Lexington, KY -- For the second consecutive year, the American show jumpers made their trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina worth the effort, handily picking up a victory over Chile on November 11. Led by 19-year-old Brianne Goutal of New York, NY, the only rider of the quartet with overseas experience, the team won the CSIO**** Buenos Aires on a final score of eight faults. Both Goutal, riding Casar, and 19-year-old Hillary Dobbs with Quincy B, jumped two clear rounds setting the team up for the...

The Nomination Committee met for the first time at the FEI Headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, November 1-2, 2007. During their one-and-a-half-day meeting, the committee mainly discussed and reviewed the following: conflict of interest and confidentiality agreement, role of the committee, procedures and timeline. The committee will forward a report to the Bureau for their upcoming Bureau meeting in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The National Federations will be updated as soon as possible...

Highlights of both the Platform® Shetland Pony Congress and the Platform® American Miniature Horse National Championships will be aired on two TV shows coming up this month on RFD-TV. The Platform® AMHR National Championship Show and The Platform® Shetland Pony Congress are the equivalent of the Super Bowl for Miniature Horses and Shetland Ponies. The shows attract the top small equines from throughout the U.S. On October 14, at 4 p.m. (EST) RFD-TV will be airing the American Shetland Pony...

The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) announced the dates for the 2007 Great American Insurance Group/USDF Regional Dressage Championships: -USDF Region 1 (October 25-28) at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, VA, -USDF Region 2 (September 27-30) at the Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, IL, -USDF Region 3 (October 20-21) at the HITS Post Time Farm-Commercial Show Grounds in Ocala, FL, -USDF Region 4 (October 12-14) at The National Equestrian Center in Lake St. Louis, MO, -USDF...

At its meeting on Tuesday, July 31, the Executive Committee of the American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) designated regional championship competitions throughout the United States for 2008. The first official regional championship was held in 2005 at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg, PA, for the Northeastern region. That competition was selected again, but in this instance for Region 11 only, encompassing the states of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New...

The 2007 Platform® American Shetland Pony National Championship Congress show is set to kick off August 1-4 at the Gordyville Arena in Gifford, IL. Last year’s Shetland Pony Congress show drew almost 500 entries from all over the United States. “Shetland ponies are very versatile and compete in a variety of competitions, and the best-of-the0best go head-to-head each year at this Congress Championship show,” said American Shetland Pony Club Director of Operations Zona Schneider. Shetland...

Lexington, KY— A last minute decision to enter the class paid off for first-time USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Finalist Michelle Krentz as she swept the class with a unanimous decision from the judges and went home with the title. Krentz beat six other finalists in the 71st Lexington Junior League Horse Show at the famous The Red Mile racetrack. Even though Krentz has not been regularly riding her 17-year-old mare, CH Louisville Lass, the chemistry was right between them. “Since I’ve...

Lexington, KY—As it did in the fall of 2006, ASHA will once again offer live streaming video of the TSE/Tattersalls Saddlebred sale via its website, www.saddlebred.com. The TSE/Tattersalls Spring Sale, as conducted by Teater Saddlebred Enterprises, Inc., is Friday and Saturday, April 13-14, 2007. ASHA will broadcast live over the Internet (webcast) both days of the sale in its entirety. The webcast will offer action of each horse for sale as it is presented and allow viewers to listen in on the...

Wellington, FL—January 16, 2007— Stadium Jumping, Inc., in association with Productions East Video, the United States Equestrian Federation® (USEF), GoMobileBroadband.com and LiveBroadcast.TV, is proud to present live webcasts of all the rings of the Winter Equestrian Festival competition from Wellington and Tampa, FL. The live webcasts had an incredible following during the Pennsylvania National Horse Show, Syracuse Invitation, Raleigh/Duke, and the National Horse Show last fall where hundreds...

The finals for the Long Island Horse Show Series for Riders with Disabilities (LIHSSRD) will be held on Monday, August 28, of the Hampton Classic Horse Show. The LIHSSRD finals mark the first time in the horse show’s three-decade history that competition will be held on Monday. Admission will be free on this day when all of the shops in the Hampton Classic’s popular Boutique Garden and Stable Row will be open for business. The show series, created by HorseAbility, was founded to provide riders...