The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) will present an Exhibitor’s Seminar on Thursday, May 3, 2007, from 9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. at the USEF office located in the Kentucky Horse Park. This seminar is free of charge and held in conjunction with the Kentucky Spring Premier Saddlebred Horse Show. The seminar will include: • Door prizes, • Coffee and pastries, • A tour of the USEF offices • …and lot’s of information on… • USEF membership benefits • Horse of the Year Awards • Measurement...

Brian Sosby (The Thomas and Mack Center on the UNLV campus.) Riders from around the world have gathered to battle it out for the World Cup titles in dressage and show jumping at the 2007 Rolex FEI World Cup Finals in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the Thomas and Mack Center, and they are certainly ready to take to the stage. But before the curtain rises on the horses and riders, there was some unexpected news that could potentially shake up the final standings in the dressage competition. Out of the...

Jacqueline Grande of Rancho Santa Fe, CA, was named the 2006 United States Dressage Federation (USDF)/Dover Saddlery Adult Amateur Medal National Champion with a score of 69.869%. Grande, who rides at Oakridge Farms, a dressage boarding facility in Rancho Santa Fe has been riding since the age of five. She won upon her mount Ducati, a six-year-old Hanoverian Warmblood. When not riding, Grande enjoys a career in gemology and jewelry design. Grande will receive a Jaguar Dressage Saddle along with...

Hollywood Dun It has done it! The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Hall of Fame Inductee and All-Time Leading Sire’s offspring just surpassed five million dollars in earnings. Hollywood Dun It’s offspring earnings now total $5,022,984.98. This is one more Hollywood Dun It accomplishment that will go down in the NRHA history books. The earnings of Hollywood Dun It’s get have broken one record after another and now the legendary sire becomes the very first NRHA Five Million Sire. It is...

Lexington, KY—April 17, 2007—Equestrian sports fans around the world will be able to watch the 2007 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Farnam, as it happens thanks to the world’s first-ever full, live, end-to-end webcast of a four-star three-day event. This year’s Rolex Kentucky CCI****, an FEI Qualifying Competition and U.S. Equestrian Federation (USEF) Selection Trial for the 2008 Olympic Games, returns to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, April 26-29....

Lexington, KY—March 7, 2007—Equestrian Events, Inc., organizer of the 2007 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Farnam, and the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) have announced that NBC television will once again bring the thrill and excitement of America’s only four-star three-day event to a national television audience. This year’s Rolex Kentucky CCI****, an FEI Qualifying Competition for the 2008 Olympic Games, returns to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, April 26-29....

Gene Lewis: Remembering An American Equestrian Legend Gene Lewis, one of the great American horsemen of the 20th Century who applied his Western training roots to the jumper world, died on Easter Sunday, April 8, after a battle with lung cancer. Lewis was 82. Born in Oreana, Idaho, at the age of 11, Lewis went to work on an enormous cattle ranch in the state’s Southwest region. In 1944, he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force and spent time in England and flew numerous missions during the war....

Lexington, KY – The Arabian Horse Breeders Alliance (AHBA) will be unveiling a new judging and scoring system for Arabian halter classes to help establish a better marketing opportunity for competition. This new scoring system will be showcased at the first annual Arabian Breeders World Cup in Las Vegas April 20-22, 2007. With this new scoring system, the AHBA hopes to enhance the Arabian horse experience by unifying the standard in the halter show ring; invite the participation of world...

Lexington, KY— It was a bit of history being made as the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) hosted the first of what is hoped to be annual I.T. summits at the Federation’s headquarters at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington on March 29. The summit—designed to bring together the I.T. departments from the various breeds and disciplines to discuss common interests and concerns—proved to be a useful and enlightening event for the more than 30 people representing...

Lexington, KY – With the 2007 Spring show season quickly approaching, the Kentucky Horse Park (KHP) recently announced several changes which will affect those who wish to compete in upcoming competitions. These changes include updates to the equine health protocol, new regulations regarding electrical equipment, and the addition of a trailer grounds fee. In response to the recent outbreaks of the Equine Herpes Virus and their concern over the continual health and safety of horses, the...