Sponsorship opportunities are available for the Dancing With the Equestrian Stars After Party event that follows Jumping Under the Stars, phase one of the Rolex/USEF National Show Jumping Finals presented by Equine Motorcoach, www.equinemotorcoach.com , at the National Horse Show, www.nhs.org , in Wellington, FL, December 5-9, 2007. The National Horse Show has offered banners in the arena, promotional distribution, invitations to parties and tickets to the show and the event. Dancing with The...

The World Games 2010 Foundation, Inc., announced the launch of an advance registration program for trade show spaces at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, scheduled to take place at the Kentucky Horse Park September 25-October 10, 2010. The advance registration program will begin in October and will allow vendors to secure priority status for selecting a final exhibit location on the Kentucky Horse Park grounds once plans have been finalized. Approximately 400 vendors from around the...

Ryan Wood and Powell (Shannon Brinkman Photo) Mill Spring, NC. - Preceding the final day of competition at the 2016 Nutrena® USEA American Eventing Championships presented by Land Rover, horse and rider combinations from numerous divisions continued to display their talents in front of a supportive crowd at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC). The Adequan® Advanced Gold Cup Finals division saw change in leadership, as Marilyn Little and RF Demeter retired on course to give Ryan...

Dressage The Palm Beach County Jim Brandon Equestrian Center in West Palm Beach, FL, hosted The Wellington Classic Spring Challenge CDI-W. On Friday, Tina Konyot and her partner from the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, Calecto V, topped the field in the Grand Prix for Freestyle scoring a 70.043%. Elizabeth Austin riding Olivier and Shawna Harding riding Come On III collected second and third place honors. Konyot took another commanding win in the Freestyle, scoring a 75.300%. Harding...

EMC Corporation, the world’s leading developer of information infrastructure technology and solutions in company, will be the Official Physical Security Solutions Provider of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. EMC will provide the hardware, software, cameras and support services to enhance security measures during the 2010 Games. Support services include camera design and placement, as well as a staffed temporary control center on the grounds of the Kentucky Horse Park. EMC works with...

The Unwanted Horse Coalition’s (UHC) National Speaker Program has been up and running since January 2009 with immediate success. This program provides equine events around the country with UHC volunteers to speak about the issue of unwanted horses and what it means to “Own Responsibly.” To date the UHC has provided speakers for 12 events, with more set for the near future. “If you have an equine-related event coming up, please contact the UHC to request a speaker, and we will try our best to...

This morning we are pleased to see more incremental progress with Laine’s lung injury. While she remains on the ventilator, she is beginning to take some breaths on her own. Her vital signs are also improving. Her fever, while still high, is down to a less critical level. Her blood pressure, which has been running low, is beginning to rise up to a more acceptable level and her blood oxygenation saturation is very good (meaning that her lungs are performing their primary function of distribution...

Lexington, KY - On January 13, the final day of the USEF Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors considered rule change proposals for all breeds and disciplines. Included in this review was the much-discussed “performance standards” proposal from the Dressage Committee, which would establish a qualification process for competing at certain levels at USEF-Licensed Dressage Competitions. After extensive discussion, the Board voted to officially table the proposal until the next USEF Annual Meeting...

The FEI wishes to announce “On to Hong Kong,” a Workshop to assist National Federations to prepare for the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong. The event, to be organized together with the FEI’s Welfare Sub-Committee, will take place in the auditorium of the Olympic museum in Lausanne on February 17, 2008. The objective of the workshop will be to provide chef de missions, riders, vets with the latest updates and to promote the health and welfare of the horses by making the information collected at...

The World Games 2010 Foundation, Inc., the organization responsible for planning, organizing and conducting the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, announced that Ruth Mason has been hired as the director of ticketing. As director of ticketing for the 2010 Games, Mason will oversee the daily ticketing operations, including ticket inventory, production and distribution, as well as manage seat assignments and fulfillment of corporate and group sales. She will also assist in venue planning...