The American Horse Council (AHC) will host the 2007 National Issues Forum June 17-20 in Washington, DC. This is an exciting opportunity for the AHC to bring together industry experts and participants to discuss important national equine issues. The general session on Tuesday, June 19, will feature key seminars, including: Disease Control: Who’s Really Responsible?— Equine diseases have dramatically affected racing, showing, breeding, sales and the movement of horses over the last two years....

A free trip for two to the 2007 Rolex FEI World Cup™; Finals in Las Vegas will be awarded to one lucky winner of a contest being offered through the Finals’ producer Las Vegas Events, Inc., the equestrian website EquiSearch.com and Animal Planet, the cable television network that will broadcast coverage of the World Cup Finals. The Rolex FEI World Cup™ Finals in both jumping and dressage return to the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, April 18-22. In 2005, the Jumping and Dressage Finals were...

The World Games 2010 Foundation unveiled the new merchandising and marketing logo for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, which is coming to the Kentucky Horse Park in 2010. The announcement was made at the Downtown Arts Center in Lexington on March 7. “We are very excited about today’s announcement,” said Rolf Linder, Chief Marketing Officer for the Foundation. “Our new merchandising logo will give the Games, Alltech and the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) a striking visual...

With U.S. qualifying more than half over, the race to earn berths in the 2007 Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final is tightening up. Final qualifying events in both the East and West Coast Leagues will decide which horses and riders will represent the U.S. in the World Cup Final in Las Vegas, April 18-22, 2007. Las Vegas, the world’s premier city for exciting entertainment, will once again be the backdrop for the 2007 Rolex FEI World Cup™ Finals in both jumping and dressage. In 2005, the FEI...

To enhance the safety of horses and those who travel with horses, USRider has worked with Drs. Tomas and Rebecca Gimenez, experts in large animal emergency rescue, on a research project to gather and analyze data about horse trailer accidents. Conclusions and recommendations from this study will be released to the public soon. However, during the course of the study, USRider and Drs. Gimenez noticed a hazardous trend involving gooseneck horse trailers, of which they want to caution the public...

(Lexington, KY) – All donations made to the USEF Equine Relief Fund from today, September 23, 2005, forward will be used to assist victims of any 2005 hurricane including Katrina, Rita or any others that could occur. The Fund will assist those agencies working directly with the equine victims and refugees from hurricanes. Every dollar of the money donated to the fund will be used to support efforts to deliver food, veterinary services, and shelter for horses and ponies in the stricken areas....

Wellington, FL – August 15, 2023 –The Dutta Corp. is initiating a new program offering horse owners a way to offset the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions when their horses fly on domestic and international flights while also supporting USEF High Performance programs! The Dutta Corp. has partnered with Native, a certified B Corp specializing in carbon offset projects, to source high-quality carbon credits and create an innovative, climate action program believed to be the first of its...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian (USEF) is pleased to announce that the 2018 USEF U25 Show Jumping National Championship will be held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, Fla., during the Holiday and Horses Show, November 28 through December 2. “The USEF U25 Show Jumping National Championship began in 2015 and for the first three years was held at the National Horse Show in Lexington, Ky.,” says US Equestrian CEO Bill Moroney. “We anticipate...

Bjorn Ikast and Colorado. (Horseinsport© ) Tucson, AZ — The midway point of the six week HITS Arizona Winter Circuit was highlighted by big victories for Bjorn Ikast in the $25,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, and Gretchen Lof in the $2,500 Devoucoux Hunter Prix. Ikast, originally from Kolding, Denmark and now a Colorado resident, is a regular at the HITS Arizona Winter Circuit and has been knocking on the door for a Grand Prix win all season. He finished third two weeks...

John French entered last week’s $10,000 Devoucoux Hunter Derby as a heavy favorite, and during the popular two-round classic, he showed exactly why when he captured the top two places in the class to conclude a fabulous week during Desert Circuit V at the HITS Desert Horse Park, in Thermal, CA. French, from Gilroy, CA, took the top placing aboard Lisa Martinez-Bates' Brego and was also second aboard Yellow Dog, LLC's Crown Affair en route to collecting $5,000 in prize money for the afternoon....