A specialty Kentucky license plate may soon be available in celebration of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. In order for these plates to be produced, at least 900 applications and deposits must be submitted to the World Games 2010 Foundation. If 900 applications are not received by September 30, 2008, all applications and fees will be returned. Kentucky residents interested in purchasing the official license plate of the 2010 Games for $44 should visit www.feigames2010.org to print...

The All American Cup, in concert with the American Saddlebred Museum, is offering a Farm and Stallion bus tour on Friday, July 11, 2008. For the complete list of famous stallions that will be seen, please visit www.allamericancup.org/index . Reserve a spot on the tour in advance and DVDs featuring memorable interviews with Marty Mueller, Bob Ruxer, Don Harris, and Donna Moore will be available the day of the tour at a discounted price. Order all four and receive a bonus DVD, “Off of the Editing...

The American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) announced its projected convention and annual meeting dates for the next five years. In 2009 and 2010, the convention will move to the Griffin Gate Marriott Resort in Lexington, KY. For 2009, dates will be on the traditional President’s Day weekend, and for 2010, the dates will be the weekend following President’s Day. After that, the convention is planned to return to the holiday weekend. “We were fortunate to obtain a very favorable room rate...

The 2008 Beacon Hill Equestrian Grand Prix presented by Mackenzie Keck, Inc., has been expanded this year to include a day dedicated to junior equitation riders. This year’s show will begin on Thursday, June 19, and will run through Sunday, June 22, and will be held at Beacon Hill Show Stables in Colts Neck, NJ. The addition of an equitation day is a natural evolution for the show, as equitation is the foundation of jumper riding. The Beacon Hill Equestrian Grand Prix showcases jumper talent...

The Youth Mundial has been moved to Medellin, Colombia. The Dominican Republic was not able to fulfill the responsibility so Confepaso voted to move it to Colombia. There is some interest among youth and their families to represent the U.S. at this international competition. In order to select the U.S. team, the Paso Fino Horse Association (PFHA) Youth Committee has set the qualifying workshops/shows for the following dates and locations: March 22, 2008 Ocala FL Contact: Diego Bravo at...

Fans of the popular Dansko Fair Hill International Festival in the Country have something new and exciting to look forward to when the event returns October 16-19, 2008. This year's festival will feature the addition of a CCI** to Fair Hill's competition schedule. In addition to the traditional CCI***, which has drawn many of the world's best eventing horses and riders to Fair Hill for many years, the new CCI** will make way for a new group of horses and riders to compete at Fair Hill. "There...

The National Dressage Pony Cup will hold its inaugural show June 28-29, 2008, at Paxton Farm in Cincinnati, OH. The show was created by a group of pony owners in order to promote ponies, their breeders and riders in dressage competition in the United States. Ponies of all breeds are invited to attend the United States Dressage Federation/United States Equestrian Federation-recognized show held in conjunction with Paxton Farms Summer Classic. The ponies will be officially measured at the show...

$350,000 Purse to Any Rider Who Wins The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, The Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials and The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials in Succession By Joanie Morris When the Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing was first offered in 2002 it seemed like an impossible feat. Many of the world’s top riders spend their entire career trying to win just one CCI**** event. To win three in succession would be historical. Then, in 2003, British rider Pippa Funnell rewrote history. She...

The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) is pleased to announce that 36 USDF members successfully completed the USDF “L” Education Program between July and November of 2007. The USDF “L” Education Program is designed to prepare candidates to enter the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) “r” Judges Training Program, to qualify individuals to judge schooling shows, and to give competitors, trainers and instructors greater insight into the evaluative techniques of judging dressage. The...

The United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) has implemented an Equitation Awards program through its Affiliate Organizations Medal Classes primarily offered at local and unrecognized horse shows. The goal of this program is to increase the USHJA membership and outreach in the equestrian community, by further informing and educating individuals who partake in equestrian sports at the unrecognized and local horse show level and demonstrating that USHJA has something to offer them through...