He may have been small, but that didn’t keep an American Shetland Pony named Cornerstone’s Valiant Man from making a big impact when he attended the 82nd National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Convention in Indianapolis. The Shetland Pony, owned by Sherri Jolliff, represented the American Shetland Pony Club (ASPC) and the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and was a big hit with the horse enthusiasts attending the convention. “We were proud to have the opportunity to support the FFA...

The Pennsylvania National Horse Show (PNHS) Foundation recently announced that it has given grants to 17 organizations, including two local therapeutic riding centers—Quest Therapeutic Services in West Chester, PA, and the Sebastian Riding Association in Collegeville, PA. The grants serve as a way for the Pennsylvania National Horse Show to support organizations that utilize equine activities to help adults and children with disabilities. The Pennsylvania National Horse Show attracts the...

Members of the American Shetland Pony Club, the American Miniature Horse Registry and the American Show Pony Registry (ASPC/AMHR/ASPR) will reap the rewards for a successful year and plan for 2010 at the small equine organization’s upcoming annual convention. Supporters of the versatile and popular small equine breeds will meet in Orlando, FL, November 5-7. The ASPC/AMHR/ASPR are non-profit organizations established to preserve and refine the bloodlines of small equines and promote the...

The 64th Pennsylvania National Horse Show will host some of the biggest names in the sport of show jumping when it returns to the Pennsylvania State Farm Show Complex, October 8-17. McLain Ward, who made history at the Hampton Classic Horse Show by winning the $250,000 FTI Grand Prix and FEI World Cup Qualifier for a record fourth time on his two-time Olympic Team Gold-medal horse, Sapphire, and followed that with a win on Sapphire in the $1-million CN International Grand Prix at Spruce Meadows...

The Capital Challenge Horse Show, held this year from September 26-October 4 at the Prince George's Equestrian Center in Upper Marlboro, MD, brings together the best equitation riders from across the country for two national medal finals. A panel of judges will score the nation's best riders as they are tested over courses designed by Michael Rheinheimer of Willoughby, OH. The Taylor Harris Insurance Services (THIS) National Children's Medal Finals is the first on the schedule, which will take...

Plantation Field will host its second international horse trials beginning Friday, September 18, 2009. One of only a handful of prestigious international competitions in the region offering CIC*, CIC**, and CIC*** divisions, Plantation Field will provide fierce competition for riders of all levels and exciting events and activities for spectators and families. "We're thrilled to enter our second year of international competition," said Denis Glaccum, co-director of Plantation Field...

Renowned trio of George Morris, Ian Millar, and Courtney King-Dye team for "first time" educational opportunity in Syracuse An equestrian dream team of George Morris, Ian Millar, and Courtney King-Dye will lead an educational clinic "How It's Done—Dressage and Jumping, Presented by Practical Horseman Magazine " to highlight the opening night of the 2009 Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament featuring the 126th National Horse Show, on October 28. It is the first time the three, each...

HITS, Inc., is excited to announce that they will offer a $1-million United States Grand Prix League (USPGL) Grand Prix at the HITS Saugerties Summer Show Series on Sunday, September 12, 2010. The grand prix will be the culmination of qualifying opportunities in grand prix events at all of the 2010 HITS horse shows, including Thermal, Ocala, Arizona, Culpeper, and Saugerties. "This is something we've been looking to do for some time now and the opportunity has finally presented itself," said...

The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) will induct Linda Zang and Brentina into the Roemer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame (HOF) at the Salute Gala and Annual Awards Banquet, on December 4, 2009, during the Adequan/USDF Annual Convention in Austin, TX. Induction into the HOF is an honor bestowed on horses and individuals that have made outstanding contributions to the sport of dressage in the US. Linda Zang has played a critical role in the growth of dressage in the United States and has...

For the first time, Lexington, KY, known as the Horse Capital of the World to some, will host the Seventh Annual Sport Horse National Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show (Sport Horse Nationals), September 22-27, 2009. Competitors will compete in more than 80 different sport horse classes across four divisions, including sport horse in-hand and under-saddle, dressage, pleasure carriage driving and hunter/jumper. Sport Horse Nationals, which has alternated venues in the East and West...