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Saddlebred.com to Begin Live Video Webcast of TSE/Tattersalls Fall Sale on Thursday, October 29

by By Brice Carr | 10/13/2009 11:49:00 AM

The TSE/Tattersalls Fall Sale will be broadcast over the Internet starting Thursday, October 29, through Saturday, October 31, on the American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) website at www.saddlebred.com . As in the past, ASHA will once again provide a live streaming video webcast of each day of the sale in its entirety. The webcast will allow viewers to see the sale of each horse as it is presented, and hear the auctioneer’s call, as well as see the hip number and bids. The 2009...

Developing Future United States Equestrian Team Members at the USEF Horsemastership Training Session

by By Phelps Media Group | 10/9/2009 11:36:00 AM

The EQUUS Foundation and the Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament have joined forces to promote the importance of excellent horsemanship at the USEF Horsemastership Training Session, which will be held January 5-9, 2010, in Wellington, FL. The mounted sessions will be held in the grand prix ring on the South Grounds of the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. USEF, the legendary horseman and chef d'équipe of the Olympic Gold-medal show-jumping team in 2009 in Hong Kong, will lead...

USEF Accepting Bids to Host 2010 National Junior Hunter Championships, East and West Coast

by By Marion Maybank | 10/7/2009 3:00:00 PM

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is now accepting bids to host the 2010 USEF National Junior Hunter Championships– East Coast or West Coast. To request a bid packet, please contact USEF Director of Hunter Affiliates, Marion Maybank, at (859) 225-2033 or via email at [email protected]. Bids are due in the office by the close of business Monday, November 9, 2009. Any request received after this time will not be considered.

All Star Line-Up Scheduled To Compete at the 64th Pennsylvania National Horse Show

by By Classic Communications | 10/5/2009 2:34:00 PM

The 64th Pennsylvania National Horse Show will host some of the biggest names in the sport of show jumping when it returns to the Pennsylvania State Farm Show Complex, October 8-17. McLain Ward, who made history at the Hampton Classic Horse Show by winning the $250,000 FTI Grand Prix and FEI World Cup Qualifier for a record fourth time on his two-time Olympic Team Gold-medal horse, Sapphire, and followed that with a win on Sapphire in the $1-million CN International Grand Prix at Spruce Meadows...

Kentucky Cup Driving: Looking Back

by Amber Evansen | 10/5/2009 11:37:00 AM

Sunday is not end of show -- After congratulations are given, ribbons handed out and horses in the boxes, the work continues. Horses are washed, the barn broken down and the camps are disassembled. Slowly competitors start to leave and the feeling of the win gets lost in the rush to get packed. It's a strange feeling to be a member of a team that just won the most prestigious driving event leading up to the world games. It feels almost surreal. The team was turned out in flawless fashion...

Kentucky Cup Driving: Australia's Boyd Exell Wins the Marathon

by Amber Evansen | 10/4/2009 11:40:44 AM

Saturday: Australia wins with American close on their heels -- Sunny skies led way to speedy hazards on a very successful Saturday. The out of time favorite, Boyd Exell won the marathon by 0.8 points in front of Chester Weber who is still leading going into cones. In the team competition, three teams were eliminated and one team elected to retire due to disobediant horses. The single horse division also had two competitors which had to retire after severe problems in the hazards. However, no...

Weber Stays the Course and Remains in the Lead at USEF National Four-in-Hand Driving Championship

by By Joanie Morris | 10/3/2009 9:10:00 PM

Lexington, KY – There were a handful of changes on the leaderboards today as the marathon proved a fair but demanding challenge at the 2009 USEF National Driving Championships at the Kentucky Cup and Lexington Driving Classic which is also serving as a test event for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. The USEF National Four-in-Hand Championship remains in Chester Weber’s grasp, after a second place marathon performance – less than a point behind Australia’s Boyd Excell – was good...

Kentucky Cup Driving: Recap of Wednesday - Friday

by Amber Evansen | 10/3/2009 11:44:44 AM

Wednesday: skies were gray, but horses shone bright. -- Aside from the world championships in Gladstone NJ, never before has a driving competition had the turnout it had today. Three nations were represented and a total of 16 four in hand teams were present. Over a handful of competitors from the West Coast came to compete in pony, single, pair and team divisions. 97 competitors in total came ready to compete. The Canadians had a bit of a rough begining with two horses being held from one team...

2009 Grand National and World Championship Morgan Horse Show to be Presented Live Online

by By the American Morgan Horse Association News Desk | 10/1/2009 12:54:00 PM

The Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show is almost here, and you don't have to miss a single minute of the excitement. In cooperation with the American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA), The Morgan Horse magazine, Premier Horse Video and Hawk Multimedia, organizers of the 2009 Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show are proud to announce their plans to once again bring this premiere Morgan horse show live to you via the World Wide Web. "We are very excited to offer...

Teenager Daniel Bluman Wins $100,000 United States Grand Prix League Invitational Grand Prix at HITS Culpeper; Event Winds Down With Many Big Winners

by By the HITS Media Team | 10/1/2009 12:30:00 PM

Rising star Daniel Bluman added another impressive line to his resume when he bested a star-studded field aboard Fatalis Fatum to secure the top prize in the $100,000 United States Grand Prix League (USGPL) Invitational Grand Prix at HITS Commonwealth Park in Culpeper, VA. Bluman and his impressive mount have now won three grand prix events in a row, including a victory in the $100,000 class at The Hampton Classic. "I am very proud of my horse," said Bluman. "He is proud to do his job. When I...