For the first time, Lexington, KY, known as the Horse Capital of the World to some, will host the Seventh Annual Sport Horse National Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show (Sport Horse Nationals), September 22-27, 2009. Competitors will compete in more than 80 different sport horse classes across four divisions, including sport horse in-hand and under-saddle, dressage, pleasure carriage driving and hunter/jumper. Sport Horse Nationals, which has alternated venues in the East and West...

The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) is pleased to announce and congratulate its new USDF Certified Instructors from the testing held July 18-19 at Post Oak Farm in Gainesville, GA. The USDF Instructor Certification program is designed to set a standard of excellence in dressage training and instruction in the United States and to educate dressage riders, instructors, and aspiring instructors. New USDF Certified Instructors include Donna Gatchell of Nokesville, VA; Ana Gilmour of...

Lexington, KY – With excitement building toward the annual U.S. showcase for future international dressage horses, the USEF has announced the final entries for the 2009 USEF National Developing Horse Dressage Championship presented by the Dutta Corporation & Performance Sales International and the 2009 Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage Championships. National Championships in four age divisions will be contested August 21 – 23, 2009 in the picturesque setting of Lamplight Equestrian...

Lexington, KY – Due to an unprecedented number of ponies entered in the Regular Pony Division, the following schedule change has been made. The Small Regular Ponies will Model and Hack on Thursday (Aug 6)afternoon following the completion of the Green Ponies Over Fences. The Medium and Large Regular Ponies will Model and Hack on Friday (Aug 7) as scheduled, and the Small Ponies will go Over Fences following the completion of the Large Pony division on Friday. The Welcome Party has been...

As the Arabian Horse Association’s (AHA) Youth Nationals Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show approaches, AHA continues to celebrate its 2008 Youth of the Year, Kim Luebcke of Peoria, IL. Luebcke, a college freshman at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, past Region 11 Youth Director and past Arabian Horse Youth Association (AHYA) President, maintains her role of Youth of the Year with grace and gratitude. Each year the Youth of the Year subcommittee works to find an Arabian...

On Friday, July 24, 2009, Great Britain will be back in the spotlight of international top level equestrianism by hosting the 100th anniversary edition of team jumping’s most traditional competition, the Meydan FEI Nations Cup™ The seventh leg of the series will be held in the prestigious Hickstead venue and FEI TV, the new official video website of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), will stream all the action from one of the heartlands of the sport, live and in high-quality...

For the last 30 years people have entrusted Michele Warner to create family heirlooms celebrating their lives. Michele is a graduate of Kendall College of Art & Design and studied classical figure painting at the Slade College of Art at the University of London, England. Her vivid body of work hangs in both private and corporate collections such as EDS, American Airlines, University Hospitals, Baylor Hospital, Boy Scouts of America and Mary Kay Corp., and many private homes. Michele is most...

Attention Children Jumper Riders: The U.S. will have two qualifiers for this year’s Final, which is slated to be held in Singapore, December 6-13, 2009. The Final for Children between the ages of 12 and 14 as defined by FEI rules brings together riders from various nations around the world not only to compete but also to meet their peers from other cultures. The U.S. qualifiers for this final will be held at the American Gold Cup in Moreland Hills, OH, September 9-13, 2009, and at the Del Mar...

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is accepting applications for the position of US Dressage Chef d’Equipe/National Coach through May 15, 2009. Anyone interested in submitting an application should visit the USEF’s website to view the job description. A direct link can be found at https://www.usef.org/Contentpage2.aspx?id=dressagecoach. The search committee will review all the applications and determine which applicants will be interviewed based on their fulfillment...

The 2009 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions will be held in Gladstone, New Jersey, June 18–21. This Festival of Champions will once again feature the national championships for the Young Adult “Brentina Cup,” Young Rider, and Junior divisions held in conjunction with the Grand Prix and Intermediaire I divisions. Applications of Intent for the Junior, Young Rider, and “Brentina Cup” divisions are now available on the USEF website at www.usef.org . But the May 1 deadline is...