Lexington, KY - After an extensive search, the USEF has named three-time World Endurance Champion and 1990 AHSA/Hertz Equestrian of the Year, Becky Hart, as chef d’equipe for the U.S. endurance riders. An Endurance veteran, Hart was inducted into the American Endurance Ride Conference Hall of Fame in 1992 and is also a Centered Riding instructor. “It is an exciting time for the US Endurance team,” said Hart about her new role. “We are developing new strategies to strengthen our performance and...

Lexington, KY — In a gracious nod to equestrian fans, NBC has announced that it will re-air coverage of the "Rolex Equestrian Championships presented by Kentucky – Unbridled Spirit" in its entirety on Saturday, May 24 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT. The initial airing of the program on May 4 had to be shortened when the National Hockey League playoff game that preceded it went into overtime and ran long. Jon Miller, Executive Vice President of NBC Sports, who has shepherded the “Rolex” program since...

Lexington, KY -The countdown is almost over. There is only one more qualifier for the 2008 Adequan/USEF National Open Reining Championship presented by Equine Motorcoach left for riders to win their ticket to the USEF National Championship. The final qualifying competition is at Syracuse, NY at the CNYRHA Ride and Slide June 7th. The National Reining Breeders Classic hosted a 2008 Adequan/USEF National Open Reining Championship presented by Equine Motorcoach qualifier on April 18th in Katy, TX....

Lexington, KY -The United States Equestrian Federation is announcing two Mandatory Outings for their Eventing Short Listed Riders. The Eventing Short List will be named by no later than June 30th. All Short Listed horse and rider combinations will be required to attend one of the Mandatory Outings. The first Mandatory Outing will be held at the Barbury Castle Horse Trials CIC*** in England from July 3-6. The second Mandatory Outing will be hosted by The Fork Stables and Jim Cogdell in Norwood,...

The World Games 2010 Foundation and NBC Sports announced NBC as the official network broadcast partner for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, which will be held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, September 25-October 10, 2010. The Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games will be the largest equestrian event ever held in the United States, and will be America’s largest spectator sporting event in 2010. More than 800 athletes and 900 horses from 60+ countries will compete for eight world...

Lexington, KY - The USEF has named the following four horse/rider combinations to the 2008 Show Jumping Developing/Young Rider Tour based off their ranking on the April 25, 2008 USEF Computer List. The following four horse/rider combinations will compete at the CSIO4* Poznan in Poland June 5-8, the CSI3* Aach in Germany June 12-15, and the CSIO4* Lipica in Slovakia June 26-29. They will be under the guidance of Chef d’Equipe Melanie Smith Taylor. Rider/Age/Hometown/Horse/Age/Breed/Sex/Owner...

Lexington, KY – Rich Fellers and Peter Wylde lead the American charge through the second round of the Rolex FEI Final in Goteborg, Sweden on April 25. Moving up from their first round placings, Fellers and Flexible and Wylde and Esplanade lay in second and third place overall respectively. Five horses jumped clean in the first round, and three repeated that feat in the jump-off. Ireland’s Jessica Kurten and Castle Forbes Libertina was the fastest of the trio completing the jump-off in 36.91...

The Inaugural Kentucky International Equine Summit 2008 will be held in downtown Lexington, KY, April 28-29 at the Radisson Hotel. The two-day event is being sponsored by the Equine Industry Program in the College of Business at the University of Louisville in cooperation with the Equine Initiative in the College of Agriculture at the University of Kentucky. In addition, the American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) has been noted as one of four sponsoring organizations of the summit. “We’re...

Lexington, KY - A trio of American show jumpers will spend the night of Thursday, April 24 in the top 10 spots at the Rolex FEI World Cup Final in Goteborg, Sweden. 39 horses entered the ring for the first leg of the Final - the speed class - 10 of which were American. Oregon rider Rick Fellers blazed into fourth place with Harry and Mollie Chapman’s Flexible. The 12-year-old Irish-bred stallion finished the first leg of the Final with a time of 70.40, just over two seconds behind leader...

Lexington, KY - The USEF Dressage Committee has released a new draft of the Performance Standards Proposal for review and feedback from United States Dressage Federation (USDF) and USEF members. This proposal would establish a qualification process for competing at fourth level and above at USEF-licensed dressage competitions beginning with the 2011 competition year. The committee invites USEF and USDF members to review the new draft, and then login through the USEF website to fill out an...