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2007 Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Program Underway

by gaillardm | 1/23/2007 1:26:00 AM

(Lexington, KY) - Following a record year of participation in 2006, the United States Equestrian Federation, Inc.® announces the release of updated information for the 2007 Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Program. The Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Program promotes the importance of selective breeding and correct training of horses in the United States, and encourages participation of breeders, riders, and trainers of young horses in dressage competition. The purposes of this program are to...

USEF Accepting Photography Bids for 2007 USEF Pony Finals National Championships

by Sarah Evers | 1/22/2007 2:59:10 PM

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation® is now accepting bids from photographers who would like to be named “Official Photographer for the 2007 USEF Pony Finals National Championships.” The prestigious Pony Finals will once again be held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, August 15-19. To request an application form, please contact Lauren Chapman at [email protected] or call (859) 225-6977. Applications must be returned by February 16. For further information about...

Nation’s Finest Vaulters To Train with World Champion Gold Medalist and Coach in San Francisco Bay Area this Weekend

by Sarah Evers | 1/18/2007 4:05:00 AM

Lexington, KY - Seventeen equestrian vaulters from across nation arrive in the San Francisco Bay area this weekend, January 20 and 21, for a vaulting high performance training session conducted by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF). The participants are among the finest vaulters in the country and are invited to participate by the USEF. On Saturday the 21st the clinic will be held at the Riekes Center for Human Enhancement 3455 Edison Way, Menlo Park, CA from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm and...

The Ballots Are In! ASHA Individual Award Winners Announced

by Brian Sosby | 1/17/2007 2:46:07 PM

Lexington, KY—The ASHA Board of Directors’ ballots have been cast and the votes have been tallied. The Association is proud to announce the honorees for its annual awards. The awards will be presented at the Saddlebred Ball, Saturday evening, February 17, 2007 at the Keeneland Entertainment Center. The honorees for each award are as follows: Lifetime Achievement Award – Jean McLean Davis Breeders Hall of Fame – Charles R. Crabtree 2006 Breeder of the Year – Callaway Hills Stables C.J. Cronan...

World Games Foundation has New Home

by Brian Sosby | 1/17/2007 2:43:03 PM

(Lexington, KY)—The World Games 2010 Foundation, Inc, which was established to plan organize and conduct the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, has a new home—2010 World Games Way—as well as a new telephone number (859-255-2010) and a new nine-digit ZIP code (40511-2010). The building housing the Games’ staff is a renovated barn on the old Spindletop property, off Iron Works Pike, is owned by the state and is being leased to the Foundation. It originally served as the office for the...

Riding for Reading Receives Grant for 2007 and Expands Its Programs

by Brian Sosby | 1/17/2007 2:29:20 PM

Riding For Reading, a non-profit organization (501 (c)3) dedicated to promoting reading, literacy, and education through equestrian sports and activities, is pleased to announce that it has received two important grants to augment its 2007 budget. The Equus Foundation selected Riding For Reading as a recipient of one of its 2007 grants, and the United States Hunter Jumper Association also provided a grant. These grants will be used to help fund Riding For Reading’s equestrian based literacy...

Catch All the Excitement of Winter Equestrian Festival Competition Live On The Web

by Brian Sosby | 1/17/2007 2:25:00 AM

Wellington, FL—January 16, 2007— Stadium Jumping, Inc., in association with Productions East Video, the United States Equestrian Federation® (USEF), GoMobileBroadband.com and LiveBroadcast.TV, is proud to present live webcasts of all the rings of the Winter Equestrian Festival competition from Wellington and Tampa, FL. The live webcasts had an incredible following during the Pennsylvania National Horse Show, Syracuse Invitation, Raleigh/Duke, and the National Horse Show last fall where hundreds...

Jane Forbes Clark Named President of USET Foundation

by gaillardm | 1/16/2007 4:58:00 PM

From: Jennifer Wood for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International MEDIA CONTACT: Jennifer Wood of Phelps Media Group, Inc. International at (561) 753-3389 or at [email protected] WEB SITE: Phelps Media Group, Inc. International Press Releases are available for download at https://www.phelpsmediagroup.com Gladstone, NJ – January 16, 2007 – At the 2007 United States Equestrian Team Foundation (USET Foundation) Annual Meeting, held January 12 in Louisville, KY, it was announced...

Gold Coast Opener CDIW/CDIY Rescheduled- Feb 16-18. New Closing Date February 1

by gaillardm | 1/16/2007 2:59:32 PM

(Palm Beach, FL) - JOIN US February 16-18, 2007 at the NEW Palm Beach County Jim Brandon Equestrian Center in W. Palm Beach, FL. As a result of the overwhelming response from both competitors and USEF officials, the Gold Coast Opener CDIW/ CDIY, canceled for January due to the EHV1 outbreak, is now on, and rescheduled for February 16-18, at the Palm Beach County Equestrian Center. Manager and Gold Coast Dressage Association president Noreen O’Sullivan-Flanagan, has the dates and officials in...

Abigail Wexner’s Authentic Named 2006 Farnam®/Platform™ USEF Horse of the Year

by By Brian Sosby | 1/14/2007 9:46:00 AM

Beezie Madden (center) accepted the Farnam/Platform Horse of the Year Award on behalf of owner Abigail Wexner. Pictured with Madden are USEF President David O'Connor (left) and Farnam's Chris Jacobi. (Geoff Oliver Bugbee/USEF Archives) At the final social event of the 2007 Annual Meeting in Louisville, KY, the much-anticipated Farnam®/Platform™ USEF Horse of the Year Awards celebrated the equestrian world’s hardest working athletes—the horses—from across the spectrum...