Lexington, Ky. - Lillie Keenan of New York, NY has been named the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Rider of the Month for February. Keenan competes in the East Conference Junior division of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series. Keenan earned the award by having top finishes during the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival with her mount Londinium. Keenan leads the series after February with 260 points ahead of Haley Gassel with 215 points and Emanuel Andrade with 180 points. Keenan won the...

Lexington, Ky. – The United State Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce its Customer Care Center, led by Teresa Stephens, was awarded the Bronze Stevie Award for excellence in Front-Line Customer Care at the 8th Annual Stevie Awards in Las Vegas Friday evening. The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service recognize the achievements of sales, business development, customer service, and call/contact center professionals worldwide. Organizations and individuals submitted...

The Closer and Havens Schatt (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - The first hunter championship of week seven was awarded to Kelley Corrigan's The Closer with Havens Schatt in the irons in the Loddon Stalls Pre-Green Hunter Level One three-foot division. Schatt and The Closer won the first class over fences on Wednesday and then placed first and second over fences on Thursday to earn the division championship. Le Reve Farm, Inc.'s At Ease and Christopher Payne finished in reserve with first...

The 2014 Saddle Seat World Cup Team at Cascade Stables for their first training session (Betty Tucker) New Orleans, La. - In preparation for the 2014 Saddle Seat World Cup on July 22-26, 2014 in the United States, the U.S. Saddle Seat Team attended its first training session February 7-9 at Cascade Stables in New Orleans, La. This training session was the first time the riders and coaches could all come together to work and train as a team. It also afforded riders the opportunity to prepare for...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States’ Kimberly and Cassidy Palmer are set to make history over the weekend as they compete in the pas de deux competition at the 2014 FEI World Cup Vaulting Final in Bordeaux, France. This is the first year the division will be held at the annual FEI championship as it joins the Individual Male and Female competition and will run February 7-8. The Palmer Sisters (www.barny-th.de) The Palmer sisters head to Bordeaux in strong form after earning top finishes...

Lexington, Ky - The Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show in Blowing Rock, N.C. has been honored with the United States Equestrian Federation’s designation as a USEF Heritage Competition, the highest honor currently held by any Federation horse show. The designation of a USEF Heritage Competition is reserved for competitions that have been in existence for a quarter-century or more, promoted and grown equestrian sport, and made contributions to the community outside the gates of the horse show...

Waco, Texas. - Eight collegiate equestrian reiners, including six from National Collegiate Equestrian Association institutions, will compete in the Sun Circuit Shootout on Sunday, Feb. 2 in Scottsdale, Ariz., it was announced Tuesday. Eight institutions will send one rider each to participate in a reining competition presented by the Arizona Quarter Horse Association. The six participants from NCEA institutions include: Katherine Berg (Baylor), Taylor Brown (Fresno State), Layla Choate (South...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Federation (USEF) has named Kai Handt as the U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Chef d’Equipe/Technical Advisor. The Search Committee, chaired by Eric Straus, USEF Para-Equestrian Eligible Athlete Committee, and USEF Para-Equestrian High Performance Kai Handt (USEF Archive) Committee recommended Handt for this position. Handt (Wylie, Texas) has a great depth of experience in the equestrian world as a competitor, trainer, and coach. Since August of 1985, Handt...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to release the schedules for the 2014 Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Training and Observation Sessions and 2014 USEF Youth Dressage Observation Sessions. Both the Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Program and USEF Youth Dressage Program are vital in creating a pipeline for future U.S. combinations to compete on the international stage. The Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Training and Observation Sessions are open to...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and Heritage Gloves have signed an agreement ensuring that Heritage will remain the USEF's officially endorsed glove manufacturer. Heritage Gloves will continue to be the "Official Riding Gloves of the United States Equestrian Federation" and USEF members will continue to benefit from the support of a premier equestrian brand. More than three decades of experience in manufacturing and innovation have helped Heritage make gloves...