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Apollopalooza was named Arabian Park Horse champion for the fourth time, and was ridden by Carmelle Rooker. Photo by Mike Ferrara

U.S. Arabian Nationals Showcases Best of Arabian Breed

The 38th Annual U.S. National Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show (U.S. Nationals) held at the Kentucky Fair and Expo Center in Louisville, KY, from October 7-16, 2004, named national champion, reserve and top ten winners in 104 classes. The show attracted more than 3,000 entries from across the United States and Canada representing 47 states and four Canadian provinces.

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USEF Archive

Bonnie B. Jenkins Named Executive Director of the USET Foundation

John R. Long, Chief Executive Officer of the USEF, and Frank V. Lloyd, Chairman of the Board of the USET Foundation announced on October 26 that Bonnie B. Jenkins, USEF Executive Director of High Performance will join the USET Foundation as Executive Director December 1, 2004.

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The USEF invites you to join us for an open house on the information superhighway, as we unveil our new look at www.usef.org. Find the same helpful standbys, plus all the added extras, in a brand new user-friendly homepage, designed to connect you with the information you need now—minus the guesswork!

The Federation proudly unveils these new and convenient homepage features on-line:

• Easy to find USEF and industry news with all-inclusive archives
• The latest word from USEF—through a variety of no-hassle
e-subscriptions to releases and newsletters
• Easier to manage member sign-in at the top right
• Navigation bar at the top of the page with easy access to membership renewals, 2005 Annual Meeting, USEF Online Store, USEF Holiday Cards, and advertising opportunities through EQUESTRIAN magazine, Week in Review and www.usef.org.

Avoiding the pitfalls of some soggy weekend weather, Stephen Rogers and Leslie Chelstrom rode to victory during the USEF National Junior and USEF National Amateur Eventing Championships, held at the Kentucky Horse Park, October 20-24. After scoring a 63.3 in dressage, Rogers, a 17-year-old Dallas, TX,-native, rode 9-year-old Australian Thoroughbred gelding Kelecyn Applause through double-clear cross-country and show jumping rounds to win the Harry T. Peters Trophy with a final score of 63.3. In the Amateur Championship, Bluemont, VA,-native Leslie Chelstrom won the Alexander Mackay-Smith Trophy after riding 8-year-old Thoroughbred mare Sara through double-clear cross-country and show jumping rounds, to maintain her original dressage score of 50.3.

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Four riders represented the United States at the FEI Eventing World Cup Final over the weekend—Sara Kozumplik riding As You Like It, James Moore riding Grieko, Bonnie Mosser riding Jenga, and Natalie Rooney-Pitts riding Aladdin. After managing a day of dressage, a challenging cross-country track designed by Pierre Michelet and a round of show jumping, two riders representing the USEF emerged in the rankings. Rooney-Pitts and Aladdin finished in 18th place and Kozumplik and As You Like It finished in 28th. .

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Discount Feed for Your Equine Friends…It’s No Load of Hay

When you consider the benefits, your membership with the USEF more than pays for itself. It’s that simple. And adding to the show ring safety, fair play, ethical standards and regulated judging USEF already provides, there’s a more tangible show-me-the-money kind of benefit many members are only beginning to learn about. That benefit is the USEF purchasing program, and it entitles USEF members to discounted prices on everything from tractors, trucks and shipping to phones, paint and printers.

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The time schedule for more than 80 hunter and jumper competitions at the upcoming Metropolitan National Horse Show features daytime and evening performances from November 3-7, 2004, at Pier 94 and the Show Piers on the Hudson in New York City. On November 7, there is a daytime performance only, which features the centerpiece of the show – the 2004 ASPCA Maclay Finals.

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The International Equestrian Federation (FEI), in cooperation with Performance Sales International (PSI), will proudly present the Dressage Freestyle Forum in Ankum, Germany, February 1–2, 2005. Famous choreographers and composers will discuss the progression of freestyle with top dressage riders, judges, instructors and TV-specialists.

Participation in this forum is open to everyone, but applications must be sent to PSI and received by December 1. For more information and forms, click here.

Traveling to the FEI World Cup

Las Vegas Events has entered into a partnership with Carlson Wagonlit Travel to create the FEI World Cup Travel Desk. The primary goal of this resource will be to assist World Cup fans with their travel needs as they prepare to come to Las Vegas in April. A website has been created, www.worldcuptraveldesk.com, to be a resource for all of your travel needs. Carlson Wagonlit has special travel packages available that include airfare, hotel reservations at host hotels and rental cars. Las Vegas Events has also announced that The Mirage, Bellagio and Mandalay Bay have signed up as host hotels. The Mirage and Bellagio return as host hotels from the 2003 Budweiser World Cup Finals. For the first time, the Mandalay Bay joins the team and will serve as the host hotel for the FEI World Cup jumping riders. Special room packages are available at the hotels. These three properties join Paris Las Vegas, Baily's Las Vegas, Golden Nugget, The Plaza and the Lady Luck as host hotels for the 2005 FEI World Cup Finals.

To purchase tickets, visit www.worldcuplasvegas.com.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Who has to be a member of the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA)?
A: Any individual competing in open hunter and/or jumper classes in USEF-recognized competitions must be an Active Member of USHJA or pay the non-member fee of $20 per competition. Those individuals not competing in hunter and/or jumper classes in USEF-recognized competitions may join the USHJA as Associate Members for a lower membership due.

For answers to other frequently asked questions, go to http://www.usef.org/content/faqs.

USEF Members Can Now Order Nextel Phones, Accessories and Nextel Service Online

USEF members are eligible to receive a 5% discount on Nextel monthly service plans and a 27% discount on National promotional price of phones. To learn more, please visit www.nextel.com/usef or contact USEF Purchasing toll-free at (877) 576-6872.

Real savings for USEF members through USEF Purchasing. For more information, call USEF Purchasing toll-free (877) 576-6872.

Week in Review Competition Results for October 2004

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 80,000 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.

©2004, United States Equestrian Federation, Inc.

October 28, 2004