Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – November 2, 2010 – Since 2007, the Reining Horse Sports Foundation (RHSF) has produced a unique, entertaining event sponsored by 4R Performance Horses to help the children from the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Oklahoma – the 4R Performance Horses Celebrity Slide. The location is Oklahoma City; the venue is the NRHA Futurity & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championship Show; and the date is Friday, December 3. The following celebrities are taking time from their busy...

McKinley Harvey with George Williams. (Photo courtesy of the Harvey Family.) Lincoln, Nebraska, November 1, 2010 - Thanks to Renee Isler (MA), a young equestrian from Colorado was able to participate in the FEI Junior/Young Rider Dressage Clinic held in Parker, Colorado on October 23-24, 2010. McKinley Harvey applied and was accepted to this United States Dressage Federation program, but needed a financial boost to make it happen. McKinley’s dream was fulfilled, because of Renee, who...

Syracuse, NY - November 1, 2010 - The Oncenter Complex in downtown Syracuse once again has been transformed into a world class horse show and shopping venue in a family friendly environment. This year, forty-five vendors from across the country offering some of the finest equestrian gear, jewelry, and fine art have arrived to set-up shop in the two floors of the Equestrian Expo. Exhibitions are set up throughout the complex with a variety of free activities scheduled during the week including a...

Lexington, KY - November 1, 2010- Ticket packages for the 2011 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, Presented by Bridgestone, April 28-May 1 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, are on sale as of November 1. The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, part of the HSBC FEI ClassicsTM, is the only event in the Western Hemisphere held at the Four Star level, the same level as the Olympic Games and the Eventing World Championships which were held as part of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games...

Lexington, KY - The American Association of Equine Practitioners Foundation has awarded $262,000 in grants to 15 non-profit organizations and universities working for the health and welfare of horses. These 2010 grant recipients share the Foundation’s mission to support equine research, benevolence, education and the equine community. From funding laminitis research to sponsoring an “equitarian” mission in Mexico, the Foundation is supporting a wide range of initiatives in 2010 and 2011 that...

Lexington, Kentucky - The Kentucky State Fair recently announced changes to the qualifying requirements for the World's Championship Horse Show, in the divisions of Show Pleasure, Country Pleasure, and Park. The changes to the qualifying standards, effective as of July 1, 2010, will be used to determine the point standings for the 2011 Kentucky State Fair World's Championship Horse Show, and are as follows: Western Invitation will become a regular class with the qualifying rules being the same...

Las Vegas, NV - Las Vegas National excitement begins Thursday, November 4th at 7 p.m. The competition kicks off on Thursday with the $30,000 FEI Welcome Jumper Classic, presented by Royal Champion, at 7 p.m. The excitement continues Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. with the $30,000 Las Vegas Speed Classic, presented by CardFlex. And don’t miss the highlight event of the week, the $50,000 Las Vegas National World Cup Qualifying Grand Prix, made possible by Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, with a hot...

Lexington, KY - The University of California Davis Extension and the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) have teamed up to develop an online continuing education program in Equine Event Management that will premiere on January 18, 2011. The first of its kind, this specialized studies program brings together UC Davis' expertise in distance education and the expertise of USEF, the National Governing Body for Equestrian Sport in the United States. The inaugural course, "Competition...

Meagan Davis and Bentley (SusanJStickle.com Photo) Lexington, KY – USEF National Young Rider Dressage Champion Meagan Davis (Stone Ridge, NY) has bested the United States rankings for the FEI World Cup Dressage Final for Young Riders and has earned the invitation to represent the United States in Frankfurt, Germany for the Final, to be held December 15-19, 2010. Twenty-one year-old Davis will ride Bentley a horse on which she has found success throughout the levels. Bentley, a 17-year-old...

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is announcing the following date and location for the 2011 Adequan FEI North American Junior/Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC). The NAJYRC will be held at the Kentucky Horse Park July 27-31, 2011. In the past two years, NAJYRC competitors were some of the first to perform in the Kentucky Horse Park’s newly built Rolex Outdoor Stadium and Alltech Indoor Arena. In 2011, junior and young riders will return to...