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Stolen Horse International’s NetPosse Launches Crime Watch Program to Help Protect Horse Owners and Their Property

by By Cory Laton | 11/24/2009 11:56:00 AM

Stolen Horse International, aka NetPosse.com, will launch its NetPosse Crime Watch pilot program to help form closer links with horse farm owners and the crimes committed on the farm. The NetPosse Crime Watch team is working on setting up an early warning system so that owners and riders can be contacted with information about possible crimes in their area. Sometimes information comes to the attention of Stolen Horse International that is not a crime but is suspicious. This information can be...

Kentucky State Fair Pleasure, Park, and Western Invitational Points Now Available Online

by By Brice Carr | 4/21/2009 3:43:00 PM

Pleasure, Park, and Western Country Pleasure Invitational qualifying points standings are now posted on the American Saddlebred Horse Association’s (ASHA) website at www.asha.net/WCHS-Results . The standings will update on a next-day basis whenever competition results are entered into ASHA's database. It should be noted that the first qualifying requirement prior to review of point totals accumulated is that any horse entered in show pleasure, country pleasure, or park at the Kentucky State...

USEF 2008 Mid-Year Board Meeting A Productive Gathering

by Brian Sosby | 7/3/2008 12:09:00 PM

The United States Equestrian Federation’s Board of Directors held its annual mid-year meeting on June 24 at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington, KY. Several important decisions regarding the immediate future of the Federation’s governance were addressed, as well as important and exciting marketing initiatives and the designation of the first horse show to receive the new “Heritage” designation. Current President David O’Connor was re-elected for a second four-year term....

US Equestrian and SmartPak Announce Continued Partnership and Title Sponsorship of the SmartPak USEF Horse of the Year Program

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/14/2022 3:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce its continued partnership with SmartPak. SmartPak has been a longtime partner and sponsor of US Equestrian and will continue as the title sponsor of the SmartPak USEF/Horse of the Year program for 2022. Additionally, all US Equestrian members receive a 5% discount on SmartPak orders through the MemberPerks program. “We’re thrilled to continue our partnership with US Equestrian as the official title sponsor of the Horse of...

US Equestrian Announces SmartPak as Title Sponsor of USEF Horse of the Year Awards

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 6/29/2021 12:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce that SmartPak will continue its support as an Official Partner. Additionally, beginning in 2021, SmartPak is the Title Sponsor of the USEF Horse of the Year Awards Program, one of the oldest nationally recognized multi-breed awards programs in the country. “We’re thrilled to continue our partnership with US Equestrian and become the official title sponsor of the Horse of the Year Program,” said Carma Caughlan,...

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Talks Love of and Involvement in Combined Driving in First Post-Retirement Interview at the Royal Windsor Horse Show

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/15/2017 10:09:00 AM

Click on the image above to watch the exclusive interview with Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Lexington, Ky. – Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, gave his first and only post-retirement public interview this week to US Equestrian Board Member, Misdee Wrigley Miller at the esteemed Royal Windsor Horse Show in Great Britain. His involvement and love of the international equestrian sport, combined driving, was at the top of his list for discussion. Serving as the President of the...

USEF Senior Vice President, Maria Partlow Announces Retirement Effective October 1st

by gaillardm | 9/4/2007 11:37:00 AM

(Lexington, KY) – Maria Partlow, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communication has announced that she will retire effective October 1st, 2007. She has been with the USEF since March of 2004. “This is a life decision and one I have thought a great deal about,” she said. “My mother died very unexpectedly earlier this year, and her passing made me reflect on how fleeting life is and about how I want to spend the future. Although I love working at the USEF, I want to get up every morning,...

Sweat & Where is Fingers When You Need Him

by Will Connell | 7/26/2016 11:00:45 PM

Meet the Beast.... The Beast is a very bad beastie as it has “done a leg” and gone on sit down strike a) right in front of our container and b) on the main horse walk in to the stables. To be more accurate, the Beast can easily be repaired if a) the AWOL driver could be found and b) the driver was given accreditation so he / she / it could access the venue and remove the Beast. I just hope that we are not contributing to the day rate for the Beast to be away from his / her Cave of...

This Week in International Disciplines

by From the USEF Communications Department | 2/16/2011 1:12:00 PM

Dressage The Palm Beach County Jim Brandon Equestrian Center in West Palm Beach, FL, hosted The Wellington Classic Spring Challenge CDI-W. On Friday, Tina Konyot and her partner from the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, Calecto V, topped the field in the Grand Prix for Freestyle scoring a 70.043%. Elizabeth Austin riding Olivier and Shawna Harding riding Come On III collected second and third place honors. Konyot took another commanding win in the Freestyle, scoring a 75.300%. Harding...

Point Two Pro Air Jacket to be Featured on Upcoming National Television Broadcast

by By Rebecca Goss | 5/14/2010 11:46:00 AM

Innovative New Tool Available at SmartPak Equine Offers Riders Additional Protection Official Tack and Equipment Supplier to the United States Equestrian Federation, SmartPak Equine™ is happy to announce that the Point Two ‘Pro Air’ Jacket available through their catalog and website, will be featured as part of the Rolex Equestrian Championships presented by Land Rover broadcast, which will air on NBC Saturday, May 15, from 3:00-4:30 p.m. EDT and 12:00-1:30 p.m. PDT. The Point...