The United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) is proud to announce the creation of the Emerging Athletes Program. This program supports continuing efforts to bring educational and developmental opportunities to the grassroots members of the sport. The USHJA Emerging Athletes Program consists of a system of identifying and nurturing talented young riders. The program’s mission is to provide these riders with the support and assistance necessary to facilitate the opportunity to reach their...

Lexington, Ky. – Accessing the USEF (US Equestrian) Rulebook on the road or at events is easier than ever, thanks to the new USEF Rulebook App, featuring a search function. The app allows users to view the entire 1,200-page Rulebook chapter by chapter and to filter results by keywords and chapters or divisions, quickly sorting by the most relevant information or page. Users also can access recent Presidential Modifications (Pres-Mods) and Drugs & Medications documents. Other features...

Fédération Équestre Internationale CVI 1* and 2* LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA June 25– 26, 2015 https://sites.google.com/site/cvilexingtonva/ Meet the national and international judges, register for classes Individuals, pairs, teams, and review the schedule. Stay for the Region IX Vaulting, June 27 - 28, 2015 Some great practice for the Junior World Championship scheduled in The Netherlands, August 2015.

Fédération Équestre Internationale CVI 1* and 2* LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA June 25– 26, 2015 https://sites.google.com/site/cvilexingtonva/ Meet the national and international judges, register for classes Individuals, pairs, teams, and review the schedule. Stay for the Region IX Vaulting, June 27 - 28, 2015 Some great practice for the Junior World Championship scheduled in The Netherlands, August 2015

On October 16, 2009, the American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA) Youth Council will be holding a charity event, "Justin Time For a Cure," at the Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show in Oklahoma City. In tandem with the Shirley Bowman Nutrition Clinic at the University of Oklahoma (OU) Cancer Institute, the event will raise cancer awareness and educate horse world members on the importance of cancer screening. Several horse shows have banded together to support the nutrition...

Tracy Magness and Tarco Van Ter Moude. (ESI Photography© .) Ocala, FL - The gift of warm weather, bright blue skies and outstanding competition have been the theme of this year's HITS Ocala Winter Circuit. Last week's Ocala Masters marked the mid-way point of the six-week, AA-rated Circuit, and with just three more weeks of competition remaining, the Circuit is shaping up to be the one of the best yet. Each week the Grand Prix and Devoucoux Hunter Prix qualifiers for the 2011 Pfizer $1 Million...

Photo Courtesy CKRH (A group lesson at CKRH.) Central Kentucky Riding for Hope (CKRH) a NARHA premier therapeutic riding program is currently looking for horses to add to its equine team. The program has recently expanded into a new facility and a new year-round schedule. CKRH has many requests to provide services but is currently limited in its ability to expand due to a shortage of appropriate horses. The type of horse CKRH is looking for at this time must meet a set of requirements in order...

The American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) has announced the activation of the new My Trails feature of its website at www.asha.net . ASHA members can access this new application from the My Membership page, found under the "Members" section of the website. The My Trails feature is one of the many advances continuously being made by ASHA to improve the online experience of its members. This tool is a trail riding tracking application, which provides a utility for users to track their...

Photo Courtesy Minitube Internationa (Biopsita with surrogate mom.) Minitube International has achieved a scientific breakthrough that will allow for genetic testing and preservation of equine embryos. The world's first foal from a biopsied and vitrified embryo transferred into a surrogate mare was born on Wednesday January 27, 2010, at Minitube International Center for Biotechnology in Mount Horeb, WI. Both the mother, "Lola," and foal are doing well. The birth of "Biopsita" marks a new era in...

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...