Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Executive Committee approved an Extraordinary Rule Change in the Morgan Division of the USEF Rule Book on March 21, 2011, requiring exhibitors in leadline classes to wear protective headgear at all times while mounted, effective immediately.

"We applaud the American Morgan Horse Association for this bold, forward-thinking move," said USEF President David O'Connor. The rule change was put forward by the board of the American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA) to ensure the safety of exhibitors in leadline classes, who are between the ages of two and six. This comes just weeks after the USEF Board of Directors approved a series of new protective headgear rules in eventing and dressage, following a presentation on safety and protective headgear at the 2011 USEF Annual Meeting in Lexington. 

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Joe Yoder. Photo by Picsofyou.

Ocala, FL - Joe Yoder driving Jack Wetzel's pair of Gelderlanders won his first USEF National Pair Championship Sunday at the CAI Live Oak. After finishing second in dressage and winning the marathon, Yoder went into the final cones phase with a 15-point lead over Katherin Dancer. Three balls down incurred 12 penalties for the young man who just recently relocated from Bozeman, MT, to Aiken, SC, to drive for Wetzel. Yoder squeaked in just under the 3-minute time allowed to secure his win. Alan Aulson moved into second place, driving his own pair of Morgan horses, after Dancer knocked down five balls and incurred time penalties.

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Jim Kofford as Batman. Photo by Alyson Sanderford/PMG.

Wellington, FL - The world famous Player's Club hosted the grand finale of Dressage Under the Stars, where at the end of the evening, Jim "Batman" Kofford was crowned the series champion. During the evening, the winners from the previous weeks returned to compete for the 2011 championship including Chris Von Martels, Jim Kofford, Marcia Kulak, Dottie Morkis and Emily Kannenstine. Judges for this week included Todd Flettrich, Ashley Holzer and Kelly Klein and the event was sponsored by Carol Cohen's Two Swans Farm, the Dutta Corp. and Phelps Media Group.

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Lexington, KY - Administrative Assistant. United Professional Horseman's Association.
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Lexington, KY - Advertising Sales Representative. Paso Fino Horse Association. Job description: 100% commission-based position selling advertising space for the Paso Fino Horse World magazine, other PFHA publications and the PFHA website. Applicants should have the following skills: Self-motivation and willingness to succeed in a professional sales role; solid communication skills, both written and verbal; ability to network and build rapport; willingness to learn about the Paso Fino breed and culture; and bachelor's degree and sales experience required. Option to work from home and set your own schedule or work from the PFHA headquarters in Lexington, KY. Interested? Send resume to Executive Director Donald A. Vizi at dvizi@pfha.org.

The main stadium at the Kentucky Horse Park. Photo by Sportfot.

Lexington, KY - The Kentucky Horse Park has established its calendar of events for the 2011 season that is set to begin April 1. As the park returns to its regular hours, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through October 31, the calendar reveals a season jam-packed with horse shows every weekend, special events and art exhibitions, most of which are included with park admission. The season kicks off with the Bluegrass Classic Arabian Horse Show, April 1-3. The same month, the park's most highly attended horse show will take place, the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bridgestone, April 28-May 1, which will be bigger and better than ever with the inclusion of the Kentucky Reining Cup, April 29-30. College students from across the nation will arrive at the park to compete in the ...

 

 

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Greystone's Adirondack A'Herne, also known as "Harry." Martha Stewart Show.

New York City - Former United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) member and breeder Cindy Fletcher is the proud owner of Greystone's Adirondack A'Herne, also known as "Harry," an 18-year-old bay Connemara stallion who appeared this month on stage at the "Martha Stewart Show." Previous to his Martha Stewart stardom, Harry has made his mark in the show ring, winning more than 50 champion or reserve champion driving titles and numerous year-end awards. Harry now serves as an ambassador of sorts for the breed, and represented Connemara ponies at both the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games as well as Equine Affaire in Massachusetts.
 

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Lexington, KY - The American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) has announced the schedule for the 2011 ASHA Junior Exhibitor Driving Challenge. The events currently scheduled for 2011 range from March to November and are set to be held at various shows across the country. The ASHA Junior Exhibitor Driving Challenge, funded by Elisabeth Goth, was developed to promote the American Saddlebred driving divisions among junior exhibitors. Competitors 17 years old and under are adding driving to their horsemanship portfolios as horse shows add Junior Exhibitor Driving Challenge classes to their class list.

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Rudi Kronsteiner on Finest Copyshot. Photo courtesy NRHA.

Kreuth, Germany - The 2011 National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) European Futurity and NRHA Show started in Kreuth, Germany, Sunday with the first section of the $187,000 added Open Futurity go round. A total of 81 four-year-old reining horses from across Europe were shown in Ostbayernhalle to kick off the first day of the weeklong show. Austrian Rudi Kronsteiner, 2010 NRHA European Futurity Level 4 Open Champion, had the best run Sunday riding Finest Copyshot to a score of 222.5. The sorrel American Quarter Horse mare is by I Am Shotgunner out of Its Another Footwork by Footworks Finest. Finest Copyshot, bred and owned by Anja Deutzmann, was very successful last year with Bernard Fonck in the saddle. The Belgian who won the 2009 NRHA European Level 4 Open Futurity was the Western Event Snaffle Bit Level 4 Open Futurity Champion, Oakland Reining Classic Level 4 Open Futurity Champion and Italian Level 4 Open Futurity finalist with this mare.

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Kent Farrington and Top Gun. ESI Photography.

Ocala, FL - The final grand prix of the HITS Ocala show season resulted in a resounding win by Kent Farrington, who ended up finishing first and second - and with three horses in the top five. Farrington stormed to the win in the $100,000 DeLuca Toyota Tundra Grand Prix presented by Great American Insurance Group, on Top Gun to give himself a clear victory over his second-placed horse, Uceko. Both flashy grey horses jumped two clear rounds for Farrington, and Top Gun was faster by more than a second. Andre Thieme was third on Coco 135.

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