Lexington, KY – Renewing their partnership with the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), GumBits continues their support of the 2008 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions and the 2008 Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Championship, presented by Collecting Gaits Farm. GumBits, which specializes in manufacturing equine products, partnered with the USEF last year to support the Federation’s dressage programs. The contributions of GumBits will help to support the prominent...

Internationally renowned driving champion Chester Weber has been featured in a new television series, The Ocala Horse Show . Weber is based in Ocala, FL, during the winter season. The rest of the year he travels with his team internationally to compete in the world’s premiere driving competitions. Weber is well respected for his outstanding accomplishments in the driving community. He is also a well-rounded horseman and has served as an excellent ambassador to the sport. These characteristics...

The American Paint Horse Association (APHA) and Professional Auction Services will debut the APHA Fall Championship Show Select Sale presented by Markel Insurance on November 8, 2008, in the W.R. Watt Arena at the Will Rogers Memorial Center complex in Fort Worth, TX. Featuring multiple sessions, the new auction format offers first-session Paints the chance to enroll in the innovative “APHA Sale Stakes” program—special reining, Western pleasure, hunter under saddle, longe line and halter...

Summer is just around the corner and parents will be looking for riding camps for their kids. Look no further. To find a summer camp, riding stable, trail ride program, or instructor near you simply visit the Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA) online directory at www.CHAinstructors.com . This comprehensive online searchable database contains all CHA certified riding instructors and CHA program member facilities throughout the United States, Canada, and beyond. Anyone looking for a riding...

M. R. Riders 4-H Club of Campbell County was recently awarded a $1,000 grant from the Kentucky Horse Council (KHC). Members of the club compete as a team year round throughout the state at endurance riding competitions. Typically the young riders and their horses compete by traveling an average of 25 miles over challenging terrain in a timed event. As they accumulate good scores and better fitness levels they enter endurance races of further distances. Those wishing to qualify for the 2009 U.S....

With a second consecutive Road to the Horse Championship title under his belt and a new Western Horseman book recently released, clinician Chris Cox is riding high. Don’t miss the excitement as Chris brings his “Ride the Journey” tour to Tunica, MS, for a two-day learning experience on July 26 and 27 at the Tunica Arena & Exposition Center. Chris’ RFD-TV program carries his down-to-earth style and authentic brand of horsemanship to households across America. Those attending the Tunica event...

At a tense horse auction in Sugarcreek, OH last weekend, Pure Thoughts Horse Rescue left angry horse "kill" buyers no choice but to haul their trailers home empty. One hundred sixty three horses stood for sale that night facing the same grim future: a grueling trip to a painful slaughter in Canada or Mexico, then on to fill overseas dinner plates. But Pure Thoughts co-founder Jennifer Swanson and sponsor Victoria McCullough gave every one of those horses a second chance. "I have bought...

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

The American Morgan Horse Association's "Team Morgan" is conducting an essay contest to promote the Morgan horse to equine-minded youth across the country and to raise funds for Team Morgan to travel to and host international equitation competitions. Copper Beech Morgans has graciously and generously offered the grand prize, a Morgan foal or young horse. The contest is open to any youth 21 years of age or younger interested in owning a Morgan horse. Each contestant will submit a completed...

The 112th Devon Horse Show and Country Fair is Thursday, May 22, through Sunday, June 1, in Devon, PA. New this year is a United Professional Horsemen's Association (UPHA) Pink Ribbon class. Last fall, the UPHA introduced the program to help horse shows engage communities, showcase the show horses and raise much-needed funds for breast cancer research, awareness and treatment. The designated class at Devon is the UPHA Pink Ribbon Ladies Five-Gaited class on Wednesday evening, May 28. Devon also...