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Attention: All members participating in the Farnam®/Platform™ USEF Horse of the Year and Silver Stirrup Awards Programs

by By Kristyn Kay | 6/8/2006 11:08:00 AM

Please review your points and standings in your respective division(s) by: --Ordering a copy of your horse's point report via e-mail or mail (faxed copies will incur an additional charge). --Call the Horse Report Hotline at (859) 225-2040. --Or, access your horse’s point report via the USEF website at www.usef.org . Please refer to the steps below for accessing your horse’s point report: 1. Once on the USEF home page, please select Authorized Users Area in the upper right corner. 2. Once you...

Biltmore Estate Summer Classics Offers Children a Fun Way to Prepare for the USEF Pony Finals

by By Flashpoint Media Services | 5/4/2006 9:28:39 AM

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...

Friesians in the Bluegrass: FHANA Moves Headquarters to Kentucky Horse Park

by By Arlene De Boer | 4/6/2006 11:22:00 AM

The Friesian Horse Association of North America (FHANA) is proud to announce that they are relocating their headquarters from Sisters, OR, to Lexington, KY. This move will enable the Friesian to increase its visibility in the North American equine industry. Plans are to locate their offices in the National Horse Center at the Kentucky Horse Park. This relocation will also provide an opportunity for the Friesian to be showcased during the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games at the Kentucky Horse...

2006 USEA/Spalding Labs Young Event Horse Series Kicks Off

by By Amy Daum | 3/30/2006 3:47:00 AM

The 2006 USEA/Spalding Labs Young Event Horse (YEH) Series kicked off March 17 at the Rocking Horse Spring Horse Trials in Altoona, FL. Due to the early date, only a five-year-old division was held. Great Britain's defending Olympic Gold medallist and recent U.S. transplant Leslie Law, with youngster Rainman, ran away with the division on a score of 88.35%. It was a tight race for second place, with Eric Dierks and Text, his Thoroughbred gelding, slipping into second on a score of 79.26%, with...

Florida Horse Park Features Month of Firsts in April

by By Shaneen Kohler | 3/30/2006 3:34:00 AM

The Florida Horse Park will be having a month of firsts come April. It will be the first time an internationally-recognized combined driving event will be held on the grounds, the first time a show jumping competition will be held, the first time an internationally-recognized two-star eventing competition will take place there, and the first time polo tournaments will be held. Competitors from at least five countries will be at these events, two of which are sanctioned by the Federation...

USEF Show Jumping Short List for 2006 World Equestrian Games and Samsung Super League Tours Announced Today

by gaillardm | 3/26/2006 2:39:00 AM

Lexington, KY – Following the completion of the USEF Selection Trials on Saturday, the United States Equestrian Federation today announced the ten horse and rider combinations on the short list for the U.S show jumping team to compete at the World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany this August. According to the selection procedures, the top six finishers from the Selection Trials are placed on the short list along with four subjective horse and rider combinations recommended by the USEF...

Attend the Saddlebred Summit; 2006 ASHA Annual Meeting and Youth Conference Details Announced

by By Reeves Kirtner | 1/19/2006 11:00:00 AM

The details for the Saddlebred Summit, the 2006 ASHA Annual Meeting and Youth Conference, can be found on the Association's website at www.asha.net/ASHA-Annual-Meeting . The Saddlebred Summit will take place in Lexington, KY, February 16-18, at the Embassy Suites of Lexington. A complete schedule of events and event descriptions can also be found online. Highlights include the ASHA Open Members Forum, Open Committee Meetings and the Saddlebred Ball at the Keeneland Entertainment Center, where...

Paul Rohrbach Posts His First Big Win at the 2005 Los Angeles National

by By Langer Equestrian Group | 11/29/2005 10:01:14 AM

“Who is Paul Rohrbach?” asked many people after he posted his first major grand prix win at the $50,000 Los Angeles National Grand Prix. Rohrbach, a professional from Colorado who runs a successful hunter/jumper training business with partner Corky Shaha, has been steadily posting strong grand prix finishes over the years. After his stellar performance in the grand prix aboard Mary Dunahay’s Shiraz, everyone knew who he was. Rohrbach came to the Los Angeles National (November 16-20, 2005) by...

Atlanta Fall Classics Series Opens With a Week of Moments

by By Flashpoint Media Services | 11/18/2005 3:04:03 PM

Take Zone Four Finals, National Classic Equitation Finals, the $25,000 Barry Lane Memorial Grand Prix, the $25,000 Rio Vista Products Grand Prix and you get the first of two big weeks of showing at the Georgia International Horse Park. The 3rd Annual $25,000 Barry Lane Memorial Grand Prix continued it’s growing success with 98 competitors in the qualifying round on Saturday, November 12, from which a field of 61 moved on to the challenging course designed by Jeff Smiley for championship rounds...

Crowd Favorite Craig Schmersal Takes it All on Tidal Wave Jack at 2005 Adequan/USEF Open Reining Championship

by by Sarah Lane | 8/28/2005 1:30:00 AM

Craig Schmersal and Tidal Wave Jack, Winners of the 2005 Adequan/USEF Open Reining Championship (Waltenberry Photography) Lexington, KY – With swift and calculated moves, amazing 360-degree spins and stop-on-a-dime sliding stops that left an unabashed crowd going wild, Craig Schmersal and Tidal Wave Jack claimed their landmark USEF Gold medal and trophy in one fell swoop at the 2005 Adequan/USEF Open Reining Championship on Saturday, August 27, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington....