LEXINGTON, KY— The World Games 2010 Foundation has appointed Peden Bloodstock as the Official Shipping Agent for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, to be held September 25-October 10, 2010, at the Kentucky Horse Park. Peden Bloodstock will be engaged in the management, coordination and provision of all equine transport services and ground logistics for the Games. This will include but is not limited to coordinating the shipment of some 800 horses, their attendants, equipment and...

LEXINGTON, KY— The World Games 2010 Foundation has appointed Peden Bloodstock as the Official Shipping Agent for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, to be held September 25-October 10, 2010, at the Kentucky Horse Park. Peden Bloodstock will be engaged in the management, coordination and provision of all equine transport services and ground logistics for the Games. This will include but is not limited to coordinating the shipment of some 800 horses, their attendants, equipment and...

Dream Street Stallion, Starlight, swept the top honors for a breeding stallion at the United States Dressage Federation’s (USDF) annual awards banquet hosted in Orlando, FL. Starlight was awarded the USDF All-Breeds Dressage Sport Horse Breeding Horse Of The Year. The seven-year-old black Oldenburg stallion is owned and shown by Rick Silvia of Dream Street Stallions. Silvia was also informed that Starlight’s score was the highest median score ever recorded. Silvia was awarded both a perpetual...

Horse Shows in the Sun (HITS) is pleased to announce that Ocala Style Magazine will be the title sponsor of the Ocala Style Award that will be presented on March 16, 2008. This special award will be presented to the rider who exhibits the best American style of riding and possesses the respectful, dignified, courteous and workmanlike manner of a true sportsman at the 2008 HITS Ocala Winter Circuit. The award winner will be revealed prior to the $100,000 DeLuca Toyota Tundra Grand Prix,...

The United States Eventing Association (USEA) had an incredible turn out of nearly 50 entries for the inaugural USEA Future Event Horse Championships, which were held in conjunction with the Morven Park Three-Day Event in Leesburg, VA, on Wednesday, October 3. The classes were split by age (yearlings, two- and three-year-olds) and sex, with the top two from each class going on to compete in the championship class. After an impressive run, Melissa Stubenberg's three-year-old Dutch...

Mansfield, ON, Canada - If Phillip Dutton keeps up this winning business, they'll have to stop him at the Canadian border next year so that someone else can have a shot at winning. For the second year in a row Dutton, from West Grove, PA was the overall winner at the Wits End CIC-W*** in Mansfield, ON September 28-30. Last year he won the event riding Tru Luck and this year he was partnered with Acorn Hill Farm's handsome chestnut gelding Woodburn, who was previously successful with Emily...

(Lexington, KY) - The Task Force formed by USEF to review current safety procedures at USEF licensed competitions has recently made certain recommendations as part of an effort to monitor safety standards in equestrian sport. In formulating the following recommendations, the Task Force collaborated with other sports, such as skiing and snowboarding, as to how those sports address safety issues. This Task Force went beyond its mission as it also made recommendations that address accident...

The World Games 2010 Foundation, Inc., the organization responsible for planning, staging and conducting the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, announced that Cathy Rutter has been hired as the Director of Community and Volunteer Affairs. Rutter joins the Foundation after more than 20 years at Churchill Downs, Inc., where she most recently served as vice president of operations services, helping to build and solidify ties with state, local and neighborhood leaders in communities where the...

The Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Selection Trials concluded the 2007 qualifying season for the FEI World Breeding Championships at the CDI-W/Y/J Raleigh and Capital Dressage Classic, June 1–3 in Raleigh, NC. Winning both the Preliminary and Final Tests with an overall score of 8.240 secured the Five-Year-Old Selection Trial Championship for Cabana Boy (Contucci x Britania, by Bordeaux; bred in the United States by Doug and Shannon Langer). Cabana Boy is a bay Hanoverian gelding who was...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The United States Olympic Committee today announced the finalists for its National, Developmental, Volunteer and Paralympic Coach of the Year honors. Finalists were also named for the “Doc” Counsilman Science Award. U.S. Olympic and Pan American sports organizations selected their 2006 Coaches of the Year as part of the USOC Coach of the Year Recognition Program. The finalists in each category were selected by a panel of former coaches and officials. Finalists for the...