Aurora, OH - Freedom Health, LLC, makers of SUCCEED® Digestive Conditioning Program®, has announced the introduction of a new awareness campaign: "Crusade Against Equine Colic"™. As a leading equine health product, SUCCEED supports greater education and awareness of important digestive health concerns like colic. Knowledge is power. This is particularly important with colic, as it is the number one medical killer of adult domestic horses. That fact has been well-established by veterinary...

Wellington, FL - The FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) announces that the World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) Hunter Classic Spectacular will be returned to its original format in the 2012 season. With input from riders and trainers, the decision was made to return the class back to a one-night event on Saturday during Week 6 of the 2012 FTI WEF. A Hunter Forum meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 22, at 3:30 pm at The Wellington Club for riders and trainers to identify various ways to...

The European winter is off to a rough and very cold start this year. With record breaking snow and daytime temperatures dropping to 16 F, one might have expected a dismal turnout for the Winter Mixed Sales Auction held on December 4 at the Oldenburg Horse Center in Vechta, Germany. That was not the case, however, thanks to a fantastic lineup of sport horses, broodmares and young stallions, not to mention a very dedicated auction team. The top-priced horse was the mare, Franka Potente, who sold...

Lausanne, Switzerland - The FEI has announced today that Bökeberg, near Malmö (SWE), will host the inaugural FEI World Reining Finals in May 2011. Qualified riders will compete for the title of World Reining Champion at the Finals in Malmö, where $100,000 in prize money will be on offer. The FEI World Reining Finals, which are a reworking of the FEI World Reining Masters, will be held on 22 May 2011 at the well-known equestrian facility at Bökeberg, just outside Malmö. This is the first time...

Riders will showcase their skills during the annual Holiday Horse Show at Vinceremos Therapeutic Rid (Photo Credit: Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center) Loxahatchee, FL- November 9, 2010 - The Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center (VTRC) is pleased to announce that it will be hosting its annual Holiday Horse Show and Picnic on Saturday, November 13, 2010, from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. All of the riders at VTRC are eligible to compete at the Holiday Horse Show, and members of the community and...

Lexington, KY - USEF Network is ready to bring you the latest in live and video-on-demand from the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington. Catch up on Saturday morning's reining rides, with free video-on-demand, and then get ready for unprecedented coverage of the Games on USEF Network, NBC Sports and Universal Sports. In all, more than 150 hours of programming will be hitting the airwaves during the Games. This includes coverage from the United States Equestrian Federation's new...

Arabians, Half-Arabians and Anglo-Arabians descend on Regina, Sask. August 16-21, 2010 for the Arabian and Half-Arabian Canadian National Championship Horse Show, affectionately known as “The Royal Red.” The championship show, produced by the Arabian Horse Association (AHA) of Aurora, Colo., will take advantage of Evraz Place’s new Cooperators Centre for a variety of disciplines including reining, dressage, hunter jumper and more. The Royal Red will bring about 720 world class horses from 40...

Sapphire and McLain Ward (Shannon Brinkman/USEF) Lexington, KY - The USEF has named the the following horse/rider combinations in ranked order to the Short List for the US Show Jumping Team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Name/Age/Hometown/Horse/Age/Breed/Sex/Owner McLain Ward/34/Brewster, NY/Sapphire/15/Belgian Warmblood/Mare/McLain Ward, Tom Grossman and Blue Chip Bloodstock Laura Kraut/44/Middleburg, VA/Cedric /12/KWPN/Gelding/Happy Hill Farm Lauren Hough/32/Wellington,...

These two top Dutch Warmblood breeders will be displaying all of this year's foals from both farms at one venue. This will make it easy for anyone interested in the products of their breeding programs to see them all in one place. Ten sets of mares and foals will be available for viewing and shown individually at liberty. Majestic Gaits and Carnival Hill have both bred several Top Ten and Top Five KWPN Dutch Warmblood offspring. This is a chance to see some top imported and domestic Star, Keur,...

The American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) has officially named Paula Johnson of Mound, MN, as its new Executive Director. When the ASHA Selection Committee began the search for its next Executive Director, the committee determined that strong leadership skills, a background with budgets, and strong communication skills were essential to success in this position. Paula Johnson brings all three. Strategic planning, management of staff (both professional and support staff), budget...