Courtney Rodrigue and Role Model, champions in the Adult Amateur 18-35 Hunters at Jacksonville International Horse Show. (Jennifer Wood/PMG Pictures) The riders from Over the Hill Farm of Sanford, FL, were extremely successful in their first show of the year, the Jacksonville International Horse Show, held at the Clay County Fairgrounds on January 17-21, 2007. Led by trainer Bill Schaub, they brought home eight championships and seven reserve championships over the week. Jacksonville, FL,...

The purpose of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Young Horse Dressage Training Sessions is to identify and develop top equine dressage talent in the United States for a future career at the FEI level and international competition on U.S. teams. Mirroring the existing high-performance development programs, horses should be actively training and competing and therefore may be invited to participate in training sessions with the aspiration of their participating in the 2007...

Productions East Video, Stadium Jumping, Inc., the United States Equestrian Federation® (USEF) and LiveBroadcast.TV will be presenting eight channels of live video webcasting of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) 2007 in Wellington, FL, and continuing in Tampa, FL, January 24–April 7, 2007. This year’s Winter Equestrian Festival, the nation’s longest, consecutively running equestrian sporting event, celebrates its 35th year in Florida, and will offer more than $4 million in prize money. In...

For the first time ever, the 2007 American Saddlebred Reference Directory is now available electronically on the Association’s website and it’s free to all active ASHA members. Just visit www.saddlebred.com/members/index.php and log in. Once you have logged in, follow the instructions provided. The Reference Directory physical copy has been mailed to all active American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) members by USPS book rate mail. In the meantime, the association is providing this service...

Kentucky Equine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center (KESMARC) and Main Street Management Services, Inc., (Main Street) proudly announces the formation of a joint venture to build a world-class equine sports medicine facility in Ocala, FL, as an integral part of the redevelopment of the 426-acre Farnsworth Farm into a unique equestrian community. Groundbreaking is scheduled for second quarter of 2007 with targeted completion by the beginning of 2008. Dedicated to the recovery and...

The American Endurance Ride Conference (AERC), the national governing body for endurance riding in the United States, will hold its 2007 annual convention in Sparks, NV. The two-day program of seminars, informational meetings and a free trade show is set for February 23-24 at John Ascuaga’s Nugget. Leading experts in equine health care and endurance-related fields will be featured at several seminar sessions. Other highlights of the AERC's convention will include a trade show featuring vendors...

The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) announced its 2007 National Awards Dinner will be held at John G. Sikura’s Hill 'n' Dale Farms on Saturday, September 8, 2007. This marks the first time that the event will be held on a Saturday. “Hill ‘n’ Dale is honored to host the 22nd Annual TOBA Awards Dinner,” said John G. Sikura, owner of Hill ‘n’ Dale. “We congratulate all the national award winners on their achievement. It is the contributory success of each state which makes TOBA...

The American Saddle Horse Breeders Futurity of West Virginia annual dinner and stallion service auction is scheduled for Saturday, February 10, 2007, at the Charleston House Holiday Inn in Charleston, WV. To date, more than 40 stallion services have been confirmed. Additionally, one frozen breeding dose will be given away in a drawing. The lottery stallion will be WC Harlem Globetrotter, donated by Joan Hamilton of Kalarama Farms. The weekend begins with a reception at the hotel Friday night,...

Iron Spring Farm’s popular Friesian stallion Teade 392 was recently approved on offspring by the FPS. He was the only American-based stallion approved during the testing held in December. Not only is this a terrific accolade, it is also an assurance of the quality of Teade’s youngsters, who have been winning at shows and receiving top honors at keurings. “The FPS are very stringent in their assessment of stallions and their offspring, so this is a tremendous honor for Teade,” said Mary Alice...

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation, Inc., is now accepting bids to host the 2007 Hunter Breeding National Championships East Coast and West Coast phases presented by Vita Flex. For a bid packet for either phase contact Lauren Chapman at [email protected] . For questions contact Marion Maybank at [email protected] or (859) 225-2033. Bids are due by Friday, February 9. ~~~For more information, please contact Maria Partlow, Senior Vice President of Marketing and...