Good pasture management can also help reduce intestinal parasites. (physyk/Adobe Stock) Here’s the bad news: worms are becoming resistant to our efforts to kill them, thanks in part to traditional deworming protocols that called for dosing horses every two months. That was the thinking when the first broad-spectrum dewormers (also called anthelmintics) hit the market back in the 1960s, but over the decades that protocol helped the worms become less sensitive to the medicine. “And...

Saddle seat equitation athletes will light up the ring at the Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show from July 3-8 at the Red Mile in Lexington, Kentucky. The show features the USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final , a national championship event, which US Equestrian members can watch on the USEF Network on July 5 at 5:30 p.m. ET. There’s also a rare opportunity to see Saddle Seat Equitation Triple Crown winners meet in a single class established by the American Saddlebred Horse...

Lexington, Ky. – A lovely weekend at the Kentucky Classic CDE played host to the 2016 USEF Pony Driving National Championships. Held October 6-9 at the Kentucky Horse Park, the championships crowned two National Champions: Leslie Berndl and Katie Whaley, along with their talented ponies. USEF Single Pony Driving National Championship Leslie Berndl and Sweetwater's Zorah Belle (Picsofyou.com) Berndl (Newcastle, Calif.) and Sweetwater’s Zorah Belle began their quest for a national...

Lexington, Ky. - The 2016 US Pony Jumper National Championships, held as part of the US Pony Finals presented by Collecting Gaits Farm, came to an exciting conclusion on Saturday night with Individual titles up for grabs. Sixteen combinations came back to jump a fourth round over Jasen Shelley’s challenging course, with combinations producing their best performances of the week. Bailey Doloff and Wishlea Star Dasher (Shawn McMillen Photography) Four combinations entered the Alltech Arena...

Piber Köflach, Austria – The U.S. Driving Team of Donna Crookston, Sterling Graburn, and Suzy Stafford, along with individual Leslie Berndl, made a valiant effort at the 2016 FEI World Driving Championships for Singles, which proved to be a true championship test. The strong international field consisted of 75 combinations from 23 countries, and after four days of competition, the U.S. team finished 14th. Sterling Graburn and Mannkato (Krisztina Horváth/Hoefnet.com) Graburn (Paris,...

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation does not certify, endorse, nor approve specific equine nutritional supplements as safe for use during recognized competitions. As a service to USEF Members, and upon request, the USEF Drug and Medication Program office will review product labels to determine if forbidden substances are amongst the specific ingredients listed. However, all competitors are advised that the manufacture of equine nutritional supplements is not currently...

Wellington, FL Lauren Sammis and Sagacious HF competing at the 2011 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Festival of Champions at Gladstone. (Photo courtesy of Sue Stickle) – Pan Am Gold Medalist Lauren Sammis and Sagacious HF, a KWPN gelding owned by Al Guden and Hyperion Farm, have arrived in Wellington and are looking forward to a great New Year as well as a fabulous show season. Sagacious, a jet black gelding with his own Facebook page and a large fan following, is in top shape as he prepares...

Kent Farrington and Uceko. Photo: Beatrice Scudo. Hickstead, Great Britain - U.S. Nations Cup rider Kent Farrington and the Dutch Warmblood gelding Uceko, owned by R.C.G. Farm, held their own among the best of the British in a packed jump-off on Sunday to win the Longines King George V Gold Cup at the Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead. Out of the 47 starters, 10 went forward to the jump-off. Farrington - the only American - was seventh to go. Farrington won the incredibly fast...

The National Museum of the Morgan Horse shares a building with the American Morgan Horse Association in picturesque Shelburne, VT. This non-profit organization is dedicated to educating the public about the Morgan horse. We collect, preserve and display original works of art and historical materials related to the Morgan breed. We also have a small library and research center that is open to researchers by appointment. We currently are actively seeking volunteers for a number of ongoing...

The Performance Horse Registry (PHR), which offers horse owners and breeders the opportunity to obtain identification papers for their horses, record pedigrees, collect performance records, and win awards, announces its sponsored awards and classes for 2009. The PHR is part of the United States Equestrian Federation. The schedule is as follows: — May 8-10: Cincinnati Dressage Tradition, Cincinnati, OH — May 29-31: Fort Vancover Sport Horse Breeding Show, Ridgefield, WA — June...