crowd at Dressage Under the Stars, It's Everything Eventing this Week

 

McLain Ward and Pjotter. Photo by Sportfot©.

Wellington, FL - Competition at the seventh week of the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) has concluded at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, and another week of fantastic competition was held. The FTI WEF hosts the best that the sports of show jumping, hunters and equitation have to offer in 12 rings of competition. Saturday night featured an exciting victory for McLain Ward (USA) and Pjotter Van De Zonnehoeve in the $78,000 Fidelity Investments® CSI 2* Grand Prix.

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• Ladies Reign in Devoucoux Hunter Prix at HITS Thermal, Ocala and Arizona as Winter Show Season Heads into Final Weeks 
• HITS Ocala Mid-Circuit Report: Ocala Riders are a Force in the Pfizer Million Standings, Devoucoux Hunter Prix Energizes the Sport and Juniors Thrive at HITS Ocala
• Several Riding Clinics Remain Throughout the 2011 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival
• Natalya Jarczyk Brings Home the Blue in the $15,000 Marshall & Sterling Child/Adult Jumper Classic at HITS Ocala
• Plans Underway for New Footing at Flintfields Horse Park - Home to Horse Shows by the Bay
• HITS Winter Circuits in Ocala, Arizona and Thermal Produce Grand Prix Champs from Coast to Coast
• Pfizer Animal Health Team Visits Thermal to Watch as Rich Fellers and Flexible Capture Their Third Grand Prix Win at the HITS Desert Circuit
• Nearly $1,000,000 in Cash and Prizes Up for Grabs at the Expanded Colorado Summer Circuit
• Peter Doubleday Elected Chairman of the Board of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame and Museum
• USHJA Foundation Announces The "Making A Dream" Scholarship Program  

California's Steffen Peters with his new star Weltino's Magic. Photo by Jennifer M. Keeler.

Burbank, CA - Riders who dream of competing at the Pan American Games began their quest at the Mid-Winter Dressage Fair CDI*/Y/J in Burbank, CA, February 24-27, 2011. As the first official qualifying competition on the West Coast, horses and riders vied for scores in front of FEI judges Jayne Ayers ("I" USA), Natalie Lamping ("I" USA) and Lorraine MacDonald ("I" CAN).
 
 

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• Mid-Winter Dressage Fair & CDI*/Y/J - Day One
• Mid-Winter Dressage Fair & CDI*/Y/J - Day Two
• World Dressage Masters Palm Beach Attracts Top International Riders
• Wednesdays Wow the Crowd at Dressage Under the Stars, It's Everything Eventing this Week
• The Dressage Foundation Awards Continuing Education Grants to Dressage Instructors
• The Olympic Dream Program for Advanced Young Riders - Funded and Administered by The Dressage Foundation
• Nichole Charbonneau Awarded $500 Trip Harting Grant from the Dressage Foundation 

Don Harris and CH Imperator. Photo by Jamie Donaldson.

Lexington, KY - Friends and family of American Saddlebred icon Don Harris are having a party in honor of his turning 80, and you are invited. The party will be held on March 12, 2011, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the American Saddlebred Museum's Showplace for Saddlebreds. There is no cost to attend, but reservations are required. Don has requested no gifts but instead asks that his friends make a donation to the American Saddlebred Museum, his favorite charity.

 

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• World's Championship Horse Show Announces Judges and Qualifying Changes for Pleasure, Park and Western Invitational

Lexington, VA - The United Professional Horsemen's Association (UPHA) Chapter 18 has announced that by popular demand, Ellen Beard will return as clinician and instructor for their annual Saddle Seat Riding Clinic at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, VA.

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The equine genetics research group at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine is collaborating with Ray Geor, BVSc, MVSc, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, professor and chair of the department of large animal clinical sciences at Michigan State University, and Nicholas Frank, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, associate professor of large animal clinical sciences at the University of Tennessee, to investigate the occurrence and genetics of equine metabolic syndrome (EMS). Bob Coleman, PhD, PAS, associate director for undergraduate education in equine science and management and extension horse specialist at the University of Kentucky also is involved in the study.

 

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Lexington, KY - Who is the most beloved equestrian athlete in America? The clock is ticking. The buzzer sounds. Can you prove it? Actually, you can. All it takes is a $5 gift to The EQUUS Foundation and you'll be able to "play favorites" in the nationwide fundraising effort "America's Favorite Equestrian." The EQUUS Foundation and the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) jointly launched the charitable mobile texting game in celebration of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games and the eight international disciplines represented on the field of play. To vote, visit:

www.equusfoundation.org/vote.