WESTPORT, CT - December 17, 2010 - America's Favorite Equestrian is an interactive fundraising effort presented jointly in partnership by The EQUUS Foundation and The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) to raise funds to advance the equestrian sport on an annual basis. Using mobile texting, you can vote to select America's Favorite Equestrian and support The EQUUS Foundation with a $5 gift. 100% of all donations will be used to support charitable causes. A minimum of $10,000 in "sport...

Shawn Flarida riding Wimpys Little Chic in the $100,000 added NRHA World Championship Shootout (NRHA/Waltenberry) Oklahoma City, OK – December 16, 2010 – Just two short years ago, Shawn Flarida became the National Reining Horse Association’s first Three Million Dollar Rider with earnings accumulated at the 2008 NRHA Futurity. History repeated itself when the gates closed on the 2010 NRHA Futurity and the results were announced. With rides in the finals aboard Quistador (owned by Augustine and...

Meagan Davis with Bentley (Photo by Susan J. Stickle) Lincoln, NE – The Dressage Foundation is pleased to announce that Meagan Davis of Stone Ridge, NY, has been awarded a $4,500 grant to further her dressage education overseas. Meagan and her horse, Bentley, currently are competing in Germany at the FEI Young Rider Dressage World Cup. Following the competition, Meagan will use the grant to train with Hubertus Schmidt for four to six weeks. Meagan said, "Dressage training and riding is my...

Registration is underway for the eighth annual International Hoof-Care Summit Conference (IHCS) featuring eight general sessions, 13 hoof-care classrooms, 24 hoof-care roundtables, 24 how-to clinics, and a trade show highlighting the newest footcare products and services. The event will be held February 1-4, 2011, at Duke Energy Center and Cincinnati’s Hyatt Regency Hotel in Cincinnati, OH. The 2011 theme, “Coming Together for Better Hoof Care,” reflects the mood of hoof-care professionals...

TylerMarie Hylick of Glen Mills, PA., models some of the apparel she recently received from The Ride (The Rider's Closet) North Salem, NY - December 14, 2010 - Georgina Bloomberg's charitable venture, The Rider's Closet, is in the business of giving and receiving, not just during the holidays, but all year long. From therapeutic riding centers to pony clubs to collegiate equestrian teams, Bloomberg's apparel exchange program has made a real difference for hundreds of equestrians who want to...

Aurora, OH - Riders4Helmets, the helmet awareness campaign founded by Jeri Bryant and equine health product SUCCEED Digestive Conditioning Program, will be hosting a “by invitation only” Helmet Safety Symposium. The event will take place January 8, 2011, at the White Horse Tavern, Wellington, FL, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The symposium is sponsored by Troxel Helmets, Charles Owen Helmets, Tipperary Helmets and Samshield Helmets. The Helmet Safety Symposium has been organized to bring together...

Buffalo, NY - Susie Schoellkopf of SBS Farms at the Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center in Buffalo, NY, was honored this past week at the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) Annual Meeting, which was held on December 6-9, 2011. Schoellkopf was given the President's Distinguished Service Award at the USHJA Evening of Equestrians Awards Dinner for the second year in a row. SBS Farms' Jennifer Alfano was also awarded at the dinner, as she earned The Rider Recognition Award for 2010. This...

Colin Davidson and Draco (Mike McNally Photo) Advanced eventing rider, Colin Davidson of South Conway, New Hampshire passed away on December 6, 2010 after sustaining serious injuries as a result of a one-car accident in Charlottesville, Virginia on December 5. Colin’s truck struck a tree and rolled down an embankment near his apartment in Charlottesville. He was 29 years old. Colin competed successfully at the top levels of the sport of eventing over the last few years. In 2010, riding Draco,...

New AQHA executive director of shows Patti Carter-Pratt (Photo courtesy AQHA) As part of an effort to foster and guide the American Quarter Horse show industry in a direction that will ensure its continued success and longevity, the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) is excited to announce that Patti Carter-Pratt of St. George, Ontario, has been named to the new position of AQHA executive director of shows. "When I was tapped to manage and oversee AQHA's multifaceted competition and...

Canada’s Francois Lamontange riding Anton won the $30,000 Ocala Horse Properties LLC Grand Prix at t (Photo by ESI Photography) Ocala, Florida – The Ocala Jumping Classic will take place December 10-12 in Ocala, FL. The Ocala Jumping Classic features the $25,000 Ocala Horse Properties LLC Grand Prix on December 12. There also will be a $10,000 1.40m Modified Grand Prix and a $7,500 1.40m class as well as various other jumping divisions, beginning at a height of 1m. 2008 Olympic course designer...