Louisville, Ky. - US Equestrian President Tom O’Mara and CEO Bill Moroney spoke during the General Session presentation to members and staff on Jan. 12 at the US Equestrian Annual Meeting. During their presentation, they looked back at progress made by US Equestrian in 2023 and shared goals for 2024 and beyond with the theme “Our Future Is Now.” You can watch the presentation here . US Equestrian President Tom O’Mara speaks during the General Session (Devyn Trethewey/US...

The 2006 Paso Fino Horse Association (PFHA) Board of Directors and Annual Membership Convention will be held January 13-15, at the Crowne Plaza in Redondo Beach, CA. The agenda for the meeting is available in the December issue of Paso Fino Horse World . For reservations, call (310) 318-8888. The Proxy Voting Form for the 2006 PFHA Membership Convention is now available on the PFHA web site at www.pfha.org. This form should be used to designate a proxy for your vote on all matters other than...

Over the past three years, the National Animal Supplement Council (NASC) successfully initiated its CompliancePlusSM program that provides a framework of best manufacturing practices for quality assurance, risk assessment/management and a commitment to ongoing research. These developments stand alone in the industry. As part of this groundbreaking program, NASC initiated its Adverse Event Reporting System (NAERS), of which the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has complete access, something...

Lexington, KY – The Arabian Horse Breeders Alliance (AHBA) will be unveiling a new judging and scoring system for Arabian halter classes to help establish a better marketing opportunity for competition. This new scoring system will be showcased at the first annual Arabian Breeders World Cup in Las Vegas April 20-22, 2007. With this new scoring system, the AHBA hopes to enhance the Arabian horse experience by unifying the standard in the halter show ring; invite the participation of world...

Lexington, KY — Stacey Meier has joined the United States Equestrian Federation as Director of National Marketing effective March 5, 2007. Located in the Lexington, KY office her main responsibilities will be to grow and promote the grassroots efforts among the USEF national breed and discipline affiliates. Meier is a graduate of Ball State University in Muncie, IN, with a degree in journalism with an option in advertising and a minor degree in marketing. Upon graduation, Meier pursued a career...

Each day, the media landscape constantly changes and evolves, which is affecting the way US Equestrian interacts with its members. The US Equestrian marketing department is on the front lines of this climate, making sure to stay on top of trends to grow its membership and base. US Equestrian marketing staff, including Andrea Evans, Director, Social and Video Content, Taylor Rea, Manager, Membership Engagement, and Jamie Unseld, Senior Director, USEF Network and Operations, took the opportunity...

Lexington, KY - Point standings for qualifying in Pleasure, Park, and Park Pleasure at the 2011 Kentucky State Fair World’s Championship Horse Show (WCHS) are now posted on the American Saddlebred Horse Association’s (ASHA) website, https://www.asha.net/WCHS-Results . There are two sets of qualifying lists: 1) "Pre-Qualified," means that the horses’ competition records indicate they have met the minimum qualification requirement of having competed in at least six classes at...

The World's Championship Horse Show (WCHS) has announced the adoption of a new qualification system for all pleasure and park horse divisions, effective for the 2008 WCHS. This system establishes a maximum number of permitted entrants in each class in the pleasure and park horse divisions. If the number of qualified entrants exceeds these maximum numbers, eligible horses will be selected based on the number of points earned at qualifying horse shows from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008....

The American Horse Council reports that the Department of Agriculture has taken another step toward the implementation of the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) to trace animal movements in case of a major disease outbreak. “This action has been expected,” said AHC President Jay Hickey. “USDA must amend several federal regulations to foster the establishment of the national animal ID system. The changes do not impose any identification requirements on horses, but they are another step...

The World Games 2010 Foundation announced that Matt Reiter has been selected as marketing coordinator for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. A native of Sandusky, OH, Reiter is a recent graduate of the University of Kentucky, where he earned a BA in Business Administration with an emphasis in marketing. Reiter has held internships at the World Games 2010 Foundation in marketing and sales, at the University of Kentucky Athletics in media relations, at the Cincinnati Reds in marketing...