Lexington, KY and Geneva, Switzerland - The Ground Jury of the 2010 Rolex/FEI World Cup Final in Geneva, Switzerland disqualified US jumping horse, Sapphire; in the early hours of April 17 (CEST) after her runner-up finish in the second leg of the competition with rider McLain Ward. The grounds for disqualification was hypersensitivity of the horse's leg. Sapphire was selected for hypersensitivity testing before she jumped in the class and according to the FEI Press Release: Following the...

Rich Fellers and Flexible Lead the Way (Rebecca Walton/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, KY – American Rich Fellers held nothing back and continued to prove the US domination in the Palexpo Arena at the 2010 Rolex/FEI World Cup Final. Riding Flexible, Fellers (Wilsonville, OR) had the fastest round of the day to take the lead after the first leg of the 2010 Final. Flexible crossed the finish line ½ second faster than teammate (and 2009 runner-up) Sapphire, ridden by McLain Ward. Owned by Mollie...

McLain Ward and Rothchild (Randi Muster/Mustphoto.com) Lexington, KY - Jumping got underway at the 2010 Rolex/FEI World Cup Final in Geneva, and the horses and riders stretched their legs over the courses in the Palexpo Arena in Geneva, Switzerland before the big events got going on Thursday afternoon. The American contingent is already winning at a fairly rapid rate. McLain Ward, who has been picked as one of the favorites to with the Final after his runner-up performance in 2009 with...

Courtesy Hagyard For those attending the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bridgestone, come preview Kentucky's first dedicated Sport Horse Soundness Facility. Hagyard Equine Medical Institute is offering tours of their new clinic and a chance to preview the new Sport Horse Soundness Facility, including the Podiatry Center. Tours are scheduled for: Thursday, April 22 at 4 p.m. Friday, April 23 at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 24 at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 25, at 10 a.m. Tours are limited to 30...

Attention junior riders interested in competing in the 2010 USEF National Junior Jumper Championships. Don’t forget that new for 2010 is an application process as outlined in the selection procedures. You can save $5 by logging onto your Authorized User Account and applying online. Go to www.usef.org and click on “USEF LOGIN” on the top righthand corner of the homepage. Parents and trainers are able to apply for the rider. Complete selection procedures for the 2010 USEF National Junior Jumper...

Families will find hours of fun at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in the Kids Zone area of the Equine Village. The Kids Zone is a special and exciting interactive area designed for fun and education for all ages. This special area is anchored by the EquiMania Education Centre from the University of Guelph in Canada. Children and adults alike will be able to braid a horse’s tail and dig for bones. They will also meet Semore and Quattro, life-sized horse models created to educate children...

The Buckeye Sweepstakes and National Show Horse District One Championships would like to invite you to attend this years show at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, OH, May 27-30. The judges for the show are Scott Brumfield, Scott Benjamin, Chris Culbreth and Bill Melendez. This show offers a full slate of Arabian, and Half Arabian classes, along with the National Show Horse Registry District One Championships. For more information, please visit www.buckeyesweepstakes.com .

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), through an agreement with Universal Sports and the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), announces unprecedented viewing options for the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bridgestone in 2010. The Rolex Kentucky Championships are part of the HSBC FEI Classics™ Series, and bring the world's best horses and riders from nine countries as they compete for $250,000 in prize money; this prestigious event also plays...

Photo by Howard Schatzberg The National Show Horse Registry (NSHR) would like to announce additional classes available and the names of the judges selected for the 2010 National Show Horse Finals horse show. The dates for this years show is September 21-25 in Springfield, IL. New to the show this year is the addition of eight grand championship classes offering $15,500 in each class. This is also the show that holds the Stallion Row Jackpot class that has awarded over $20,000 to the champion in...

This fall, visitors from around the world will get a chance to experience all the sights, sounds and tastes that Kentucky has to offer during the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, without ever leaving the Kentucky Horse Park. “Our goal is to immerse visitors in all that is Kentucky so that before they return home, or the next time they travel, they won’t be able to resist seeing the real thing,” said Mike Cooper, Kentucky’s Commissioner of Travel and Tourism. While the primary focus of the...