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Equestrian Sport Productions Announces Geoff Teall Clinic Set for January 12, 2010

by By Michael Stone | 12/15/2009 3:43:00 PM

The highly lauded trainer and rider Geoff Teall will be conducting an equitation clinic entitled "Back to Basics" on January 12 at 3:45 p.m. at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. Teall's clinic will be the first of a series of clinics sponsored by the Palm Beach Riding Academy in an effort to allow both riders and spectators access to some of the industry's top professionals. Participation in the clinic will be open to both junior and adult riders currently competing in a minimum...

Navigating 101 with Marc Johnson

by By the American Driving Society | 12/3/2009 10:02:00 AM

Join online for a free, 90-minute webinar on December 10 that will cover all the things a good navigator needs to know for successfully participating in a combined driving event. Topics covered will include: calculating and keeping accurate time, proper position on the carriage, helpful hints to improve driver navigator communication and the rules you need to know. This seminar is a must for those new to navigating and for those that need a little brush-up on essential skills. Marc Johnson is a...

Circle of Champions 2010: A John Lyons Symposium

by By Lisa Jackson | 11/13/2009 1:04:00 PM

Join the Kentucky Horse Park and John Lyons in kicking off 2010 in style in the park’s new Indoor Arena. The park has partnered with the Center for Women in Racing to bring America’s most trusted horseman to Kentucky, January 16-17, 2010. Enjoy Lyons’ expertise, experience and candor in a setting unlike any other. Lyons is one of the most respected trainers around the world. He is known as “America’s Most Trusted Horseman” and he has earned that title through almost 30 years of dedication to...

UPHA American Royal National Championship to host USEF Saddle Seat Medal Final

by USEF News | 11/6/2009 4:18:00 PM

The United States Equestrian Federation’s Saddle Seat Medal Final will be held Saturday, November 21, 2009, at the United Professional Horsemen’s Association’s American Royal National Championship in Kansas City, MO. This medal final brings together the best saddle seat equitation riders from across the country that will perform for a prestigious judging panel comprised of Maria Gilman, Brooke Jacobs and Sally Lindabury. To qualify for the competition, competitors must be 17 years and under who...

Dressage at Devon Awards $51,000 in Born in the USA Series

by By Christine DeHerrera | 11/5/2009 10:10:00 AM

Dressage at Devon, one of the nation's most important dressage and sport horse breeding shows, has awarded more than $51,000 to owners and breeders in the Born in the USA Breeders Awards series since its inception in 2003. Developed by the Dressage at Devon Committee to recognize and reward the achievements of American breeders, the awards are distributed in 14 divisions, and include prize money, rosettes and other prizes. Each year the program has grown and now the Born in the USA Breeders...

Reining Horse Sports Foundation Announces One Hundred Grand Program

by By Christa Morris | 11/4/2009 10:46:00 AM

The Reining Horse Sports Foundation (RHSF) mission is to develop and enhance the sport of reining worldwide through its five core programs: NRHA Hall of Fame, Crisis Fund, Research, Development & Education, Youth Programs and International Development. With the 2010 Alltech® FEI World Equestrian Games approaching next September, RHSF has a unique opportunity for you to champion its involvement in the Games and aid its efforts to bring reining to an unprecedented audience. Contribute to the RHSF...

American Morgan Horse Association/Team Morgan Essay Contest Winner Revealed

by By the American Morgan Horse Association | 10/22/2009 2:13:00 PM

Congratulations to 12-year-old Katerina Barrett of Middletown, MD, who was announced October 17 as the 2009 American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA)/Team Morgan "Win a Morgan Horse" Contest winner. Barrett will soon meet her new Morgan horse, CBMF Phoenix (DBA Street Talk x Treble's Wild Memories), graciously donated by Ann Hailey of Copper Beech Morgan Horse Farm in New Albany, OH. Barrett is a seventh grader who likes riding, playing soccer and the piano, and running. She takes lessons with...

Virginia’s Deep Run Horse Show Receives USEF Heritage Competition Status

by Brian Sosby | 10/9/2009 1:49:00 PM

Lexington, KY—The Deep Run Horse Show, a historic Virginia equestrian event, is the third American horse show to be honored with the United States Equestrian Federation’s designation as a USEF Heritage Competition. Deep Run has now received the highest honor that can be given to a Federation horse show. The designation of a USEF Heritage Competition is reserved for those competitions that have been in existence for a quarter century or more, promoted and grown equestrian sport, and made a...

Tickets to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games On Sale Friday, September 25

by By Amy Walker | 9/24/2009 2:11:00 PM

Tickets to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games go on sale September 25 at noon EST, exactly one year before the Games arrive in Lexington, KY. Ticket sales will be facilitated by Ticketmaster, and sold through www.ticketmaster.com . Tickets will also be available for purchase at all Ticketmaster outlets. Anyone with special needs, including ADA seating, may call the Ticketmaster hotline at (800) 745-3000. Tickets for reserved seating will be available to each session of competition of...

Succeed® and Wellington Classic Dressage Present USET Foundation Holiday Gala Fundraiser

by By Lauren Fisher | 9/24/2009 12:01:00 PM

Succeed® and Wellington Classic Dressage will be hosting an exciting Holiday Gala Fundraiser, December 11-12, 2009, to benefit the United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation. The gala will feature some of the biggest names in the equestrian world from a unique combination of disciplines, all coming together for a good cause and some holiday fun. In addition to raising money for the USET Foundation and supporting the future of equestrian sport, the Holiday Gala will also help families in...