Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is now accepting applications for 2014 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team Coaches. Interested parties should complete an application and submit their resume no later than October 31, 2013. The application and job description can be found at www.usef.org . The USEF reserves the right to amend the job description. Any additional information will be made available on www.usasaddleseatworldcup.org Please contact Lori Nelson at lnelson@usef....

Lexington, KY - Scott Hassler, USEF National Young Dressage Horse Coach, and Ingo Pape, one of Germany's most respected breeders and horsemen, will conduct the USDF Sport Horse Prospect Development Program, presented by Dressage at Devon, a USDF Education Partner, and supported by Hassler Dressage. This forum will be held September 14-15 at Apple Knoll Farm, in Millis, MA. The forum will focus on a correct, fundamental system for starting sport horse prospects. This new educational event is...

Lexington, KY - The United States will be represented by one Four-in-Hand team at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Test Event, August 22-25, 2013. The CAI-A4 will be held at Caen racecourse in Calvados, France. Chester Weber (Ocala, FL) will drive a team made up of his own seven-year-old KWPN gelding Boris W, 13-year-old KWPN gelding Boy W, and 16-year-old KWPN gelding Para, along with Jane Clark's 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding Splash, and Koos de Ronde's 12-year-old Dutch...

Lexington, KY - The United States will be represented by two horse-and-rider combination at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Test Event, August 16, 2013. The CEI2* will be held at Sartilly in Manche, France. Dr. Margaret Sleeper (Frenchtown, NJ) will ride Sandra Fretelliere’s 10-year-old mare Tikis Twistyr. Marcia Hekfer (Raton, NM) will ride Cecile Dumas’ 11-year-old gelding Ouadad Al Jahid. To learn more about the 2013 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy, France...

Lexington, KY - The 44 entries in the US National Pony Jumper Championships began their quests toward National Titles Wednesday evening in the Kentucky Horse Park’s Alltech Arena. Held August 7-9 as part of the US Pony Finals, these annual championships host the best pony jumper competitors from throughout the United States. Wednesday’s first Individual Phase was the first of four rounds to be jumped over Marc Donovan’s well-built tracks. Held as a clear round class,...

Lexington, KY - The United States will be represented by one horse-and-rider combination at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Test Event, August 16-18, 2013. The Le Haras National Du Pin CCI2* will be held at Haras du Pin in Caen, France. Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp (East Sussex, England) will ride her own nine-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding, HHS Cooley at the CCI2*. To learn more about the 2013 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy, France visit; https://www....

Lexington, KY – Starting Tuesday, August 6th, nearly six hundred of the top ponies in the United States will be competing at the 2013 US Pony Finals. The ponies will be ridden by excited youth riders from around the country in hunter, jumper, and equitation classes at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. Through Saturday, competition for the US Hunter Pony Championships presented by Sallee Horse Vans will be ongoing. Riders will vie for championships in Small, Medium, and Large...

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce that Charlotte Jorst (Reno, NV) and Vitalis will represent the U.S. at the 2013 FEI World Breeding Championships for Dressage Young Horses. The annual championship will once again be held in Verden, Germany, August 7-11. The combination will compete against many of the best up-and-coming dressage horses in the six-year-old division. Vitalis (Vivaldi x Tolivia/Donnerschwee) is a 2007 Dutch Warmblood stallion...

Lexington, KY - The best junior riders from across the country prepare to compete for top honors in the 2013 US Junior Hunter National Championships. The championships will take place on both the east and west coasts with the riders separated into 15 & Under and 16-17 divisions, as well as Small Junior Hunter and Large Junior Hunter. The riders will compete in three phases: Classic Round, Under Saddle, and Handy Hunter. The Under Saddle phase counts for 20% of the rider's overall score...

Emily Chapman, the winner of the 2013 USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final, riding CH EQ One Night Stand (Howard Schatzberg) Lexington, KY – A sunny day at the historic Red Mile Race Track in Lexington, Kentucky provided the backdrop for the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final, held during the Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show. The judges made a unanimous decision to crown Emily Chapman the 2013 winner of the USEF Saddle Seat...