Savannah, GA - The 34th Annual American National Riding Commission (ANRC) National Collegiate Equitation Championship will take place at the Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA, at the Ronald C. Warranch Equestrian Center April 14-17. Approximately 15 college teams will showcase their most talented riders, who will be judged and scored in four phases: a dressage sportif, a program ride with United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) hunter equitation tests; a hunter seat equitation...

Colorado Springs, CO -- Media who are interested in covering the Pan American Games, Oct. 14-30 in Guadalajara, Mexico, please let the USOC know of your interest. The accreditation process is set to begin in April and the USOC wants to make sure that each interested media organization will receive accreditation materials for coverage of the U.S. Team and the event. The Pan Am Games, featuring the North, Central and South American countries in this hemisphere, take place every four years, in the...

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) invites licensed dressage competitions to apply to become an official 2012 "qualifying competition" for the USEF Dressage Developing Programs and the Adequan FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Dressage Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC). DEADLINE: APRIL 30, 2011,/b The USEF Developing Programs & the NAJYRC Program include the following: • USEF National Championships for Ponies, Juniors, Young Riders, & Young Adult...

Lexington, KY - The 2011 American Saddlebred Reference Directory is now available online, via the American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) website. The American Saddlebred Reference Directory is the breed’s most comprehensive publication each year, and the only breed publication distributed to the entire ASHA membership. The publication will soon be distributed to ASHA members, and in the meantime, ASHA members can log in and access the electronic version of the Reference Directory at...

The Dressage Foundation is very pleased to announce the funding available for 2011. Donors have opened their hearts and pocketbooks to make it possible for the Foundation to award $240,000 in grants and scholarships during he upcoming year – a record amount. To apply for grant or scholarship dollars, visit www.dressagefoundation.org and click on “Funds and Programs” and scroll through the list. You will find funding help for riders at all levels, instructors, judges – from grass roots to high...

The Convention will be held December 1 through December 3 at the Hyatt Regency River Front. The Symposium will be held December 4 through December 5 at the Jacksonville Equestrian Center. • To assure availability and USDF hotel discount rates starting at $149, please remember to book your hotel room by November 8. • Register for Convention and Symposium online by November 26 to get discount rates. Online registration ends November 26. • On-site registration begins December 1. • Bus tickets to...

Catalpa Corner, in Iowa City, IA, has just added Spalding Labs/United States Eventing Association (USEA) Young Event Horse (YEH) and USEA Future Event Horse (FEH) competitions to their Horse Trials, July 31-August 2, 2010. The YEH jumping course will include a bank, water, terrain, and stadium jumps reflecting Iowa's heritage. Located in eastern Iowa, Catalpa Corner is just a short hop from Chicago, IL, and St. Louis, MO. Event details are on the Catalpa Corner website or see their Omnibus page...

The Executive Committee met Monday, May 17th and approved several clarifications that take effect immediately. You can find compilations of the rule changes passed to date online at www.usef.org/_IFrames/RuleBook/Changes/2010.aspx . These documents are in easy-to-print PDF format for members to use. Please feel free to print them out and tuck them into your rule book. If you have the USB flash drive, please be sure to update it. USEF works hard to make the latest rule changes available to...

Selection Procedures for the 2011 USEF National Pony Jumper Championships are now available. All juniors interested in competing in the 2011 USEF National Pony Jumper Championships should review these procedures in preparation for next year’s championships. The 2011 USEF National Pony Jumper Championships selection procedures can be found on the USEF.org website under Disciplines/International/National Jumping. Please direct questions to Jennifer Haydon, Director of Show Jumping for National...

Tucker Johnson at the Royal Windsor Horse Show (RWHS/Peter Nixon Photo) Dressage In Germany at the CDI3* Hamburg, US riders Catherine Haddad and Susie Dutta put in very respectable performances in the Grand Prix. Finishing with a solid score in the Grand Prix on Friday, Dutta and Currency DC executed a beautiful test in the Grand Prix Special to finish in second with a score of 68.667%. Haddad, with 10-year-old Hanoverian Winyamaro, her newest Grand Prix partner, were second in the Freestyle...