Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has determined the date and location for the USEF Selection Trials for the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2012 Olympic Games. The competition will be hosted by Equestrian Sport Productions at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, Florida from March 21-24, 2012. This competition will also serve as the 2012 USEF Show Jumping National Championship. It will consist of four rounds over three days of jumping. "We...

Lexington, KY - The weeks are growing increasingly closer until the much anticipated Alltech National Horse Show makes its debut at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. During this prestigious competition, many of the top professional hunter riders will show against one another to earn the top honors in their respective divisions. Some of this year's big names include professional riders such as Maggie Jayne, Archie Cox, Jennifer Alfano and many more. The Alltech National Horse Show...

Wellington, FL - This weekend concluded the 2011 ASPCA Maclay Regional Championships with the final competitions held for Regions 1, 2, and 4. Championship honors were awarded to Michael Hughes, Lillie Keenan, and Catherine Tyree for their incredible rides in each of their respective regions. The talented riders also earned an invitation to the Alltech National Horse Show in Lexington, KY, to compete for the top spot among the nation's best junior riders with the 2011 ASPCA Alfred B. Maclay...

Aurora, CO - The breed's premier sport horses will gather for the ninth annual Sport Horse National Arabian & Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show (Sport Horse Nationals) at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., Sept. 28 – Oct. 2, 2011. Unique from AHA's other national shows, Sport Horse Nationals offers only classes from sport horse divisions including hunter/jumper, dressage, carriage pleasure driving, sport horse under saddle and in-hand classes. The youngest of all...

Lexington, KY - The Kentucky Horse Park's International Museum of the Horse (IMH), in collaboration with the American Museum of Natural History, announced today that it will host the exhibition, The Horse, from October 22, 2011, through April 6, 2012. The IMH is a major lender to the exhibition. "We are thrilled to be able to bring this world-class exhibition to Kentucky," said Bill Cooke, director of the Kentucky Horse Park's International Museum of the Horse. "The American Museum of...

Lexington, KY - Equestrian Events, Inc. (EEI), producer of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bridgestone and the Ariat Kentucky Reining Cup, has made financial contributions to support six charities that serve the Commonwealth of Kentucky and equine interests. Foremost among the donations by EEI is a contribution of $15,000 to the Kentucky Children’s Hospital at the University of Kentucky. The donation will help purchase a new heart lung machine to help pediatric cardiology...

Lexington, KY - Members of the media who would like to request credentials to cover 2011 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions must submit an application by September 2, 2011. This event will take place September 8-11 at the USET Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, NJ and will serve as the USEF Selection Trial for Dressage for the 2011 Pan American Games. Traditionally this event features National Championships in the following divisions: Grand Prix, Intermediaire I, Young...

Lexington, KY - Longtime American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) member, Joe Louis Cloud Sr., of Springboro, Ohio, passed away on Saturday August 6, peacefully at his home, at the age of 74. Cloud was born October 9, 1936 to the late George and Ellen (Enzer) Cloud. He was preceded in death by his parents, one daughter Connie (Tinker) Comegy of Jackson Mississippi; and siblings Ruby Letcher and George (June) Cloud of Danville, Kentucky also Irvin Ellis of Atlanta, Georgia. He is survived by...

Lexington, KY - There was a huge crowd gathered at the Rolex Stadium Saturday night to witness the $50,000 Rood and Riddle Grand Prix during the Kentucky Summer Classic. The event was held in conjunction with the Kentucky Horse Park's "Hats Off Day," and the audience had the opportunity to witness a very exciting grand prix event. Michael Morrissey and Vorst topped the eight-horse jump-off with a very fast double clear effort, and Morrissey took home the winning prize for the second year in...

Lexington, KY - Attention junior riders interested in competing in this year’s USEF National Junior Jumper Championships. Riders must apply as outlined in the selection procedures. Save $5 by logging onto your Authorized User Account and applying online. Go to www.usef.org and click on “USEF LOGIN” on the top righthand corner of the home page. Parents and trainers are able to apply for the rider. Complete selection procedures for the 2011 USEF National Junior Jumper...