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IHSA Launches Service Awards Honoring Teams for Community Service

by ISHA | 4/13/2012 12:17:47 PM

Gettysburg College Team Rewarded with U.S. Olympian Peter Leone Clinic April 17 Fairfield, CT - April 13, 2012 - What do Thoroughbred yearlings and college students have in common? Heart. The story behind the first Community Service Project by an Equestrian Team to be recognized by the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association with an IHSA Service Award is all about heart, hope, and horsemanship. The Gettysburg College IHSA team has been rallying behind a herd of young Thoroughbreds seized in...

Southern Saddlebred Sales and UPHA Chapter 8 Horse Show Join Forces April 26th - 28th

by Jackie Hale | 4/13/2012 11:49:10 AM

Southern Saddlebred Sales and UPHA Chapter 8 Horse Show Join Forces April 26th - 28th Southern Saddlebred Sales inaugural event is scheduled for the last weekend in April. The Spring Sale already has consignments from Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, and Tennessee. “We currently have around 100 entries, which we feel is a strong first sale, and we are especially pleased with the...

South Carolina Continues To Win During First Day of NCEA National Championship

by Andrew Minnick | 4/13/2012 9:54:49 AM

Waco, TX - NCEA National Championship day two competition is currently underway at the Extraco Events Center in Waco, TX. 4 first round and 2 second round matchups were completed in both Western and Hunter Seat disciplines during day one yesterday. One of the day's biggest results came from the Western bracket second round where #5 seed South Carolina upset reigning overall national champion Auburn, the Western bracket #4 seed. The gamecocks entered the tournament on a roll and kept it...

River Valley Welsh Club Offers Judge’s Clinic

by Welsh Pony & Cob Society of America | 4/12/2012 4:20:00 PM

The River Valley Welsh Club will present an official WPCSA Judge’s Clinic, May 12, 2012 at the Jackson County Fairgrounds in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Current as well as prospective WPCSA judges are encouraged to attend this informative and worthwhile event. Individuals who own, breed and show Welsh are welcome to audit the clinic and participate in this great learning opportunity. Well respected WPCSA judges, horsewomen and Wisconsin residents Kathleen Lindholm and Joann Williams...

April Update: News from the 2012 Adequan FEI North American Junior/Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North

by USEF Communications Department | 4/12/2012 2:53:11 PM

Winners from NAJYRC 2011 (Brant Gamma) Lexington, KY - Less than four months before the Opening Ceremonies for the 2012 Championships planning is already well underway. Five disciplines (a total of 9 championships for juniors and young riders) will take part in the only FEI Championship to be held annually in North America. This year the event will run July 17-22, 2012. Schedule: The Tentative Competition Schedule for competitors is available here: https://www.youngriders.org/Schedule.aspx and...

Early Consignments, Free Webcast and Tack Sale

by Jackie Hale | 4/12/2012 11:48:13 AM

Southern Saddlebred Sales, Inc. Announces Early Consignments, Free Webcast and Tack Sale The two-day event scheduled for April 27–28 in Murfreesboro, TN is gaining ground and popularity. Early consignments include entries from DeLovely Farm, Don Judd Stables, Blythewood Farm, Lowry Stables, Burnscroft Farm, Happy Valley Stables, and Hillside Stables, just to name a few. “Entries don’t close until March 20th, but we already have a nice group of horses on the website and more...

University Equestrian Teams Get Ready for NCEA National Championship in Waco, TX

by Andrew Minnick | 4/11/2012 4:50:28 PM

Lexington, KY - The nation’s best collegiate teams have gathered in Waco, TX this week with a common goal, to become the NCEA National Champion. Competition at the Extraco Events Center in both the Western and Hunter Seat disciplines gets underway at 8:30amCT Thursday and concludes with the crowning of an overall national champion team at approximately 5:30pmCT on Saturday. The University of Georgia enters the competition as the number one ranked team in the country with an 11-3 record...

USEF Weekend Preview April 11, 2012

by USEF Communications Department | 4/11/2012 3:50:47 PM

Major Equestrian competitions attended by US athletes, both domestic and overseas, are listed in this weekly preview. Please look below to find competition listings by discipline* and breed. We hope you will follow the competitions that most interest you, but check the USEF Week in Review on Monday for a report of any top finishes by US Equestrians. *lists of competitions in all international disciplines will include only FEI competitions within the USA and international FEI competitions in...

Dressage Teams from Around the World Assemble to Challenge for Nations Cup Title in Florida

by USEF Communications Department | 4/11/2012 3:49:36 PM

Lexington, KY - Eight teams from around the world are preparing to represent their countries and regions at the WEF Wellington Dressage Nations Cup CDIO3* presented by Stillpoint Farm in Wellington, FL this week and challenge for the $35,000 FEI Nations Cup title. The United States, Canada, Australia, Latin America and Europe will all be represented in small tour competition. Comprising the United States team are four riders in the midst of very good 2012 seasons. Chris Hickey will ride Hilltop...

Field of 14 Set to Vie for USEF National Single Horse Champion Honors at the Southern Pines CDE

by USEF Communications Department | 4/11/2012 2:29:16 PM

Lexington, KY - A strong field of 14 drivers is set to contest the USEF National Single Horse Championship this weekend at the Carolina Horse Park in Raeford, NC. Held in conjunction with the Southern Pines CDE, competition will run April 13-15 and will be doubly important as it also serves as a Selection Trial for the 2012 Singles World Driving Championship, which will be held in Lezirias, P Robin Groves drives for her second National Championship title this weekend. (Picsofyou.com) ortugal,...