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Applications Now Being Accepted for USEF Show Jumping Selection Trials for the 2012 Olympic Games and 2012 USEF Show Jumping National Championship

by USEF Show Jumping Department | 5/6/2011 12:00:00 PM

Lexington, KY - The USEF is currently accepting applications from competition managers to host the USEF Show Jumping Selection Trials for the 2012 Olympic Games and 2012 USEF Show Jumping National Championship. These events will be held as one competition. Bids must be received by July 1, 2011. Held over the course of a week, this competition will include three stand-alone classes, the results of which will be part of the selection process for the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2012 Olympic...

The Old Salem Farm Foundation Provides Support For Local and Global Charities

by Marty Bauman | 5/3/2011 10:00:57 AM

North Salem, NY – While the Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows are preparing for world-class equestrian competition at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, NY, May 10-15 and 17-22, the Old Salem Farm Foundation is preparing to utilize the Spring Horse Shows as a vehicle to support charities with both a local and global outreach. The goal of the Old Salem Farm Foundation is to use the Spring Horse Shows as a vehicle to help support charitable organizations and create an opportunity for Corporate...

King Crowned Champion of 2011 Rolex Kentucky CCI4* presented by Bridgestone; Halpin Takes USEF National CCI4* Championship on First Try

by Joanie Morris | 5/1/2011 6:38:43 PM

Lexington, KY - Mary King was not going to be stopped in her quest to take a Rolex watch back to Great Britain. Lying first and second after the cross-country at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bridgestone - with Kings Temptress and Fernhill Urco - she did not flinch in the final show jumping phase and jumped an immaculate double-clear round on both horses. Mary King and Kings Temptress (Photo by Shannon Brinkman/USEF). For the first time in history, the champion and reserve...

Garden State Horse Show Adds Preview Show

by Nancy Johnson | 4/30/2011 3:00:57 PM

Augusta, NJ — Celebrating its 60th year, Garden State Horse Show (GSHS) prides itself on retaining traditions of the past while adding new and innovative features to the show each year. This year the AA-rated show, which runs from May 4-8 at the Driving for Surviving will once again entertain the crowd just prior to the Grand Prix. (Photo by Reflections). spacious Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta, NJ, will be preceded by the Garden State Preview, a C-rated show to be held April 30...

2011 ANRC National Intercollegiate Championship

by Marion Lee/ANRC | 4/30/2011 11:00:42 AM

Hardeeville, SC - The weather gods smiled on the American National Riding Commission (ANRC) the weekend of April 14–17 at their 34th annual National Intercollegiate Equitation Championships hosted by the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). While other areas experienced tornados and downpours, the Ronald C. Waranch Equestrian Center just outside Savannah, GA, in Hardeeville, SC, was Award presentations for ANRC National Championship (Flashpoint Photography). spared. Fifty-two riders...

76 Hour Day for a Four-Year-Old

by Joanie Morris | 4/29/2011 10:43:26 AM

Thursday was one of those days that started at 5 am and finished at 10 pm without a moment to actually consider the pace at which we were actually moving. We have some great sponsors at the USEF, they are not only great friends, but they make our programs possible. So yesterday was a day full of sponsor photo shoots and other opportunities. It went like this: 6am Truluck (Phillip Dutton's horse who was scratched before the jog so is just along for the ride) had his morning handgraze...

This Week in International Disciplines - April 27

by USEF Communications Department | 4/27/2011 11:00:40 AM

Eventing Tamra Smith stormed to victory with Mar de Amor by nearly 14 points in the CIC3* at the Twin Rivers Ranch in California. The pair won the dressage and never looked back, adding just a few time faults on both the cross country and the show jumping. Their final score was 53.6. Barbara Crabo and Eveready II were second on a score of 67.3 after picking up 13.6 time faults on the cross country, and Pam Fisher and Sea Lion rounded out the top three on the strength of a clear show jumping...

Ariat Kentucky Reining Cup to Air LIVE on USEFNetwork.com

by USEF Communications Department | 4/25/2011 3:42:35 PM

Lexington, KY - Join US EFNetwork.com for two days of LIVE, world-class reining, with the Ariat Kentucky Reining Cup, April 29-30, 2011. The CRI5* and the Tarter Farm and Ranch Equipment World Freestyle Championship will air live from the Alltech Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, featuring reiners from around the world, including U.S. favorites Tim McQuay, Craig Schmersal, Tom McCutcheon and Shawn Flarida, all members of the Gold Medal-winning 2010 Adequan U.S. Reining Team. The inaugural Ariat...

Lusitano Festival at Sons of the Wind Farm to Support PDVA 'Ride for Life'

by Rebecca Walton for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 4/23/2011 11:34:25 AM

Sons of the Wind School of Equestrian Arts will be hosting their annual "Pride of Portugal; the Lusitano joins the Ride for Life" Festival on Saturday, June 4, 2011. (Photo courtesy of Sons of the Wind School). Merrimac, MA - On Saturday, June 4, 2011, the Sons of the Wind School of Equestrian Arts will host its third annual Lusitano Festival. This year, the Pride of Portugal; The Lusitano, joins the 'Ride for Life.' This exciting event showcases the beautiful Lusitano horses and the...

2011 ASHA Junior Exhibitor Driving Challenge Schedule Updated, New Events Added

by ASHA news | 4/14/2011 10:35:00 AM

Lexington, KY - The schedule for the 2011 American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) Junior Exhibitor Driving Challenge has been updated, with events added in April and September. Driving Challenge classes have been added to the Oklahoma Centennial, which is set to take place beginning today, April 14, through Sunday, April 17, and the Oregon State Fair Horse Show, which is scheduled for Thursday, September 1, through Sunday, September 4. The events currently scheduled for 2011 range from...