In a “down” economy, some things are still on the way up. Membership in the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) reached an all-time record high of 20,255, on November 4, 2009, according to NCHA Executive Director Jeff Hooper. “We are especially pleased to have reached this milestone in 2009, during a stressful year for the national and world economy,” Hooper said. “And with recent reports of economic growth and recovery, we expect to surpass this new record in 2010.” Cutting horse...

Lexington, KY – Each year at the FEI World Reining Masters Final, the best individual Reiner in the world is crowned. Throughout the year, top Reiners from each National Federation qualify for a chance at this prestigious title as well as $100,000 USD in prize money. The competition returns to the USA in 2009 and two of the country’s best Reiners have been named by the USEF to take on the world in Oklahoma City on December 3rd. Competing against as many as 20 other nations, including Australia,...

Join the Kentucky Horse Park and John Lyons in kicking off 2010 in style in the park’s new Indoor Arena. The park has partnered with the Center for Women in Racing to bring America’s most trusted horseman to Kentucky, January 16-17, 2010. Enjoy Lyons’ expertise, experience and candor in a setting unlike any other. Lyons is one of the most respected trainers around the world. He is known as “America’s Most Trusted Horseman” and he has earned that title through almost 30 years of dedication to...

As the United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation Holiday Fundraiser draws closer, many exciting performances have been announced for the feature event. SUCCEED® and Wellington Classic Dressage will be hosting the Holiday Gala Fundraiser, December 11-12, 2009, to benefit the USET Foundation. The venue for the fundraiser will be the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL. The two nights of exciting performances will include Pony Club Mounted Games featuring Gina Miles, Cathy...

The United States Equestrian Federation’s Saddle Seat Medal Final will be held Saturday, November 21, 2009, at the United Professional Horsemen’s Association’s American Royal National Championship in Kansas City, MO. This medal final brings together the best saddle seat equitation riders from across the country that will perform for a prestigious judging panel comprised of Maria Gilman, Brooke Jacobs and Sally Lindabury. To qualify for the competition, competitors must be 17 years and under who...

The Official Prize List for Equestrian Sport Productions Holiday & Horses AA rated Horse Show CSI-W is now available both online and in hard copy. The cover of the program was designed by Mette Olesen Phillips, one of the winners of the Winter Equestrian Festival Poster Contest. The Holiday and Horses show will run from Wednesday, November 25, through Sunday, November 29, 2009. In addition to the AA USEF rated class schedule, the show will include a Friday evening $50,000 FEI World Cup...

The 2009 Dallas Harvest Horse Show began competition at the beautiful Texas Rose Horse Park in Tyler, TX, and will run October 28 through November 1, 2009. The Dallas Harvest Horse Show benefits Habitat for Horses and is one of the largest fundraisers for the program. The most prestigious 'AA' rated horse show in Texas, the Dallas Harvest Horse Show is sanctioned and recognized by the United States Equestrian Federation, rated 'AA' in hunters and three star in jumpers. The show is also 'A'...

Registration is now open for one of the finest annual training opportunities in the U.S. for first responders, emergency medical technicians, veterinarians, firefighters, and other emergency/rescue personnel—the Technical Large-Animal Emergency Rescue (LAR) Training provided cooperatively by USRider and Eastern Kentucky University (EKU). Two rescue training seminars have been scheduled for March 2010. The first course, scheduled for March 22-24, 2010, is open to the public, with emphasis...

The Washington International Horse Show (WIHS), a leading national equestrian event based in Washington, D.C., since 1958, chose the Horses and Humans Research Foundation as one of its charity partners for the 2009 Washington International Horse Show at Verizon Center, held October 20-25, 2009. “Washington International Horse Show is proud to give a national platform and support to therapeutic riding and equine-assisted activities and charities that support those in need, both medical and...

The American Paint Horse Association’s (APHA) annual convention and membership meeting concluded recently in Colorado Springs, CO, where 107 leaders of the association met to elect the group’s executive committee, decide on rule change proposals and work within committees to continue to advance the popular horse breed organization. APHA’s newly elected executive committee now includes: • President Linda Vance, Winlock, WA • President-elect Dr. Travis Titlow, Lincoln, CA • Vice President Scot...