The nation’s horse center at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington set the stage for four different USEF eventing championships over the past weekend, October 19-22. The storms that plagued the region in the week leading up to the competitions left portions of the steeplechase course under water. Officials deemed it necessary to eliminate the steeplechase from the event. The national championships were also run concurrent with the ever-popular Mid-South Team Challenge. In the one-star...

Mike Ferrara (Leslie Lurkin of Rochester, MN, after his win with Melissa LOA in the Half-Arabian Mare Breeding Saddle Pleasure AAOTH at the 40th Annual U.S. National Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show. ) The 40th annual U.S. National Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show (U.S. Nationals) bid a final farewell to Louisville from October 12-21, 2006, at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY. It was the last time the show will be held in this particular venue....

(Lexington, KY) - After 28 years of loyal service, the most tenured USEF staff member, Dr. John G. Lengel, has decided to retire. Dr. Lengel started working for the Equine Drugs and Medications Program as a testing technician and then testing veterinarian in the early to mid 1970’s. He was appointed the administrator of the program in 1978, succeeding Dr. Jordan Woodcock, the program’s first administrator. In addition, he served as the AHSA Executive Vice-President at the main office in New...

The International Andalusian and Lusitano Horse Association (IALHA) just passed a major milestone with the registration of its 10,000th purebred Andalusian. Although Andalusians were practically unknown 30 years ago, this rare breed is rapidly taking the horse world by storm. Known for their signature beauty and their fantastic temperaments, Andalusians are now making their mark as performance horses, especially in Dressage. The 10,000th Andalusian registered was the colt Suerte D’ ORO, owned...

Equestrian Event Management, Inc (EEMI) held its first two Too Hot to Trot Sport Horse Breed Shows at the Morven Park International Equestrian Center in Leesburg, VA, on August 12-13, 2006. Congratulations to Patricia (Paddy) Patton, show manager and Shannon Pedlar, show secretary for a first class job. The Performance Horse Registry Classes, sponsored by Maddy Carolan’s Herself Farm showcased some of the lovely entries. Too Hot To Trot I - Judge Joseph Sevriens (r-GA) Champion with a score of...

The AMHA stallion, Noble Flaire, recently went on to greenier pastures. He was laid to rest the night before the East Coast Park Saddle Championship at the 2006 New England Regional, where he was recognized by many. Noble Flaire was born in 1984. In 1986, he debuted in the two-year-old park harness. His emergence on the track caused people to run in order to watch him perform. After his first victory pass, he trotted out of the ring, down the track and around the turn with people running behind...

On Saturday, October 28, Hilltop Farm will hold a 15th anniversary celebration open to all. It will feature a showcase of their stallions and offspring, including the long-awaited Hilltop Rousseau and the Hilltop 2007 guest stallion line-up. One lucky attendee will win a free breeding to a Hilltop stallion of their choice! The festivities will run from 2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m., with the stallion presentation running from 3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Upon completion of the stallion presentation, there will be...

Sometimes winning looks easy, and sometimes it just doesn’t. Ask the junior jumper riders about the 2006 Adequan/USEF National Junior Jumper Team Championship - Prix des States. The Zone 2 team representing the best junior jumper riders from New Jersey , New York and Pennsylvania made every jump count as they edged the Zone 1, New England squad, by a single downed rail. The defending champions, Zone 5 (IL, IN, KY, MI, OH) were never better than third where they tied with West Coast Zone 10 (CA,...

Horses Unlimited, one of the premier sport horse breeding establishments in the United States, hosted three inspections this fall for the Oldenburg Registry of North American/International Sport Horse Registry (OLD/ISR,) the Rheinland Pfalz Saar International (RPSI) and the American Hanoverian Society (AHS.) “We are very fortunate to be able to host these inspections,” said the CEO of Horses Unlimited, Anne Sparks Whitten. “The inspectors are always willing to share their knowledge and...

Carol Rose of Gainesville, TX, a perennially leading breeder and exhibitor of western performance horses, has been named by the University of Louisville as the 2006 recipient of the John W. Galbreath Award for outstanding entrepreneurship in the equine industry. This award, presented annually since 1990 by the Equine Industry Program in the UofL College of Business, is given for extraordinary business success through innovative methods, practices, or approaches; business entrepreneurship that...