PhelpsPhotos.com (Grande Crimson and C. Michelle Folden) The USEF/Markel Young Horse Dressage Program kicked off 2006 with the first of three official selection trials at the CDI***/Y Cincinnati and Spring Classic I & II, held May 12-14, at Paxton Farm in Batavia, OH. This USEF/Markel Young Horse Dressage Central Selection Trial for the FEI World Breeding Championships showcased the region's most promising dressage prospects in their quest to qualify for Verden, Germany. Claiming the...

The clinic "What the Judges are Looking for, and How to Achieve the Results with Your Horse," with Paso Fino Horse Association Senior Certified Judge and Trainer of the Year Rick Meyer and with Top Equitation Trainer Christy Meyer, will begin at 5 p.m. on Friday, June 2, at El Cardenal Farm in Mooresville, NC, with a question and answer session. It will resume Saturday morning with hands-on work with horse and rider. The fun show will begin around 12 p.m. on Saturday with several fun Paso Fino...

Post entries are being accepted in American Saddlebred classes at the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair in Devon, PA. American Saddlebred classes begin Wednesday, May 31, and run through Saturday, June 3. More information on the show can be found online at www.thedevonhorseshow.com, or by calling the horse show office at (610) 964-0550; or, contact Ryegate Show Services at (717) 867-5643. In an effort to attract more Saddlebred, Hackney and Roadster exhibitors, the show committee, show...

Lexington, KY – The 2006 USEF Pony Finals National Championships will be held at the Kentucky Horse Park from August 9-13, 2006. Unlike in years past, this year’s Pony Finals will observe a new five-day format in place of the traditional four days. The championships include the 2006 Adequan/USEF National Pony Jumper Championship Individual, the 2006 Adequan/USEF National Pony Jumper Championship Team, 2006 USEF Pony Medal Final presented by Far Niente Stables, 2006 Wild Horsefeathers/USEF...

The latest updated SEI helmet list has the GPA Speed Air Helmet on it. This list was last updated on April 19, 2006. For those who would like to see photos of this helmet, please visit www.gpa-sport.com/us-gpa.htm , click on "NEWS GPA" in the upper right-hand corner, scroll down to "Speed Air Helmet on GPA Website" and click on the link in the last sentence in this section, "For further information, click here." For the latest listing of equestrian helmets, visit www.seinet.org/CPL/astm1163_04a....

The Supreme Kahuna Pony Classic will be debuting during Week One of the 2006 Biltmore Estate Summer Classics. Providing not only a fun time with great rewards, but also a perfect way to prepare for the USEF Pony Finals, as the event will follow a similar format. During Week One of Biltmore, July 12-16, over $14,000 in prize money and awards will be handed out in the Pony Hunter classes. The Pony Model and Under Saddle will be judged using a numeric system. At the end of each day the points and...

The 61st annual Del Mar National Horse Show wraps up its third and final week with Hunter/Jumper Week, May 2–7. Coming on the heels of Western Week (April 20-23) and Dressage Week (April 27-30), Hunter/Jumper Week features the Del Mar National’s showcase event, the $100,000 HBO Grand Prix of Del Mar, an American Grandprix Association event, on Saturday, May 6, at 7 p.m. All Hunter/Jumper Week events are open to the public and staged at the Del Mar Equestrian Center on the Del Mar Fairgrounds....

In an effort to raise funds for the Texas 4-H Center in Brownwood, TX, the Texas 4-H Council is holding a charity silent auction at the Texas 4-H Roundup in June at Texas A&M University. The council is looking for donations for the auction and is seeking a horse to be able to auction. Any breeders that are willing to donate a show quality, registered horse that is appropriate for a 4-H-er should contact Logan Nichols at [email protected] . The donor should send four to five...

Horse owners now have available from their veterinarian the FDA-approved complete treatment regimen of seven 5 mL vials of Adequan® i.m. (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan) in one convenient package. The new 1/4/7 package provides the recommended treatment regimen of one dose every four days for seven treatments of Adequan® i.m. A dose response study has shown that horses receiving the complete regimen of seven injections of Adequan® i.m. exhibited a 71% improvement in maximum carpal (knee)...

The Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) is proud to announce its inaugural 50-mile National Championship Endurance Ride, scheduled for June 3, 2006, in Palmyra, WI. The event is being hosted by and held in conjunction with an Appaloosa Distance Riding Association (ApDRA) ride, and will follow the guidelines and rules set forth by the American Endurance Ride Conference. Horses and riders have until May 30, 2006, to qualify. Youth riders 16 and under as of January 1, 2006, do not need to qualify for the...