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This Week in USEF International Disciplines

by From the USEF Communications Department | 4/8/2010 11:24:00 AM

Buck Davidson and My Boy Bobby win at The Fork (US Eventing) Dressage Competition was underway on both coasts this week with the CDI3*/Y/J Burbank, CA (Festival of the Horse) and the Dressage at Equestrian Estates in Loxahatchee, FL. Jan Ebeling dominated the Grand Prix in Burbank, coming in first on Rafalca and second on Sandrina. Guenter Seidel and U II were third. In the Grand Prix Special it was Seidel who triumphed with a score of 69.875%, narrowly beating out Ebeling and Rafalca. Ebeling...

Morgan Horse Pavilion Update

by By the American Morgan Horse Association | 4/8/2010 11:16:00 AM

Jon May of HorseFlicks recently posted a video on the construction of the Morgan Horse Pavilion at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. Follow the progress of the recent building at www.youtube.com/watch?v=brgdLb6CXAI .

American Morgan Horse Association Partners with the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

by By the American Morgan Horse Association | 4/8/2010 11:14:00 AM

The American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA) announced a marketing partnership with the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games that launched April 6, 2010. AMHA will be working with the World Games 2010 Foundation, Inc., to promote the 2010 Games by communicating ticket and hospitality opportunities to their membership. The association will then receive a portion of the proceeds generated by their membership through these efforts. The World Equestrian Games will take place September 25-October...

Get Your Favorite Show with Morgan Classes Star Rated through the New American Morgan Horse Association Star Rating Competition Program

by By the American Morgan Horse Association | 4/8/2010 11:10:00 AM

The American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA) has created a new program for shows with Morgan classes called the Star Rating Program, which is a way to encourage horse owners to compete on all levels and for smaller shows to expose others to the breed. The program, which is in its inaugural year, was designed with two goals in mind: to educate and increase awareness of all types and levels of competitions that promote the breed, and to provide a tool to help horse owners identify competitions...

Lexington Junior League Horse Show Adds Western Classes

by By Amy Dineen | 4/8/2010 11:01:00 AM

Photo by Howard Schatzberg The Junior League of Lexington is pleased to announce that Lenard Davenport of Springfield, MO, will serve as manager of the 74th Lexington Junior League Horse Show to be held at the Red Mile on July 5-10, 2010. Judges for the show are: Melissa A. Moore, Versailles, KY; Melinda Moore, Lawrenceburg, KY; Nelson Green, Nicholasville, KY; Dale Arnston, Mokena, IL and Mary Lynn Whitley, Cary, NC, USEF Steward. We are also pleased to announce the inclusion of three Western...

2010 AHHSF Road Pony Camp Scholarship Essay Contest

by AHHSF | 4/8/2010 10:57:00 AM

The American Hackney Horse Society Foundation is pleased to announce that once again they will be offering scholarships to The Shamrock Farm Road Pony Camp in Smithfield, KY. Anyone under the age of 18 is encouraged to submit an essay and brief biography. Scholarships will be awarded to the winner(s) of an essay contest titled “Why I Want to Learn More About the Hackney Breed.” The scholarship will cover the cost of camp fees, food and lodging. (Transportation to and from the camp is the...

2010 Equine Roadster Pony Cup

by USEF News | 4/8/2010 10:46:00 AM

New for the 2010 Show Season, the Equine Roadster Pony Cup will offer a prize amount of $10,000 or more. The Equine Roadster Pony Cup will be open to all amateur and open road pony classes and will follow the same rules and point system as the Equine Services Roadster Cup. The final Championship classes will be held at the Kentucky Fall Classic Horse Show in October. The Equine Services Roadster Cup is very pleased to announce that Walsh Harness & Saddlery as one of our newest sponsors of both...

USEF Names 2010 Show Jumping Young Rider Tour

by From the USEF Show Jumping Department | 4/8/2010 10:23:00 AM

Lexington, KY - The following five horse/rider combinations have been named by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) to the 2010 Show Jumping Young Rider Tour. These horse/rider combinations were selected based on the criteria outlined Selection Procedure for the 2010 Show Jumping Young Rider Tour. It is planned that the following horse/rider combinations will compete at CSIOY Moorsele (BEL), May 13-16, 2010; CSIOY Reims (FRA), May 28-30, 2010; and CSIOY Wierden (NED), June 3-6, 2010....

Deadline for 2010 All American Cup Eligible Entries to be Nominated Into Indiana Futurity is May 1

by By Brice Carr | 4/7/2010 4:54:00 PM

To maintain All American Cup (AAC) eligibility, all entries must be nominated into the Indiana Futurity by the deadline of Saturday, May 1. Premiums will be awarded at the 2010 All American Horse Classic, set to take place Tuesday, September 7, through Saturday, September 11, at the Indianapolis State Fairgrounds. To view the list of eligible weanling, yearling, two-year-old and three-year-old entries, visit the AAC website at www.allamericancup.org . For more information, or to nominate mares...

Blenheim EquiSports Spring Tournament Comes to a Canadian Close

by By Suzanne Ansari | 4/7/2010 4:43:00 PM

By JumpShot (John Pearce and Chianto ) The Blenheim Spring Tournament horse show marked the beginning of a season of show jumping competition for Blenheim Equisports. The highlights for the week included the $30,000 Royal Champion Jumper Classic on Wednesday night and the $50,000 Orange County Register CSI-W Grand Prix on the evening of Good Friday. The Friday class was the final qualifier on the west coast for the 2010 FEI World Cup Finals in Geneva, Switzerland, on April 14-18, 2010....