The American Show Pony Registry (ASPR) Committee added $6,000 in incentive prize money for the ASPR classes at the World Championship Show and Shetland Pony Congress for 2008. The American Show Pony Registry is a division of the American Shetland Pony Club. The American Shetland Pony Club (ASPC) was established in 1888 and today offers registration recordings and award programs for a number of small equines, including American Shetland Ponies, American Miniature Horses and several Shetland Pony...

Lexington, KY - To say J. Michael Plumb was the stalwart of the U.S. Eventing Team for almost 50 years would be an understatement. He rode in seven consecutive Olympic Fans can vote for Michael Plumb to be inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. (USEF Archive) Games - beginning when he was 19 in 1960 in Rome - and eight total (his final appearance was in 1992 in Barcelona). His contribution to the Team’s success is unprecedented and his fearless determination and tenacity never waned....

Wellington, FL - Regardless of discipline, things look pretty good when all four members of the Gold Medal winning team from the 2004 Olympic Games line up to vie for a spot on the team in 2008. Hello show jumpers. Reigning Gold medalists: Beezie Madden, McLain Ward, Peter Wylde and Chris Kappler are among the 41 entered in the USEF Selection Trials for the 2008 Olympic Team in Show Jumping to take place at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL February 28- March 9....

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is please to announce that Reining has been added as the fourth discipline to the North American Junior/Young Rider Championships. Reining, an incredibly popular sport throughout the U.S. and Canada, will make its debut at the 2008 CN North American Junior/Young Rider Championships at the Colorado Horse Park presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC) July 30-August 3, 2008. Competitors from seven geographical regions and five associations...

The Carolina Horse Park is pleased to announce it will be hosting its second annual five-day eventing clinic on March 24-28, 2008. Twelve world class clinicians will train participants over the Carolina Horse Park's six championship-level cross-country courses and its outstanding dressage and show jumping arenas. This session is geared for training level combinations and above. Novice riders ready to move up to training level will also benefit from this week of intensive learning. In addition,...

The United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation is pleased to announce that it awarded grants totaling $2,295,000 to the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) for high-performance programs in 2007. The USET Foundation funding provided support, in whole or in part, for athletes in seven high-performance disciplines to participate in national and international events. The high-performance disciplines are dressage, driving, endurance, eventing, reining, show jumping and vaulting. "The...

The Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center (BTRC), based in the heart of downtown Buffalo, NY, is pleased to announce that they will offer a series of horse shows this year at their facility. The BTRC Series has scheduled five dates for horse shows, plus the "AA" rated Buffalo International Horse Show. In addition to great competitions, the BTRC will once again host a three-day clinic with renowned horseman and trainer George H. Morris, the current United States Show Jumping Chef d'Equipe. The 2008...

Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), announced via live webcast that Singapore will be the host city of the first edition of the Youth Olympic Games to take place in 2010. Nine cities—Athens, Greece; Bangkok, Thailand; Debrecen, Hungary; Guatemala City, Guatemala; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Moscow, Russian Federation; Poznan, Poland; Singapore, Singapore; and Turin, Italy;—had applied to host the event. Moscow and Singapore were selected as the...

Larry Langer and Charlotte Skinner, on behalf of the North American Junior and Young Riders Championships at the Colorado Horse Park, would like to invite you to participate as a sponsor or supporter of the Championships. The 2008 Championships will be held at the Colorado Horse Park in Parker, CO, July 29-August 3. The championships are continuing with the junior division in all disciplines. In addition to the three Olympic disciplines of show jumping, dressage and eventing, the Western riding...

EquiFit, Inc., the equine industry’s innovator of protective performance gear, announces a contest to coincide with the release of its new pony products. The best-selling T-Sport Wrap and supportive T-Boot EXP are now available in pony sizes. As part of its new product launch, EquiFit is searching for a junior rider and pony team to be part of its promotion. Submission will be accepted through March 31, 2008. Contestants are urged to get out their cameras and put the pony T-Boot EXP’s and Pony...