Lexington, KY - Team USA put in a remarkable effort on the final phase at the 2009 Pan American Endurance Championships in Costa Azul, Uruguay to secure a Team Silver medal. They finished less than six minutes off the gold medal-winning pace of Argentina. The American riders blazed through the final 15km phase: Cheryl van Deusen and on DA Al Capone (New Smyrna Beach, FL) and Stephen Rojek on Savvy (South Woodstock, VT) completed the final leg in just 37 minutes. Valerie Kanavy and LM Francesa...

In these tough economic times, many people are finding the quality warmblood they want is difficult to afford. Con Brio Farms, LLC, has just introduced a new program that could make it a little easier. In addition, those who find themselves with an unused stallion breeding to use, but no mare can also benefit. Con Brio Farms, LLC, has been breeding Dutch Warmbloods, Oldenburgs and Hanoverians for 25 years, and their production record makes them one of only five breeders in the U.S., including...

The Swedish Warmblood Association of North America (SWANA) is pleased to announce that the KWPN Grand Prix dressage stallion Lingh has been approved as a Swedish breeding stallion for North America. Lingh has been selected to be a featured stallion at the National Stud in Sweden, Flyinge, for the 2009 breeding season. Partnered with Edward Gal, Lingh has been a top international grand prix dressage competitor with many grand prix and Dutch national championship wins, including first in the...

Content provided by the Morgan Gold Cup and Joyce Ackerman Burroughs The 49th edition of the Morgan Gold Cup Regional Horse Show is less than two months away! Plans are heating up for a great week including the Friday night United Professional Horsemen’s Association (UPHA) Pink Ribbon events. In 2007, UPHA launched the Pink Ribbon campaign in an effort to “raise much-needed funds for breast cancer research, awareness, and treatment.” To date more then thirty horse shows across the country have...

Sixteen members of the Belgian Warmblood Breeding Association North American District attended the three-day Stallion Selections and the horse show of previously approved stallions at the famous equestrian facility, Het Zilveren Spoor in Moorsele, Belgium. Prior to the stallion selection, members were treated to a tour of breeding farms, including the breeders of Sapphire, Up Chiqui and Narcotique De Muze. During the competition, the officers of the BWP asked Allyn McCracken to come present the...

It’s barely spring and the Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) is already preparing for the 2009 World Appaloosa Sale. This exciting, world-class sale will be held October 28, 2009, at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, TX. The ApHC would like to invite owners of quality ApHC-registered Appaloosas to consign their horses by August 1 to the 2009 World Appaloosa Sale, which encompasses three sale categories. The Yearling Incentive Sale will feature the finest Appaloosa yearlings from...

The Foundation for the Pure Spanish Horse introduced to the public the 2009 Raffle Horse, Maravilla RSDP. The winning ticket for this two-year-old grey filly, a pure Spanish Horse with her registration document in hand, will be won in a drawing on Thanksgiving Day (November 26, 2009). Being young, this filly is offered with ground training, good manners and an exceptional pedigree. She will remain in training during 2009. In the new year, with her new owner, she will be of age to begin her...

The American Association of Equine Practitioners’ (AAEP) summer education event, Focus on the Foot and the 17th Annual Practice Management Seminar, will provide a comprehensive continuing education package for equine practitioners, July 19-21, in Columbus, OH. Focus on the Foot will explore the intricacies of one of the most crucial components of equine anatomy—the foot. The 17th Annual Practice Management Seminar program is designed to equip practice managers will the business skills to...

Now more than ever, it is important to understand the world beyond our borders. Families in the Chicago-land and Northwest IN, area can do just that, by becoming involved in a global cultural exchange through the Aspect Foundation. Interested families can participate by volunteering to host an Aspect Foundation international high school student for a semester or academic year. Aspect Foundation students hail from nearly 30 different countries but all share the same dream—to experience the...

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to offer a Classification for all riders with disabilities at the upcoming CPEDI3* at Lamplight Equestrian Center May 14-17, 2009. The FEI Classification System identifies the functional abilities of riders, and determines which Grade they will compete in at ParaEquestrian competition. ParaEquestrian Dressage competition is made up of five Grades, and riders compete against other athletes of their own Grade, and in turn...