The Potomac Valley Dressage Association will host its fourth annual Ride for Life recognized dressage horse show, a fund raiser for the Johns Hopkins Breast Cancer Center in Baltimore, MD. The show will be held on June 30-July 1 at the Prince Georges Equestrian Center in Upper Marlboro, MD. The show includes a dancing horse competition and exhibition with FEI riders including Bent Jensen, former Olympian. Competitors collect donations and get sponsors for the show, and in return compete for...

The 52nd Annual Convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), held December 2-6 in San Antonio, TX, set a new attendance record for the association’s flagship event, as 6,842 veterinary professionals, guests and exhibitors participated. The previous attendance record of 6,284 was set at the 2004 Annual Convention in Denver, CO. "We were overwhelmed with the positive response to this year's convention. A fantastic and extremely practical program, coupled with a very...

The United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation awards many beautiful trophies throughout the year to various equestrian disciplines. One of the most coveted is the Fritz Cup, which is given to the national champion in show jumping every year. In 2006, the award was given to McLain Ward, who piloted Sapphire to the win in the Rolex/United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) National Show Jumping Championship at the 123rd National Horse Show and Family Festival on December 3. Ward and...

Horses from across the United States have gathered at the Kentucky Horse Park for the 2006 USEF/Markel National Young Horse Dressage Championships, being held this weekend, September 8-10, in Lexington, KY. This prestigious competition, proudly sponsored by Markel Insurance, includes outstanding fields of five- and six-year-olds vying for the Dr. Edgar Hotz Memorial Trophy. Also, for the first time these championships will include a four-year-old division. The ground jury includes officials...

The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) will host an open Hackney/Harness forum during the Kentucky State Fair World’s Championship Horse Show. The forum will be held immediately following the American Hackney Horse Society General Membership meeting, which begins at approximately 1:30 p.m. in the Lock/Heather room at the Executive West hotel on Thursday, August 24. The forum is open to any that wish to attend and will be led by USEF Hackney/Harness committee members. This is your chance...

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation® (USEF) is accepting bids to host the 2007 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships, which will also be the selection trial for the 2007 Para-Equestrian Dressage World Championship team and a CDPI****. The CDPI**** would serve as a qualifying event for the 2008 Paralympics in Hong Kong, China. The event is currently awaiting FEI approval. The event must be held at a USEF-licensed dressage competition between April 15 and May...

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation® (USEF) is requesting applicants for part-time dressage coaching positions as needed for the 2007 para-equestrian year. These coaching positions will provide support to the head coach, Missy Ransehausen. USEF holds up to four para-equestrian training sessions during a season, one selection trial and one or two international trips. Applicants must have coaching expertise in dressage and preferably have a background working with...

Endurance riders from around the country will face the test of time and terrain when they compete for national titles at the 2006 American Endurance Ride Conference (AERC) National Championship in October. The championship, sponsored by Gulf Coast 4 Star Trailers, will be held October 20-22 in Fort Valley, VA, on the trails of the historic Old Dominion Endurance Ride. The Old Dominion, first held in 1973, is considered by many to be the most prestigious endurance competition in the eastern...

For the eighth time in her career, and for the third year in a row on Hidden Creek’s Wapino, Margie Engle raced to victory in the $65,000 Merrill Lynch Cleveland Grand Prix, the nation’s oldest show jumping classic. The class is still held at the beautiful Metropark Polo Field in Moreland Hills, OH, the site of the original Cleveland Grand Prix, first held in 1965. An enthusiastic crowd of over 5,000 braved a blistering hot 90-plus degree Sunday afternoon in the steamy Chagrin Valley. Twenty...

This year’s FEI Children’s International Jumping Final will be held at Spruce Meadows in Canada, October 23-28, 2006. 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 meet their peers from other cultures. The Oaks Blenheim Fall Tournament, September 13-17, 2006, will be the last qualifying competition in the U.S. for the Children’s Final. More information about the...