Flintfields Horse Park, home of the Horse Shows by the Bay Equestrian Festival, is proud to announce that new fiber footing is being installed this spring in the Grand Prix Ring, R.L. Polk Main Hunter Ring, and their respective schooling areas. GGT Footing™ and Footing First will be providing the state-of-the-art geo textiles for the project with Dean Rheinheimer and Karen Leeming overseeing the installation. Footing that stays safe and consistent throughout the course of the competition is...

Lexington, KY - Since 2005, Luitpold Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the makers of Adequan® (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan), have been partnering with the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) to support a number of different programs and championships. In 2010, Adequan® will once again provide tremendous support to the equestrian sport as the title sponsor of the FEI North American Junior/Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC). These championships are the premiere equestrian competition for...

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has begun a new initiative in 2010. The Dressage Talent Search Program will be held in conjunction with training sessions with USEF Developing Dressage Coach Debbie McDonald. An observation day will take place one day prior to the USEF Developing Rider Training Session. Applicant riders will present their horses in groups of up to three for 30 minute evaluations. McDonald will select two horse/rider combinations from all pairs...

Photo by Jessica Nemzoff/PMG (Phillip Dutton and Woodburn.) The United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation is pleased to announce Phillip Dutton of West Grove, PA, and Aiken, SC, as the 2010 recipient of the USET Foundation Pinnacle Cup. Awarded annually, the Pinnacle Cup went to the highest-placing American competitor at the prestigious Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Bridgestone. Dutton was honored with the award after securing second-place honors aboard Woodburn, who is...

Photo by Al Cook (Kels Bonham from Savannah College of Art and Design won the Overall High-Point Individual title.) The American National Riding Commission’s (ANRC) Nationals were held April 16–18 at Sweet Briar College in Sweet Briar, VA. Judges included Bill Moroney of Keedysville, MD, and Anne Kenan of Dahlonega, GA. Savannah College of Art and Design took home the team victory over hometown Sweet Briar College. The University of Virginia team came in third, followed by Goucher College and...

Photo by Howard Schatzberg Enthusiasts looking for an established multi-breed show need search no further...the United Professional Horsemen’s Association (UPHA) Chapter 5 Horse Show will be held on May 5-8, 2010, in the Hale Arena at the American Royal Complex in Kansas City, MO. This illustrious show began its 23-year history in May of 1987 under the guidance of some of Missouri’s finest horseman, including Art Simmons, Ron Hulse, Bill and Sonny Sutton, Jimmy Miller, Janet Green, Bev...

Imagine yourself in a crowd of thousands experiencing a landmark event as it makes its debut outside of Europe. That is what will happen when six lucky people win a grand prize package trip for two to watch their favorite U.S. Team compete this September in Lexington, KY. There, 600 riders and 700 horses from more than 60 countries will converge at a single venue to compete in eight disciplines. Each of the six grand prize packages includes round-trip coach fare for two people, hotel...

2009 USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final Champion Jean Mutrux (Photo Credit: Howard Schatzberg) Lexington, KY - The 74th Annual Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show scheduled for July 5-10, 2010, will continue its long-standing tradition of playing host to the USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final. The Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show represents the world's largest outdoor American Saddlebred horse show and attracts thousands of spectators each year to shop,...

Phillip Dutton is one busy man this weekend. Everyone that shipped down from True Prospect Farm knew that this was going to be a busy time for them. Phillip was originally scheduled to ride three horses (The Foreman, Waterfront and Kheops Du Quesnay), at the Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event presented by Bridgestone. He was then supposed to hop on a plane Sunday night to ride Woodburn at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials next week. Then things blew-up. Literally. Iceland's...

Photo by Michelle Dunn (Miksls Munter Gundersen on Leonbrg) Lexington, KY - Yesterday Mikala Munter Gundersen experienced the drama inherent in competition. The Danish rider had to cut her warm-up for the Grand Prix short because Leonberg's bit was rubbing his lips, and her groom had to run back to the barn to get another one. Her sixth-placed finish in the Grand Prix was the result. Today, though, Gundersen had plenty of time to progressively prepare her German Warmblood for his test, and she...