Randi Muster (Meredith "Maddy" Darst and Elation.) Lexington, KY - August 13, 2010 - The third day of competition got underway Thursday in the Walnut Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park during the 2010 United States Equestrian Federation Pony Finals National Championships. The event began with the model and under saddle phases for the Medium Pony Hunter division and was followed by the over fences phase for the Small Pony Hunter division to determine the Overall Small Pony Hunter Grand Champion....

Hagyard Equine Medical Institute (Dr. Jennifer Feiner VMD of Hagyard Equine Medical Institute evaluating and treating an equine) Lexington, KY - August 12, 2010 - As the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ approach, preparation has begun for the arrival of the equine athletes at the Kentucky Horse Park. All elements are being carefully examined, from travel, to the quarantine facility to the well-being of equine athletes. Dr. Jennifer Feiner VMD, of Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, will...

Lexington, KY - August 7, 2010 - Another beautiful day greeted riders at the Kentucky Summer Classic, presently held at the Kentucky Horse Park. It was a very victorious day for rider Michael Murphy and mount Corrado, earning two back-to-back blue ribbons during both of today's highlight events in the equitation ring. The Covered Arena featured the competitive Pessoa/USEF Hunter Seat Medal that attracted over 50 riders. Due to such a large entry figure the class was split into two sections (A...

SportFot (Ben Asselin earned the Junior Rider Gold medal at the NAJYRC.) LEXINGTON, KY - AUGUST 1, 2010 - On the final day of competition at the 2010 Adequan FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North, the jumpers ruled as the USHJA Jumper Championships brought to a close the five-day international event. The Juniors took to the Kentucky Horse Park’s Main Stadium first for the final two rounds of the five-round contest, and when the dust cleared in was Ben...

Diana DeRosa (Nancy Pracht, Darcy Wilson and Vanessa Trotman - winners of the reining medals.) Thursday’s Gold-medal Canadian Reining Team showed its muscle once again today at the Adequan FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North. They put in a dominant effort and swept the medal positions in the final and most thrilling competition so far – the SmartPak North American Young Rider Individual Championship, held today at the Kentucky Horse Park indoor arena....

SportFot (Reed Kessler and Mika.) Lexington, KY - July 29, 2010 - Show jumping competition has started for the prestigious 2010 Adequan FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North. The top American, Canadian and Mexican riders between the ages of 14 and 21 ventured to the Kentucky Horse Park to compete in the Individual qualifying round in the Main Outdoor Stadium. Riders vied for the top sport during today’s classes and the opportunity to compete in the...

The United States Equestrian Federation, Inc. (USEF) announced today that Steffen Peters has requested to not attend the USEF Selection Trial for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Dressage Team held at the Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Festival of Champions for logistical reasons. The USEF Selectors met on July 27 to approve his request to be considered for the Short List/Nominated Entry and Fourth position on the team without attending the USEF Selection Trials for the 2010 Alltech FEI...

The American Connemara Pony Society (ACPS) Board of Governors voted last fall for the Society to support the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) in Lexington, KY, with a promotional “Connemara Pony Booth” within the site’s Equestrian Village. The consensus was that the international exposure, media coverage, demographics and expected record-breaking attendance added up to “a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” for the ACPS to showcase the remarkable traits and breed characteristics of the...

Photo by Flying Horse Photography (Reuters Tiamo Trocadero ) Reuters Tiamo Trocadero certainly has nothing left to prove at age 23. The Hanoverian stallion has been winning at grand prix dressage since he was eight years old. He earned scores over 70% at top CDIs in Europe, was an alternate for the British Olympic dressage team in 2000, and took his American amateur owner, Karin Reid Offield, to multiple USDF year-end awards at the FEI level. Today, Tiamo is standing at Little Bit Farm in...

Photos of all new 2010 Elite Mares, Elite Mare Candidates, High-Score Hanoverians and non-Hanoverian mares from the inspection sites, new Jumper Breeding Program mares, and the mares upgraded from Studbook to Main Studbook in 2010 through performance are needed for publication in the inspection reports included in the fall and winter issues of The American Hanoverian , as well as for the Mare Book section of the 2011 AHS Breeders’ Guide and Stallion Directory . The AHS would like to include as...