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Ticket Packages for 2010 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event to be Available on November 1

by By Classic Communications | 10/15/2009 11:00:00 AM

Schedule to Include Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Kentucky Cup Dressage and Jumping Test Events Ticket packages for the 2010 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, April 22-25, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, will be available starting November 1. The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, part of the HSBC FEI Classics™ and one of the world's most prestigious equestrian competitions, features the best horses and riders vying for their share of $250,000 in prize money. Enhancing...

Five Reining Legends Recognized

by By Christa Morris | 10/7/2009 12:22:00 PM

The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Board of Directors voted to induct two people, Jack Brainard and John Hoyt, and two horses, Nu Chex To Cash and Rest Stop, in 2010 into the NRHA Hall of Fame, as well as awarding the NRHA Dale Wilkinson Lifetime Achievement Award to C. R. Morrison. NRHA Hall of Fame Inductees Jack Brainard Jack Brainard attended the NRHA Foundation meeting and served as a director that first year. His NRHA membership number, 19, is indicative of just how long...

Richard Spooner Clinches Second Consecutive Meydan FEI Nations Cup™ Win for United States

by Joanie Morris | 6/5/2009 2:48:00 PM

Winners Again - This Time in St. Gallen (Courtesy of the FEI) By Joanie Morris Lexington, KY - The US Show Jumpers continued their march across Europe with another amazing performance in St. Gallen, Switzerland in the third leg of the Meydan FEI Nations Cup. Christine McCrea, Ashlee Bond, Laura Kraut and Richard Spooner stayed on the roll that began last week in Rome and continued with a jump-off for the win in Switzerland. “It doesn’t happen often back-to back to win in a top league like...

Theodore O’Connor Named Farnam/Platform USEF Horse of the Year

by By Brian Sosby | 1/12/2008 11:46:00 PM

Theodore O'Connor wins the Farnam®/Platform™ USEF Horse of the Year Award. (Geoff Oliver Bugbee/USEF Archives ) Louisville, KY—Among the regalia of the United States Equestrian Federation’s (USEF) historic Horse of the Year Awards program and black tie gala, eventing champion and newly-crowned star Theodore O’Connor was named the 2007 Farnam®/Platform™ USEF Horse of the Year at the Downtown Marriott in Louisville, KY. Bred by P. Wynn Norman and owned by Theodore...

Elizabeth Boone and Magic BB Win the 2007 Adequan/USEF National Pony Jumper Individual Championship; 2007 Wild Horsefeathers/USEF Pony Hunter Finals Underway

by Stacey Meier with additional reporting by Joanie Morris | 8/18/2007 10:55:00 PM

Elizabeth Boone and Magic BB took the Gold medal at the 2007 Adequan/USEF National Pony Individual Championship. (Mary Phelps/PhelpsPhotos.com ) Lexington, KY- Continuing the momentum of the previous evening, Day Four of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Pony Finals included an evening of fast-paced show jumping by the top 19 riders in the Adequan/USEF National Pony Individual Championship. After the jump off, it was Elizabeth Boone who went triple-clear to win the Gold medal on...

Karen O’Connor to Appear on NBC’s Today Show

by Joanie Morris | 8/7/2007 10:47:00 AM

Karen O'Connor and Theodore O'Connor on Their Way to Pan Am Gold! (Diana DeRosa) Lexington, KY - Karen O’Connor, two-time Olympic medalist and recent double gold medalist at the Pan American Games, will appear on the Today Show in New York City on August 8. Riding the amazing pony, Theodore O’Connor, the three-day event rider bested a field of very talented horses and riders and led the U.S. team to gold medal honors in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The popular morning show runs from 7a.m....

All Roads Lead to Kentucky for United States Pony Club Members

by By Mary Robertson Pierson | 6/21/2007 11:50:00 AM

The United States Pony Clubs (USPC), Inc., will continue with its half-a-century tradition of educating young people in horsemanship at the Ninth Triennial Festival to take place July 24-31, 2007, in Lexington, KY. Held at the Kentucky Horse Park, the USPC Festival is the culmination of years of training and qualifying competitions for about 4,000 lucky members, and is the most popular and best-attended Pony Club activity. As well as national championships in eventing, dressage, show jumping,...

USEF Announces Second Annual Youth Sportsman’s Charter Award

by Stacey Meier | 6/6/2007 1:47:00 PM

Lexington, KY – As part of the continued efforts to expand the base of young people contributing to the leadership and promotion of equestrian sports, the United States Equestrian Federation announces the second annual Youth Sportsman’s Charter Award. This awards program recognizes youths who are members of both the USEF and their recognized national affiliate. The youth candidates need to demonstrate an ongoing commitment and dedication to the USEF and their affiliate organization...

Media Accreditation Opens for 2007 USEF Festival of Champions

by Joanie Morris | 5/22/2007 11:50:02 AM

(Lexington, KY) − The United States Equestrian Federation has opened the process for awarding media credentials for the Collecting Gaits Farm/ USEF 2007 Festival of Champions, presented by Paul Miller Auto Group, to be held June 14-17, 2007, at the historic Gladstone headquarters of the United States Equestrian Team (USET). This competition will serve as a Selection Trial for the upcoming 2007 Pan American Games and boasts five championships throughout the weekend. Those members of the...

Statement from the USEF on the Injury to Le Samurai at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event

by gaillardm | 5/2/2007 1:56:37 PM

(Lexington, KY) – The injury to Le Samurai, ridden by Amy Tryon, sustained at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event on April 28th is under review by the FEI. They will obtain a statement from the Ground Jury at the competition and from the Appeal Committee, and conduct a hearing which will include a review of the tape of the incident. A judgment will then be made in the case. The USEF will honor that decision, abide by it and enforce it. A schedule for this hearing and judgment has not yet been...