As the Arabian Horse Association’s (AHA) Youth Nationals Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show approaches, AHA continues to celebrate its 2008 Youth of the Year, Kim Luebcke of Peoria, IL. Luebcke, a college freshman at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, past Region 11 Youth Director and past Arabian Horse Youth Association (AHYA) President, maintains her role of Youth of the Year with grace and gratitude. Each year the Youth of the Year subcommittee works to find an Arabian...

The United States Eventing Association (USEA) is pleased to announce that its Board of Governors has awarded the 2010-2012 USEA American Eventing Championships (AEC) to Chattahoochee Hills Eventing in Fairburn, GA. This will be the third site to host the championships, which began in 2004 at the Carolina Horse Park in Raeford, NC, and moved to Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, IL, in 2007. "We are very excited and energized by our partnership with Carl Bouckaert and his team,” said Kevin...

Norman Brinker, who served as an alternate with the United States show jumping team at the 1952 Summer Olympic Games in Helsinki, passed away due to pneumonia while on vacation in Colorado. Brinker was born in Denver, CO, on June 3, 1931, to Kathryn and Eugene Brinker. He helped his family at a young age by buying and selling horses and a variety of other jobs. He attended the New Mexico Military Institute in high school, served in the Navy, and graduated from San Diego State University in 1957....

Lexington, KY – The 2009 Cavalor/United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships begins Friday, May 15 at the Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, IL and will conclude Sunday, May 17. Rebecca Hart and Norteassa will be back to defend their championship title against sixteen horse and rider combinations. In addition, this National Championship will be held concurrently with the Lamplight CDI; and for the first time ever in the US, a CPEDI3* will be...

The Classic Shetland Stallion Sweepstakes Auction, an annual event hosted by the American Shetland Pony Club (ASPC), is the perfect way for Shetland Pony owners to promote their stallions, breed their mares and be part of an ongoing effort to showcase Classic Shetland Pony bloodlines. The auction is held online and is open to all ASPC registered stallions and mares. “We're looking forward to another great year of offering some of the industry’s most prized stallions at stud,” said Carin Ponder,...

Lexington, KY— The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has selected the six competitions which will be required to take heel measurements from the first and fourth place ponies in Roadster and Hackney Roadster Pony Championships. The 2009 competitions include: • River Ridge Charity - Columbus, OH (April 22-25) • Midwest Charity - Springfield, IL (June 16-20) • Lexington Junior League - Lexington, KY (July 6-11) • Kentucky State Fair - Louisville, KY (August 23-29) • Southeastern Charity...

The United States Eventing Association (USEA) is pleased to announce that the Chattahoochee Hills Three-Day Event on May 15-17, 2009, will be a part of this year’s Adequan USEA Gold Cup Series. Chattahoochee Hills offers several events throughout the year at the state-of-the-art facility in Fairburn, GA. “Chat Hills” as it’s known to its fans, kicked off their first events last year, offering divisions from novice through intermediate. This year, they’ve included FEI divisions, and the CIC**...

Lexington, KY – Fourteen High Performance Dressage athletes traveled from across the US and from as far away as Germany to join the 19 members of the USEF High Performance Dressage Eligible Athletes Committee and the USEF High Performance Dressage Committee to attend a forum held November 11, 2008 in Chicago, IL. The objective of the forum was to discuss the USEF’s High Performance Strategic Plan for the period leading up to the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The forum was designed so that High...

Diane Carney of Telluride Farm is pleased to announce that the annual George H. Morris Clinic is scheduled for Thanksgiving weekend at Canterbury Farm in Hampshire, IL. Held for over 20 years, this annual tradition educates groups who range in experience from the 1.10 meter competition height to the grand prix level. Auditors are welcome, and no reservations are needed for the three-day clinic, which will be held from November 28-30, 2008. On Saturday, November 29, Zone 5 is sponsoring lunch...

Lexington, KY— The 2008 United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Dressage Seat Medal Finals presented by Dressage Today® was held August 29-30 at the Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, IL. Riders came from across the country to compete for the championship in two age divisions— 13 & Under and 14-18 division. The purpose of the USEF Dressage Seat Medal Program is to promote and reward excellence in equitation, including correct seat, position, and use of aids in the sport of dressage....