Becky Broussard's Legacy Rides on with Record Number of Competitors Registered for the West's Largest Equestrian Competition July 21-24, 2011 Kalispell, Mont. - A record 503 competitors are registered to compete in the 10th Anniversary of The Event at Rebecca Farm where many of the world's best horses and riders, as well as promising young competitors, will compete July 21-24, 2011. The Event is the largest equestrian triathlon in the U.S. and a selection trial for the 2012 London...

Dr. John Stutts on CF Cool Night Out (Howard Schatzberg Photography). Lexington, KY - As a 6-year-old, Dr. John Stutts peeked through the fence at a Louisville, KY, riding club to watch the horses warm up. That little boy fell in love with American Saddlebreds, and today, as a grown man, he turned a childhood Saddlebred dream into reality. Stutts and a dozen other qualified riders displayed their competitive ability within the adult amateur equitation division, trotting...

Aachen, Germany - Team USA continued their success at the CHIO Aachen with strong performances over the past two days. Steffen Peters and Weltino's Magic, owned by Jen Hlavacek, won the Preis der VUV-Vereinigte Unternehmerverbände Aachen. The class was the Prix St. Georges of the small tour, and the 9-year-old Westfalen gelding received judges' scores of 71.053, 73.553, 72.632, 75.000, and 70.658 for a total percentage of 72.579. USEF Dressage Technical Advisor Anne Gribbons...

Lexington, KY - The United States will have strong representation in Germany for the 2011 FEI World Cup Finals (April 27-May 1), with 20 of the country's best riders ready to leave their mark on Leipzig. For the first time the World Cup Finals in dressage, driving, jumping and vaulting will all be held under one roof, with the US sending competitors to vie for top honors in the dressage and jumping. The US will also use the Leipzig Exhibition Hall to showcase up-and-coming jumping riders in...

The Los Angeles National Preview, November 4-8, hosted the Los Angeles Hunter Jumper Association’s (LAHJA) Medal Finals for junior, senior, and pony riders. In addition, the West Coast Pony Finals, one of the largest gatherings of ponies outside of the USEF Pony Finals, is in its ninth year of championships for both hunter and jumper ponies. "Many West Coast riders can't make the trek to Kentucky for the National Championship, so we started this event in 2000. It has grown into one of...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 25, 2007 (Lexington, KY) - The following horse-rider combinations have been named to compete at the Test Event for the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong: Rider/Hometown/Horse/Sex/Age/Breed//Owner Amy Tryon/DuvallWA/CoalCreek/Gelding/7/Thoroughbred/Kathryn Sullivan and Amy Tryon Kim Severson/Keene, VA/Tipperary Liadhnan/Gelding/10/Irish Sport Horse/Elizabeth Wachmeister 1st Alternate -AmyTryon/Duvall,WA/Leyland/Gelding/7/Thoroughbred/Elisabeth Nicholson 2nd Alternate –...

(Lexington, KY)—The United States Equestrian Federation is pleased to announce the U.S. riders who will compete in the 2007 Rolex FEI World Cup in Las Vegas, NV, April 19-22. This competition will be dual World Cups in both show jumping and dressage. Riders qualify by accumulating points throughout the competition year at designated FEI events in one of the FEI worldwide leagues. There is one U.S. league for dressage and East Coast and West Coast U.S. leagues for show jumping. The FEI may also...

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The World Games 2010 Foundation, Inc. today announced its Discipline Manager selections for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010. The following individuals have been selected after an exhaustive search process, conducted over the last few months: Discipline/Name/Hometown Driving: Susan Gilliland/Dunellen, FL USA Endurance: Art Priesz/Ivanhoe, MN USA Eventing: Jane Atkinson/Stamping Ground, KY USA Para-Equestrian: Janis Linnan/Clovis, CA USA Reining: Brad Ettleman/Denver,...

(Lexington, KY) - The USEF’s Eventing Developing Rider Program is available to riders of any age who aspire to compete at the highest levels of the sport. To qualify, each horse/rider combination must have completed a CCI** or above. Precedence is given to riders without prior team experience. In 2007 horse/rider combinations will be selected to participate in one two day training session with Kim Severson. There will be three locations for the training sessions, Ocala, Florida, Aiken, South...

For Immediate Release December 21, 2006 Ocala, FL – Tom Warriner, Chairman of the Florida Horse Park Board of Directors, has released the following statement: Due to the recent concerns about the Equine Herpes Virus, the Florida Horse Park is closing its stabling facilities effective immediately. The barns will reopen on January 10, 2007. This is a precautionary measure taken to protect the well-being of all horses. The Park will allow horses to ship-in for trail riding and schooling, but will...