At the February American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA) Board of Directors meeting, upon recommendation by the AMHA Registry Committee, the Registry Rules and Regulations Rule 9, Section 4-Lease Agreements, were amended to read the following: Rule 9, Required Reports Section 4 Lease Agreements A. Notice of all lease agreements must be correctly provided on an official Register Notice of Lease Agreement Form and filed with the Register with the following: 1. Registration name and number of the...

The 2010-2011 United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) International Hunter Derby schedule is now available online at www.ushja.org/IHD/search.aspx . The 2010-2011 series begins June 2, 2010 and ends June 2, 2011. The USHJA International Hunter Derby Series was created to bring show hunters to the international level, to increase spectator, media and sponsorship interest, and to bring tradition and basic riding principles back to the sport of showing hunters. Please visit the Hunter...

The next opportunity to learn from some of the best riders and instructors in the world of hunters and jumpers will come April 19-20 in Washington and April 19-21 in Connecticut during the SmartPak/United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) Trainer Symposiums. Registration for the symposiums has been open since January 1. The symposiums offer attendees a rare opportunity to participate in the practical training sessions and round table discussions with top professionals in the industry....

In celebration of its 35th anniversary, September 28-October 3, 2010, Dressage at Devon is adding two exciting new championship programs—the Pro-Am Challenge and the Young Performance Horse Championship. The goal of both awards is to identify success in two important groups of competitors—amateur riders and young horses. "We always strive to find new ways to recognize greatness at Dressage at Devon," said Lori Kaminski, President and CEO of the event. "This fall, while some of the...

Attention junior riders interested in competing in the 2010 USEF National Junior Jumper Championships. Don’t forget that new in 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 right hand corner of the home page. Parents and trainers are able to apply for the rider. Complete selection procedures for the 2010 USEF National Junior Jumper...

Several Jumper Schooling Supervisor Courses will be held in conjunction with the USEF Jumper Judge and Stewards’ Clinics. There is no charge for these courses and they will provide the required education to satisfy changes to JP103 in the current USEF Rule Book . All courses are from 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. and pre-registration is not required. Dates and locations are as follows: • March 29, 2010 – Double Tree Guest Suites, Dana Point, CA • April 5, 2010 – Centenary College Equestrian Center,...

HRTV will continue to showcase its wide-ranging spectrum of equestrian programming when it presents highlights from the United States Equestrian Team (USET) Holiday fund-raising gala, beginning on Monday, March 15, at 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT. While the USET show will premiere on Monday evening, it will also re-air on Tuesday, and the following Sunday. Produced by Equestrian Life, the popular event, which was sponsored by Succeed and Wellington Classic Dressage, took place at the Jim Brandon...

Photo by ESI Photography (Jennifer Alfano and Fantabulous in Sunday's $10,000 Devoucoux Derby at HITS Ocala. ) HITS Ocala celebrated another action-packed week of AA-rated competition featuring the best in show jumping, as the Ocala Tournament wrapped up on Sunday, March 7. Members from the Marion County Chamber of Commerce enjoyed an outing at HITS Post Time Farm on Thursday and had the opportunity to experience first-hand the excitement and energy that makes Marion County and Ocala, FL, an...

Wynonna Judd will welcome the world to Kentucky with a special performance at the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. The 2010 Games will feature world championship competitions in eight equestrian sports at the Kentucky Horse Park from September 25-October 10. The Games will be the largest sporting event in America this year and are renowned to be the world’s most prestigious equestrian competition. On the evening of September 25, Judd will perform “My Old Kentucky...

The American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) has announced a partnership with the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, set to launch on Monday, March 22, 2010. ASHA will be working with the World Games 2010 Foundation, Inc., to simultaneously promote the 2010 WEG and the American Saddlebred breed, by providing ASHA members the opportunity to purchase tickets and daily hospitality passes for the Games, with a percentage of the sales going back the breed organization, to assist ASHA’s...