Fédération Équestre Internationale CVI 1* and 2* LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA June 25– 26, 2015 https://sites.google.com/site/cvilexingtonva/ Meet the national and international judges, register for classes Individuals, pairs, teams, and review the schedule. Stay for the Region IX Vaulting, June 27 - 28, 2015 Some great practice for the Junior World Championship scheduled in The Netherlands, August 2015

Lexington, KY -The United States Equestrian Federation is once again pleased to announce that Randolph College of Lynchburg, VA has signed on as the title sponsor of the USEF National Junior Jumper Championships and presenting sponsor of the Pessoa/USEF National Hunter Seat Medal Finals. 2012 is the third consecutive year of Randolph College's sponsorship. "Randolph College is excited to continue sponsoring high caliber events such as the USEF National Junior Jumper Championships and the...

Kennett Square, PA On Tuesday, April 5, from 6:30-7:30 p.m., New Bolton Center will present "Wound Care: The big, the bad, the ugly." The lecture is part of the First Tuesdays Lecture Series at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine at New Bolton Center. The series offers the public open lectures on equine topics, at no charge, the first Tuesday of each month. The April 5 lecture will be presented by David Levine, DVM, DACVS a lecturer and surgeon at New Bolton Center....

Oklahoma City, OK – Members of the National Reining Horse Youth Association (NRHyA) are the future of the sport of Reining and the equine industry. Leaders at Stephens College in Columbia, MO, have recognized this and have designed a scholarship program to attract dedicated and passionate students. Stephens will offer an outstanding incoming female NRHyA member a tremendous opportunity to obtain an equestrian-based, liberal arts education with the assistance of a 2011-2012 academic year $5,000...

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce that Randolph College, of Lynchburg, Virginia, has signed on as the title sponsor of the USEF National Junior Jumper Championships, as well as presenting sponsor of the Pessoa/USEF National Hunter Seat Medal Finals. Located near the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains, Randolph College boasts one of America's top-ranked equestrian programs, with a long history of excellence. As a member of the Intercollegiate Horse...

The USEF Rules and Standards Subcommittee is conducting a survey until July 1, 2010, to evaluate the need to increase the age of the Juvenile Division and the need for a Masters division. These ideas were presented to the USEF Rules and Standards Committee at the January Convention and a Subcommittee was formed. The Committee consists of Chuck Herbert, Ellen Beard and Misdee Miller. The discussion for these changes were based on instances of Juvenile riders having aged out while still attending...

The 2010 Kentucky International Equine Summit is a biennial event on Monday and Tuesday, April 26 and 27, in Lexington, KY, sponsored by the University of Louisville Equine Industry Program in cooperation with the University of Kentucky Equine Initiative. The Summit will take place at the Lexington Downtown Hilton and will feature more than 70 speakers and panelists dealing with a range of future challenges facing segments of the international and domestic horse industry. This year the Summit...

The 33rd Annual American National Riding Commission (ANRC) National Intercollegiate Equitation Championship will take place at Sweet Briar College in Lynchburg, VA, April 17-18. Approximately 12 college teams will showcase their most talented riders, who will be judged and scored in three riding phases: a Dressage Sportif (a program ride with USEF hunter equitation tests) on Saturday, a Hunter Seat Equitation Medal Course at 3' and a Hunter Trials Equitation Course in a field on Sunday. In...

The 2009 Nominating Committee of the American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) has conducted its organizational meeting under the direction of Dr. Margaret C. McNeese, Chairman. Also on the committee are Nancy Boone, Barbara Molland, Shirley Trail, and Art Zubrod. The purpose of the committee is to prepare recommendations for ASHA directors to be elected to three-year terms beginning in February 2010. The Nominating Committee directed ASHA staff to undertake all possible means to solicit...

International dressage rider and trainer, Heather Blitz, together with Mary Wanless, BSc, BHSI, FRSA, and Dr. Hilary Clayton, BVMS, PhD, MRCVS, will present the "Naked Truth of Riding," a two-day symposium on May 9-10, 2009, at the Leatherdale Equine Center in Minneapolis, MN. The symposium delivers a complete package of information. Students will learn about the relationship between veterinary medicine and dressage performance, with special emphasis on prevention and treatment of lameness...