USEF's Week in Review for November 12, 2010

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November 12, 2010

NEWS FROM USEF'S 28 BREEDS AND DISCIPLINES

Dressage

U.S. Dressage Rider Caroline Roffman Honored as FEI Rewards Equestrian Heroes at Dazzling Awards Ceremoney in Taipei

Caroline Roffman Recieves her Award from HRH Princess Haya.

Caroline Roffman Receives her Award from HRH Princess Haya. Photo by William Tzeng/FEI.

Taipei, Taiwan - The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), the governing body of equestrian sport, has announced the winners of the 2010 FEI Awards at a ceremony in Taipei. Organized for the second consecutive year, the FEI Awards reward outstanding dedication to horse sport in five categories.

American dressage rider Caroline Roffman was presented the HSBC Rising Star Award. The 21-year-old, who trains with Olympian Lars Petersen, won the Five-Year-Old Championships at the USEF National Dressage Championships this year on a horse she trained herself and was the youngest competitor in the Intermediaire I National Championship at the Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Festival of Champions at Gladstone.

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Hunter/Jumper

2011 George H. Morris Horsemastership Training Session Presented by USEF: Promoting the Importance of Excellent Horsemastership

George Morris. Photo by Connie Sawyer.

Gladstone, NJ - Mark your calendars and plan to attend the 2011 George H. Morris Horsemastership Training Session presented by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF).

The USEF is pleased to announce the young riders who have been invited to participate in the fifth annual George H. Morris Horsemastership Training Session on January 4-8, 2011, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL.

2011 USEF Annual Meeting

Annual Meeting Set for January in Lexington

Photo by Geoff Oliver Bugbee/USEF Archive.

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation is pleased to announce that Lexington, KY will play host to the 2011 Annual Meeting. This event will take place January 19 - 23 at the Hyatt Regency Lexington and adjoining Lexington Center. The USEF has secured a group rate of $139 for single - quad occupancy, plus tax. For reservations, please call (800) 233-1234 or (859) 253-1234 and ask for the "USEF Annual Meeting Rate." The deadline to take advantage of this special rate is Wednesday, December 22, 2010.

To learn more about the 2011 Annual Meeting and to register online, visit http://usef.org/convention/2011/sponsors.aspx.

This Week in International Disciplines

Eventing

Jennie Brannigan and Cambalda. Photo by Josh Walker/U.S. Eventing.

The Galway Downs International Three-Day Event in Temecula, CA, was a busy place over the weekend. Robert Kellerhouse and his team hosted a CCI3*, a CCI2*, CCI1* and a long-format CCI1*. Jennie Brannigan and Cambalda made their trip from the East Coast well worth it, winning the inaugural CCI3* on their dressage score of 46.0.

Jumping

The Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament took place over six days in Cazenovia, NY. Highlighting the week was the $100,000 Detwiler Fenton FEI World Cup Qualifier of Syracuse presented by G&C Farm. Only three riders went clean over the Richard Jeffery-designed course to advance to the jump-off. Margie Engle and Indigo crossed the timers clean in 39.15 seconds to take the win.

Saddle Seat

UPHA American Royal National Championship to Host 2010 USEF Saddle Seat Medal Final

2009 Medal Final Champion Faye Wuesthofen with Kiss of the Zodiac. Photo by Howard Schatzberg.

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation Saddle Seat Medal Final presented by Elisabeth M. Goth is scheduled for November 20, 2010, during the UPHA American Royal National Championship in Kansas City, MO. This Final brings together the best saddle seat equitation riders from across the country and will be judged by Dale Arnston, Robert C. Byers and Frances Crumpler.

The American Horse Shows Association Equitation Medal was established in 1937 by the fourth president of AHSA, Adrian Van Sinderen, as part of his strategy to connect horse people across the United States. In 1950, the Medal Final was fashioned into the competition format we now know, with qualifying classes and a final to determine the overall winner. Riders who are 17 years of age and under are eligible to compete in the Saddle Seat Medal Final by placing first or second in an official qualifying class during the specified qualification period.

Gladstone, NJ - The United States Equestrian Team Foundation is honored to announce a $5 million endowment bequest from Ken and Arle Adams of Wellington, FL. This gift will mark the creation of the Ken and Arle Adams International Competition and Training Grant Fund. Providing an annual grant, the fund will add supplemental funding to the three Olympic discipline's High Performance programs: dressage, eventing, and show jumping. These funds further augment the international competition and training plans that repeatedly generate Olympic and World Championship medal-winning performances. Grants of such generous nature are what allow the United States of America to remain at the top of the international equestrian sport.

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The annual USEF Competing Equestrian membership costs only $55. As a competing member, you are eligible to participate at all USEF Licensed Competitions, receive equestrian magazine at no additional charge, a million-dollar personal excess liability policy for horse-related accidents that cause bodily injury or property damage to third parties, and the added benefits of USEF MemberPerks - a members-only discount program with unbeatable deals from companies like John Deere, Hertz, Sherwin Williams, USRider, FarmVet, LifeLock, Moxie and others.

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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

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.

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The vision of the United States Equestrian Federation® is to provide leadership for equestrian sport in the United States of America by promoting the pursuit of excellence from the grassroots to the Olympic Games, based on a foundation of fair, safe competition and the welfare of its human and equine athletes.