Fairfield, CT — St. Andrews University Equestrian Program director and Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) coach, Peggy McElveen, is promising quintessential Southern hospitality when the Gov. James B. Hunt Jr. Horse Complex hosts the 39th Intercollegiate Horse Show Association National Championships, May 3-6, 2012, in Raleigh, NC. Think rocking chairs. Magnolia blossoms. White picket fences. “A Taste of Raleigh” from its finest five-star restaurants. And...

Lexington, KY - On November 30, 2011, the application period closed for the position of USEF Show Jumping Chef d'Equipe/ Technical Advisor. The USEF Search Committee received six applications for this position which will become available in 2013. The Search Committee will review the applications, conduct interviews and rate the applicants. Upon completion of this phase of the process, the Search Committee will forward their ratings to Show Jumping Eligible Athlete Committee (SJEAC) and the...

Lexington, KY - Accomplished trainers from the Saddlebred, Morgan and Arabian breeds have been selected as coaches for the 2012 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team. The event will take place in Parys, South Africa, in December of 2012. The 2012 USA Saddle Seat Team Coaches are Cindy Mugnier, Sandra Currier, Kristen Cater, and Brent Jacobs. Cindy Mugnier owns and operates a training stable at Fox Meadow Farm in Massachusetts; she also is a USEF judge and current committee member of USEF Morgan,...

Mary Jordan and Sebastian. Photo: Lindsay Y McCall for the United States Para-Equestrian Association (USPEA). Thousand Oaks, CA - With a Team Gold under their belt earned at the 2011 CPEDI3*in Mexico City, the United States Para-Equestrian Team takes to the air headed to beautiful Melbourne, Australia. The 2011 CPEDI3* in Werribee, Victoria, Australia, begins Thursday, December 8, with a horse inspection, followed by the Team Test on Friday, Individual Test on Saturday, and finally the...

Isabelle Leibler and her own Watson 108 are set to represent the US at the FEI Young Rider Dressage World Cup in Frankfurt, Germany, held Dec. 14-18. The 2011 Gold medalists from the Adequan/FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North and National Young Rider Dressage Champions at the 2011 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Festival of Championships travelled to Germany and will spend some time training prior to competition before competition gets underway. Travel...

Union, IL - Winter doldrums got you down? No worries. Grab your furry, four hooved partner, and come out for a weekend of Winter Dressage Work with Jayne Ayers. On the menu you will find a variety of tasty dishes sure to please. The SPECIALTY OF THE HOUSE is a Private Dressage lesson prepared and served to your specifications. " Our CLUB MENU Lunge lesson is perfect for all. The MAIN DISH, Cavalletti and Gymnastics lesson, is a classical dish of the trade. ANNNND, wait for it…you will...

Lexington, KY - Charlie Jacobs, Christina Kelly, Josephina Nor-Lantzman, and Lauren Croquenois emerged as champions in the regular season of the 2011 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series. The Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series conducted its 2011 series with classes at approximately 100 horse shows across the nation, giving competitors an abundance of opportunities to accumulate points throughout the year. The Series featured separate divisions for amateur-owner and...

James "Jimmie" Hite. Lexington, KY - James S. “Jimmie” Hite, 81 of New Melle, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011 at St. Joseph Hospital West in Lake St. Louis. Hite was born January 12, 1930 in Audrain County, Missouri, the son of Glen T. and Marie (Gilmore) Hite Sr. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving as Corporal in the Korean War. Hite was Presbyterian by faith, and was a trainer of American Saddlebred horses all his life, starting at the Old Missouri Stables...

Oklahoma City, OK - The National Reining Horse Association Futurity & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championship (NAAC) Show carried on today. As competitors battled it out in the final section of the $540,00-added NRHA Open Futurity and in the $260,00-added Cinch / NRHA Non Pro Futurity consolation round, reining fans moved one step closer to crowning futurity champions at the 25th running of the event in Oklahoma City. Fappani and Lil Joe Cash Lead Open Composite Andrea Fappani...

George H. Morris conducted a riding clinic at Canterbury Farm from November 25-27, 2011. Photo: Phelps Media Group, Inc. Hampshire, IL - World-renowned trainer, rider and Chef d'Equipe of the United States Show Jumping Team, George H. Morris, conducted his annual clinic at Canterbury Farm over Thanksgiving weekend. Riders from across the nation gathered for the event to experience his expertise and invaluable knowledge first-hand. Chicago-based trainer Diane Carney of Telluride Farm, which...