Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is now accepting applications from Competition Managers to host the USEF Show Jumping Selection Trials for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG). The Selection Trials will, in accordance with the USEF Show Jumping Selection Procedures, determine which horse/rider combinations will represent the United States at the WEG in September of 2010. For the first time, the WEG will be held outside of Europe when the horse world...

Sandra Nelson and Madison Avenue Morgans (MAM) are pleased to announce their first-ever online auction of horses, with proceeds being donated to the American Morgan Horse Association in honor of its 100th anniversary. A total of 13 registered Morgan horses are featured on the auction webpage, which is located at www.madisonavenuemorgans.com . With outstanding prospects sired by notable stallions such as world champions Mizrahi, Grand Cru Beaujolais, and Dragonfire Kirin, as well as by world...

The American Trakehner Association (ATA) is pleased to announce that the following five stallions were approved in 2008. —A’Osiris, owned by Raymond Bernier (Valley View Stable) of Milton, VT —Bond James Bond MB, owned by Elevages Mallet Barsalou of Quebec, Canada —Cardinali, owned by Jeanette Knight (Wolf Run Farm) of Buxton, ME —Imminence, owned by Jean Brinkman (Valhalla Farm) of Wellborn, FL —Tatendrang, owned by Ann Cottongim (Emerald Acres) of Alford, FL...

Adapting Gaits, Inc., a non-profit Thoroughbred retirement and rescue organization, is proud to announce their first annual Stallion Season Auction to be held online from October 15-November 15, 2008 for the 2009 breeding season. We will be auctioning off stallion seasons for well-known stallions standing at stud, including Mecke, Down the Aisle, Irish Hill Tonka Toy and Bright Launch, to name a few. Don’t miss out on this exceptional opportunity to obtain a stallion season and to help a worthy...

LaBaule, France - A Dutch show jumper will be first into the ring as the 2008 Samsung Super League with FEI series gets underway in La Baule, France tomorrow afternoon. At the draw held this morning, the order of go was decided as follows: 1. The Netherlands 2. USA 3. Switzerland 4. Sweden 5. France 6. Germany 7. Belgium 8. Ireland 9. Great Britain. A number of nations have nominated five riders but Switzerland and Germany have sent just four so Steve Guerdat, Christina Liebherr, Jane Richard...

Georgina Bloomberg of New York City, set to embark on an extensive summer tour of show jumping, took time out last week to participate in the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Media Summit, held April 13-16 at the Palmer House Hilton in downtown Chicago, IL. The hotel, which opened in 1871, is one of Chicago's landmarks in the heart of the city's downtown. The U.S. Olympic Team Media Summit was a four-day opportunity for print, broadcast, internet and photo journalists to conduct interviews and photo...

The annual stallion service auction of the American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA), which had more than 70 stallions, brought in nearly $140,000, which will be split between the Association’s 10 regional shows, the World Morgan Futurity and marketing for the Morgan breed. The AMHA was held during the annual convention in Lexington, KY, February 15-18. Taking the top bid was multi-world champion Stonecroft Trilogy, owned by Stonecroft Farm and purchased by Cedar Meadow Morgan Farm for $5,700....

The Paso Fino Horse Association Scholarship Committee has successfully launched its 2005-2006 Fundraising Campaign with its First Trainer Services Auction. The committee teamed up with the Professional Trainers’ Association to raise more than $22,000 at the national show. The auction allowed members to bid on two months of training and board with some of the top trainers in the breed. Dwight Graber, Scholarship Committee member, praised Trainers’ Association President Alice Page and “super...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the competitions approved by the USEF Board of Directors Ad Hoc Committee (Board) to host the CCI4*-L level events during the 2023-2027 competition cycle under the new Eventing Calendar Process. All U.S. Organizers were invited to bid to host the CCI4*-L, CCI4*-S, CCI3*-L and Advanced levels through a bid process. Only venues that submitted bids to host the CCI4*-L level were considered for the CCI4*-L dates....

Boston, MA - More than $95,000 was earned at the 2011 AMHA/WMF Stallion Service Auction, which took place as part of the AMHA Annual Convention in February. The event took place at the Park Plaza Hotel in Boston with Bill Carrington serving as auctioneer and David "Tuffy" Owens reading the pedigrees. The overall top-winning bid went to Dan Kelley of Victory Lane Morgans for his bid of $10,000 for the cover of the November/December issue of The Morgan Horse magazine. Bill and Sammi Hazen...