Lexington, Kentucky - The American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) Youth Committee has organized several events for ASHA Youth during the 2010 Kentucky State Fair World's Championship Horse Show, including a three-day long Scavenger Hunt, Junior Judging, and the always popular ASHA Youth Auction, co-sponsored by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF). The first of two Junior Judging sessions will begin at 9 AM on Tuesday, August 24, in Freedom Hall section 341, rows J and L....

Randi Muster (The 2010 USEF Pony Finals begins at the Kentucky Horse Park.) Lexington, KY - August 10, 2010 - The 2010 United States Equestrian Federation Pony Finals National Championships got underway today with the Green Pony model and under saddle for each section of Large, Medium and Small Green ponies. With the large number of entries that qualified over the last year of competition turning out, each pony size was divided into multiple sections. The heat index was over 100 degrees for...

Gladstone, NJ – The second leg of the National Intermediaire I Dressage Championship at the Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Festival of Champions closed out the second day of competition in the Dick and Jane Brown dressage ring at the USET Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, NJ. The hallowed grounds have been the proving grounds of champions for decades and although a facelift has led to brand new footing in the competition and warm-up areas, the historic relevance is impossible to ignore. Fresh...

USEF Archive (Preview from the New USEF EquiTests Mobile Application) Lexington, KY - United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Dressage Tests are now available for download from the iTunes Store, through a new agreement with EquiApps.com and parent company Numen Communications Inc. The "USEF EquiTests" mobile application includes all USEF Dressage Tests for the 2010 competition year and allows the user to view test instructions, view and play animated diagrams, record and play readings of the...

Shawn McMillen (Hayley Barnhill and Red Panda topped the competition by an impressive 14-point margin. ) The USEF Junior Hunter National Championship wrapped today under record temperatures, but the heat did nothing to lower the scores of these top competitors. John and Stephanie Ingram's Red Panda, under the skilled guidance of Hayley Barnhill, captured the title of 2010 USEF Junior Hunter National Champion - East Coast by an impressive 14-point margin. The chestnut gelding is no stranger to...

Shawn McMillen (Way Cool and Victoria Colvin.) Under sunny skies, the first day of the USEF Junior Hunter National Championship – East Coast competition began with a challenging Handy Hunter round at the Kentucky Horse Park. Course designer Bobby Murphy made use of the bank of the Walnut Ring for a trot jump. The trot off the bank proved to be a walk in the park for Dr. Betsee Parker's Way Cool piloted by Victoria Colvin. The pair scored an impressive 267 in the Younger Large Juniors for the...

SusanJStickle.com (Catherine Chamberlain, Jamie Pestana and Stephanie Bedford won Individual dressage medals.) Lexington, KY - JULY 30, 2010 - At the 2010 Adequan FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North the spotlight was on Junior dressage riders today as they vied for the Gold in FEI Junior Individual test, phase two of the Platinum Performance/USDF Dressage Championship. When the scores were tallied, it was Winzalot who lived up to his name, earning the...

SusanJStickle.com (Jaimie Holland, Jhesika Wells and Megan Lane atop the podium as medalists in the Platinum Performance/USDF Dressage Championship Individual Test. ) Lexington, KY - July 29, 2010 - Dressage competition continued today on day two of the 2010 Adequan FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North. In the Main Stadium at the Kentucky Horse Park, FEI Young Riders went on a quest for the Gold in the Platinum Performance/USDF Dressage Championship...

Horse Shows by the Bay Series II concluded on Sunday afternoon with the week's highlight event, the $30,000 Grand Traverse Bay Grand Prix. Spectators from all over the region came out to the beautiful Flintfields Horse Park Sunday afternoon to enjoy the beautiful weather and watch some of the country's best compete at the highest level of show jumping competition. Twenty-six entries showed over the difficult course set by Brazil's Guilherme Jorge, and it was Scott Lenkart and Impulsive that...

The National Show Horse Registry (NSHR) made some major changes that could make a difference in how much money you have in your pocket. Itnot only opened the registry to any and all Half-Arabian crosses, incluing Hackneys, Dutch Harness, and Saddlebred crosses, etc., but it also implemented a stimulus program that will give away over $15,000 in prize money in eight different grand championships at the the national show in September. You don’t even have to qualify, with the exception of...