The United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) will host a ribbon cutting ceremony August 20 at 6 p.m. to celebrate the opening of its new headquarters at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. Founded in 2004, the USHJA was established to promote the hunter/jumper sport, to provide broad-based education to its members and to provide the framework for the conduct of our sport. Since receiving approval as the Federation Recognized Affiliate for the hunter/jumper discipline, the USHJA has...

As completion of the Morgan Horse Pavilion at the Kentucky Horse Park approaches, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held in honor of the progress of the pavilion on July 9, 2010. The ceremony took place during the Bluegrass Morgan Classic Horse Show at the Kentucky Horse Park. Hosting the ceremony during the show allowed many members of the Morgan community an opportunity to view the pavilion. Prior to the ribbon cutting ceremony, a founders' society reception was held. This closed reception...

Barcelona, Spain – The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team accomplished the first goal set for their week of jumping in Barcelona, punching their ticket to Sunday’s final round of the 2023 Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup Final. The top eight teams from today’s first round move on to contest the highly coveted final on Sunday. The U.S. finished sixth overall at the conclusion of today’s competition and will start on a clean slate score of zero on Sunday. “The mentality...

Ashlee Bond Clarke is piloting a new mount at HITS Thermal in 2014 and made an impressive debut at HITS Thermal on Friday. She and Chela LS topped a field of 42 to win the $25,000 SmartPak Grand prix, presented by Zoetis.(Flying Horse Photography) Thermal, Calif . - Ashlee Bond Clarke of Hidden Hills, California rode to an “icing on the cake” win aboard Little Valley Farms’ Chela LS today at HITS Thermal. The $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis, was the first...

American Quarter Horses take center stage Sunday, January 8, on NBC Sports Television at 4 p.m. Eastern/1 p.m. Pacific for the Ford/AQHA Western World Championships presented by Fort Dodge. The one-hour special is based at the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) World Championship Show in Oklahoma City and highlights the cutting and reining competitions, along with other features. “We are excited to have the American Quarter Horse and the AQHA World Show brought to the viewing public on...

Horse Sports by the Bay, Inc., would like to extend an open invitation to those interested in attending a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 18 at 8 a.m. for the new permanent facility of Horse Shows by the Bay. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held prior to the first class in the Polk Family Main Hunter ring, and officiated by Acme Township Supervisor Bill Kurtz. Horse Shows by the Bay is a three-week equestrian festival in picturesque Traverse City, MI, held July 18-August 5. Annually, Horse...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the five athlete-and-horse combinations that will represent the U.S. at the 2023 FEI Endurance Pan American Championships for Seniors and Young Riders & Juniors . The championship will be held Nov. 23-26, 2023, in Llay Llay, Chile. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Lisanne Dorion with support from team veterinarian Dr. Olivia Rudolphi. The following athlete-and-horse combinations are listed in alphabetical order: Niki...

(Lexington, KY) - A timely response is needed from members of the horse industry to their Congressional Delegation since the House of Representative is scheduled to vote on the 2008 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Appropriations bill (H.R. 3161), which would fund the U.S. Department of Agriculture for Fiscal Year 2008, early next week. Section 738 of that bill would be devastating because it would cut-off funding for USDA activities important to the horse industry....

As a follow up to yesterday’s email, we are providing you with the full list of all equestrians’ currently on the USEF Safe Sport Sanctions List which includes individuals sanctioned by the U.S. Center for SafeSport (Center), or the USEF prior to the March 2017 launch of the Center. Please click to view the SafeSport Sanctions. These individuals are prohibited from participating in any activities and competitions that USEF licenses, endorses or sponsors. USEF General Rule 703...

Lexington, Ky. - Due to the unprecedented impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the extreme disruption to business this has caused, US Equestrian (USEF) is extending the deadline for submission of Expressions of Interest (EOI) from those organizations interested in being considered for designation as a USEF Recognized Affiliate for the international discipline of Endurance. Through its announcement released Monday, March 16 2020, USEF opened the submission period which was originally established...