It’s not often that World and National Champion competitors from disciplines as diverse as cutting, dressage, reining, jumping, barrel racing, and driving as well as renowned trainers from other walks of horselife gather in one location to share their secrets. Even less often comes the chance to soak up all that learning for about what you’d spend on a movie ticket and a bucket of popcorn. Just $16 gets you an all-access daily ticket to the 2010 edition of our country’s most successful and most...

The Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) has joined forces with some of the equine industry’s top brands to reward new and returning ApHC members who purchase their 2010 memberships by December 1, 2009. Signing up for an ApHC membership by December 1 not only ensures that members receive the January issue of Appaloosa Journal , the 2009 World Championship Appaloosa Show coverage issue, but they also qualify for a random drawing to win one of many prizes totaling more than $10,000. Prize sponsors include...

Due to unforeseen schedule conflicts, the 2009 Team Morgan competition slated to take place at the Jubilee Regional Morgan Horse Show September 2-5, 2009, has been rescheduled to take place August 16-18, 2009, in Winston-Salem, NC. The American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA) is pleased to partner with Cash Lovell Stables to hold this international competition, which includes seven riders from each country competing in saddle seat equitation conducted using World Cup rules. A three-member...

The American Hackney Horse Society Foundation (AHHSF) will be offering three $2,500 college scholarships. These scholarships will be awarded to the selected students based on financial need, academic success and a commitment to the Hackney breed, whether present, past or future. The first scholarship is funded by the Al Haugen Memorial and is awarded on an annual basis to incoming freshman. The second scholarship is funded by the AHHSF and is awarded on an annual basis to an incoming freshman....

Universal Sports will broadcast the Equestrian Global Champions Tour this Saturday, May 23, at 8:50 a.m. ET LIVE from Hamburg, Germany, on www.universalsports.com/equestrian . The coverage will also air on Universal Sports television later in the day at 5 p.m. ET. The Global Champions Tour (GTC) invites the world’s top 30 riders, according to Rolex rankings, to compete in the most prestigious championship in show jumping. This third leg of the tour will be hosted by the historic German Jumping...

Attention Junior and Young Rider Show Jumpers: Selection procedures regarding metric fence heights for the Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC), presented by Gotham North, and the USEF National Junior Jumper Championships have been clarified. Several zones indicated the minimum fence height required for points to count in feet/inches only and this clarification designates exactly what metric fence heights will count for points. Please note the effective date...

The United States Hunter Jumper Association's (USHJA) popular Trainer Symposium will be at the Texas Rose Horse Park in Tyler, TX, October 25-27, 2009. The three-day event features expert clinicians working with students in each of the USHJA's three main disciplines: hunters, jumpers and equitation. Clinicians for the event include: Sandy Ferrell (hunters), Melanie Taylor (jumpers) and Jeff Cook (equitation). For registration, schedule and local hotel information, visit www.ushja....

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to offer a Classification for all riders with disabilities at the upcoming CPEDI3* at Lamplight Equestrian Center May 14-17, 2009. The FEI Classification System identifies the functional abilities of riders, and determines which Grade they will compete in at ParaEquestrian competition. ParaEquestrian Dressage competition is made up of five Grades, and riders compete against other athletes of their own Grade, and in turn...

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...

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation® is now accepting bids from photographers who would like to be considered for the position of “Official Photographer for the 2009 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions.” These championships will be held in Gladstone, NJ at the USET Foundation Headquarters June 18-21, 2009. Showcasing the best American dressage riders at the highest levels of the sport from FEI Juniors (aged 14 to 18) to the Olympic-level of Grand Prix...