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Miles and McKinlaigh Clinch the CIC*** Title at Twin Rivers Horse Trials

by Joanie Morris | 10/4/2007 9:51:00 AM

Paso Robles, CA - Gina Miles and McKinlaigh galloped away with the win in the CIC3* at Twin Rivers Horse Trials, this year's last USEA/Adequan Gold Cup series event. The pair incurred only a single time fault in show jumping, but left all the rails neatly in their cups to finish with a score of 72.7. The stunning 17-hand Irish Sport Horse gelding owned by Thom Shulz and Miles performed beautifully this weekend, after having just come back from the Pan American Games in Rio, Brazil with a bronze...

USEF Announces New Partnership with GumBits in Support of Dressage Programs

by Stacey Meier | 6/11/2007 4:51:00 PM

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has formed a partnership with a newly developed equine product manufacturer, GumBits, to sponsor the 2007 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions, presented by Paul Miller Auto Group. In addition, GumBits continues their commitment to the sport of dressage by also being a new supporter of the Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Championship, presented by Collecting Gaits Farm. As part of their sponsorship, GumBits...

Cabana Boy and Donavan Dominate the East in Young Horse Dressage

by By Jennifer Keeler | 6/7/2007 3:30:00 PM

The Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Selection Trials concluded the 2007 qualifying season for the FEI World Breeding Championships at the CDI-W/Y/J Raleigh and Capital Dressage Classic, June 1–3 in Raleigh, NC. Winning both the Preliminary and Final Tests with an overall score of 8.240 secured the Five-Year-Old Selection Trial Championship for Cabana Boy (Contucci x Britania, by Bordeaux; bred in the United States by Doug and Shannon Langer). Cabana Boy is a bay Hanoverian gelding who was...

Duplicate Membership Cards Now Available Online for American Saddlebred Horse Association Members

by By Daniel Rieffer | 5/24/2007 2:45:50 PM

The American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) introduces a new convenient service, which provides members the ability to print duplicate copies of their membership cards online at www.saddlebred.com . Competitors at A-rated Saddlebred shows licensed by the United States Equestrian Federation are required to have evidence of their current membership in the American Saddlebred Horse Association. Anywhere access to the Internet and a printer is available, members can produce hard evidence of...

USEF Announces Inaugural Youth Convention in 2008

by Stacey Meier | 5/3/2007 5:30:35 PM

Lexington, KY— In an effort to expand the base of young people contributing to the leadership and promotion of equestrian sports, the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) recently developed a Youth Council to lead these efforts. Comprised of 18 talented youth representatives from the USEF’s affiliates, this council has committed to providing their equestrian leadership to support and develop programs within their breed affiliates and disciplines. As part of this overall effort, the...

USEF’s EQUESTRIAN Magazine Named Official Publication of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010

by By Brian Sosby | 4/26/2007 1:55:00 AM

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Attention: Juniors and Young Riders – New for 2007 Jumping Championships

by Brian Sosby | 4/5/2007 11:37:00 AM

Please remember that, to be eligible to compete in the North American Junior and Young Rider Championships for Jumping and Adequan/USEF National Junior Jumper Championships, horse/rider combinations must earn Certificates of Capability between December 1, 2006 and June 15, 2007 for NAJYRC and August 31, 2007, for National Junior Jumper Championships by completing a course with four faults or less set at Level 8 or higher for Young Riders and Level 7 or higher for Juniors. Riders must verify...

New USEF Opportunity Classes Offer More Showing Options for Exhibitors and Competition Management

by By Stacey Meier | 3/16/2007 5:27:00 AM

Shane Shiflet (The new USEF Opportunity classes span many breeds and disciplines.) Lexington, KY - In an effort to allow more flexibility and more classes at USEF licensed competitions and to get more people involved in showing horses, the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has initiated new opportunities for exhibitors to compete at particular competitions. A new rule was approved by the Executive Committee on February 20, 2007, with an effective date of April 1, 2007. This new rule,...

National Ranking Lists Now Available for USEF Dressage Developing Programs

by By Jennifer Keeler | 2/15/2007 11:04:37 AM

In a new format for this year, the Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF National Junior, Young Rider, and Young Adult (“Brentina Cup”) Dressage Championships will all be held in Gladstone, NJ, June 14–17, 2007, in conjunction with the Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF National Intermediaire I and Grand Prix Championships at the United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation/Collecting Gaits Farm Dressage Festival of Champions. “Bringing the top horses and riders from all five divisions together will be an...

USET Foundation 2006 Limited Edition Breyer Model Horse Authentic Still Available

by By Phelps Media Group | 12/20/2006 1:51:19 PM

The United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation still has a few models remaining of the 2006 Limited Edition Breyer Model Horse, Authentic. The USET Foundation announced earlier this year that Authentic, owned by Abigail Wexner and ridden by Beezie Madden, was chosen as the 2006 USET Foundation Breyer model horse. Authentic, an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding, is the 11th Breyer model in this popular series. Authentic was a member of the 2004 Athens Olympics Gold-medal team. In 2005,...