International-level dressage with a Saturday night musical freestyle celebration under lights will be held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), December 4-6. The CDI*** dressage competition will be combined with the CSI*** Holiday & Horses event that includes the Rolex/USEF National Show Jumping Championship presented by Equine Motorcoach. The dressage competition is a major upgrade from the national level show of previous years. The musical freestyles will be in the...

On October 16-19, Gold Coast 7 finished off the 2008 season with a bang. In addition to sponsor Markel Insurance Corporation awarding the series’ championships, the show hosted the CPHA Children’s & Adult Regional Finals and CPHA Regional Horsemanship Finals. After the first two rounds, Malina Munshi was in first place going into the Children’s & Adult Finals work-off. Despite "nerves running through me," she maintained her lead. Munshi was concerned about the approach to the last jump. "That...

The USEF Road Show booth was recently exhibited at the Future Farmers of America (FFA) National Convention. The booth was set up as part of the FFA National Agricultural Career Show. The staff manning the booth answered questions from a couple thousand attendees during the three-day period. The questions ranged from “What is USEF?” to “How do I get involved with equestrian sport?” “This is exactly the type of event for which the Road Show was made. We talked to people who just love horses to...

Lexington, KY – For the second time in three years, 21-year-old Laura Noyes has topped the United States rankings for the FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final for Young Riders. Noyes and her mount Synchro averaged 72.584% in their two best efforts in the FEI Young Rider Freestyle Test in a CDI-Y during the qualifying period (January 1, 2008 –October 27, 2008), and have earned themselves an invitation to Frankfurt, Germany for the Final, to be held December 18-21. Thanks to the generosity of the event...

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is now accepting bids to host the 2009 USEF National Junior Hunter Championships– East Coast or West Coast. To request a bid packet, please contact USEF Director of Hunter and Collegiate Activities Marion Maybank at (859) 225-2033 or via email at [email protected]. Bids are due in the office by the close of business Monday, November 10, 2008. Any request received after this time will not be considered. Ends

If you are at all interested in the sport of three-day eventing, you don't want to miss episode 10 of The Stable Scoop Radio Show . Hosts Glenn the Geek and Helena B. start with an early morning chat with Olympic Silver medalist Gina Miles. They explore life since her Silver medal at the Olympics, McKinlaigh's time off and what's next. The second half of the show is devoted to the considerable safety changes in eventing this year. Joanie Morris of the United States Equestrian Federation reviews...

History repeated itself as Kent Farrington and Upchiqui won the $75,000 Budweiser Prix de Penn National for the second time on closing night of the 2008 Pennsylvania National Horse Show. Suspense is the essence of competition. Farrington faced 28 very tough competitors to repeat this win. The seventh of 10 clean trips in the first round, Farrington knew speed would be a prime factor in the jump-off. “Upchiqui is an exceptionally fast horse,” said Farrington, 20. “ He’s a great horse. He covers...

The Royal Winter Fair is thrilled to announce its line-up of international riders set to compete at the Ricoh Coliseum, November 11-15. Nearly half the field of show jumpers participated in this summer’s Olympic games in Hong Kong (where the equestrian events were held), as did two of the five dressage riders. Three of the four members of the Silver medal-winning Canadian team will be competing, including Individual Olympic champion, Canada’s Eric Lamaze, with his Olympic partner Hickstead. It...

The Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament is pleased to offer a special opportunity to meet the 2008 Gold medal U.S. Olympic show jumping team. On Friday, October 31, at 5 p.m., the team will make their first and only public appearance together since the Olympics. McLain Ward, Beezie Madden, Laura Kraut and Will Simpson, along with their alternate teammate Anne Kurskinsi, and their Chef d 'Equipe George Morris, will share their insights into bringing home the Gold. Syracuse University...

The TSE/Tattersalls Fall Sale will be broadcast over the Internet, Thursday, October 30, through Saturday, November 1, on the American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) website, www.saddlebred.com . As it has done in the past, ASHA will once again provide a live, streaming video feed of each day of the sale in its entirety. The webcast will allow viewers to see the sale of each horse as it is presented and hear the auctioneer’s call, as well as see the hip number and bids. The 2008...