World titles will be up for renewal and grabs this year as the 12th FEI World Endurance Championship edge their way closer. Indeed, from November 6-9, 2008, Terengganu in Malaysia will be host to defending, aspiring and future world champions. The nominated entry date and definite entry dates for the 2008 FEI World Endurance Championship are: Nominated Entry: August 21 Definite Entry: October 1 These dates have been chosen in order to acknowledge combinations that have performed at the highest...

In order to provide a unique benefit to USEF competitions and help promote the submission of electronic results, USEF has launched the 2007 Computer Hardware Grant Program. In 2007, USEF upgraded all workstations throughout the entire organization, and instead of disposing of these workstations, they are being offered to competitions that may have a use for them. Even though these workstations are three years old, they are excellent for running Windows XP, but lack the resources to fully run...

The box office of the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final 2008 in Göteborg (SWE) was opened on Monday, September 3, 2007. The telephone lines of the Scandinavium arena, where the Final will be held from April 24-27, 2008, were taken by storm, and 25,000 tickets were gone in an instant. The most popular fixture is Sunday, April 27, 2008, with as much as 40% of the tickets already booked. So in order to see this exciting competition marking the 30th anniversary of the FEI World Cup™ Jumping...

A limited number of tickets for next month’s Good Luck Beijing—Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 10th Anniversary Cup, the equestrian competition featuring both overseas and local riders, will be allocated to members of the public from Monday, July 16. To qualify for tickets, one would need to log on to the officially dedicated website of The Equestrian Company (EqCo) at www.equestrian2007.org to answer a simple question about eventing in equestrian sports to stand the chance of...

As a reminder to all riders and owners of four-, five- and six-year-old dressage horses, the 2007 Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage Championships, sponsored by Markel Insurance, will once again be held at the Kentucky Horse Park, September 14–17 in Lexington, KY. In order to be eligible for this championship program, an Application of Intent must be submitted to the USEF office. The initial deadline is almost here—JUNE 15. Applications are available on the Markel/USEF Young Horse...

Steffen Peters and Floriano stand in second place after the grand prix. (Doug Prather ) In a style that was befitting of the host city, the 2007 Rolex FEI World Cups in dressage and show jumping began with a mix of patriotism, laser lights and thumping music all to the delight of the packed Thomas and Mack Center. Today’s schedule included the Rolex FEI World Cup Dressage Grand Prix and the Rolex FEI World Cup Show Jumping Final I. Across the day, spectators were treated to some...

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation® (USEF) dressage tests for training through fourth level are now available. These new editions become effective with the beginning of the 2007 USEF competition year (December 1, 2006) and will remain in use for the next four years. “We are very excited about this new generation of USEF dressage tests,” said Jennifer Keeler, National Director of Dressage. “We would like to thank the members of the USEF Test Writing Subcommittee, including...

Margie Engle on Wapino (Ken Braddick/Phelps Media Group) Wellington, FL – The order of finish from day-to-day at the World Equestrian Games Selection Trials changes about as quickly as the weather has through the three trials, yet one thing remains the same…Margie Engle continues to shine. Currently Engle and Lauren Hough are tied for first place with five total faults while Engle is also a close second place with nine total faults on her second mount, Hidden Creek’s Wapino....

Bob Tarr (TCE Balastrana+++// with Mercy Burwell) TCE Balastrana+++// (TC Expression x Brooklynn), owned by Mercy Burwell of Brentwood, MO, ranked as the top horse among a field of more than 3,000 Arabians, Half-Arabians and Anglo-Arabians to become the 2005 Arabian Horse Association (AHA) High-Point Horse. To reach this pinnacle, the mare accumulated 388 points in Horse Achievement Awards (HAA), the Association's premier rewards program for actively competing horses. The Arabian horse...

The AAEP Foundation, Inc., announced the availability of additional funds to aid horses affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, as well as other natural disasters. The Foundation’s Equine Disaster Relief Fund was established last September to assist groups or individuals that are treating, housing, transporting or feeding horses that have been impacted by a natural disaster. Donations of $25,000 each have been made thus far by the Foundation to the Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association...