Updated standings for the Western Country Pleasure Invitational Class at the World’s Championship Horse Show are now online on the American Saddlebred Horse Association’s website at www.saddlebred.com. The standings can be found under the “About the Breed” menu on the “KSF World’s Championship” tab, or by going to www.saddlebred.com/wchs-results. The document is under the heading, “Western Country Pleasure Invitational Standings.” This is a new page dedicated to the World’s Championship Horse...

Lexington, KY - FarmVet.com, a leading web-based catalog featuring the best in equine and pet health products and supplies, has partnered with the United States Equestrian Federation® to offer an exclusive discount to USEF members through the MemberPerks program. As the “Official Internet Catalog of the USEF” FarmVet.com will offer a universal 5% discount to USEF members on products offered through the FarmVet.com website. The discount is available only for purchases made through the FarmVet....

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...

Peter Wylde and the nine-year-old Holsteiner mare Quo Vadis, owned by Sagamore Farms, Inc., have recently been making their mark on the international show jumping stage. They finished second at the FEI World Cup Grand Prix at CSI-W Geneva in December, beating out Marcus Ehning of Germany, the current leader of the FEI Gandini World Rankings, and 2005 World Cup victor Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, also of Germany. “It was a huge thrill," said Wylde. "I am especially proud as I have had this horse...

FEI Test Score Sheets: The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has made all FEI tests available for download on their website at www.horsesport.org . These score sheets are formatted in a multi-page, letter-size paper layout. Therefore, USEF will no longer mass-produce and stock inventory of FEI test score sheets. However, USEF will continue to make the traditional legal-size colored sheets available for purchase on an "on-demand" basis for a reduced cost of $0.25 per test. USEF will be...

The United States Eventing Association (USEA) is happy to announce the debut of a Beginner Novice division for the 2006 American Eventing Championships. The 2006 American Eventing Championships will take place September 20-24 at the Carolina Horse Park in Raeford, NC. The qualifications for Novice through Advanced will remain the same as 2005. The qualifying period for all divisions, Beginner Novice to Advanced, will be August 2, 2005 through August 21, 2006. A new list of qualified horses and...

Photos.com Nearly 4000 e-mails and hundreds of phone calls received (Lexington, KY) - Thousands of individuals responded to yesterday’s USEF appeal for donations of shelter and much-needed services for the equine refugees of Hurricane Katrina. E-mails came from all sections of the United States and Canada and ranged from offers of 350 stalls in San Antonio to two pint-size stalls for Miniature horses in the Midwest. Because of this huge response, only e-mails, not voicemails or phone calls,...

As a reminder to all riders and owners of five- and six-year-old dressage horses, the 2005 USEF/Markel Young Horse Dressage National Championship will be held at MSEDA Dressage at the Park, September 9-11 in Lexington, KY. In order to be eligible for this championship program, an Application of Intent must be submitted to the USEF office by Friday, July 1. Applications are available on the Federation website here . For more information, contact Jennifer Keeler, Sport Manager -- Dressage, at...

The 60th annual Del Mar National Horse Show came to a climax on Saturday with the $100,000 HBO Grand Prix of Del Mar. There were 27 entries, and for the second year in a row, Rich Fellers riding McGuinness took home the grand prize. Second place went to Leslie Steele and her horse AW Butterfly Hula. Third place went to Carlson, owned and ridden by Guillermo Obligado. The grand prix course was designed by world-renowned Olympic course designer, Leopoldo Palacios of Caracas, Venezuela. World Cup,...

The Paso Fino Horse Association Rules Committee requests that any proposal for rule changes be submitted to the Executive Director of the Paso Fino Horse Association, 101 North Collins Street, Plant City Florida 33566-3311 on or before June 1, 2005. Submissions are requested on disk utilizing a PC format in MS Word or Word Perfect. Please review the requirements of our current rule book concerning rules changes, which are described in Chapter One, Section I, page 17 of the rule book, and...