Chloe Reid and Damascus won the High Junior Jumpers at the Kentucky Summer Horse Show. (Kendall Bierer/PMG) Lexington, KY - Today marked the third day of the Kentucky Summer Horse Show, and it seemed as though the competition was only beginning to escalate as the amateur and junior jumper riders showcased their skills in the Rolex Stadium. Topping the High Amateur-Owner Jumpers, Paige Johnson piloted La Martinee to a double-clear victory, and also claimed third with her second mount Monopoly....

Reining Junior Team Gold - USA Southeast on their victory lap (Waltenberry) Lexington, KY - The Reining Team Championship competition was tightly contested today at the Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC) with Team USA South-Central claiming the top of the podium in Young Rider Competition and Team USA Southeast in the Gold position for Juniors. The NAJYRC runs through Sunday, July 22, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY....

Gold medal winning team dressage young riders from Region 5 (Susan J. Stickle) Lexington, KY - The first medals of the 2012 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC) were awarded today to the dressage teams for juniors and young riders. The dressage competition is sponsored by Platinum Performance and the United States Dressage Federation. Region 5 from the United States - Madeline Birch, Victoria Fernalld, Brandi Roenick, and Devon...

COMPETITOR NAME, CATEGORY, STARTING HOUR 33 EPSTEIN, ELLEN, FL INTER SINGLE HORSE 08:00 32 MAZAR, DAN, FL INTER SINGLE HORSE 08:10 34 GUTOSKI, FRED , CAN INTER SINGLE HORSE 08:20 36 RHINEHART, GENE ,IA INTER SINGLE HORSE 08:30 35 LEVY, JOHN, CA INTER SINGLE HORSE 08:40 31 QUIST, MARCIE NC INTER SINGLE HORSE 08:50 37 WEIRBACK, SUE NJ INTER SINGLE HORSE 09:00 29 KOOPMAN, ANNA VA INTER SINGLE HORSE 09:10 47 DRAGSTRA, WEIBE NC INTER PAIR HORSE 09:20 48 DANCER, SCOTT CA INTER PAIR HORSE 09:30 46...

Del Mar, CA - The 2012 Rancho Valencia Dressage Affaire CPEDI3* will be the site of the FEI Para-Equestrian Dressage Judges Course and FEI Para-Equestrian Dressage Steward Course. Both courses are still open for registration. Applications can be found for the Judges Course at https://www.usef.org/newsletterLicensedOfficials/2012schedule.html . The application for the Stewards course is available here. The 2012 Rancho Valencia Dressage Affaire CPEDI3* takes place at the Del Mar Horse Park in Del...

Cincinnati, OH - The 2012 International Hoof-Care Summit theme, “Zeroing In On Soundness,” reflects the needs of hoof-care professionals eager to learn the latest cutting-edge ideas to boost their profitability, efficiency and footcare skills. This is the 9th annual Summit, offering unequalled footcare education through 8 general sessions, 12 Hoof-Care Classrooms, 24 Hoof-Care Roundtables, 18 How-To Clinics and 3 Trade Show sessions. The Trade Show offers 9 uninterrupted hours of...

Lexington, KY - The following modifications have been made in bold/italics/underline to the Rolex/USEF Show Jumping Ranking List Guidelines, Protocols for U.S. Riders Wishing to Compete Abroad, and Criteria to Compete in Foreign CSIOs and CSIs for Ch-P-J-Y-U25 Show Jumping and are effective January 1, 2012. Modifications to the Rolex/USEF Show Jumping Ranking List Guidelines Primary Number Points: In order to address the lack of differentiation in the lower Class Values, the Primary Number...

Lexington, KY - To reach the highest level of excellence in equestrian sport takes talent, perseverance, a tremendous spirit and often, unwavering courage. In 2011, six horses have shown the world those qualities and more. And on January 13, the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) will bestow two of them with the prestigious title of Horse of the Year, the highest honor the USEF awards a horse. This year - a change from years past - both a national and international horse will win. The...

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Eventing High Performance program congratulates the following horse and rider combinations for their acceptance into the 2012 Developing Rider Program. 2012 USEF Developing Riders Susan Beebee (Southern Pines, NC) and Plan Bee Equestrian's Wolf Wolf is an 8-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding Maya Black (Clinton, WA) and her own and Teresa Stewart's Konyagi Konyagi is a 10-year-old Thoroughbred gelding and Dawn Dofelmier's...

Oklahoma City, OK – Nearly 40 entries have been received for the $100,000-added National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Open World Championship Shootout presented by Equine Sports Medicine. The Shootout is scheduled for Thursday, December 1 at the NRHA Futurity & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championship Show with opening ceremonies beginning at 7:15 p.m. It is this year’s largest added money NRHA-approved (Category 1) class in the world. 2010 Shootout Champion and...