Buffalo, NY - Susie Schoellkopf of SBS Farms at the Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center in Buffalo, NY, was honored this past week at the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) Annual Meeting, which was held on December 6-9, 2011. Schoellkopf was given the President's Distinguished Service Award at the USHJA Evening of Equestrians Awards Dinner for the second year in a row. SBS Farms' Jennifer Alfano was also awarded at the dinner, as she earned The Rider Recognition Award for 2010. This...

Lexington, KY - The following four rider/horse combinations have been selected to receive USEF grants to compete at the Boekelo CCI3*, October 14-17, 2010 in The Netherlands. Rider/Age/Hometown/Horse/Sex/Breed/Age/Owner Tiana Coudray/22/Ojai, CA/Ringwood Magister/G/Irish Sport Horse/9/Tiana Coudray Will Faudree/29/Hoffman, NC/Andromaque/M/Irish Thoroughbred/9/Jennifer Mosing Sinead Halpin/29/Oldwick, NJ/Manior de Carneville/G/Selle Francais/10/Carraig LLC Doug Payne/28/Pottersville, NJ/Running...

Lexington, KY - The USEF has named the following horse/rider combinations to the Definite Entry for the Adequan U.S. Reining Team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games to be held September 25-October 10, 2010, at the Kentucky Horse Park. The following horse/rider combinations have been named to the Adequan U.S. Reining Team (in ranked order): Rider/Age/Hometown/Horse/Age/Breed/Sex/Owner Shawn Flarida/41/Springfield, OH/RC Fancy Step/6/Quarter Horse/Stallion/ Buffalo Ranch Tom...

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named the following horse/rider combinations to the U.S. Dressage Team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games to be held September 25-October 10, 2010, at the Kentucky Horse Park. The following horse/rider combinations have been named to the team (in ranked order): Name/Age/Hometown/Horse/Age/Sex/Breed/Owner Tina Konyot/ 48/Palm City, FL/Calecto V/12/S/Danish Warmblood/Tina Konyot and John Byrialsen Todd...

Lexington, KY - The Kentucky Equine Networking Association (KENA) invites interested horsemen and women to join in a kick-off networking event and dinner hosted at Spindletop Hall in Lexington, KY, on September 16, 2010. The topic of the presentation given by Retired Army Colonel, horse owner and strategic consultant Walter Herd will be "Threats to American Equestrianism." KENA is an educational and networking venue for equine professionals in Kentucky, targeted specifically at those who...

It's not too early to start thinking about the 2011 American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA) Convention and the Awards Banquet. If you know of an influential Morgan icon whose contributions to the breed should be recognized, please consider nominating him or her for a special award. The Convention will take place in Boston, MA, February 23-26 at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel and plans are already being made for this annual event. You can see a list of all past recipients and details of each award...

Photo by Lauren Fisher/PMG (Lisa Goldman and Morocco won the $10,000 SJHOF High Junior/AO Jumper Classic.) It was a fantastic day for 21-year-old Denise Wilson of Oconomowoc, WI, and Blue Gate Farm LLC's Life is Life 15 when the pair raced to victory in Saturday afternoon's $30,000 Showplace Productions Grand Prix. Held in the beautiful Grand Prix Ring at the Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, IL, the grand prix was the first of three in the 2010 Showplace Spring Spectacular Horse Show...

Check out what’s new on the USEF Education Page. Want to know what the judge is looking for? USEF's Education Department now offers Judging Specifications presentations for your division, similar to those used in Judge’s Clinics. Also, test your knowledge of legal or illegal Western and Dressage equipment. Read more on the Education Page . New in the Licensed Officials Portal (coming next week) - Points of Emphasis for C1 and C2 Stewards presentations. See important rules and issues relevant to...

The American Hackney Horse Society Foundation will be offering three $2,500 college scholarships. These scholarships will be awarded to the selected students based on financial need, academic success and a commitment to the Hackney breed, whether present, past or future. The first scholarship is funded by the Al Haugen Memorial and is awarded on an annual basis to an incoming freshman. The second scholarship is funded by the American Hackney Horse Society Foundation and is also awarded on an...

Photo by Rebecca Walton/PMG (Cara Raether had her second victory in a row at the Kentucky Spring Classic, winning the $20,000 Bluegrass Classic with Lyonell. ) Saturday night's amazing finish in the $55,000 Mary Rena Murphy Grand Prix, sponsored by Audi of Lexington, will go down in history. The crowd went wild when Todd Minikus and Pavarotti crossed the finish line in an exciting 35.24 seconds to take over the lead during the jump-off, but when Cara Rather and Ublesco managed to stop the...