Rachel Porter and Rio reach for the win Zionsville, IN - Equitation took center stage Thursday in the Main Hunter Arena at the Traders Point Hunt Charity Horse Show held at Wild Air Farms in Zionsville, IN. After a series of thunderstorms dumped much-needed rain Wednesday night, the hunter classes were postponed until Friday but there was still plenty of action with the Pessoa USEF Hunter Seat Medal, the ASPCA Maclay Horsemanship class and the Taylor Harris Insurance Services (THIS) National...

The Dressage Foundation is proud to announce this year's recipients of the Carol Lavell Gifted Scholarships for Adult Amateurs. Each will receive a $1,000 Scholarship to enable them to set aside quality time in concentrated training with a horse they own, with a trainer of choice, away from the daily pressures of job and family. "All of these adult amateurs are so deserving of these scholarships. They are all very active volunteers for their GMOs, busy with their daily lives, and deserve to...

Pam Lane and Eleanor Brimmer watch the jog. Photo: Lindsay Yosay McCall for the United States Para-Equestrian Association. Saugerties, NY - The 2011 New England Dressage Association Fall Festival of Dressage transformed the HITS on the Hudson grounds into a dressage Utopia. Within one short week, September 13-18, USDF Region 8 Dressage Championship, Breeders Championship New England, and the CDI Y/J Saugerties will take place. The event of the weekend to watch will be the 2011 United States...

In a nod to the importance of youth in the present and future of the equestrian landscape, the United States Equestrian Federation® has awarded the inaugural USEF Youth Sportsman’s Charter Award to Oklahoma City’s Caitlin Novotny, a member of the American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA) and a freshman at Oklahoma State University. Novotny beat out 42 other young equestrians to be awarded an all-expense paid career workshop (June 23-29, 2007). She will be invited to the USEF headquarters in...

Lexington, KY – As competition organizers and show managers continue to push forward in the 2005 competition season, some United States Equestrian Federation employees will be rolling their sleeves up to work with them. It’s part of a new outreach program, designed to build a productive bridge between the USEF office, show organizers and competitors. In addition to sharing the load for a few days, USEF staff will be able to assess the needs of organizers, and in turn, better assist...

On Friday, May 20, Texas joined New Mexico and Arizona as states with confirmed cases of vesicular stomatitis (VS) this spring. Two Travis County horses were hauled home on May 10 from a trail ride in Arizona, where they apparently were exposed to the virus that can cause animals to develop blisters and sores in the mouth, on the tongue, muzzle, teats and hooves. The year’s first VS cases were confirmed April 27 in two horses in southwestern New Mexico. Since then, infection has been detected...

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is excited to announce the judges for the 2005 Adult Amateur Saddle Seat Medal Finals taking place at the Lexington Junior League Horse Show on Friday, July 15. The three judge panel will consist of Michael Craghead of Livermore, California, Kim Crumpler of Simpsonville, Kentucky and Tim Lockard of Russell, Iowa. The USEF would like to remind all adult amateur Saddle Seat Equitation riders that there are several competitions...

Wellington, FL - United States clinched the win over Canada after earning superior scores in the Individual Test competition at the Wellington Classic Sunshine Challenge CPEDI3*. After Thursday's Team Test results the United States forged ahead in the Team competition. After Saturday's Individual Tests, the United States secured the win with an 8.14 percentage lead over Canada. First-class dressage is in the air at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center where top Dressage riders in the world...

COMPETITOR NAME, CATEGORY, STARTING HOUR 33 EPSTEIN, ELLEN, FL INTER SINGLE HORSE 08:00 32 MAZAR, DAN, FL INTER SINGLE HORSE 08:10 34 GUTOSKI, FRED , CAN INTER SINGLE HORSE 08:20 36 RHINEHART, GENE ,IA INTER SINGLE HORSE 08:30 35 LEVY, JOHN, CA INTER SINGLE HORSE 08:40 31 QUIST, MARCIE NC INTER SINGLE HORSE 08:50 37 WEIRBACK, SUE NJ INTER SINGLE HORSE 09:00 29 KOOPMAN, ANNA VA INTER SINGLE HORSE 09:10 47 DRAGSTRA, WEIBE NC INTER PAIR HORSE 09:20 48 DANCER, SCOTT CA INTER PAIR HORSE 09:30 46...

Columbus, Ohio - August 21, 2016 - USA Para Reining event is looking for Para-Equestrians to participate in the USA Para Reining show at the 2016 All American Quarter Horse Congress October 9. In particular, the Para Reining event is looking for Grade Ia and Grade Ib Para Dressage riders who want to try their their hand at reining, but if you are interested and are of any Grade please contact Frederick Win at [email protected] or call 609-992-5283. The horses are provided to participants...