Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation® has selected the six competitions where heel measurements will be required from the first and fourth place ponies in Roadster and Hackney Roadster Pony Championships. The 2006 competitions include: Midwest Charity – Springfield, IL (June 13 – June 17) Lexington Junior League – Lexington, KY (July 10 – July 15) Ohio State Fair – Columbus, OH (July 18 – July 23) Blue Ridge – Fletcher, NC (July 25 – July 29) Kentucky State Fair – Louisville,...

Lexington, KY – The USEF has announced the show jumping team which will represent the United States at the CSIO to be held in Wellington, FL, March 8-12. Team members are as follows: • Margie Engle on Hidden Creek’s Perin, a 16 year old Westphalian gelding, owned by the Hidden Creek Farm of Oak Creek, Wisconsin. • Kent Farrington on Madison, a 10 year old Dutch Warmblood mare, owned by Alexa Weeks, of Southport, Connecticut. • McLain Ward of Brewster, New York on Sapphire, an 11 year old...

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), in conjunction with the United States Dressage Federation (USDF), is pleased to announce that the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, Virginia, will host the inaugural FEI North American Junior Championships for Dressage in 2006, along with the traditional FEI North American Young Riders’ Championships, August 1-6, 2006. The 2006 FEI North American Young Riders’ Championships will continue to honor its tradition as the...

Equestrian Entertainment Partners (EEP) announced the broadcast schedule for its original programming, "Inside Horse Sports," featuring a special presentation of the 2005 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials, at 3 p.m. EST on Friday, November 25, and a five-part mini-series, "Eventing: The Ultimate Horse Sport," airing on consecutive Fridays starting December 2 on RFD-TV. The programming is sponsored in part by World Equestrian Brands, Dover Saddlery, Purina, Taittinger and the United States...

Gladstone, NJ – Taking a year off from competing doesn’t work for everyone, but it paid off for Scott Monroe of Sharon, CT, who drove his way to his first national championship at the 2005 USEF National Combined Driving Singles Championship, part of the CAI-B Gladstone Driving Event, September 22-25. Driving his 11-year-old Morgan gelding, Bethesda After Dark (Shadow), Monroe bested a field of 12 single horses with a smooth dressage test; a precise, blistering trip through the eight obstacles...

Lexington, KY – In preparing for a solid U.S. Vaulting Team for the 2006 World Equestrian Games, the USEF Vaulting High Performance Committee has announced three new hires, all vaulting professionals who will work tirelessly to prepare our athletes for the rigorous competition that awaits them in Aachen, Germany in 2006. This will be the first time that our U.S. High Performance Vaulters have had the advantage of such rigorous team leadership and instruction. Adrienne Stang has been named...

Lexington, KY – The 2006 United States Equestrian Federation Annual Meeting, previously scheduled to take place in New Orleans, has been relocated to Cincinnati, OH, at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza. The dates for the convention will remain January 11–15. “We were very much looking forward to meeting in New Orleans but USEF was one of hundreds of organizations that had to relocate their convention as a result of the devastating hurricane. The Netherland Plaza is a beautiful Art Deco...

Lexington, KY – Craig Schmersal of Menifee, California, and Tim McQuay of Tioga, Texas will represent the United States in the 2005 FEI World Reining Masters Series Final in Manerbio, Italy, September 24. Each, a master, in his own right, Schmersal was a member of the Gold Medal U.S. team at the 2002 FEI World Equestrian Games in Jerez, Spain, while McQuay is the NRHA’s all-time leading money earner. Schmersal took the Gold medal and Championship title August 27, riding Tidal Wave...

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation has announced the team for the eighth and final leg of the 2005 Samsung Super League, CSIO Barcelona, Spain, September 15-18. The team members are listed below in alphabetical order: Lauren Hough of Wellington, FL, with Casadora (1996 Dutch Warmblood mare, owned by Laura Davies Mateo). Laura Kraut of Oconomowoc, WI, with Anthem (1991 KWPN Dutch Warmblood gelding, owned by the Summit Syndicate). Christine Tribble of Wellington, FL,...

Lexington, KY – Four show jumping riders have been selected to represent the United States at CSIO Spruce Meadows, in Alberta, Canada, September 7-11. The team members and their first-ranked horses, are as follows: Laura Kraut of Oconomowoc, WI, with Miss Independent (1997 Dutch Warmblood mare; owned by Passmore Stables LLC) Beezie Madden of Cazenovia, NY, with Authentic (1995 KWPN Dutch Warmblood gelding; owned by Abigail Wexner) Schuyler Riley of Wellington, FL, with Ilian (1990 KWPN...