Two of the country’s premier events, The Event at Rebecca Farm and the Cosequin Stuart Horse Trials, ran Adequan United States Eventing Association (USEA) Gold Cup Series divisions the weekend of July 21-23, giving eventers from both coasts the chance to test their mettle against some of the top horses and riders in the nation. The Event at Rebecca Farm Approximately 450 horse-and-rider combinations, from novice level through three-star, came from as far as Idaho and California and Arizona to...

Courtesy Susie Bors (The F.A.M.E. Team shows their stuff to other international vaulters in Germany.) Lexington, KY – The U.S. Vaulting Team that will travel to Aachen in a few weeks for the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games secured a more than impressive win in Munich, Germany, last weekend, beating out the European competition, to the surprise of many. In an arena where one could have heard a pin drop when the crowd went silent for the Americans, F.A.M.E. became the first U.S. vaulting team to...

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation® is now accepting bids for the 2008 FEI Reining Masters Final. This FEI event showcases the most talented reining athletes, both human and equine, from each country. This prestigious event will offer $100,000 added - $75,000 for the open competition and $25,000 to the restricted competition. Interested bidders must submit their bid by the end of business, 5:00 p.m. EDT, Friday, August 18, 2006. For further information and to request a bid...

For the eighth time in her career, and for the third year in a row on Hidden Creek’s Wapino, Margie Engle raced to victory in the $65,000 Merrill Lynch Cleveland Grand Prix, the nation’s oldest show jumping classic. The class is still held at the beautiful Metropark Polo Field in Moreland Hills, OH, the site of the original Cleveland Grand Prix, first held in 1965. An enthusiastic crowd of over 5,000 braved a blistering hot 90-plus degree Sunday afternoon in the steamy Chagrin Valley. Twenty...

The Horse Park at Woodside in Menlo Park, CA, will mark its 25th anniversary in August as a venue for the sport of three-day eventing with the reopening of its most challenging cross-country jumping course and a reception/fundraiser. The August 11-13 Event at Woodside Summer is the first Horse Park event in a half decade to offer an advanced division; this level of three-day competition requires that horses jump obstacles up to four feet tall and six feet wide on a winding, and often hilly,...

Further tickets are on sale for the FEI World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany, for 2006. Tickets are even available for the extremely popular dressage and show-jumping finals. Up-to-date information can be obtained at www.aachen2006.de and tickets can be ordered from the hotline +49-(0)241-917-1111. "The web details are updated several times a day, so all of the information there really is completely up-to-date," explained Michael Mronz, member and spokesman of the Organizing Committee for...

A record number of 120 horses have been nominated to compete in the 2006 USEF/Markel National Young Horse Dressage Championships, which will be held at the Kentucky Horse Park, September 8-10 in Lexington, KY. Please note the complete nomination list is now posted on the USEF/Markel Young Horse Dressage Program page at www.usef.org/content/equestrianSports/disciplines/international/2004-YH-Program.php . As a reminder to all riders and owners of these nominated four-, five- and six-year-old...

Beginning January 1, 2007, the Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) will issue Performance Permits to ApHC-registered, non-characteristic (N) Appaloosas. Permits allow all non-characteristic Appaloosas, regardless of parentage or age, to show in ApHC-approved and sponsored events, as well as race with results counting toward ApHC race awards. Once a permit is issued, it remains in effect for the life of the horse, regardless of ownership changes. Performance Permits eliminate the current Certified...

Steve Schaefer of Maple Park, IL, and his horse, Winchester, out-jumped a field of 20 to win the $25,000 Grand Prix of Traverse City during Series I of Horse Shows by the Bay in Traverse City, MI. Eight horse-and-rider combinations returned to compete over the shortened course designed Sunday by international course designer Guilherme Jorge. Schaefer and Winchester crossed through the finish markers penalty-free and in a time of 46.486 seconds, almost two seconds faster than second-place...

Lexington, KY— The United States Equestrian Federation® is pleased to announce the endurance team for the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games. Five horse-and-rider combinations and one replacement horse were selected to represent the U.S. at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany, August 20-September 3. The endurance competition will take place on August 21. The USEF endurance team for the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games (in alphabetical order by rider) is as follows: -- Kathryn...