North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA) is proud to announce that nearly $50,000 has been raised for a fund to assist NARHA Centers in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida which were affected by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma. Seventy-pound toppled arena lights, flooded barns and several equine deaths are just a sampling of the devastation NARHA Centers faced in the wake of this year’s hurricanes. NARHA’s 2005 Annual Meeting and Conference was held in...

(Lexington, KY) -- The USEF, and previously USA Equestrian, reviewed the applications submitted by the organizer of the Las Vegas World Invitational (LVWI) for three years prior to approving the competition in 2005. The USEF committees reviewing the applications established several conditions which had to be met by the organizers, primarily related to technical issues insuring the safety of the horses and riders, and securing payment to the competitors and officials. The USEF approved the event...

A clinic with current Olympic eventing champion Leslie Law of Great Britain will take place on Thursday, December 8, at Greenbrier Farm, a 160-acre eventing training facility in Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada. Long considered one of Britain’s most talented eventing riders, Law claimed the Individual Gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games riding Shear l’Eau and led the British to Team Silver. In September, Greenbrier Farm presented a clinic with Law held at Dreamcrest Farm that met with rave...

Flashpoint Photography (Kim Severson and Winsome Adante: Runaway Winners of the 2005 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event Presented by Farnam) For the third time in four years, Kim Severson and her Winsome Adante know the thrill of taking the championship title at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. Posting a final score of 38.2, the pair blew away the competition in an already wind-blown show jumping arena. “For me competing is sort of like eating, it’s a necessity,” said the newly...

Wellington, FL – In a night that would prove golden for our Irish friends, a young team led by famed Chef d’Equipe Eddie Macken set the standard for the Samsung Nation’s Cup at CSIO Wellington March 11, shutting out even the closest contenders by a roomy eight points. Riders Darragh Karrins, Jennifer Crooks, Conor Swail and Kevin Babington earned the Gold medal with a team total of 12 faults, split between two rounds. Babington and It’s Morado were in fact the only horse and rider pair able to...

San Juan Capistrano, CA - Robert Dover did it again today and in some kind of style, Freestyle to be exact, with a score today of 81.70 in the Bayer/USET Foundation Festival of Champions presented by State Line Tack. The competition was the 2004 Olympic Dressage Trials and also determined the USEF Grand Prix National Championship. Gunter Seidel was second in the Freestyle on Aragon with a 78.425%, and third on Nikolaus 7 with 77.175%. Leslie Morse was fourth on Kingston with 77.025% and Steffen...

Lexington, Ky. -- US Equestrian is pleased to announce the grant selections for the USEF Grant Program for the 2023 Adequan ® /USEF Junior Hunter National Championship – East, generously supported by Debbie Smith. This year’s grant East Coast recipients are Sean Mulleady in the 3’3” section and Ryley Kurau in the 3’6” section. Thanks to Smith’s generosity, Mulleady and Kurau will each receive a $10,000 grant that they may use for hotels, shipping,...

Wayne, Ill. – A rainy morning gave way to a shining day of competition at the 2022 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions. Laura Graves and SenSation HW led the USEF Intermediaire I Dressage National Championship from start to finish to win in impressive fashion. Two arenas with two busy schedules displayed some of the country’s top dressage combinations for an exciting day of competition. USEF Grand Prix Dressage National Championship Alice Tarjan and Serenade MF (SusanJStickle.com)...

Goshen, Ky. – Chester Weber (Ocala, Fla.) completed the Advanced Four-in-Hand Horses division at the Kentucky Classic CDE this weekend, and in doing so, won his 19 th USEF National Championship title in the division. The Kentucky Classic was held at Steve Wilson and Laura Lee Brown’s picturesque Hermitage Farm, and included divisions for all levels of horses, ponies, and drivers, alongside the Advanced Four-in-Hand National Championship. Chester Weber at the 2022 USEF Combined...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce Equerry / Co as a USEF Opportunity Fund Partner. Equerry / Co is a full-service equestrian marketing and website design agency based in the United Kingdom. The USEF Opportunity Fund was established in January 2021 as part of USEF’s Community Outreach Program , an initiative dedicated to supporting organizations across the country that promote the positive impact horses can have within their local communities. The USEF Opportunity...