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HITS School Station Opens for Class in 2009 at the HITS Arizona Winter Circuit

by By Chris Mayone | 6/26/2008 12:22:00 PM

HITS is pleased to announce that it will be bringing its popular HITS School Station to the 2009 HITS Arizona Winter Circuit. Like in Thermal, CA, the HITS School Station at the Arizona Winter Circuit will offer a complete academic facility designed especially for equestrian families. The program will stress the academic curriculum of the student's local school, which is an integral part of the support system for the equestrian rider. Classrooms will be located on the show grounds with...

American Association of Equine Practitioners Healthy Horses Workshop to Feature World-Renowned Trainer Monty Roberts

by By Sally J. Baker | 6/3/2008 3:57:00 PM

The American Association of Equine Practitioners’ (AAEP) Healthy Horses Workshop, an event designed to offer the latest news and advances in horse health to non-veterinarians will be held Saturday, July 26 in Austin, TX. Now in its ninth year, the event will address horse health topics that are important to the horse owner, as well as feature a special seminar by world-renowned trainer Monty Roberts. The veterinary topics and speakers for the event are: • The Unwanted Horse in the U.S.: Tom...

1978 World Three-Day Event Championships 30th Anniversary Commemorative DVD Now Available!

by Brian Sosby | 4/24/2008 2:45:00 PM

Equestrian Events Inc. (EEI), organizer of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Farnam, is excited to offer equestrian sport fans their very own piece of eventing history in the form of a fully restored DVD. In 1978, over the course of four very hot and humid days, an enthusiastic crowd of over 170,000 people converged upon the brand new Kentucky Horse Park to attend the World Three-Day Event Championships, also organized by Equestrian Events, Inc. Thirty years later, EEI Executive...

2008 Zada Enterprises, LLC, Dressage by the Bay Series I & II Fast Facts

by By Jennifer Wood | 4/17/2008 3:40:00 PM

Event: Zada Enterprises, LLC, Dressage by the Bay Series I & II What: Recognized by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and the United States Dressage Federation (USDF) as a rated show series, Dressage by the Bay Series I & II consists of two back-to-back events. These events qualify riders for the Great American Insurance Group Regional Championships and the series is also a USDF Breeder's Championship Qualifier. New this year are the Dressage Sport Horse Breeding Classes and the...

American Farrier’s Association to Provide Farriers for 2010 Games

by By Amy Walker | 3/20/2008 3:35:00 PM

The World Games 2010 Foundation announced that the American Farrier’s Association has been named the Official Certified Farriers of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. As the official certified farriers, the American Farrier’s Association will provide a farriery on the venue grounds of the Kentucky Horse Park from September 11-October 10, 2010. Two farriers will be on site per day for the two weeks prior to the Games, and up to six farriers will be on site daily during the 16 days of...

Numerous Dressage Reports Now Available Online Through the United States Dressage Federation

by By Ross Creech | 3/6/2008 2:01:00 PM

The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) is pleased to announce that multiple reports have been made available online on the redesigned USDF website at www.usdf.org . There are three categories of reports available. Category One reports require an individual to be logged in through the front page of the website, but are free. Category Two reports have a fee based on member or non-member status with membership being defined as anyone that is a participating, group, or...

Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center Announces 2008 Competition and Clinic Schedule

by By Jennifer Wood | 2/22/2008 12:35:00 PM

The Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center (BTRC), based in the heart of downtown Buffalo, NY, is pleased to announce that they will offer a series of horse shows this year at their facility. The BTRC Series has scheduled five dates for horse shows, plus the "AA" rated Buffalo International Horse Show. In addition to great competitions, the BTRC will once again host a three-day clinic with renowned horseman and trainer George H. Morris, the current United States Show Jumping Chef d'Equipe. The 2008...

United States Dressage Federation Adds Member Benefits with Website Log In

by By Linda M. Schultz | 1/24/2008 9:52:00 AM

Members of the United States Dressage Federation (USDF) just need to log in at www.usdf.org to gain even more benefits from their annual membership. When members log in, they can take advantage of the new site and update their own profile, check scores and obtain information pre-sorted for them based on their home region, as well as access breeder and owner information on horses, access all the USDF dressage tests, free as downloadable documents, and renew their membership with the click of one...

ICP Jumping Symposium, Eventing Judges Dressage Continuing Education Clinic, and Young Event Horse Judging Seminar to be Held in January 2008

by By Amy Daum | 11/15/2007 11:45:00 AM

The United States Eventing Association (USEA) will again host the ICP Jumping Symposium in Florida, this year on January 28, to be followed by an Eventing Judges Dressage Continuing Education Clinic and a Young Event Horse (YEH) Judging Seminar on January 29 and 30. All three days are open to the public at Betsy Watkins' Longwood South in Ocala. Anyone interested—riders, owners, breeders, instructors, judges—is welcome. The ICP Jumping Symposium will focus on teaching and riding...

Pony Club Leadership Heads to Boston for 2008 Annual Meeting

by By Mary Robertson Pierson | 11/8/2007 12:03:00 PM

Boston, MA, is the site for the 2008 Annual Meeting and Convention of the United States Pony Clubs, Inc. From Wednesday, January 23 until Sunday, January 27, an anticipated 1,000 Pony Club leaders, volunteers and youth are expected to attend the meeting for a variety of informative and exciting seminars on equestrian topics. Noted professionals from across the country will conduct workshops on subjects relating to equine activities and sports, such as: “A View From C,” “Alternative Medicine,”...