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Todd Flettrich Claims Double Grand Prix Victories at Dressage at the Park in Allentown, NJ Todd Flettich of Unionville, PA, was absolutely thrilled with his ride in the grand prix aboard Donner on opening day of Dressage at the Park, held at the Horse Park of New Jersey at Stone Tavern in Allentown, June 30-July 2. Donner won the FEI Grand Prix-Open/BLM/GAIG with a score of 66.250%, topping a field of six horses. Cathy Morelli of Bedminster, NJ, aboard Bese was second, scoring 63.958%. The class was a qualifier for the Colonel Bengt Lundquist Memorial (BLM) Championships and the Great American Insurance Group (GAIG)/USDF Regional Dressage Championships. USEF, FEI and World Breeding Federation of Sport Horses Announce U.S. Representatives for August Championship The United States Equestrian Federation® is pleased to announce the United States representatives to the FEI/WBFSH World Breeding Championship for Young Horses in Dressage, to be held August 3-6, 2006 in Verden, Germany. For the full story, click here. Adequan® to Sponsor U.S. Reining Team in Aachen One of the nation’s leaders in the fight against degenerative joint disease in equines, the veterinarian-trusted name of Adequan® (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan) has increased their commitment to the United States Equestrian Federation® family by signing on as the official sponsor of the U.S. Reining Team for the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany. This is the first time in the history of the World Equestrian Games, that a U.S. team will have a corporate sponsor. For the full story, click here. USHJA Announces the Creation of the USHJA Foundation Awards The United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) is proud to announce the USHJA Foundation Awards coming in 2007. The Foundation Awards were named to express what this program is for--the foundation of recognized competition. It was created to recognize the accomplishments of the grassroots equestrians and to promote the B- and C-level competitions. For the full story, click here.  Olympic Gold Medalist Chris Kappler Opens Blainville International with a Win Chris Kappler of the United States opened the CSI-W Blainville Jumping International with a win on Wednesday, July 5. The international show jumping competition runs from July 5-9 at the Blainville Equestrian Park in Blainville, Quebec. For the full story, click here. Hampton Classic Horse Show to Host Finals for Long Island Horse Show Series for Riders with Disabilities The finals for the Long Island Horse Show Series for Riders with Disabilities (LIHSSRD) will be held on Monday, August 28, of the Hampton Classic Horse Show. The LIHSSRD finals mark the first time in the horse show’s three-decade history that competition will be held on Monday. Admission will be free on this day when all of the shops in the Hampton Classic’s popular Boutique Garden and Stable Row will be open for business. The show series, created by HorseAbility, was founded to provide riders with disabilities the same competitive experience that other riders enjoy. For the full story, click here. Breyer Creates Portrait Model of Barbaro With Proceeds to Benefit the New Bolton Center His racing career is over, but for Barbaro, the 2006 Kentucky Derby champion, the real race has just begun. He won’t be going it alone, however, judging from the outpouring of support from around the world since his recovery began at The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s famed New Bolton Center. Now, Breyer Animal Creations, makers of the model horses, has stepped in to help by creating a Barbaro portrait model horse that will provide a donation to New Bolton from the sale of every Barbaro model. Equine Viral Arteritis Outbreak Reported in New Mexico On Monday, June 26, 2006, the Office International des Epizooties (OIE.) Reference Laboratory for Equine Viral Arteritis at the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture’s Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center, confirmed an outbreak of equine arteritis virus (EVA) infection involving fetal losses among mares on a Quarter Horse breeding farm in New Mexico. For the full story, click here. More Records Fall at the National Reining Horse Association as Membership and Reining Shows Increase Worldwide Interest and participation in the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) has never been greater. The association continues to exhibit phenomenal growth, especially in the areas of membership and approved shows. During its June meeting, the NRHA’s Board of Directors announced a year-to-date increase of 4.5% in memberships for 2006. The board also announced a significant growth in NRHA-approved shows, especially in international venues where there’s been an increase of more than 33% in 2006 versus 2005. For the full story, click here.  Rich Fellers and McGuinness Gallop to Gunnar Cup Win at Spruce Meadows North American Kicking off the Spruce Meadows ‘North American’ tournament, the Gunnar Cup opening international class, saw a starting field of 42 whittled down to 10 who contested a long and galloping jump-off course. Days of extreme heat and thunderstorms in Calgary had given way to slightly cooler temperatures and a leaden sky, and although the 60% chance of rain that had been forecast fortunately held off throughout the afternoon, yet humidity remained unpleasantly high, and the bugs were in a biting mood. For the full story, click here. Saddlebred Advancement Committee Formed, Open Members Forum Scheduled The American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) has formed an Advancement Committee. Appointed by ASHA President Fred K. Sarver, who serves ex officio on all committees, the new committee will be chaired by longtime horsewoman and former director Sandra Lilly of Princeton, WV. Vice Chair is Director Victoria Gillenwater of Tennessee, and members who have agreed to serve are Kayce Bell (Alabama), John Conatser (Kentucky), Lisa Duncan (Kentucky), Peter Fenton (California and Kentucky), James Lawson (Ohio), Barbara Molland (California), Claire Panke (Indiana), Jimmy Robertson (Kentucky), Dr. William Shanklin (Ohio), Joan S. Todd (Indiana), Paul Treiber (Wisconsin), Dr. Nancy Trent (Kentucky) and April Vercoe (Ohio). For the full list, click here. 2007 National Youth Horse Leader’s Symposium Coming to Denver The 30th Annual National Youth Horse Leaders Symposium, presented by the American Youth Horse Council (AYHC), will be held on March 9-11, 2007, in conjunction with the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo in Denver, CO. The 2007 event will boast more than two-dozen internationally and nationally respected presenters assembled to share their keys to successful youth horse programming and horse management. Attendees will find resources, referrals and networking to improve their ability to help kids connect through horses. A weekend program for teen leaders is always a favorite, bringing youth participating in many different horse disciplines and breed activities together to learn leadership skills and effective horsemanship techniques. For the full story, click here. WEG Teammates Take Top Honors on Opening Day of 29th Annual I Love New York Horse Show FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) teammates McLain Ward of Brewster, NY, and Margie Engle of Wellington, FL, took the two featured classes on opening day of the 29th Annual I Love New York Horse Show. For the full story, click here. Kentucky and Kentucky Amateur Futurity Weanling Saddlebred Eligibility Deadlines Pending In order to show in the weanling division of the Kentucky and Kentucky Amateur Futurity, 2006 foals must be conditionally registered on or before the Kentucky State Fair World’s Championship Horse Show post-entry closing date of Monday, July 10; blood typing or DNA results must be received in the Registry office on or before Friday, August 18. For the full story, click here. From the June 2006 issue of EQUESTRIAN magazine: An International Affair
Athletes from the United States are competing, and excelling, worldwide in eight equestrian disciplines. For the full stories on each international discipline in PDF format, click here. The United States Equestrian Federation®, Inc. (USEF), as the National Equestrian Federation of the U.S., is the regulatory body for the Olympic and World Championship sports of dressage, driving, endurance, eventing, reining, show jumping, and vaulting, as well as 20 other breeds and disciplines of equestrian competition. As the country's largest multi-breed organization, the Federation has over 86,000 members and recognizes more than 2,800 competitions nationwide each year. It governs all aspects of competition, including educating and licensing all judges, stewards and technical delegates who officiate at these shows. VISION STATEMENT The vision of USEF is to provide leadership for equestrian sport in the United States of America, promoting the pursuit of excellence from the grass roots to the Olympic Games, based on a foundation of fair, safe competition and the welfare of its horses, and embracing this vision, to be the best national equestrian federation in the world. ©2006, United States Equestrian Federation®, Inc. |
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