Lexington, KY - The inaugural Riders4Helmets Safety Incentive held in conjunction with the Supreme Extreme Mustang Makeover (SEMM) September 15-17 in Fort Worth, TX was a huge success. The SEEM, organized by the Mustang Heritage Foundation, is the richest wild horse competition in history and offered a wonderful platform on which to exemplify the example of being a "positive role model". The competition involves approximately 180 wild horses that competitors have had only 120 days to gentle and...

Lexington, KY - Last March, the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) announced it will assume responsibility for fielding and supporting future U.S. Saddle Seat Equitation Teams who will represent the United States at the Saddle Seat Equitation World Cup. In July, USEF hosted a luncheon during the Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show to celebrate the efforts of the 2010 U.S. World Cup Team and to begin fundraising efforts to support the Team who will travel to Parys, South Africa,...

Lexington, KY - The American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) would like to invite you to participate in the HORSES and HOPE Trail Ride with First Lady Jane Beshear on Sunday, September 18, 2011 at the Kentucky Horse Park at 11 AM. The trail ride will benefit HORSES and HOPE, which is a partnership with the Kentucky First Lady and the Kentucky Cancer Program. HORSES and HOPE holds events across Kentucky to honor breast cancer survivors, to raise breast cancer awareness, and to provide breast...

Since my last correspondence, we have experienced many fabulous events here in Conty! The opening ceremonies certainly did not disappoint anyone as several breeds were displayed. There were two Spanish riding horses moving in unison with music and a lovely, young French woman working at liberty with a single horse. A lively ensemble of horns and drums kept the crowd in beat and alert during much of the presentation. We were even treated to a woman and her border collie herding a flock of geese,...

Shelburne, VT — Plans are taking shape for the annual American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA) Youth Activities, which will take place in Oklahoma City at the Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show®, October 8-15. Significant changes will be seen in the program this year, including the inception of a new a Youth Judging Workshop open to AMHA youth members, which will take place of the traditional Youth Judging Contest that was open to any youth college age and...

Sheri and Honky. Photo: AHA. One of the most popular spectator classes at any show, particularly a national one, is the native costume class. Horses and riders bedecked in colorful tasseled costumes with glittering accents canter and gallop about the ring in a spectacle reminiscent of their Bedouin ancestors charging over sand dunes. Successful competitors must not only have brilliant motion but manners, as they are required to walk quietly. Often competitors will cross-enter in another...

Lexington, KY -­ It's an annual event that calls to the hearts of pony riders all across the country. And to compete in this revered series of championships is to say "I made it!" among a young rider's peers. It's the 2011 United States Equestrian Federation's Pony Finals National Championships, and it's once again time to sound the call for the country's very best pony competitors to gather at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington and throw down their gauntlets as...

Lexington, KY — A moving video by U.S. Olympian Courtney King Dye opened the 2nd Riders4Helmets Helmet Safety Symposium held Saturday July 23rd at the Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY. The Olympian who suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury in March 2010 could not be in attendance at the symposium, so instead shared her message on helmets and the effects of having a traumatic brain injury by video presentation. The video which is available at www.youtube.com/riders4helmets has already...

Albuquerque, NM - It was devilishly hot when the trainers and horses arrived and unloaded their vans for the 19th Annual Arabian Youth National Championships Tuesday and Wednesday, just a few short days before the beginning of the show. As the horses and tack trunks were walked or lifted off of the vans the temperature poked its nose over the 100-degree mark, leaving man and mount sweating and equally eager for a drink of water and a cool spot in the shade. After nearly 20 years in the...

Albuquerque, NM - The Arabian Horse Association (AHA) kicks off the 2011 national show season with the Youth National Arabian & Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show (Youth Nationals), July 23-30, 2011 at Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM. The equine industry's shining young stars, ages 6-18 (although you might find some remarkable 3 year-olds in the lead-line classes) will swagger into Albuquerque with their Arabians, Half-Arabians, and Anglo-Arabians to present the work they've...