The 2010 Calendar listing USEF seminars and licensed officials’ clinics is now available online at www.usef.org under Licensed Officials/Continuing Education/2010 Calendar or at www.usef.org/newsletterLicensedOfficials/2010schedule.html . Additional FEI courses will also be posted on the website as they are approved. All seminar and clinic applications will be available online as soon as possible or approximately four months prior to the date of the event.

In addition to the regular divisions of competition, the Maui Jim Horse Trials has added novice to its 2009 schedule. The dates are July 9-12. The event will run CIC***, CIC**, CIC*, advanced, intermediate, preliminary, training and novice and will take place at Lamplight Equestrian Center and the Pratt Wayne Forest Preserve in Wayne, IL. These are also the venues for the American Eventing Championship in September.

For the first time, a registry outside Europe has been selected as the host for the International Young Breeders World Championship. The American Warmblood Registry is honored to host the 2010 Competition in North America. Preparations are already underway for the arrival of teams representing more than 50 foreign sport horse registries. The American Warmblood Registry will announce the date and location of the International Young Breeders World Championship in the coming months.

The date of the Intercontinental Sport Horse Auction hosted by Nona Garson and The Ridge Farm in Wellington, FL, has been rescheduled for February 23, 2007, in light of the Equine Herpes Virus (EHV) outbreak in the area. The schedule of the auction will remain the same, and only the dates have changed. The cocktail party and formal viewing reception will now be held on Wednesday, February 21, 2007, beginning at 4:00 p.m., with the sale to follow on Friday, February 23 at 5:00 p.m. Horses can be...

The stewards of The Jockey Club have approved revisions to the Principal Rules and Requirements of The American Stud Book ("Rules"), adding provisions regarding inspections of Thoroughbreds by representatives of The Jockey Club's Registry Department. According to The Jockey Club's Registrar Rick Bailey, the rule changes relate primarily to the increasing numbers of Thoroughbred foals reported as born in the first several days of January, and a concern as to whether these foaling dates are being...

The USEF Competitions Department staff is currently in the process of reviewing the 2006-2008 license applications received in the Federation office for completeness and for outstanding issues. Those applications not considered complete will be sent a follow-up letter, addressed to the Licensee. The Licensee will have 30 days from the receipt of the letter to re-submit the requested information. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact the USEF Competitions Department via email at...

Equine Influenza is a viral respiratory disease that is highly contagious to susceptible horses. Outbreaks of the disease are occurring with increased frequency worldwide despite the widespread use of vaccines. The highly contagious nature of equine influenza means that it has the potential to seriously compromise international movement of horses. For a number of years the FEI rules have required an annual booster vaccination, but recent research indicates that, for many vaccines protection...

The American Saddlebred Horse Association has not published an official register since 1988. That will all change in 2005. ASHA has teamed with Harris Publishing to release the American Saddle Horse Register for all registered foals in 2004. Each horse will be listed with his or her registration number, foaling date, city and state of breeding, as well as the first, second and third sires and dams. The publication will also include the names of the more than 45,000 Saddlebreds that have been...

Sarah Hamilton from strategic communications consulting firm Kivvit gave a presentation on social media to kick off Friday’s Workshop Sessions. She reviewed the basics, different platforms, strengths and weaknesses of social media, and best practices. Hamilton concluded by fielding questions from the audience for a thoroughly informative session. Social media is a communication tool “Social media is just one tool in a larger communications and marketing external relations plan that...

Lexington, Ky. – In December, the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) announced the date and location of the 2016 USEF Intermediaire I and Grand Prix Dressage National Championships as taking place November 3-6 at Epona Farms in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Since that time, Epona Farms has encountered logistical challenges with the venue build out required to host the Championships. Epona Farms is in the process of addressing these challenges and hopes to have a resolution by early June....