The American Shetland Pony Club (ASPC) and American Miniature Horse Registry (AMHR) National Convention is scheduled for November 7-11, 2007, at the Hyatt Regency in Buffalo, NY. The annual national convention hosts the annual committee meetings, the ASPC and AMHR National Awards Banquet for All-Star and Hall of Fame winners and the legendary Trainer’s Auction fund raiser. There will also be sponsor tables, vendors and educational seminars held in conjunction with the convention. In addition, a...

Lexington, KY – The USEF announced that the system used to qualify riders for the Platinum Performance USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals East will change effective September 1, 2007 , the beginning of the next qualifying period. Beginning September 1, 2007, the following point scale will be used in Talent Search classes: First Place: 30 points Second Place: 15 points Third Place: 10 points Fourth Place: 5 points Riders may earn points in any Platinum Performance USEF Show Jumping Talent...

A limited number of tickets for next month’s Good Luck Beijing—Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 10th Anniversary Cup, the equestrian competition featuring both overseas and local riders, will be allocated to members of the public from Monday, July 16. To qualify for tickets, one would need to log on to the officially dedicated website of The Equestrian Company (EqCo) at www.equestrian2007.org to answer a simple question about eventing in equestrian sports to stand the chance of...

Please remember that to be eligible to compete in the Adequan/USEF National Junior Jumper Championships horse-and-rider combinations must earn Certificates of Capability between December 1, 2006, and August 31, 2007, by completing a course with four faults or less set at Level 7 or higher. Riders must verify this in writing from the horse show office with a signed judge’s card. Criteria for this championship can be found on the USEF website at www.usef....

The American Saddlebred Horse Association's (AHSA) convention, including its large Youth Conference, the formal annual meeting and election of directors, and the Saddlebred Ball at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky, is scheduled for Thursday through Saturday, February 15-17, 2007. Headquarters will be the Embassy Suites Hotel in Lexington. Open meetings and forums with committees begin Thursday, as is customary, and the Charter Club Council will also conduct a workshop. The emphasis...

United States Dressage Federation (USDF), in conjunction with the Palm Beach Dressage Derby, Inc., announced that the 2007 FEI-Level Trainers' Conference is set for January 14-15 at High Meadow Farm in Loxahatchee, FL. The conference will feature Jan Brink, the current Swedish National Dressage Champion for the fifth year in a row. In addition to the two-day conference, a Biomechanics Seminar on the Pyramid of Training, with Dr. Hilary Clayton, will be held on January 13 at the Palm Beach Hotel....

DigiKnow, Inc., has been selected as the Interactive Agency of Record for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010, which will be held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. "We needed to find a firm with experience—communicating our event internationally, selling merchandise online and creating and making available a worldwide online ticket program," said Jack Kelly, CEO of the World Games 2010 Foundation, Inc. “DigiKnow has all of those skills.” DigiKnow is an online sports...

The FEI has just released new freestyle tests at four levels. These tests must be used by all competitions as of June 1, 2006, in the Junior, Young Rider, Intermediare-I and Grand Prix levels. The coefficients for artistic marks have changed, though the actual freestyle test requirements for competitors have not. All previous test editions should be discarded. All FEI tests, including those just released, are available for download on the FEI website, www.horsesport.org or for direct links,...

Updated standings for the Western Country Pleasure Invitational Class at the World’s Championship Horse Show are now online on the American Saddlebred Horse Association’s website at www.saddlebred.com. The standings can be found under the “About the Breed” menu on the “KSF World’s Championship” tab, or by going to www.saddlebred.com/wchs-results. The document is under the heading, “Western Country Pleasure Invitational Standings.” This is a new page dedicated to the World’s Championship Horse...

Lexington, KY - FarmVet.com, a leading web-based catalog featuring the best in equine and pet health products and supplies, has partnered with the United States Equestrian Federation® to offer an exclusive discount to USEF members through the MemberPerks program. As the “Official Internet Catalog of the USEF” FarmVet.com will offer a universal 5% discount to USEF members on products offered through the FarmVet.com website. The discount is available only for purchases made through the FarmVet....