The United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation's Equestrian Application to field a squad of 12 Olympic riders in the 2008 Rose Parade has been officially accepted by the Equestrian Committee of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses. The USET Foundation will select four Olympians from each of the three Olympic disciplines (dressage, show jumping and eventing) to ride in the 119th Rose Parade on January 1, 2008, in Pasadena, CA. The USET Foundation squad will lead the floral float entered by the...

Hilltop Farm, Inc., is proud to present the American Hanoverian Society (AHS) Stallion, Mare and Foal Inspection on July 14, and the ISR/Oldenburg NA Mare and Foal Inspection on August 25, at Hilltop Farm in Colora, MD. These venues are open to the public, and all are encouraged to attend. This is an invaluable opportunity to see the future superstars of tomorrow, today. Top breeders from the East Coast will bring the cream of the crop of foals, mares and stallions to be evaluated by their...

The Fidelity Investments Jumper Classic Presented by Animal Planet is excited to announce that tickets to the event are now available online. By purchasing a ticket online before August 15, 2007, the buyer is automatically entered to win an opportunity to accompany one of the grand prix riders on the course walk to see firsthand what riders and horses face on this challenging show jumping course. Three winners will be selected—one for each ticket category: VIP, grandstand, or general...

Bob Langrish (Kim Severson and Winsome Adante competed in the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials for the first time. ) “I can’t believe it—to lead from the front and win—it’s unreal,” said an emotional Lucinda Fredericks after winning the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials with Headley Britannia. After the second-placed American pair of Kim Severson and Winsome Adante (Dan) took two poles out, Fredericks' mare—the first to win Badminton...

Lifelong horseman R. Don Hulse, of Center, MO, died Tuesday morning, May 8, 2007, at age 92. During his life, he built a reputation as one of the top trainers and breeders of American Saddlebreds, stamping his name on the industry with one of the most prolific stallions in the breed’s history, Champagne Fizz. Hulse learned a lot about horses from his father, Dyas B. Hulse. Dyas operated a dry goods store in Center. When customers were unable to pay their bill, he would often accept horses in...

The Animal Planet television network will televise a special 90-minute broadcast of the 2007 Rolex FEI World CupTM Finals on Saturday, May 12, beginning at 9:00 p.m. (EDT). The telecast will include the finals in both jumping and dressage. Las Vegas, the world’s premier city for exciting entertainment, will once again be the backdrop for the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Finals in both jumping and dressage when they return to the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, April 18-22. In 2005, the FEI World Cup...

American Quarter Horses take center stage Sunday, January 7, on NBC Sports Television at 1:30 p.m. Eastern/10:30 a.m. Pacific for the America’s Horse Championships presented by Ford Trucks. The one-hour special is based at a portion of the FedEx Open competition at the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) World Championship Show in Oklahoma City and highlights the reining and cutting competitions along with other features. “We were so pleased with the response from viewers and NBC last...

The Washington International Horse Show, one of the world’s leading equestrian events, will remain at Verizon Center, its home since 2000, for at least two more years. The contract extension ensures the show will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2008 in the heart of Washington, D.C., its namesake city. “Washington has been our home for almost half a century, and we are so pleased to be able to continue this very special equestrian tradition in this historic city. Verizon Center is part of our...

The AMHA stallion, Noble Flaire, recently went on to greenier pastures. He was laid to rest the night before the East Coast Park Saddle Championship at the 2006 New England Regional, where he was recognized by many. Noble Flaire was born in 1984. In 1986, he debuted in the two-year-old park harness. His emergence on the track caused people to run in order to watch him perform. After his first victory pass, he trotted out of the ring, down the track and around the turn with people running behind...

The 2006 Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) returns to the Verizon Center this year, October 24-29, in downtown Washington, D.C., to host one of the most exciting and innovative horse show events in the country. This year, the WIHS proudly welcomes ladies’ side saddle as a new division and evening feature. Eight exhibitors will be chosen from the USEF Horse of the Year standings as of September 18, 2006. The eight invited competitors will participate in the $10,000 Ladies’ Side Saddle...