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USEF Now Accepting Votes for Inaugural Farnam ®/ Platform™ · USEF Horse of the Year
The tally has just begun and your votes will be an integral part of deciding which of the nation’s leading equines will be named the inaugural Farnam ®/ Platform™ · USEF Horse of the Year. Merely weeks away from the 2006 USEF Annual Meeting, all heads are turning to these five finalists in anticipation of which horse will be adorned with the title—one of the most prestigious awards the USEF offers. These five stand-out horses—Authentic, Brentina, Cefnoakpark Bouncer, WR Sonaskada+//, and Winsome Adante—are some of the very finest in our sport and each is worthy of the highest consideration for this celebrated honor. Help shape the history of equestrian sport as you cast your vote for the nation’s top horse at www.usef.org/hoty/voting/index.php. The Farnam ®/ Platform™ · USEF Horse of the Year will be announced during the Horse of the Year gala at the USEF Annual Meeting on January 14, 2006, at the Hilton Netherland Plaza in Cincinnati, OH. For more information, visit www.usef.org/convention/2006/index.php. Authentic
Show Jumping Paired with the legendary Beezie Madden, Authentic made history by helping the American team win its first Nations Cup in 2005. The Warmblood gelding was the star of the team show jumping competition at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, where he jumped the first three rounds with no faults. With Madden, Authentic wowed crowds at the 2004 USEF Olympic Selection Trials, with only eight accumulated faults for all six selection events. For a full list of accomplishments, click here. Brentina
Dressage Brentina is one of the most successful horses in the history of U.S. dressage, and her performances have helped establish the United States as one of the top countries in the discipline. In 2002, Brentina led the United States to a Team Silver at the World Equestrian Games. The following year, Brentina was honored by being the 2003 USET Breyer model horse. Brentina became the first American horse to earn a berth for the Olympic Games without performing in any of the qualifying events, when she was unable to compete due to a leg tendon injury. She went on to lead the 2004 U.S. Olympic dressage team to a Bronze medal finish. The story of Brentina and Debbie McDonald was made into a documentary, Brentina: From Idaho to Athens. Most recently, Brentina’s 2005 grand prix freestyle performance at the FEI World Cup in Las Vegas, NV, brought a wave of fans to their feet in standing ovation for a third place finish. For a full list of accomplishments, click here. Cefnoakpark Bouncer
Driving, Welsh In 2005, Cefnoakpark Bouncer made driving history with Suzy Stafford as the first team from the United States to ever win the Gold medal at the FEI Pony Driving Singles World Championship. Even more inspiring, Stafford and Bouncer had only been teamed together a few weeks. When the pony who Stafford was originally set to drive pulled a muscle, she contacted Sybil Humphreys and arranged for Bouncer to be her partner at the championship. Stafford is quoted as saying, “He (Bouncer) tries his best for you all the time.” It is no wonder that two separate USEF National Affiliates nominated this pony for Horse of the Year. For a full list of accomplishments, click here. Winsome Adante
Eventing Winsome Adante, affectionately known as Dan, has enjoyed the highest honors for eventing in the United States. He has won the title of United States Eventing Association (USEA) Horse of the Year three times based on points accumulated in USEA, USEF and FEI competitions throughout the year. His total career points earned stand at 1,097, which places him as the second highest scoring horse in the history of U.S. eventing. Winsome Adante stands ready to surpass the current leader (Giltedge at 1,114 points) in 2006. For a full list of accomplishments, click here. WR Sonaskada+//
Arabian WR Sonaskada+// currently leads all Arabians in the total number of national championships and reserve national championships awarded who is still actively showing. With a show career spanning from 1991 to the present, WR Sonaskada+// has won 19 national championships, 12 reserve national championships, 53 national Top Ten awards and 53 regional championships and reserve championships. In addition, WR Sonaskada+// has won awards in open Arabian hunter pleasure, Arabian English sidesaddle and Arabian amateur to ride and youth to ride divisions. He has also carried youth riders to numerous national championships, Top Tens and regional awards in hunter seat equitation. For a full list of accomplishments, click here.
To learn more about how you can be a part of the Horse of the Year program, click here. USEF Names 2005 Equestrians of Honor; Members Now Invited to Cast Votes at www.usef.org As the year comes to a close, the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the 2005 Equestrians of Honor. Of these eight honorees, one will be selected by the USEF membership, as the 2005 USEF Equestrian of the Year. Online voting has begun, and all members in good standing are invited tovisit www.usef.org to cast their votes. Just click on the “Equestrian of the Year” icon on the right side of our homepage. In addition, members are given the option of printing the ballot (see full story) and faxing or e-mailing a hard copy of their votes to Awards Director Kristyn Kay. For the full story, click here. Attention! All members participating in the Farnam®/Platform™ - USEF Horse of the Year and Silver Stirrup Awards programs Please review your points and standings in your respective division(s) by:
Please refer to GR911.1 of the Federation Rule Book for deadlines for your breed/discipline. Reminder: A horse's report is free of charge, to the owner, trainer or driver, for the current year. See GR818 for complete details. 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. ©2005, United States Equestrian Federation, Inc. |
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