The AMHA Board of Directors voted unanimously on Saturday April 28, 2012 to modify Bylaw 3.6 to allow for the posting of the voter list after each election to the "Members Only" side of the AMHA website, www.morganhorse.com . This would begin after the close of the 60-day inspection period until October 1 of that calendar year when the next election nominations close. This step supports the Board's commitment to transparency and is consistent with the 2012-2014 strategic plan objectives,...

Rich Fellers and Flexible (Susan J. Stickle/PhelpsSports.com) Del Mar, CA - The first of four Observation Events for the U.S. Olympic Show Jumping Team gets underway this weekend at the Del Mar National Horse Show, held May 1-6, 2012. Horses and riders on the USEF Long List for the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2012 Olympic Games will jump Friday in the $50,000 Surfside Grand Prix presented by ShowBiz Magazine and Saturday in the $100,000 Hermes Grand Prix of Del Mar presented by Intuit. Five...

Major equestrian competitions attended by U.S. athletes, both domestic and overseas, are listed in this weekly preview. Please look below to find competition listings by discipline* and breed. We hope you will follow the competitions that most interest you, but check Equestrian Weekly on Monday for a report of any top finishes by U.S. Equestrians. *lists of competitions in all international disciplines will include only FEI competitions within the USA and international FEI competitions in which...

a guest blog post fom Mary Cox I sold my Childeric close contact jump saddle today. I had left if off at the local tack store only a week before so when the phone call came that they had a buyer I hung up and found myself almost in tears! The decision to sell my favorite saddle was due to the cold hard fact that I hadn’t jumped in more than 5 years, my passion has been Dressage for quite some time and I thought it was “time”. But my reaction to the phone call was...

Listen to audio from the Sunday press conference at the 2012 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bridgestone. William Fox-Pitt William shares his thoughts on winning two legs of the Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing. William talks about his show jumping round and what went through his head when he had a rail. William talks about Thoroughbreds as eventer horses, Parklane Hawk's personality, and his breeding. Boyd explains that he is a relative of Ready Teddy. Allison Springer Allison...

Allison Springer and Arthur (Photo by Shannon Brinkman) Lexington, KY - Sunday at the 2012 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bridgestone proved to be as influential as its predecessor - but the top two placings did not change and Great Britain's William Fox-Pitt rode Catherine Witt's Parklane Hawk to top honors. The lovely New Zealand Thoroughbred made unbelievably light work of Saturday's cross-country course and jumped another phenomenal round in the Rolex Stadium -...

Audio from the press conference with Derek di Grazia at the 2012 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bridgestone.

Allison Springer and Arthur (Photo by Shannon Brinkman) Lexington, KY - Derek di Grazia's 29 obstacle cross country course proved extremely influential Saturday at the 2012 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bridgestone and caused a tremendous shake-up of the leaderboard. The top of the standings saw an exchange of first and second positions as William Fox-Pitt and Parklane Hawk now lead the field while dressage leaders Allison Springer and Arthur sit in second. Fox-Pitt...

Below are audio clips from today's post-competition press conference at the 2012 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bridgestone. Jonathan Paget Jonathan comments on what horses and riders will expect to see at Greenwich and what he learned about his horse, Clifton Promise, today. Jonathan shares his thougths on the cross country course. Allison Springer Allsion comments on her and Arthur's performance today. William Fox-Pitt William comments on his day with Parklande Hawk and...

Lexington, KY - Eighteen of the top reiners from the U.S. and Canada vied for team and individual honors in the CRI3* division of the Ariat Kentucky Reining Cup Friday evening. Riding Reining Pattern Number 10, the best in the game went head-to-head in the Alltech Arena. An appreciative audience needed to wait until the final rider of the third and final rotation entered the ring. It was well worth the wait as Shawn Flarida and Wimps Chocolate Chip slid to a decisive four point victory. Flarida...