Attention junior and young riders in Zones 1, 6, and 12 interested in competing at next year’s FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC) for show jumping. Please check your zone’s criteria and qualifying period for the 2009 FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships under the Jumping Discipline page of the USEF website at www.usef.org/_IFrames/breedsDisciplines/discipline/allJumping/intjumping.aspx . Please direct questions to Jennifer Haydon, Director of...

Attention Zone 10 juniors interested in competing in the 2009 Adequan/USEF National Pony Jumper Championships: The 2009 Adequan/USEF National Pony Jumper Championships selection procedures and qualifying period for Zone 10 has been approved and is now available on the Jumping Discipline page of the USEF website at www.usef.org/Contentpage2.aspx?id=natjumping . Please direct questions to Jennifer Haydon, Director of Show Jumping for National Programs, at [email protected] or (859) 225-6911.

Attention all juniors interested in competing in the 2009 Adequan/USEF National Pony Jumper Championships. The 2009 Adequan/USEF National Pony Jumper Championships selection procedures and qualifying periods have been approved and are now available on the Jumping Discipline page of the USEF website at https://www.usef.org/Contentpage2.aspx?id=natjumping Please direct questions to Jennifer Haydon, Director of Show Jumping for National Programs at [email protected] or (859) 225-6911. ENDS

Lexington, KY - Through sponsorships to the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA), the CRI which the 2008 Adequan/USEF National Open Reining Championship presented by Equine Motorcoach is running within will have $25,000 added money. The NRHA Derby is the host competition for the USEF Reining Championships, which include the Open, USEF National CRI* Reining Championship, and the USEF National Youth Reining Championships. The Derby will showcase the nation’s best reiners at the State Fair...

Announcing the launch of an exciting new feature of the USEF website specifically for licensed officials: the USEF Licensed Officials Portal. Contained inside the Authorized Users Area, licensed officials can use their online username and password to sign into an entirely new section of the site. Inside the LO Portal, you will find access to detailed discussion forums for hot topics pertaining to licensed officials, a searchable FAQ section, the ability to run detailed reports, download forms,...

As a reminder to all dressage riders, the 2008 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions will be held in San Juan Capistrano, CA, over the weekends of June 20–22 and June 27–29. This Festival of Champions will feature the national championships for the Intermediaire I, Young Adult “Brentina Cup”, Young Rider and Junior divisions, and will be held in conjunction with the USEF Selection Trials for Dressage. Division ranking lists are currently posted on the USEF website, but in...

Federation members may submit rule changes if they feel an aspect of the USEF Rulebook needs revision. According to the process set forth in GR150, the deadline for individual members to submit a rule change for consideration at the January 2009 Annual Meeting is June 1st . Proposed rule changes may be submitted through our automated online submission system, located under “Rules & Governance,” then “Rule Book,” then “Rule Change Proposal Form,” or via paper on the Official Rule Change Form,...

Lexington, KY - The USEF Dressage Committee has released a new draft of the Performance Standards Proposal for review and feedback from United States Dressage Federation (USDF) and USEF members. This proposal would establish a qualification process for competing at fourth level and above at USEF-licensed dressage competitions beginning with the 2011 competition year. The committee invites USEF and USDF members to review the new draft, and then login through the USEF website to fill out an...

The futurity grace period deadline to nominate mares and stallions for 2008 foals is Friday, April 25. Nomination forms are available for download from the association's website at www.saddlebred.com/Prize-forms . The Kentucky Amateur, Kentucky and National Futurity programs paid over $272,000 to participants in 2007. For more information on American Saddlebred Registry Prize Programs, including futurities, please contact Patricia Edwards by calling (859) 259-2742, ext. 320, or e-mail p....

Lexington, KY - U.S. Young Reining Riders are taking the first steps towards international competition. This summer at the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Derby the U.S. Young Reining Riders will have their first opportunity to compete on behalf of their country. The NRHA Derby will host an FEI Concours de Reining International - Young Rider (CRI-Y) that will serve as the selection trial for all the U.S. Reining teams that will compete at the CN North American Junior/Young Rider...