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Earn Prize Money With Your American Saddlebred or Half-Saddlebred

by Michelle Krentz/ASHA | 8/5/2011 3:22:00 PM

Lexington, KY - Don’t miss out on your chance to earn prize money with your American Saddlebred or Half-Saddlebred through the American Saddlebred Registry Sport Horse Incentive Program. Do you own a registered American Saddlebred or Half-Saddlebred that you compete with in dressage, hunter/jumper, combined driving, pleasure driving, endurance, reining, eventing, endurance, limited distance, and/or trail? If so, your horse could be earning you money. Simply enter your horse in the...

Updated: Woodburn 1996-2011

by USEF Communications Department | 8/5/2011 2:30:00 PM

Lexington, KY - It is with great sadness that the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) learned that Woodburn, owned by Ann Jones and Mardie Faucett, was euthanized last night. Woodburn appeared to have suffered major internal bleeding at home, the cause of which is unknown. More information will be available after an autopsy. Woodburn and Phillip Dutton represented the United States at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, where they contributed to the fourth place effort of the...

Elite Dining and Hospitality Club to Debut at Washington International - October 25-30, 2011

by Diana De Rosa | 8/5/2011 9:26:54 AM

The Fidelity Investments® Club, a new VIP dining platform created expressly for the Washington International Horse Show, will offer the best vantage point to watch the top horses and riders in the country, including Olympic veterans, in breathtaking jumping competition. The 53rd Annual WIHS will take place October 25-30, 2011, at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. Learn more at www.wihs.org. Washington, D.C . – The Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) is offering an elegant new way...

Junior Jumper Riders: Online Application Deadline is August 31

by USEF National Affiliates | 8/5/2011 8:59:37 AM

Lexington, KY - Attention junior riders interested in competing in this year’s USEF National Junior Jumper Championships. Riders must apply as outlined in the selection procedures. Save $5 by logging onto your Authorized User Account and applying online. Go to www.usef.org and click on “USEF LOGIN” on the top righthand corner of the home page. Parents and trainers are able to apply for the rider. Complete selection procedures for the 2011 USEF National Junior Jumper...

Continental Divide Horse Show Celebrates 42nd Year in Beautiful Northern Colorado

by Farra Baker | 8/3/2011 2:50:00 PM

Loveland, CO - What is more beautiful than the northern plains of Colorado in late August with the snow capped Rocky Mountains as a backdrop. This is the scene that will greet the exhibitors of the 42nd Annual Continental Divide Horse Show. Continental Divide started out in 1968 as a Morgan horse show but as the years have passed, the number of Morgans in Colorado has declined so in 2010, the show will present a full complement of classes for the American Saddlebred, Friesian and the Gypsy...

Race Heats Up for $15,000 Children’s/Adult Jumper Classic

by Jennifer Ward/Starting Gate Communications | 8/3/2011 2:11:40 PM

Kim Tobias and Vipman W are tied for top spot in the standings for the $15,000 Vermont Celebration Children’s/Adult Jumper Classic, Presented by Parlanti, to be held Sunday, August 14, at the Vermont Summer Festival (David Mullinix Photography). East Dorset, VT — Following four weeks of competition, a total of 61 riders have already qualified for the $15,000 Vermont Celebration Children’s/Adult Jumper Classic, Presented by Parlanti, to be held on the final day of the 2011...

An Azcarraga Extravaganza! Gonzalo Azcarraga Wins the $30,000 Racing Festival Grand Prix

by EquestriSol for Blenheim EquiSports | 8/2/2011 10:43:22 AM

Gonzalo Azcarraga and Richard Cimble (Photo: Horse in Sport). Del Mar, CA – An impressive 1.50M track set by Canadian Michel Vallaincourt tested 34 horse and rider combinations representing six countries in the $30,000 Racing Festival Grand Prix, presented by Royal Champion. On this idyllic Sunday afternoon at the Del Mar Horse Park, 11 pairs answered the questions asked on course and qualified for the jump-off. Of the 11, four were in the Azcarraga family, including every entry Jaime...

Horse Shows by the Bay Series IV Another Winning Week in Traverse City

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 8/2/2011 8:19:26 AM

Ericka Caslin and Rioletto (Photo: Robyn Keyster/PMG) Traverse City, MI - The fourth and final week of the month-long Horse Shows by the Bay Equestrian Festival, Series IV, held July 27 - 31, 2011, was another winning week for exhibitors and spectators alike in Traverse City. Both hunters and jumpers excelled under the summer sun, and equitation riders showedoff the hard work put into refining their horsemanship. The OVATION Leading Rider Awards were also granted, going to those who had...

It's a Wrap! The Week That Was the 2011 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships Presented by Gotham North

by Erica Larson for USEF | 7/31/2011 6:36:20 PM

Lexington, KY - After a week of intense heat and one suspenseful afternoon of strong thunderstorms, the 2011 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North wrapped up today under sunny skies at the Kentucky Horse Park. The competition in all five disciplines - dressage, endurance, eventing, reining, and show jumping - was intense, and the approximately 250 riders from six countries showed that they had come to win. Endurance Riders on the first-ever...

First Time's a Charm for Farrington and Uceko Who Win Prestigious Hickstead Grand Prix During First Trip to Europe on the U.S. Team

by USEF Communications Department | 7/31/2011 5:26:39 PM

Kent Farrington and Uceko. Photo: Beatrice Scudo. Hickstead, Great Britain - U.S. Nations Cup rider Kent Farrington and the Dutch Warmblood gelding Uceko, owned by R.C.G. Farm, held their own among the best of the British in a packed jump-off on Sunday to win the Longines King George V Gold Cup at the Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead. Out of the 47 starters, 10 went forward to the jump-off. Farrington - the only American - was seventh to go. Farrington won the incredibly fast...