The American Youth Horse Council (AYHC) is now accepting registrations for the 2006 National Youth Horse Leader's Symposium to be held in Gainesville, FL, February 3–5, 2006. AYHC is pleased to offer online registration this year to streamline the registration process for registrants. The 2006 Symposium promises to be a fabulous event with a stellar lineup of speakers in the warm weather destination of Florida. University of Florida Extension will host the event and a full weekend of...

At the Virginia Dressage Association show, which included GAIG/USDF Region 1 Dressage Championships, at the Virginia Horse Center, October 21-22, ES Rapture R was named Overall High Score Champion with a score of 77.308, along with his many other honors. The 2001 Elite Hanoverian stallion also had the high score in Training Level and First Level at the show. He won Training Level with a score of 77.308 and First Level with a score of 71.176. It was his first time at First Level. Rapture R as...

The 2005 Grand National and World Championship Morgan Horse Show, which celebrated its 33rd year in Oklahoma City October 8-15, was yet another success. The show awarded titles in more than 250 classes. The 1,200-plus entries represented some of the world’s finest Morgan horses from across the United States, Canada, Great Britain and Austria. The oldest Morgan who competed was 25 years old. For the second year in a row, Futurity French Command was the sire with the most number of offspring...

Mike Ferrara (Arabian stallion A Temptation takes the championship in Arabian Pleasure Driving Amateur Owner to Drive with Barbara Chur of Strawberry Banks Farm in East Aurora, NY, at the U.S. Arabian Nationals. ) The 39th annual U.S. National Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show (U.S. Nationals) is underway with exciting competition in Albuquerque, NM. The 10-day show, held October 20-29, is the flagship event for the Arabian horse industry, featuring top-quality horses, a shopping...

Karen Kroon of Cheyenne, WY, won the 2005 FEI North American Endurance Championship CEIO**** at the 17th annual Fair Hill International Festival in the Country in Elkton, MD, October 9-10. Kroon won the continental championship’s Individual Gold medal by finishing the 100-mile ride in a time of 11:45:30 on Rokket, her 11-year-old bay Arabian gelding. Dominique Freeman of La Honda, CA, who finished in 11:45:50 seconds on Jayel Super, a 13-year-old bay Arabian gelding owned by Stagg and Cheryl...

Equine veterinarians from across the globe will gather in Seattle, WA, for the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ (AAEP) 51st Annual Convention, December 3-7, 2005. More than 3,300 practitioners, veterinary students and technicians attend the convention each year, making it the largest equine veterinary meeting in the world. The 2005 scientific program features in-depth seminars exploring lameness and imaging, equine behavior, pain management, respiratory issues and vaccination....

The youth of the Junior Colorado Arabian Horse Club has compiled a national silent auction of breedings generously donated by stallion owners from across the country. The showcase presents a unique opportunity to select from a variety of quality stallions that specialize in every discipline, from halter to English pleasure. And, even better, all proceeds will benefit the support and outreach programs of the JCAHC. In the past two years, the JCAHC has donated $1,250 to Colorado equine charities,...

The 31st Dressage at Devon (CDI***/CDI-Y) saw ribbons awarded in more than 100 classes. The show, which ran September 27-October 2, is widely considered the most complete breed show outside of Europe, as well as one of North America’s highest-ranked dressage shows. Complete coverage and results for the show can be found at www.dressagedaily.com . ~~~

In an effort to help raise funds to expand and renovate its facilities, the Louisiana State University (LSU) School of Veterinary Medicine will be holding a series of stallion service auctions, with proceeds going to the university's Equine Health Studies Program (EHSP). The dedicated faculty and staff of the LSU Equine program were recently called into action in response to the damage caused in the Gulf region due to the series of hurricanes that besieged the area in late August, and again, in...

“America’s Horse,” the American Quarter Horse Association’s award-winning television show, will feature the 2005 FEI World Reining Masters Finals from Manerbio, Italy, on its October 23 and October 30 episodes on the TVG Network. “America’s Horse” has been at the forefront of reining competition television coverage, including the 2002 World Equestrian Games, along with the FEI World Reining Masters, United States Equestrian Federation Reining Championships and the National Reining Horse...