The American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) announces the new leadership for the 2009-10 Charter Club Council. Leading the council will be Susan Vine of Boxborough, MA, as Chair, with Carol Reedy of Roanoke, VA, and Bridget McNeese of Houston, TX, as Vice Co-Chairs. To date, Council membership remains unchanged. Council representatives listed by region may be found on the Charter Club section of the ASHA website at www.asha.net/ASHA-Charter-Clubs . In addition, ASHA is pleased to present...

The Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) has joined forces with some of the equine industry’s top brands to reward new and returning ApHC members who purchase their 2010 memberships by December 1, 2009. Signing up for an ApHC membership by December 1 not only ensures that members receive the January issue of Appaloosa Journal , the 2009 World Championship Appaloosa Show coverage issue, but they also qualify for a random drawing to win one of many prizes totaling more than $10,000. Prize sponsors include...

With the official results from the 2009 National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Derby recorded, NRHA records show that the phenomenal Collena Chic Olena (Smart Chic Olena x Collena Freckles, by Colonel Freckles) is NRHA’s new Leading Dam based on offspring earnings—$546,185. Though deceased, her legacy continues to explode via her offspring’s successes. Her last recorded owner was Monica Watson’s Double Run Farm in Leland, NC. A show career during which she earned more than $7,400,...

The Arabian horse industry’s largest event for youth, the Youth National Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show, moves into Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque, July 25-August 1, 2009. The eight-day event combines top-level equine competition in a variety of disciplines with daily youth activities and a shopping expo, bringing approximately $10.2 million to the city. Nearly 1,000 horses from across the U.S. and Canada will compete each day from 7:30 a.m. to about 10 p.m. in everything from...

The Show Jumping Hall of Fame held its annual induction ceremony at the Budweiser American Invitational at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL, on Saturday evening, April 4. Honored with induction were Dr. John Steele and the horses Abdullah, Miss Budweiser and Riviera Wonder. Induction into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame is a great honor bestowed annually upon select individuals whose contribution to the sport has set them apart from others and whose influence has had a significant impact on the...

Nearly 500 American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) members, youth, and guests poured into the ballroom at the Marriott Griffin Gate Resort in Lexington, KY, on Saturday night (February 14) to enjoy the Fifth Annual Saddlebred Ball, topped by a series of emotional acceptances delivered by individual award winners. Standing ovations greeted several, including Earl Teater, Jr., and Ed Teater (representing Earl Teater and Sons, who were inducted into the Breeders Hall of Fame in a surprise...

The Paso Fino Horse Association (PFHA) Board of Directors recently approved several new fees. The first fee is for an Embryo Transfer Permit. This permit must be submitted prior to or with the registration of any foal born in 2010 as the result of an embryo transfer. The form is available at www.pfha.org under InfoSeek and then Forms or by the calling the PFHA office. The cost to file this permit is $500. The permit fee must be paid prior to the completion of the registration of the foal for...

When Bridget Imparato, a USEF judge and steward was faced with her son, Michael, being a high school junior, her sights started to focus on college riding opportunities. The difficulties of navigating through the recruiting process led her to start of an exciting new website, www.EquestrianCollegeRecruiter.com . This website has become a one-stop location to get college equestrian riding questions answered. High school athletes can post an academic and riding resume along with photos and...

The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) is pleased to announce that 43 USDF members successfully completed the USDF “L” Education Program between May and November of 2008. The USDF “L” Education Program is designed to prepare candidates to enter the United States Equestrian Federation “r” Judges Training Program, to qualify individuals to judge schooling shows, and to give competitors, trainers, and instructors greater insight into the evaluative techniques of judging dressage. The program...

The new video message by the FEI Secretary General is now available on www.fei.org . In the December issue Alex McLin talks of the outcomes of the recent FEI General Assembly and the main actions to be undertaken in 2009, and the FEI Year of Youth. The CEO also takes a look at the preparations for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010, which are now less than two years away. To view the message, please visit the FEI homepage or visit www.fei.org/FEI/News/Pages/Podcasts.aspx .