Dear U.S. Eventing Athletes, As the 2023 season gears up, we would like to take this opportunity to remind you of the new Minimum Eligibility Requirements (MER) for national levels. All MER specifications can be found in Appendix 3 of the USEF Rulebook . All Minimum Eligibility Requirements (MER), except Classic Three-day Events, must be obtained within a 4-year period. One MER must be obtained within 12 weeks of the event for which it is needed when moving from one level to the next. E.g.,...

The Feasers present Lil' Red to her new family the McBrides (Alexis Ferraro) Harrisburg, Pa. - - Heartstrings were stretched to the limit at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex as 10 rescue horses entered the ring on Tuesday night to display their new found skills after just 90 days of training. Ultimately it was the amazing work of Todd Feaser of Newville, PA, and the rescue horse, "Lil' Red" that wowed the judges. The pair completed the obstacle course with ease and went on to exhibit...

Shawn McMillen (Hayley Barnhill and Red Panda topped the competition by an impressive 14-point margin. ) The USEF Junior Hunter National Championship wrapped today under record temperatures, but the heat did nothing to lower the scores of these top competitors. John and Stephanie Ingram's Red Panda, under the skilled guidance of Hayley Barnhill, captured the title of 2010 USEF Junior Hunter National Champion - East Coast by an impressive 14-point margin. The chestnut gelding is no stranger to...

Jean Mutrux of St. Louis, MO, took the championship title in the 2009 USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final at the Lexington Junior League Horse Show on Friday, July 10. Mutrux was coached to the win by her daughter, Abigail. “Coach” Abigail took home the Silver “trainer’s trophy.” As champion, Mutrux was honored with many awards including a beautiful cast resin sculpture created for this event by artist Patricia Crane, a hand-crafted USEF leather cabin bag made by Freedman Harness, a...

Hannah Isop and Red Ryder (The Book LLC) North Salem, NY – May 16, 2015 – Hannah Isop of Pawling, NY, won her first-ever hunter derby at The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows today in the $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, presented by The Gochman Family aboard Tracy Freels' Red Ryder. Highlighting the action from The Grand Prix Field, Quentin Judge and Double H Farm's HH Dark De La Hart took blue in their second speed derby of the two-week circuit, the $20,000 Speed...

Lexington, KY, and Gladstone, NJ - As part of the overall USEF Dressage High Performance Program, the USEF is expanding the Dressage Developing Program in 2012 thanks to the generous support from the USET Foundation through a gift from USET Foundation Trustee Akiko Yamazaki. The Developing Program will include seven Developing Clinics and two Developing Training Camps in 2012. Under the guidance of USEF Developing Coach Debbie McDonald, the clinics and camps aid in the development of the...

Kreuth, Germany – The 2011 National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) European Futurity & NRHA Show welcomed ancillary competition today with the $500 added Limited Open, $3,500 added Intermediate Non Pro and $5,000 added Intermediate Open. In a field of 27 Limited Open riders, the winner came from Italy: Mirjam Giraudini riding her stallion ARC Doc Red Oak. They scored a 215.5 for the win. Giraudini has been a tremendously successful all around competitor for many years, earning multiple AQHA...

This year’s prestigious Lexington Junior League Horse Show opened Monday evening, July 7, with a star-studded cast of the best American Saddlebreds in the world, among nearly a thousand horses and ponies entered for competition at The Red Mile. Two of the three reigning Saddlebred World’s Grand Champions, Grande Gil and CH Along Came A Spider, will meet all comers in the first jewel of the breed’s Triple Crown of competitions. Other shows in the Triple Crown are the Kentucky State Fair World’s...

The 47th annual Canadian National Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show (Canadian Nationals), affectionately known as “The Royal Red,” kicks off Aug. 23 at the Regina Exhibition Park. The weeklong event features top-level horse show competition and a commercial trade fair. The Arabian Horse Association (AHA) of Aurora, CO, produces the event, which is held Monday, Aug. 23 through Saturday, Aug. 28, and is open to the public. Admission (Canadian dollars) is $7.50 for adults and $4 for...

It is with deepest regret that we announce that Conahys Courage, ridden by Kyle Carter and owned by Imogen DeLavis, suffered a catastrophic injury at Fence 12 A in the CIC 3* division at Red Hills International Horse Trials. The horse was humanely euthanized and post mortem examination will be conducted at the University of Florida Large Animal Hospital in Gainesville, Florida.