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View Awards Photos from 2024 US Equestrian Annual Meeting

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 1/22/2024 11:30:00 AM

Photos taken at the 2024 US Equestrian Annual Meeting by Adam Brennan are now available here . Browse and download web-sized images from the Pegasus Awards and SmartPak/USEF Horse of the Year Awards. If you share photos on social media, please credit the photographer as Adam Brennan and tag @picturesbyab on Facebook and Instagram. To purchase quality prints and high-resolution downloads from photographer Adam Brennan, please go to https://picturesbyab.photoshelter....

Versatility Ruled at Gold Coast 5 as Blaine Mangione Toppped the Hunter Derby

by LEG Up News | 7/26/2013 3:24:35 PM

Blaine Mangione takes a break from the jumper ring to win the $1,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby (Bella Nova Pictures) Versatility was the name of the game as riders transitioned between the equitation, hunter, and jumper rings at Gold Coast 5 (July 19-21). Young professional Blaine Mangione, usually seen in the jumper arena, proved she could win the blue ribbon in $1,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby as well. “I was really shocked! I’m usually in the middle of the pack so I honestly...

ACTHA Launches Find A Buddy Program

by Tammy Sronce, ACTHA | 12/1/2010 1:35:00 PM

November 22, 2010 – Austin, TX – The American Competitive Trail Horse Association (ACTHA) is excited to announce a new program called Find A Buddy. This wonderful, new program is found exclusively on the ACTHA Web site (www.actha.us). The FAB program was created for the trail rider who is interested in finding riding buddies in their area. It is a free, easy to use, social networking message system for the trail riding community and is available for ACTHA members and non-members. Carrie Scrima,...

New Criteria for 2011 USEF National Junior Jumper Championships

by Jennifer Haydon | 8/26/2010 12:19:00 PM

Attention junior riders interested in competing at the 2011 USEF National Junior Jumper Championships! The 2011 selection procedures and qualifying periods for this championship are now available on the USEF web site’s jumping discipline page: https://www.usef.org/Contentpage2.aspx?id=natjumping New for 2011, zones will be able to send a fifth horse/rider combination to compete as an individual. This fifth-ranked horse/rider combination will be the traveling replacement horse/rider combination...

Nominations are in Progress for NARHA’s Prestigious 2009 Regional and National Awards

by By Barbara Yost | 4/27/2009 2:21:00 PM

All participants at NARHA centers are unique and deserve recognition, but as we all know, some just shine. So every year NARHA celebrates some especially outstanding equestrians, equines, instructors and volunteers. Right now NARHA centers all over North America and beyond are nominating their own special equines and people. Since nominations close on June 15, members, and participants alike are working with center leaders to make sure their special people and equines are not left out. All...

United States Hunter Jumper Association Offers Junior Career Development Program

by By Whitney Allen | 2/4/2009 3:39:00 PM

The United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) Junior Career Development Program provides a rare opportunity for junior riders to apprentice with a competition official for a day. The program pairs a junior rider with a competition official such as a judge, show manager, show secretary, steward, course designer, vet or farrier giving them the ability to better understand the duties and responsibilities of these officials. It’s also a great opportunity for juniors to determine if they would...

Make Plans Now for the 2009 United Professional Horsemen's Association and American Hackney Horse Society Convention

by By Jessica Fisher | 12/18/2008 9:50:00 AM

The 2009 United Professional Horsemen's Association (UPHA) and American Hackney Horse Society Annual Convention will be held at the Westin Resort and Spa in Hilton Head Island, SC, Thursday, January 8, through Saturday, January 10, 2009. A special room rate of $99 is available per night ($119 for an ocean view) with reference to the convention. Visit www.uphaonline.com/resources/2009_convention/convention_registration.pdf for the convention registration and schedule of events. To download the...

Three Phase Event, Inc., Hosts First Educational Clinic in Dressage for Gaited Horses

by By Margo Kirn | 8/21/2008 1:39:00 PM

The Three Phase Event is proud to announce their first Training, Education and Development (T.E.DO) sponsored clinic, September 5, at 10:00 a.m., at the Kentucky Equestrian Center at 860 Kiddville Road in Winchester, KY. Specifically targeted for all breeds of gaited horses, each rider can get one-on-one time with a United States Dressage Federationjudge, so all are encouraged to get entries in early as there are limited time slots. Dressage Tests and Clinic Sponsored by The Three phase Event,...

Revised Criteria for USDF Youth Volunteer of the Year Award

by By Ross Creech | 6/16/2008 10:28:00 AM

The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) has issued revised criteria, effective immediately, for youth members nominated for the USDF Youth Volunteer of the Year Award to allow volunteer hours accumulated between September 1 of the previous calendar year and August 31 of the current calendar year to be included in the required number of hours. This is a change from the previous requirement that volunteer hours must have been accumulated in the current membership year. Nominations for the...

USEF Announces Qualifiers for the 2008 FEI Children’s International Jumping Final

by By Joanie Morris | 2/22/2008 10:22:00 AM

Lexington, KY - Attention Children Jumper Riders! This year’s FEI Children’s International Jumping Final will be held in Bogota, Colombia, December 6-12, 2008. The Final for Children between the ages of 12 and 14, as defined by FEI rules, brings together riders from various nations around the world, not only to compete but also to interact with their peers from around the world. U.S. qualifiers for this final will be held at the Oaks Blenheim Fall Tournament in San Juan Capistrano, CA,...