Attention junior riders interested in competing in this year’s USEF National Junior Jumper Championships: Don’t forget that, new for 2010, is an application process as outlined in the selection procedures. You can save $5 by logging onto your Authorized User Account and applying on-ine. Go to USEF.org and click on “USEF LOGIN” on the top right hand corner of the home page. Parents and trainers are able to apply for the rider. Complete selection procedures for the 2010 USEF National Junior...

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...

The American Association of Equine Practitioners will offer a Horsemen's Seminar, A Winning Edge: Promoting Peak Performance in Equine Athletes, on Friday, September 24, 2010, at the Embassy Suites in Lexington, KY. This seminar, designed exclusively for horse owners, will provide the knowledge needed to care for a horse that is a world-class athlete. Held in conjunction with the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™ in Lexington, the program features topics that are important to the overall...

Courtesy IEA (Fountain Valley School of Pueblo, CO, won the hunt seat upper school national championship.) Eighth Annual National IEA Equestrian Finals Announce Scholastic Champions Fountain Valley School of Colorado Springs, CO, won the hunt seat upper school national championship at the eighth annual Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) National Finals, sponsored by Dover Saddlery and Smith Brothers, held April 22-25, 2010 at the Georgia International Horse Park in Conyers, GA. Sylvan...

Lexington, KY - Since 2005, Luitpold Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the makers of Adequan® (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan), have been partnering with the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) to support a number of different programs and championships. In 2010, Adequan® will once again provide tremendous support to the equestrian sport as the title sponsor of the FEI North American Junior/Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC). These championships are the premiere equestrian competition for...

The Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) Nationals, which take place from May 6-9 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, will be featured on a television show on HRTV in June. The show will focus on highlights of the event. “We are thrilled to able to provide national television exposure of the IHSA Nationals,” said Deana Bergquist, President and Co-Founder of Equestrian Life, who will produce the show in partnership with the United States Hunter Jumper Association. The IHSA...

Peter Cashman was born the youngest of nine in 1951. He was raised in Garden City, NY, where his father, John Cashman, Sr., a harness racing judge, introduced him to horses. He began to ride at the age of six. It was not until he was 12 that he fell in love with harness racing. His brother-in-law, Billy Popfinger, saw Peter's interest in Standardbreds and hired him as a groom at Monticello Raceway. He spent his summers at the raceway getting familiar with the care and maintenance that a barn...

The United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) National Hunter Classic is a program developed by the organization to give horse owners, riders, and trainers an opportunity to compete in an International Hunter Derby-like competition on a smaller scale. The events can serve as stepping stones for riders to gain experience toward competing in the International Hunter Derby. The USHJA National Hunter Classic is a two-round hunter classic judged on performance, pace, style, quality, substance,...

The 2010 Kentucky International Equine Summit, presented by the University of Louisville Equine Industry Program in cooperation with the University of Kentucky Equine Initiative, concluded last Tuesday evening at the Downtown Hilton in Lexington, KY. The Summit was created with a goal of drawing in industry leaders to share in a discussion and search for solutions for some of the industry’s most important challenges, regardless of the breed or discipline. With 74 industry experts on hand as...

Photo by USEF Archives/Geoff Bugbee (Maxi Gumprecht (far right) wins the 2009 USEF Youth Sportsman's Award, sponsored by Breyer Animal Creations) Lexington, KY - The search is underway for nominees for the 2010 United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Youth Sportsman's Award, sponsored by Breyer Animal Creations®. Now in its fifth year, the award recognizes young equestrians who exhibit exceptional leadership potential, and who demonstrate commitment to the USEF, a USEF Recognized Affiliated...