The National Horse Show Association of America, Ltd., announced today that the 2005 edition of the Metropolitan National Horse Show has been cancelled. The association also announced that the ASPCA Maclay National Horsemanship Finals will be held at the Farm Show Arena Complex in Harrisburg, PA. Those finals will not be held in conjunction with the Pennsylvania National Horse Show, but instead will be held on the most suitable date that offers the least conflicts for exhibitors and for trainers....

Air Force Flight Surgeon, Captain Amy Coleman, in Iraq. (Courtesy Major Mark Seldes) When the Air Force Called Her to Serve in Iraq, This Soldier Kept her Mind on a Future Flight—of Olympic Proportion Colonel Gayle O’Rear and Captain Amy Coleman with Poseidon Courtesy John Fernald The call to serve in Iraq came as a welcome challenge for Captain Amy Coleman. The 29-year-old Flight Surgeon was ready to serve her country and help her fallen comrades, no matter the cost. “There...

As much as we love every facet of equestrian competition, we all know the costs can start to add up—especially when it comes time to take on the world in international competition. That’s why the Active Pony Drivers Committee is making it their mission to raise funds to help support the ponies and drivers going to the 2005 World Pony Driving Championships in Catton Park, England. “We want to do our part for fund-raising,” says Katie Whaley, who is heading up the project. “We’re really proud...

Jacqueline Brooks on Balmoral and Elly Schobel on Raison d’Etre were the top scorers in the North American Breeders Futurity FEI Dressage Test for Five-Year-Old Horses and Six-Year-Old Horses respectively at the 2004 Dressage at Devon. Brooks earned an 8.2 in the test, a score which judge Janet Brown says would place her in the top ten percent in a European championship. Her five-year-old American Hanoverian is by Belcanto out of Charisma, and was bred by Stephanie Jeffery. The Canadian was...

Mark your calendars—this season will go down in the history books as the United States’ own Beezie Madden again claims a top three ranking in world show jumping standings. Madden, a true pioneer for equestrians, is the first woman ever to reach a top three placing. “It gives hope,” Madden says. “Women that ride here [in the United States] don’t think about it because we have more women [riders] than men, but Europe has always been a little behind, so it might...

We’ve all heard the old adage, "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is." It's one of those time-tested pearls of wisdom that never fails, right? Well think again, because people like Sally Yacka, Business Manager of Derby Down, Inc., will tell you there are exceptions. Big exceptions. When Sally first saw the flyer from the United States Equestrian Federation’s (USEF) purchasing program, detailing how she could get big discounts on products the farm already used, she thought she might...

Wayne, Ill. – The first tests of the 2023 edition of the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions took place today in the Grand Prix Arena at HITS Chicago at Lamplight Equestrian Center. A total of 12 combinations in the Neue Schule/USEF Intermediaire I National Championship completed their FEI Prix St. Georges Test, while four competitors contesting the Adequan ® /USEF Para Dressage National Championship performed their FEI Para Grand Prix A Test. Christian Simonson and Son of a Lady....

Lexington, Ky. – Competition organizers and staff are a crucial part of the equestrian community, and US Equestrian aims to make their job easier through a new ManagerPerks program. Launched in the summer of 2020, ManagerPerks connects horse show managers with products and services to assist in producing successful equestrian events with special discounts for USEF-licensed competitions. Discounts currently available through ManagerPerks cover a wide range of competition management needs,...

Lexington, Ky. – Applications for the 2020 Adequan® USEF Futures Team Challenge are open beginning on August 3. The Futures Team Challenge, part of USEF’s Eventing Pathway Program, was established in 2019 to prepare future senior team athletes by providing an opportunity to experience competing as part of a team and working with the U.S. team coaches. All eventing athletes are invited to apply. The competitions will take place as part of the Plantation Field International...

Lexington, Ky. – American Regent Animal Health, makers of Adequan® i.m. (polysulfated glycosaminglycan), have joined US Equestrian in supporting the Adequan® USEF Junior Dressage National Championship and the Adequan® USEF Young Adult 'Brentina Cup' Dressage National Championship. These prestigious finals will take place as part of the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions, August 18-23, 2020, at Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, Illinois. Adequan® will be...