More than 50 of the world’s top performers and clinicians will showcase their talents and expertise during the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Entertainment, demonstrations, clinicians and lecturers will delight and educate spectators in the Equine Village of the Games grounds each day during the 16 days of the Games, which take place at Lexington’s Kentucky Horse Park September 25-October 10, 2010. The Equine Village daily acts and 40-plus exhibits will be available with a Grounds...

The FEI Nations Cup, presented by CN, on Friday, March 5, at 7 p.m. will see 11 countries competing for the Gold medal with world champions and Olympic athletes: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Columbia, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, United States, and Venezuela. The event will be sold out, so go online to purchase your tickets at www.equestriansport.com or email [email protected] . Raise the flag for your home country and cheer on these incredible horses and riders as...

Congratulations to 12-year-old Katerina Barrett of Middletown, MD, who was announced October 17 as the 2009 American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA)/Team Morgan "Win a Morgan Horse" Contest winner. Barrett will soon meet her new Morgan horse, CBMF Phoenix (DBA Street Talk x Treble's Wild Memories), graciously donated by Ann Hailey of Copper Beech Morgan Horse Farm in New Albany, OH. Barrett is a seventh grader who likes riding, playing soccer and the piano, and running. She takes lessons with...

Now more than ever, it is important to understand the world beyond our borders. Families in the Chicago-land and Northwest IN, area can do just that, by becoming involved in a global cultural exchange through the Aspect Foundation. Interested families can participate by volunteering to host an Aspect Foundation international high school student for a semester or academic year. Aspect Foundation students hail from nearly 30 different countries but all share the same dream—to experience the...

A group of fuzzy and adorable Miniature horses became instant fan favorites when they marched in the 75th Annual McDonald’s Thanksgiving Day parade in downtown Chicago on Thanksgiving Day. Lennie Bertrand, of Bertrand’s Miniature Horse Ranch, brought 21 Miniature horses to march in the parade much to the delight of the 400,000 plus spectators who came out to enjoy Chicago’s favorite tradition. Bertrand said it was his 11th year to bring his Miniature horses to the parade, and he had friends...

WELLINGTON, Fla. (Oct. 31, 2008) – FarmVet, an Internet catalogue company offering horse and pet care products, has announced a new program that benefits the Equestrian Aid Foundation (EAF). The first Tuesday of each month, starting Nov. 4, has been designated as EAF Day where a portion of that day’s proceeds are donated to the EAF. Exact dates are listed at www.equestrianaidfoundation.org. The one-year program enables horse owners and managers to contribute to the EAF through their regular...

The 2008 Beacon Hill Equestrian Grand Prix presented by Mackenzie Keck, Inc., has been expanded this year to include a day dedicated to junior equitation riders. This year’s show will begin on Thursday, June 19, and will run through Sunday, June 22, and will be held at Beacon Hill Show Stables in Colts Neck, NJ. The addition of an equitation day is a natural evolution for the show, as equitation is the foundation of jumper riding. The Beacon Hill Equestrian Grand Prix showcases jumper talent...

The Fidelity Investments Jumper Classic, the only American Grand Prix Association grand prix show jumping event in New England, will be presented by Animal Planet this year at the show grounds in South Hamilton, MA, September 5-9, 2007. As presenting sponsor, Animal Planet will provide one of the jumps in the grand prix course by Olympic course designer Richard Jeffrey. Animal Planet programming has included equestrian events, such as the Sporthorse Cup and the Rolex FEI World Cup Finals, and...

Westport, Conn. - Named "Horse Show of the Year" in 2011 by the Pennsylvania Horse Show Association, the Brandywine Valley Summer Series is a premier hunter-jumper-equitation horse show presented by Taylor Harris Insurance Services (THIS) benefiting the Domestic Violence Center of Chester County. Held on the prestigious Devon Show Grounds, Week I will not only feature the EQUUS Foundation Best Performance Competition, it will also offer the Johnson Horse Transportation $15,000 USHJA...

Families will find hours of fun at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in the Kids Zone area of the Equine Village. The Kids Zone is a special and exciting interactive area designed for fun and education for all ages. This special area is anchored by the EquiMania Education Centre from the University of Guelph in Canada. Children and adults alike will be able to braid a horse’s tail and dig for bones. They will also meet Semore and Quattro, life-sized horse models created to educate children...