(Lexington, KY) – The United States Equestrian Federation is pleased to announce that show jumping fans will be able to watch the US Team vie for top honors at the CSIO***** Grand Prix in La Baule, France – courtesy of the horse show’s webcast. The opening leg of the 2007 Samsung Super League, held May 10-13, will showcase teams from eight nations and riders from twenty. The US squad of Laura Kraut, Beezie Madden, Todd Minikus, Lisa Silverman and Richard Spooner, all named on multiple horses,...

It was a night of firsts for Mandy McCutcheon and the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA)! A big win at the National Reining Breeders Classic (NRBC) earned her a distinction no other non pro rider in NRHA history has accomplished. McCutcheon of Tioga, TX, now joins the elite group of reiners who have earned $1-million in lifetime earnings. As well as being the very first non pro to achieve that mark, McCutcheon is also the first woman to reach the One Million Dollar Rider status. Friday...

Speed was the name of the game for opening night of the Fourth Annual Charlotte Jumper Classic as some of the top riders in the world competed against the clock to score the fastest clear round on tight challenging courses. The three-day $400,000 grand prix show jumping event continued through Sunday, April 15, 2007, at Charlotte Bobcats Arena in Charlotte, NC . First up was the $10,000 Amateur-Owner/Junior Competition where Carolyn Kelly thrilled the crowd as she and her horse Omona AW went...

In their second year of competition, the Global Champions Tour (GCT) has grown in size, prize money and prestige. With over five-million U.S. dollars in prize money and one-and-a-half hours of live television coverage by Eurosport of each €300,000 grand prix, the Global Champions Tour is truly taking the sport of show jumping to the next level. The Global Champions Tour covers three continents and involves eight of the world’s most prestigious independent outdoor show jumping events: Palm Beach...

Lexington, KY – The first FEI Paralympic Qualifier CEPDI4 for a Paralympic Games held in this country will be held at Morven Park in Leesburg, VA, May 13-17, 2007. In addition to being a qualifier for the 2008 Paralympic Games in China, it will also be a selection trial for the 2007 United States Para-dressage World Championship Team and the USEF National Championships for Para-equestrian. It will be the third FEI Paralympic qualifier in para-equestrian that is being held worldwide; the other...

Iron Spring Farm’s Dutch stallion Sir Sinclair has sired a KWPN-approved son from his very first foal crop—Wesley. This impressive bay stallion shows great promise as a dressage horse and was one of only four dressage stallions approved in Holland. Bred and owned by Stal Wijdewormer, Wesley is out of Serrita V by Havidoff. Sir Sinclair is also the sire of 18 star mares from his first crop. This is a nearly unheard of record for a young stallion. “Sir Sinclair is a very special horse,”...

The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) announced remarkable success for the very first NRHA Sire and Dam Program online auction. The online auction for 2007 breedings began November 15 and ran through December 2. The “eBay-style” bidding war took off during the 2006 NRHA Futurity at the Oklahoma State Fair Park in Oklahoma City, OK. It went down to the final minutes leading up to cutoff at 8:00 pm CST on Saturday, December 2. The online auction was created to give the NRHA membership an...

The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) is pleased to announce NRHA Professional Tom McCutcheon has reached a major milestone in his career. McCutcheon is now part of an elite distinction only a few reiners reach in their lifetime. McCutcheon just topped one million dollars in NRHA Lifetime Earnings. The reiner from Aubrey, TX, becomes the latest to join the NRHA Million Dollar Rider club with $1,004,881.75 in lifetime earnings. McCutcheon’s earnings at the 2006 NRHA Futurity sent him...

Dover, DE – After almost a year of planning and preparation, the Delaware State University Women Equestrian Team will commence its first competitive season with seven meets scheduled for the 2006-2007 season. Led by Head Coach Leigh Nichol and Assistant Head Coach Amy Walls and Western Assistant Coach Bill Brown, the inaugural Lady Hornets equestrian team begins its first season with six team members – Kayleigh Karnbach, Kamerra Brown, Christina Smith, Kera Russum, Jenna Warren and Morgan Scuse....

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation® announces the formation of the USEF Youth Council, designed to encourage and support existing affiliate youth programs. The goal will be to create the most varied board possible with members from each and every USEF national affiliate. This first-ever council will be made up of youth members, 21 years of age and under, and they must be active in their affiliate’s youth club, organization or young rider program. Applicants should also have...