Lexington, KY Most of you familiar with Irishman, Niall Grimes, are also aware of the heart attack he suffered last Friday, September 28th, while in Lexington, at the Kentucky National Horse Show. You may have also heard or read intermittent updates since and wondered about their validity. The number and variety of these reports speak to Niall's popularity, our hopes for his recovery, and our fears otherwise. With that in mind we regret to report that his battle has been lost. Most likely a...

The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) will induct Major General Jonathan “Jack” Burton, Hilda Gurney and Edgar Hotz into the Roemer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame (HOF) at the Salute Gala on November 30, 2007, during the Adequan/USDF Annual Convention in Orlando, FL. Inclusion in the HOF is an honor bestowed on those who have made outstanding contributions to dressage in the United States. Burton, 88 years young, can still be seen traveling across the country officiating as a USEF “S”...

This Team Cure fundraiser, benefiting Roswell Park Cancer Institute, America’s first cancer center, offers equestrians and horse lovers of all ages a unique way to help raise money for cancer research and patient care. This combined training event tests the talents of horses and their riders in three phases: dressage, stadium jumping and cross-country. All trials take place simultaneously. A basket auction will also take place throughout the day. Saddle Up for Roswell t-shirts will be available...

Saugerties, NY—Addison Phillips of New York, NY, rode Mirasol to the grand championship at the 2007 USEF National Junior Hunter Championships-East Coast presented by Stacey and Tom Siebel on Wednesday, August 8, at HITS Saugerties. "I am very happy with the maturity my horse showed throughout the competition," said Phillips. "He's a young horse, so I was really happy for him to have a big win. Plus, he needed the points for indoors, so that made it all the better." The annual competition...

Officials with the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games announced the addition of seven new board members to be added to the current 10-member board that has been in place since the inception of the World Games 2010 Foundation, Inc. These new members are as follows (alphabetically): Sam Barnes— President and CEO of Fifth Third Bank, Kentucky, Inc., Barnes is also a director of the Kentucky Horse Park Foundation, the Downtown Lexington Corporation, Commerce Lexington and is a trustee of...

(Lexington, KY) - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), announced today that effective June 28th United States Dressage Federation members, who have an active USDF participating membership and are USEF members, can now obtain one joint USEF/USDF membership card as opposed to two separate cards. The card can be accessed online and carries both of the individual membership numbers. The USEF already has a joint membership card with the United States Hunter and Jumper Association (USHJA)...

Georgie Green, member of the Board of Directors for The American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA) for 27 years, was honored with the National Pedigree Livestock council’s Distinguished Service Award at the annual meeting of the National Pedigreed Livestock Council (NPLC) in Fort Worth, TX, on May 9, 2007. The NPLC offers executive officers of the various non-profit breed associations of dairy, horse and pony, sheep, goat, swine and beef species the opportunity to interchange ideas and learn from...

The Mid-Atlantic Lipizzan Association (MALA), based in the mid-Atlantic region, named Holly Covey of Greenwood, DE, to the MALA 2005 Trainer Appreciation Award for 2005. Covey has handled both the champion and reserve champion Lipizzans at the 2005 Dressage at Devon breeding show, and also handled the champion Lipizzan at the 2005 Fair Hill DSHB Show. In addition, she helped coordinate Lipizzan horse entries, groom and assisted MALA members in the barn area at the shows. ~~~

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation is now accepting bids from photographers who would like to be named “Official Photographer for the 2006 USEF Pony Finals.” The ever-popular finals will once again be surrounded by the idyllic backdrop of the beautiful Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. To request a bid document, please contact Marion Maybank at (859) 225-2033 or via e-mail at [email protected] by the close of business on Wednesday, January 4, 2006. Any...

Dover Saddlery has announced the opening of its latest store in Plaistow, NH. An authentic New England post and beam barn has been restored to reflect the ambiance of a premium horse stable, while offering equestrians the finest selection of products for horse and rider at all levels of competition. The store will offer customers tax-free shopping seven days a week on thousands of brand name equestrian products. Merchandise will be displayed over four floors, with the top floor entirely devoted...