Texas Rose Horse Park on Highway 110, Tyler, Texas, will be the host for the Texas Rose Horse Park March Horse Trials. This wonderful event is being held March 31st and April 1st. This will be one of the premier Horse Trials for the United States Eventing Association and Area V. Area V for the USEA includes Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas. This exciting event is bringing top riders and instructors from Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Mississippi and Kansas. A Horse...

Tami Hoag and Lonestar (Susan J Stickle) Wellington, FL - New York Times bestselling author and Grand Prix dressage competitor Tami Hoag is one of the many celebrated riders entered in the $15,000 Wellington Dressage Classic CDI***, presented by the Chesapeake Dressage Institute, to be held March 15-18 at the Global Dressage Festival (GDF)Stadium show grounds in Wellington, FL. Hoag, who is known more for her writing than riding, has fifteen consecutive Times bestsellers to her credit, but her...

The Dressage Foundation is now accepting applications from U.S. dressage breeders who want to continue their education in the United States or overseas. The Elysium Farm Fund for U.S. Breeder Excellence, established at The Dressage Foundation in 2011 by Abbey Henderson, provides financial assistance to breeders to pursue educational opportunities related to breeding that will advance their careers, promote sound breeding practices and further enhance the quality of U.S.-bred dressage horses....

Ashley Holzer and Breaking Dawn at the Veterinary Inspection (Susan J. Stickle) Wellington, FL - The second event of the 2012 Global Dressage Festival (GDF), the $50,000 Florida Dressage Classic CDI-W, presented by the United States P.R.E. Association, and National Show took place on Thursday with six levels of competition at the Stadium of the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). Christopher Hickey had the high score of the day on Balissa HTF with a 77.500% in the USEF First...

Alexis Conover. Courtesy of Alexis Conover. Lexington, KY - Sixteen-year-old Alexis Conover (New Port Richey, FL) volunteered more than 1,300 hours to accrue the most time of all participants in the new United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Equestrians in Action volunteer recognition program. USEF Equestrians in Action tracks youth volunteer hours that are aimed at improving the welfare of the horse or positively promoting equestrian sport. Sponsored by The EQUUS Foundation, the program...

Lexington, KY - Applications are now being accepted for consideration to participate in the 2012 U.S. Saddle Seat Equitation Team Selection Trials. The Trials will be held at William Woods University in Fulton, MO, on March 31, 2012. A riders' meeting/draw will be held the evening of Friday, March 30, 2012, and the Selection Trials will take place on Saturday, March 31, with team member announcements that evening. The shortened schedule allows athletes to travel earlier on Sunday. Online...

Lexington, KY - Nominations for 2011 American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) Year End Awards are due to be received by ASHA no later than October 30, 2011. Members wishing to make nominations for ASHA Year End Awards should respond in writing explaining in detail why an individual is deserving of a specific award. The nominations are reviewed by the ASHA Executive Committee and other committees as necessary; no more than 3 finalists in each category are chosen to be voted upon by the full...

LEXINGTON, KY – The UPHA Chapter 9 Kentucky Fall Classic Horse Show is back at the Kentucky Horse Park in the Alltech Indoor Arena after a year away while the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games were being held. The Kentucky Fall Classic is proud to serve as host for the Bluegrass Futurity and the Equine Services Roadster Cup which will be featured during the Thursday evening performance. Michael Craghead from Fresno, CA, will serve as judge for the show. Michael will be joined by Kim...

Bridgehampton, NY — Philip Richter of Bedford, NY, won the $25,000 Carolex Show Jumping Derby riding Ray Ray, owned by Coker Farm, Inc., at the 36th Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show in Bridgehampton, NY, on Sunday. “It’s the best win I’ve ever had in my life,” said Richter. “It’s so exciting!” The top 30 horses from Friday’s $10,000 Sotheby’s International Realty Welcome Stake qualified for the Derby and Richter rode two out of the...

2010 UPHA Junior Pleasure Challenge Cup Champion Alice Rowland, Kansas City, MO. Indianapolis, IN – Seven hundred horses from across North America are converging on Indianapolis for the All American Horse Classic, September 6-10, at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Big dollars and national titles are at stake as the Classic hosts “Breeder’s Showcase” events worth more than $650,000 in prize money. The entire show will be presented online in a free webcast by Seehorse Video....