Fairfield, CT - Following the conclusion of all eight Zone and three Semi-Final qualifying competitions, the following hunter seat and western horsemanship/reining teams have been determined to go to the 37th edition of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) National Championships, May 5-8, 2011, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. ZONES - Hunter Seat Teams Qualified Z1 Mount Holyoke College - CH University of New Hampshire – RES Z2 Saint Lawrence University – CH Skidmore...

Lexington, KY - Paso Fino Horse Association (PHFA) Amateur Owner of the Year nominations must be received by May 18, 2011. For a nomination form, please visit https://www.pfha.org/documents/Forms/AmateurOYNomination.pdf. ENDS

Lexington, KY - With her eighth place finish in the final qualifying competition of the 2010/2011 Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Western European League at 's-Hertogenbosch, American Catherine Haddad celebrated her birthday and secured herself a trip to the Final with Winyamaro. The pair scored 74.100%, to lead at the halfway mark through the Freestyle, but ended up eighth in 's-Hertogenbosch with another impressive effort in the toughest World Cup Qualifying League. Haddad (Vechta, Germany)...

Lexington, KY - The deadline to submit applications for ASHA Youth Scholarships, is Friday, April 29. The purpose of ASHA scholarships is to encourage, support and recognize participation in all aspects of the American Saddlebred industry, as well as to strengthen the American Saddlebred industry and breed through education. Scholarships are awarded only to high school graduates or those students whose graduation is imminent. Applications must be received by April 29 of the year in which the...

Lexington, KY - The American Saddlebred Registry (ASR) is announcing changes to its Four-Year-Old Sweepstakes program. Based on a recommendation from the Sweepstakes Committee, the ASR Board of Directors, together with the show management of the World’s Championship Horse Show, has agreed to the relocation of the ASR Four-Year-Old Sweepstakes classes to Kentucky State Fair beginning in 2012, and going forward. The ASR Two-Year-Old and Three-Year-Old Sweepstakes classes will continue to be held...

Boyd Martin on Rock on Rose. (Photo by Mike McNally) Lexington, KY - Welcome to the first of many features profiling various people in equestrian sport - athletes, trainers and more. The profiles will be published regularly in the United States Equestrian Federation’s Week in Review e-newsletter. Is there someone you would like to know more about? Email “10 Questions With” editor Stephanie Doyle at [email protected] . Then, stay tuned to USEF’s Facebook page ( www.facebook....

Lexington, KY - Who is the most beloved equestrian athlete in America? The clock is ticking. The buzzer sounds. Can you prove it? Actually, you can. All it takes is a $5 gift to The EQUUS Foundation and you'll be able to "play favorites" in the nationwide fundraising effort "America's Favorite Equestrian." The EQUUS Foundation and the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) jointly launched the charitable mobile texting game in celebration of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games and...

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is accepting bids to host the 2012 USEF Dressage Seat Medal Finals presented by Dressage Today. The USEF Dressage Seat Medal Finals takes place between mid June and mid August and offers two age categories: 13 & Under and 14-18. If you are interested in bidding on these Finals, please contact Jeannie Putney, USEF Director of National Dressage before May 1st for more information at [email protected]. ENDS If you have any further...

Lexington, KY – It is with great sadness that the USEF acknowledges the passing of Debby Malloy Winkler. The German based American show jumping rider died as a result of injuries sustained in a fall while cooling out her horse following a training session on Friday. Wife to five-time German Olympian Hans Günter Winkler, Winkler began her career in the U.S. before moving to Europe in the late 1970s, she then made her home there for the remainder of her life where she regularly competed against...

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) invites licensed dressage competitions to apply to become an official 2012 "qualifying competition" for the USEF Dressage Developing Programs and the Adequan FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Dressage Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC). DEADLINE: APRIL 30, 2011,/b The USEF Developing Programs & the NAJYRC Program include the following: • USEF National Championships for Ponies, Juniors, Young Riders, & Young Adult...