(Lexington, KY) – The United States Equestrian Federation has announced that the five riders that will compete in the first leg of the Samsung Super League tour CSIO’s La Baule, France May 10th -14th ; Rome, Italy May 24th -27th ; and St. Gallen, Switzerland May 31st -June 3rd are as follows: Rider/Hometown/Horse/Sex/Age/Breed/Owner Beezie Madden/Cazenovia, NY/Integrity/G/10/Dutch Warmblood/Abigail Wexner Richard Spooner/Glendale, CA/Cristallo/G/9/Holsteiner/Show Jumping Syndications...

A free trip for two to the 2007 Rolex FEI World Cup™; Finals in Las Vegas will be awarded to one lucky winner of a contest being offered through the Finals’ producer Las Vegas Events, Inc., the equestrian website EquiSearch.com and Animal Planet, the cable television network that will broadcast coverage of the World Cup Finals. The Rolex FEI World Cup™ Finals in both jumping and dressage return to the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, April 18-22. In 2005, the Jumping and Dressage Finals were...

It has been more than 21 days since the last horse left the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center (EMC) in Leesburg, VA, prior to a report of neurological equine herpes virus-1 (EHV-1) on the premises. On Tuesday, March 13, State Veterinarian Dr. Richard Wilkes announced that, except for four quarantined premises, the state’s horse community may resume normal activities. Immediately upon the report of EHV-1, the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) quarantined 10...

NBC has changed the time for the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event broadcast to 2:00 - 3:00 p.m this Sunday, May 7. It was previously scheduled to air at 5:00 pm. The change was made because of the National Hockey League play-offs now involving only West Coast teams. The play-offs were originally scheduled to air just prior to the Rolex broadcast. Please mark your calendar for 2:00 p.m to see the highlights of America's premier three-day event on NBC. ~~~

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm called Lasko, announced a voluntary recall of the certain box and pivoting floor fans that may have a faulty motor that can cause a barn or house fire. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. For more information, visit www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml06/06085.html . ~~~

The anticipation builds in the equestrian community as Horse Shows In The Sun (HITS) prepares to host the HITS-on-the-Hudson Spring and Summer Circuits for the second year at its world-class show grounds in Saugerties, NY. The seven-week hunter/jumper circuit returns from May 25 to September 4, with many exciting new additions to the equestrian facility and the show jumping competition taking place there. Six of the seven HITS-on-the-Hudson shows are sanctioned by the FEI and will have a CSI***...

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation has announced the team for the 2005 Samsung Super League competitions for “Tour #1,” La Baule, France (May 5-8); Rome, Italy (May 26-29); and CSIO St. Gallen, Switzerland (June 2-5). The team members listed in order of their ranking on the March 25th, 2005 USEF International Computer List, with first ranked horse also listed, are as follows: Rider, Residence, Horse, Breeding 1. Laura Kraut (1st), Oconomoc, WI, Miss...

Committee meetings at the 2005 American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) Annual Meeting will be open for auditing to ASHA members registered at the convention. Members first received the news about open meetings when they received their Annual Meeting and Youth Conference registration information. A note regarding committee meetings stated, “Committee meetings may be audited by members of the Association at the discretion of the committee.” While only members of the committees may vote on...

Lexington, Ky. – In our effort to strive for an environment that is safe for our participants and that is free from abuse, USEF aims to ensure all participants are properly trained in abuse prevention. Awareness of abuse prevention, how to recognize abuse, and how to report abuse is critical to our goal to safeguard our participants. The United States Equestrian Federation’s Board of Directors approved amendments to the Federation’s Bylaws during its April meeting, modifying...

In partnership with the U.S. Center for SafeSport, US Equestrian will be migrating our members’ current online SafeSport accounts to the Center’s new learning management system on Wednesday, August 18, 2021. Beginning August 18, 2021, all SafeSport training will be completed in the new platform, which will live within the USEF website. You will continue to access the training through your USEF member dashboard. To facilitate a seamless transition, US Equestrian is working diligently...