Oklahoma City, OK - At the recent National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Board of Directors meeting, the 2011 Hall of Fame nominations were approved featuring the largest class of inductees to date. The eight inductees include a mix of historic people and horses and some of today’s most well-known names. Those people who will be formally inducted at the 2011 Awards Banquet include Shawn Flarida, Bob Kiser, Mandy McCutcheon, and Ronnie Sharpe. Horses include three stallions Boomernic, Shining...

Clark Montgomery Wins From Gate to Wire with Loughan Glen (Stockimageservices.com) Elkton, MD - There was a plenty at stake at the Dansko Fair Hill International, as 44 CCI2* horses and 24 CCI3* horses went to task in the USEF National Eventing Championships over Sally Ike's show jumping courses on a perfect October day. Hannah Burnett did something no one has ever done, the 2009 National CCI2* Champion returned to Fair Hill with Richard Thompson's St. Barths and finished on her dressage score...

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named the following vaulting athletes to the Definite Entry List for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games to be held September 25-October 10, 2010, at the Kentucky Horse Park. The following vaulting athletes have been named to the U.S. Vaulting Team (in ranked order): Team Free Artists Creative Equestrians (F.A.C.E Team): Blake Dahlgren Mary Garrett Emily Hogye Mari Inouye Devon Maitozo Rosalind Ross Annalise VanVranken...

Lexington, KY - The USEF has named the following horse/rider combinations to the Definite Entry for the Adequan U.S. Reining Team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games to be held September 25-October 10, 2010, at the Kentucky Horse Park. The following horse/rider combinations have been named to the Adequan U.S. Reining Team (in ranked order): Rider/Age/Hometown/Horse/Age/Breed/Sex/Owner Shawn Flarida/41/Springfield, OH/RC Fancy Step/6/Quarter Horse/Stallion/ Buffalo Ranch Tom...

Back by popular demand, the Richard Jeffery Show Jumping seminar will once again be offered at the USEA Annual Meeting in Scottsdale, AZ, on Wednesday, December 8, 2010. The day will begin at 10:00 AM with discussion about designing show jumping courses with special emphasis on the lower levels. Participants will then help build a show jumping course and then watch as horses and riders navigate it. The seminar will take place at Joni Hegel’s Pinnacle Peak Equestrian Center, 3701 E. Pinnacle...

Jersey Boy and Jennifer Alfano (Photo © 2010 Lindsay McCall for PMG) Chicago, Illinois -August 29, 2010- Equestrians and spectators could not have asked for a better afternoon for the $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby (Chicago Hunter Derby) Presented By Canadian National (CN). The Chicago Hunter Derby vintage hunt course was set upon the beautifully landscaped steeplechase course in-field of Annali Farm in Antioch, IL. Today's festivities included a children's horseless horse show, a...

Mattie Rohs of Alpharetta, GA, became the first 2010 American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA) National Youth of the Year Finalist after winning the senior division at the Citrus Cup Youth of the Year contest earlier this month. Rohs competed with seven other seniors to win the title. Rohs will represent Citrus Cup this fall at the National Youth of the Year Finals held in conjunction with the Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show. Other top-placing individuals included senior...

Photo by ESI Photography (Jennifer Alfano and Fantabulous on course in the $10,000 Devoucoux Hunter Derby at HITS Ocala. ) The 2010 HITS Ocala Winter Circuit was certainly a successful tour for HITS Ocala Veteran Callan Solem. The accomplished equestrian found victory in the Grand Prix ring several times during the eight-week horse show circuit at HITS Post Time Farm in Ocala, FL, including a win in the $50,000 Ring Power Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, on Allison, owned by Quiet...

American Morgan Horse Associaton (AMHA) is offering its American Morgan Horse Register Volumes to clubs, organizations, and individuals for free! All you need to pay for is shipping. The Registry Volumes are a look at the Morgan breed's history with an eye toward its future. They can be sold or auctioned off as a club fundraiser, gift, or for your own personal research use! Available volumes are: VIII, IX, X, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX, XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, and XXV. It's first-come,...

It is with great pleasure that the American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA) announces the results of the 2009 Open Competition Program. Each year, Morgan horses compete against the country's best competition and 2009 was no exception. The Medallion, Champion High-Point, and Reserve Champion High-Point winners will be honored at the annual AMHA Convention Awards Luncheon in Lexington, KY, Saturday, February 20. The AMHA thanks all who participated last year and for the continued commitment to...