Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is seeking an individual to fill the position of Endurance Chef d'Equipe. The successful candidate will be provided with a contract for the 2011-2014 quadrennial and possibly longer. A Search Committee has been appointed: James Wolf - Executive Director, Sports Programs Joseph Mattingley - Endurance High Performance Committee chair Tony Benedetti - Endurance High Performance Committee member Kathy Brunjes - Endurance High...

Waltenberry/USEF (Team Medalists at the 2010 SmartPak Young Rider Reining Championships) Lexington, KY - For the first time the Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC) will add a Junior Championship in the sport of Reining in 2011. Reining joins the Dressage, Eventing and Jumping disciplines in hosting International FEI championships for Juniors and Young Riders. The three Olympic Equestrian Disciplines were expanded to officially...

DunHaven Expressive, 2010 People’s Choice Roadster Pony. (Photo by Casey McBride.) Lexington, KY - Each year two Shetland Ponies are honored with Shetland People’s Choice Awards. Members of both the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and the American Shetland Pony Club are invited to cast their votes in favor of their favorite Shetland Harness Pony and their favorite Shetland Roadster Pony. In 2010 two exceptional Harness Ponies were honored by their peers. Abracadabra owned by Cathy...

Lexington, KY – For more than 30 years, the Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North traditionally hosts championships for teams and individuals in the three Olympic Equestrian disciplines of dressage, eventing and jumping. In 2008 reining was included, and in 2011 the sport of endurance will be introduced for the first time. Included as a non-championship event since 2008 – participation and support for the program continues to grow. The 2011...

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the following dates and locations for the 2011 National Hunter Championships: USEF Junior Hunter Championships - West Coast: August 16-17, 2011; Oaks Blenheim, San Juan Capistrano, CA USEF Junior Hunter Championships - East Coast: August 2-3, 2011; HITS on the Hudson, Saugerties, NY USEF Pony Finals: August 9-14, 2011; Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY Sallie B. Wheeler/USEF National Hunter Breeding...

Lexington, KY - The 2011 All American Cup (AAC) Stallion Review and Auction is set to take place on Saturday January 22. The event will begin at Claudia Sanders Restaurant in Shelbyville, KY. The tour will begin at 7 a.m., and in attendance along the tour will be notable Saddlebred personalities Merrill Murray and Debbie Foley. More than 30 show horses and stallions will be presented as the AAC Coaches travel to Sunrise Stables, Alliance Stud, and Copper Coin Farm. The one and only Peter Fenton...

2010 Junior Equestrian, Kelsey Kimbler. (Photo by Paschal Karl. ) Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce Kelsey Kimbler as the 2010 Junior Equestrian of the Year. This highest of honor offered to a junior equestrian comes on the heels of another big honor Kelsey earned earlier this month - the 2010 USEF Youth Sportsman's Award, sponsored by Breyer Animal Creations. This puts Kelsey in elite company, as one of only a handful of junior equestrians to...

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has announced the 2011 Triple Point Competitions for the Saddlebred, Hackney and Roadster Divisions of the Horse of the Year Awards. Each year, the Saddlebred Committee votes to award "triple point" status to one competition in each of their 12 regions. The Hackney and Roadster divisions will award triple points at the Kentucky State Fair World's Championship Horse Show. Points won at the designated competitions will count as triple...

Ceci Butler-Stasiuk (GenieSS, Inc) Lexington, KY - Endurance athlete Ceci Butler-Stasiuk has been named this year's recipient of the Maggy Price Endurance Excellence Trophy, sponsored by Gold Medal Farm and Larry and Valerie Kanavy.This award is given to the endurance athlete who earns the most points in selected Ranking Trials during the ride year. Butler-Stasiuk (Humble, TX) and DJB Cytron Kon JMF, owned by her mother Darolyn Butler, won the Florida Horse Park CEI3* 160km ride in January and...

Lexington, KY- The U.S. eventing scene shifts its focus back to Lexington, KY this weekend for the USEF National CCI1* Championships as riders from across the country stake their claim on the final championship of the year. Just two weeks after the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, the Kentucky Horse Park is set to showcase some of the best up-and-coming horse and rider combinations in America. Held in conjunction with the Hagyard Midsouth Three-Day Event & Team Challenge, the competition...