Lexington, KY—March 7, 2007—Equestrian Events, Inc., organizer of the 2007 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Farnam, and the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) have announced that NBC television will once again bring the thrill and excitement of America’s only four-star three-day event to a national television audience. This year’s Rolex Kentucky CCI****, an FEI Qualifying Competition for the 2008 Olympic Games, returns to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, April 26-29....

Lexington, KY — Stacey Meier has joined the United States Equestrian Federation as Director of National Marketing effective March 5, 2007. Located in the Lexington, KY office her main responsibilities will be to grow and promote the grassroots efforts among the USEF national breed and discipline affiliates. Meier is a graduate of Ball State University in Muncie, IN, with a degree in journalism with an option in advertising and a minor degree in marketing. Upon graduation, Meier pursued a career...

Will Harris, co-Junior Equestrian of the Year (Doug Shiflet) Lexington, KY – New York’s Brianne Goutal and Tennessee’s William Harris have been named Junior Equestrians of the Year by the United States Equestrian Federation® and will be honored during the Federation’s annual gala – The Pegasus Awards – on January 12, 2007, in Louisville, KY. It is the first time in over a decade that two youths have been named co-recipients of one of the...

(Lexington, KY) - The 2007 USEF Annual Meeting will return to Louisville, KY, at the Seelbach Hilton from January 10-14. All USEF members are invited to attend this important event. During the four-day event, the Board of Directors of the Federation meets several times to address a long agenda of topics including: election of new officers and directors; approving the next year’s budget; presentation of various departmental reports; rule changes; and other items. The Board Meetings are open to...

Lexington, KY—The United States Equestrian Federation® has announced the nomination criteria for its Heroes for Horses Award, to be presented at the 2007 Pegasus Awards, January 12, in Louisville, KY. It is the second year that the prestigious award will be given. This award is presented to an individual(s) or organization(s) that have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the protection and welfare of horses over a period of many years and/or have saved equines through an act of courage and...

Lexington, KY – Despite a mighty effort, the U.S. team could not rally a win this year in Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy for the 2006 World Singles Driving Championship held September 20-24. Great Britain, Sweden and Germany had a successful championship finishing in that order in both the team and individual championship. Great Britain took first place with a total team score of 248.76. Paul Sidwell of Great Britain and his horse Weirbank John won the combined driving event with a score of 128.47....

Anticipation grows daily throughout Kentucky, the nation and the equestrian world, for the FEI Games, the World Equestrian Championships to be held in the fall of 2010 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. The World Games Foundation, the organizing committee for the 2010 Games, and the International Equestrian Federation (FEI, the organization representing equestrian sport internationally) took the first step in marketing the FEI Games by introducing the official name of the Games and...

USEF Rule GR342 outlines the procedure for submitting proposed rule changes for consideration at the January 2007 Annual Meeting. All proposals from the general membership must be submitted to the office of the Federation in writing on the official form for proposed rule changes by June 1. Proposed rule changes can be submitted online at www.usef.org/content/rules/RulesDisplay.php?page=3 . As an alternative, the form can be downloaded from this same online location, printed, and either faxed or...

Longtime American Saddlebred benefactor Joe Stopher, 91, of Louisville, KY, died Thursday April 27, 2006 at Baptist Hospital East. Stopher was the Kentucky State Fair Board Member in Charge of the World’s Championship Horse Show from 1968 to 1996; in that time, the show grew in size and prestige. He also served as a member of the American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) Board of Directors, and as legal counsel for the Association. He was also a member of the board of directors for both the...

Lexington, KY - Shawn Flarida and Rowdy Yankee took Gold in the Adequan/USEF Open Reining Championship Qualifier at the National Reining Breeders Classic (NRBC) in Katy, TX, on April 21, 2006. The pair marked a 226.5 to win the qualifier as well as the NRBC’s $25,000 Added Open on Friday evening. Rowdy Yankee is a 12-year-old Quarter Horse stallion owned and bred by Keith Crawford. He was the 1997 National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Non-Pro Futurity Champion and the 1998 NRBC Non-Pro...