Lexington, KY - On Saturday July 16, during the Lexington Jr. League Horse Show, the American Saddlebred Museum’s Art Auction will begin at 12 noon at the Museum's new Showplace for Saddlebreds at the Kentucky Horse Park. Sixty-six Lots of a variety of items will be sold during the early afternoon. “If you’ve never attended the art auction, this is the year to do so,” says Tolley Graves, event coordinator. “Attendees can now enjoy it in the comfort of air...

Lexington, KY – The All American Horse Classic (AAHC) will welcome the nation’s top horses and riders to the Indiana State Fairgrounds in September. Offering over $650,000 in awards, the All American is renowned for its “Breeders Showcase” events, one of the highlights of which is the American Saddlebred Registry (ASR) Sweepstakes for two, three and four-year-olds, as well as the All American Cup, the American Hackney Horse Society (AHHS) Hackney Limited Breeders Stakes,...

Louisville, KY - The Kentucky Derby is the world’s most famous and prestigious horse race. It’s not surprising that Churchill Downs was the track of choice for the $50,000 UAE President’s Cup Arabian Race on Saturday, June 18. It will be a Grilla ini Keenland finish in 2010. momentous occasion as ten, top racing Arabians turn for home under the iconic twin spires, following in the hoofprints of legends like Secretariat, Citation, Whirlaway and Native Dancer. It’s been a...

The signature first turn at Churchill Downs (Churchill Downs photo). Louisville, KY - What an extraordinary moment in history. Arabian horses will be racing on June 18 at Churchill Downs, the home of the Kentucky Derby, most popular and widely televised horse race in the world. It’s a moment that has the potential to bring great notoriety to the Arabian breed globally. It’s a doorway to another level that is waiting to be opened so that both the general public and horsemen of all...

Lexington, KY - The American Hackney Horse Society Foundation will be offering three $2,500.00 College Scholarships. These Scholarships will be awarded to the selected students based on financial need, academic success and a commitment to the Hackney breed, whether present, past or future. The first Scholarship is funded by the Al Haugen Memorial and is awarded on an annual basis to an incoming freshman. The second Scholarship is funded by the American Hackney Horse Society Foundation and is...

Lexington, KY – Equestrian Events, Inc. (EEI), producer of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Bridgestone, has joined the effort to provide financial assistance to Eventing rider Boyd Martin in the aftermath of the tragic fire on May 31, 2011, at True Prospect Farm in West Grove, PA. A fire at the farm, owned by Phillip and Evie Dutton, destroyed the barn utilized by Martin and took the lives of six horses while injuring five others. Three people living in an apartment near...

Lexington, KY - The 2011 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series will culminate with a $50,000 Championship Final. The Final - the $50,000 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Junior/Amateur-Owner Championship presented by Sleepy P Ranch, Deeridge Farm and Chansonette Farm - will be held on Saturday, November 5, as part of the Alltech National Horse Show, 128th edition, CSI-W Lexington 4*, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, November 2-6. The Alltech National Horse Show will invite 20...

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) will be represented at the CIC2* Greenwich Park Eventing Invitational (London Test Event) from July 4-6, 2011 by three American eventing riders. This competition will serve as a test event for the 2012 London Olympic Games and is an important part of the preparation for this competition. Dressage, Eventing, Jumping and Para-Equestrian Dressage will all be held at the historic Greenwich Park next summer, the Olympic Games begin on...

Lexington, KY - Organized by the popular Helmet Awareness Campaign Riders4Helmets, International Helmet Awareness Day to be held Saturday June 11, has attracted widespread support. Riders4Helmets has teamed up with leading helmet manufacturers to offer discounts on helmets to equestrians via participating retailers globally on this date. Over 420 retailers in the U.S., Canada, U.K. and Australia have already signed up, with the number continuing to increase. The event was created in 2010 to...

Lexington, KY - Continuing its tradition of offering world-class exhibitions to the public, the Kentucky Horse Park's International Museum of the Horse - a Smithsonian Affiliate - is making final preparations for its next exhibition, Ancient Bronzes of the Asian Grasslands from the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, June 24-Oct 9. Ancient Bronzes of the Asian Grasslands presents a major sampling of steppe art from the collections of the late Arthur M. Sackler, M.D. Curated by Trudy S. Kawami, Ph....