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HRTV to Air U.S. Equestrian Team Gala on Monday, March 15

by By Scott Cooper | 3/11/2010 12:16:00 PM

HRTV will continue to showcase its wide-ranging spectrum of equestrian programming when it presents highlights from the United States Equestrian Team (USET) Holiday fund-raising gala, beginning on Monday, March 15, at 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT. While the USET show will premiere on Monday evening, it will also re-air on Tuesday, and the following Sunday. Produced by Equestrian Life, the popular event, which was sponsored by Succeed and Wellington Classic Dressage, took place at the Jim Brandon...

Horse TV’s "CAI Live Oak CDE 2009" Honored with Daniel P. Lenehan Trophy for Overall Media Excellence

by By Sarah Lane | 1/22/2010 3:25:00 PM

Photo by Geoff Bugbee/USEF Archives (Bernard Uechtritz, President of Horse TV, accepted the award.) Lexington, KY – The high-impact, high-energy discipline of driving doesn’t easily lend itself to videography. It all comes down to logistics—especially when it involves covering miles of varied terrain during the Marathon phase, filled with obstacles that not only prove challenging for horse and driver, but for camera crews seeking the best vantage point from which to capture the excitement. It...

United States Dressage Federation Announces 2009 Hall of Fame Inductees

by By Kim Sodt | 8/27/2009 10:09:00 AM

The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) will induct Linda Zang and Brentina into the Roemer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame (HOF) at the Salute Gala and Annual Awards Banquet, on December 4, 2009, during the Adequan/USDF Annual Convention in Austin, TX. Induction into the HOF is an honor bestowed on horses and individuals that have made outstanding contributions to the sport of dressage in the US. Linda Zang has played a critical role in the growth of dressage in the United States and has...

American Shetland Pony Club Celebrates Successful 121st Shetland Congress Show

by By Johnny Robb | 8/7/2009 11:42:00 AM

Small equines from all across the nation turned out in a big way for the 121st Shetland Pony Congress Show, resulting in the largest competition in five years. The versatile Shetland Ponies competed at the Crossroads Arena in Cloverdale, IN, for national championship titles in classes such as driving, halter, jumping, youth and costume classes while owners competed for “best groomed” pony and youth members wrote essays hoping to win a Shetland Pony of their own. “Congress was a great...

HorseTV to Broadcast Full Six Weeks of HITS Ocala Winter Circuit

by By HorseTV and HITS | 2/4/2009 4:27:00 PM

HorseTV announced that an agreement had been reached with the Saugerties, NY-based HITS (Horse Shows in the Sun) organization for nose-to-tail broadcast coverage of the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit, February 3-March 15. On February 3, 2009, HorseTV Live, the live broadcast component of the HorseTV.com television portal, will make equestrian industry history by providing simultaneous coverage of six active rings of competition for the entire six weeks of the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit, including the...

The American Shetland Pony Club Celebrates their 120th Anniversary at the Shetland Pony Congress Show

by By Johnny Robb | 7/8/2008 10:44:00 AM

The American Shetland Pony Club (ASPC) is ready to rock and roll with the celebration of their 120th Anniversary during the 2008 American Shetland Pony National Championship Congress Show in Cloverdale, IN. The Shetland Pony Championship Congress Show will be held at the new Crossroads Arena facility in historic “Covered Bridge Country” on July 30 through August 2. The excitement is steadily growing as the Shetland Pony Congress kick-off date approaches. “In honor of the 120th Anniversary of...

The Paddock Saddlery Presents the Markel Amateur Winter Dressage Championships

by By The Paddock Saddlery | 1/10/2008 1:47:00 PM

The Paddock Saddlery has teamed up with Markel Insurance to bring back the Adult Amateur Winter Dressage Championships for amateur riders competing on the winter dressage circuit in Wellington, FL. This championship recognizes the success of amateur riders who often find themselves competing against some of the country’s top professionals. Adult amateurs from training level to grand prix are eligible to compete for the 2008 Markel Adult Amateur Winter Dressage Championships. Five years ago, the...

Farnam Presents The Horse Show With Rick Lamb on RFD-TV Beginning in October 2006

by By Carrie R. Foote | 10/11/2006 10:44:50 AM

Phoenix, AZ – Farnam and Daily72 team-up to present The Horse Show with Rick Lamb. Scheduled to join the RFD-TV lineup beginning October 31, 2006, the show airs Tuesdays at 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. EST, and Wednesdays at 9 a.m. EST. The show will also air each weekend – check your local listings. This new weekly television show, certain to hook horse lovers everywhere, is a magazine-style program. Topics including training, travel, health, human interest and historical segments are all slated for the...

Attention: All members participating in the Farnam®/Platform™ USEF Horse of the Year and Silver Stirrup Awards Programs

by By Kristyn Kay | 6/8/2006 11:08:00 AM

Please review your points and standings in your respective division(s) by: --Ordering a copy of your horse's point report via e-mail or mail (faxed copies will incur an additional charge). --Call the Horse Report Hotline at (859) 225-2040. --Or, access your horse’s point report via the USEF website at www.usef.org . Please refer to the steps below for accessing your horse’s point report: 1. Once on the USEF home page, please select Authorized Users Area in the upper right corner. 2. Once you...

US Equestrian Announces NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team for FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Final

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 9/11/2023 4:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the NetJets ® U.S. Jumping Team for the FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Final at CSIO Barcelona from September 28 – October 1, 2023. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland. The following athletes have been named to the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team and are listed in alphabetical order: Karl Cook (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.) Laura Kraut (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.) Devin Ryan (Long...