With only two more FEI World Cup™ qualifiers to run in the 2008 season, Australia’s Kevin McNab has sensationally swept into a huge lead in the FEI World Cup™ rankings, after scoring a one-two at his local qualifier at Warwick, Australia. A popular member of the local Queensland Eventing Committee, McNab, 30, now has 220 points, 60 clear of his nearest rival, Clark Montgomery (USA) with 160. McNab won at Warwick on Hufflepuff, his Melbourne runner-up, and finished second on Game Play. He is now...

All eventing fans will be pleased to learn that the cross-country and jumping portions of CCI*** Saumur taking place this weekend—May 16-18—will be broadcast live on the Internet. Some of the world’s best riders, such as American Clark Montgomery with Up Spirit; Nicolas Touzaint, the first ever Frenchman to win Badminton two weeks ago, and eventing legend Mark Todd, who is seeking to complete his Olympic qualification, will compete in Saumur. The competition will be broadcast...

Distributed by Carrie Mortensen, Director of Breeds and Western, on behalf of the USEF Arabian Committee. Lexington, KY— The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Arabian Committee met recently and issued the following clarification for non-regional and non-national championship classes, effective immediately: All horses competing for champion or reserve champion in the Arabian or Half-Arabian/Anglo-Arabian breeding/gelding in-hand classes at Class A, B, C and local competition...

Offer Ends When Allotment Sells Out or November 15th – Whichever Comes First (Lexington, KY) –Want to be among the first to reserve tickets for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010? You can be part of the first group in the world to have an opportunity to purchase tickets if you are a USEF member on October 15th, 2007, and have a valid email address on file with the USEF. All categories of USEF membership will be included in this ticket deposit offer as long as you are a current 2007...

Please make sure that you regularly check your 2007 Adequan®/National Junior Jumper Championships (Prix des States) points in your zone’s standings as the qualifying period ends with competitions on or before August 31. Each zone’s national championship standings can be located on the USEF website under your zone’s Points & Awards page. Also, to be eligible to compete in this year’s Adequan®/USEF National Junior Jumper Championships, horse-and-rider combinations must earn Certificates...

Tish Quirk ((l-r, top to bottom) Nicole Simpson, Joie Gatlin, Richard Spooner and Gabriella Salick.) Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to present the four West Coast show jumpers who will represent the nation during the 2005 FEI World Cup Show Jumping Final in Las Vegas, April 20-24. They are: Nicole Simpson of Thousand Oaks, California, Joie Gatlin of San Juan Capistrano, California, Richard Spooner of Burbank, California, and Gabriella Salick of...

Burbank, CA – With a weekend of competition to prove themselves, a ring full of young riders set out to convince judges they have what it takes to become tomorrow’s equestrian stars. Emerging at the top of the list from the BET/USEF West Coast Show Jumping Talent Search Finals is 17-year-old Kasey Ament (Reche Canyon, CA), who took home the Denali Trophy atop San Francisco. Riding her own horse first and then starting the rotations that are characteristic of these tests, Ament...

The Committee on Selections of the United States Equestrian Federation, Inc. (USEF), has approved the unanimous recommendation of the Dressage Selectors and of the Dressage High Performance Committee, to name Debbie McDonald of Hailey, Idaho, to the “Short List” for the 2004 Olympic Games Dressage Team. According to the USEF Dressage Athlete Selection Procedures, it is possible for a horse/rider combination to be named to the Short List by the selectors without competing in the Olympic...

Lexington, Ky - US Equestrian (USEF) has published an update to Annex A, a supplement to DR121 of the USEF Dressage Rules, effective immediately. Annex A can be found on the USEF website under the Dressage "Rules & Equipment ” section, in the forms and publications. Important to note are the following: All bits/equipment labeled as “Pending Review” in Annex A are not allowed in USEF/USDF competitions until determined otherwise. Please refer to the Fédération...

The U.S. Center for SafeSport has released revisions to its SafeSport Code, effective as of April 1, 2020. You can find changes to the 2020 SafeSport Code in the Noteworthy Revisions section of the U.S. Center for SafeSport’s website. Click here to access . As an additional resource, the U.S. Center for SafeSport has also released a podcast episode outlining the revisions to the 2020 SafeSport Code. Click here to listen . You can find the SafeSport Code and additional resources on the U.S....