Mark your calendars for the $50,000 CSI-W Lexington Grand Prix, which is a World Cup Qualifier and the final class in the Hagyard Challenge Series. Scheduled for September 18, 2009, at 7:30 p.m., this event will be the very first grand prix held in the new indoor arena at the Kentucky Horse Park. All spectators are welcome and are encouraged to fill the stands. Sponsored by Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, the Hagyard Challenge Series is a summer-long competition that includes seven grand prix...

Pennfield Feed, the small-town-big-quality company known for supplying feed for the last four Olympic and FEI World Equestrian Games, and who made headlines late last year when they were awarded the designation of Official Feed of the United States Equestrian Federation, has launched an exciting new two-month promotion for free feed. Starting Monday, August 17, through October 16, Pennfield will offer a Buy One Get One Free deal on any of their five formulas that feature beet pulp as their key...

Lexington, KY – Since its inception in 1990, the USEF Computer List has been a valuable tool to the US Show Jumping program. A basis for Team Selection, this list has aided in fielding teams that have won back-to-back Team Gold medals at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games, Team and Individual Silver at the 2006 World Equestrian Games and countless Nations Cups. Beginning in August of 2009, the list, which ranks the top show jumping riders in the United States has be rechristened the Rolex/USEF...

The FEI Open and European Para-Equestrian Dressage Championships began on Wednesday, August 19, marking a historic achievement for Norway as it will be the first time a European equestrian Championship is held on Norwegian soil, and also the first time a European summer sport championship is held there. The event takes place at the Epona Riding Centre, established in 2005 and near Kristiansand on the south coast of Norway, providing a magnificent backdrop for the event. Cato Zahl Pedersen, an...

The American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) Youth Committee has organized a three-day long scavenger hunt, sponsored by Dr. and Mrs. Louis Johnson and Judy and Roy Werner of Redwing Farm, for ASHA Youth during the World's Championship Horse Show (WCHS) at the 2009 Kentucky State Fair (KSF). The scavenger hunt will begin at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, August 25, at the Junior Judging section of Freedom Hall, and all Junior Exhibitors 17 and under are encouraged to participate. Participants must work...

The High Roller Reining Classic is pleased to announce that the only female $1 Million Elite Rider, Mandy McQuay McCutcheon, will be showing at this year's competition. The horse show will be held at the South Point Hotel and Casino, September 4-12, 2009. McCutcheon is the only non-pro Elite Rider and the daughter of Elite Rider Tim McQuay, who will also be competing at this year's event. The High Roller Reining Classic is the international "crown jewel" of western riding competition, and...

Beezie Madden and Authentic won Team and Individual Silver at the 2006 World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany (Shannon Brinkman) Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has announced the following dates and location for USEF Show Jumping Selection Trials for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. The USEF Show Jumping Selection Trials for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games will be held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in...

The Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) has joined forces with some of the equine industry’s top brands to reward new and returning ApHC members who purchase their 2010 memberships by December 1, 2009. Signing up for an ApHC membership by December 1 not only ensures that members receive the January issue of Appaloosa Journal , the 2009 World Championship Appaloosa Show coverage issue, but they also qualify for a random drawing to win one of many prizes totaling more than $10,000. Prize sponsors include...

The Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) is proud to once again host the Stallion Services Silent Auction in Fort Worth, TX, in conjunction with the 2009 World Championship Appaloosa Show, October 23-31. The 2009 Stallion Services Silent Auction allows breeders to select a quality stallion and bid for their chance to win a breeding to their chosen stallion. The resulting foal from the breeding will be eligible for the 2013 World Show two-year-old incentive classes with huge payouts. Last year the...

The inaugural Morgan Weanling Gala is just weeks away, and organizers are expecting a great group of foals to compete Thursday evening, September 3, during the Jubilee Regional Morgan Horse Show in Springfield, IL. All 2009 foals by the following sires are eligible to compete in the event: Astronomicallee, Beethoven, Belalugosi, Bellerophon, Bocelli, Born to Boogie, Cartier, Centerpiece, Century Nightmusic, CCR's Outrajus Corajus, Favorite Son, Fifth Avenue Flaire, Grand Cru Dom Perignon,...