The 61st Annual Buffalo International Horse Show concluded on Sunday afternoon at the Buffalo Equestrian Center in Buffalo, NY. Jennifer Alfano swept the professional hunter divisions, Wednesday and Thursday, proving to be unbeatable. She started off her morning with the tricolor in the First Year Green Hunters aboard Violets Are Blue, owned by Helen Lenahan. In the Second Year Green Hunters, Alfano and Rock Star proved again that they were the pair to beat. Over the two days of competition,...

The United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation's Equestrian Application to field a squad of 12 Olympic riders in the 2008 Rose Parade has been officially accepted by the Equestrian Committee of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses. The USET Foundation will select four Olympians from each of the three Olympic disciplines (dressage, show jumping and eventing) to ride in the 119th Rose Parade on January 1, 2008, in Pasadena, CA. The USET Foundation squad will lead the floral float entered by the...

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – The first equestrian discipline at the XV Pan American Games came to a close with three medals for the U.S. The dressage team handily won the Team Gold and Chris Hickey with Regent and Lauren Sammis with Sagacious HF won the individual gold and silver medals. The dressage squad has passed the torch to the event riders. The six American riders, four of which are former Pan American Games medalists, are looking for a repeat performance of the 2003 Pan Ams which left them...

Since most horses are used for recreational or performance activities, soundness is understandably of vital importance to horse owners. A 2003 study suggested that 60% of lameness problems in horses are related to osteoarthritis, thus stressing the importance of advancements in treating this disease. In humans, osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis and in the U.S. alone afflicts more than 20 million people. A horse’s joints give its skeleton flexibility and allow walking,...

Lexington, KY – In an effort to continue to grow and promote young rider competitions, the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has partnered with Platinum Performance, Inc. to develop a special co-branded identity for the Platinum Performance / USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Program. As the USEF’s “Official Sports Nutrition Supplement Company” and the title sponsor of the USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Program that includes championships on both the East and West Coasts, Platinum...

The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) announced the recipients of the USDF FEI Junior/Young Rider Council’s Shining Star Sportsmanship Award. The recipients include Emily Barnsley of Laytonsville, MD; Kirsten Lane of Medford, NJ; Becky Mark of Virginia; Emily O’Neill of Chester Springs, PA; Katie Pare of Lincoln University, PA; and Ryann Scelba of Lumberton, NJ, selected from the USDF Region 1 Youth Team Championships and Barbara Ayers of Cottage Grove, OR; Jessica Crawford of Tualatin,...

The 23rd Annual Asheville Lions Club Horse Show will be held May 17-20 and will include a large schedule of classes, including the American Saddlebred, Roadster horses and ponies, saddle seat equitation, Hackney Ponies and Academy divisions. A panel of Renee Lavery, James Nichols and James Taylor will mark the cards in the performance classes, and a judge to be named will tie the Academy classes. The show will also feature a couple of classes Friesians. The prize list for this show will be...

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation today announced that due to a veterinary issue Kim Severson has withdrawn He’s Got Rhythm from the short list of 2004 Olympic Team candidates. After meeting today, Captain Mark Phillips, the Selectors and the Veterinary Panel selected Kim Severson and Maguire to replace He’s Got Rhythm on the Short List. The list represents the Nominated Entry for the 2004 Olympic Games Eventing Competition. Alphabetically by rider the short list is as...

Aachen, Germany – The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team finished eighth in the final standings at the conclusion of competition in the FEI Dressage Nations Cup CDIO5* at CHIO Aachen this week on a team total of 422.609. Germany took top honors on a score of 468.285, while Denmark took second on a score of 460.097, and Great Britain in third on a 459.756. “There are certainly things we will take away from this competition and look at moving forward as a program. It wasn’t the...

Rotterdam, Netherlands – Up-and-coming talent had their chance to represent the U.S. in the FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ Netherlands CDIO4* at CHIO Rotterdam. The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team of Ben Ebeling and Indeed, Kerrigan Gluch and Mejorano HGF, Kevin Kohmann and Duenensee, and Lina Uzunhasan and Furst Fabelhaft UZN gained valuable experience on the world stage. They earned a sixth-place finish under the guidance of Chef d’Equipe George Williams against a solid field of...