The new U.S. Equestrian Team logo found on Ariat apparel. Lexington, KY – Ariat International, the leading equestrian footwear and apparel manufacturer has created a collection of high-performance athletic gear for our nation’s top equestrian athletes that debuted last weekend at the 2006 Adequan®/USEF Open Reining Championship. Members of the newly-announced U.S. Reining Team sponsored by Adequan® were able to try on the gear and be the first team to do so. Through the newly-signed...

Lexington, KY – Ariat International, the leading equestrian footwear and apparel manufacturer, has created a collection of high-performance athletic gear for our nation’s top equestrian athletes that debuted last weekend at the 2006 Adequan®/USEF Open Reining Championship. Members of the newly-announced U.S. Reining Team sponsored by Adequan® were able to try on the gear and be the first team to do so. Through the newly-signed sponsorship, Ariat became the “Official Apparel Supplier” of United...

The USEF/Markel Young Horse Dressage Selection Trials concluded the 2006 qualifying season for the FEI World Breeding Championships at the CDI***/Y Raleigh and Capital Dressage Classic, June 2-4 in Raleigh, NC. Champion of the five-year-old division with an overall two-test score of 8.592 was Unitas, a bay Dutch Warmblood gelding (Niagara - Nellyzora by Harald; bred in The Netherlands), ridden and owned by Teresa Butta-Stanton of Glen Burnie, MD. Winning both the Preliminary and Final Tests...

After a four month search, the Arabian Horse Association (AHA) has named Gary Zimmerman as its new Executive Vice President out of a field that included 120 candidates. “Gary's quick and direct answers to the Board proved to be the deciding factor for all of us,” says AHA President Myron Krause. “He welcomes the opportunity to use his talents to meet our mission. After listening to his confident explanation of what he can bring to AHA, the board and executive committee felt he was the best...

Waltenberry (Kelly Zweifel and Master Snapper) After turning in a spectacular performance that earned a masterful score of 232 (that’s an average of better than 77), Kelly Zweifel, Italy, won the Open, Intermediate Open and Limited Open divisions of the 2006 NRHA Derby on Master Snapper (Snapper Cal Bar) owned by Impresa Agricola Cuoghi. Zweifel is the first woman to win the Open Division of this prestigious event. And, while Master Snapper is not the first European-owned Derby Champion,...

Langer Equestrian Group, Inc., jumped into the new year with record entries at the LAEC Opener, January 20-22. The USEF A-rated show attracted over 300 horses and riders to the first major show of the new year. "We've had really great weather, and I think that everyone could get their horses out and were looking forward to a nice show," said Langer Equestrian Group President Larry Langer. The new show season attracts new faces and new horses. Archie Cox found another winner to add to his string...

Lexington, KY -- An outstanding field of five- and six-year-old dressage horses, including a record 16 horses bred in the United States, came together to vie for the nation's most prestigious FEI young horse title this weekend, the Dr. Edgar Hotz Memorial Trophy--during the 2005 USEF/Markel Young Horse Dressage National Championships, hosted by MSEDA Dressage at the Park in Lexington, KY, September 9-11. Winning the Six-Year-Old National Championship with an overall score of 8.452 was Sir...

Lexington, KY – The header may seem humorous, but anyone who knows horses knows the subject is anything but. From Stable Flies and Blow Flies to mosquitoes that can carry the West Nile virus, these merciless two-winged insects are a well-established nuisance in every equestrian circle. Enter the trusted name of Farnam (our white knight of fly control) to the rescue. The newest top-tier sponsor of the United States Equestrian Federation, Farnam Companies, Inc. has entered an exclusive...

Langer Equestrian Group, Inc., will host two FEI Children’s International Jumping Qualifiers in 2005. The Colorado Summer Classic at the Colorado Horse Park in Parker, CO, will take place July 20-24, and the Los Angeles International Jumping Festival at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank, CA, will take place September 21-25. These two events will serve as two of the United States’ qualifiers for riders 12-14 (FEI age). The Federation Equestrian International introduced the Children’s...

The West Coast Active Riders (WCAR) organization has many members competing at the Indio Desert Circuit horse shows in Indio, CA. Richard Spooner is currently one of the most successful West Coast grand prix riders, and he is the original founder of the West Coast Active Riders organization. The Indio Desert Circuit is only in its third week of competition, but Richard Spooner has won the majority of prizes in the grand prix competitions. In the $30,000 Ariat Grand Prix on Friday, February 4,...