Lexington, Ky. - The US Dressage Finals will continue to be held at the Kentucky Horse Park through 2015 but will be moving to a more westerly location from 2016-2018. USDF is beginning its search for future US Dressage Finals sites, and site selection criteria are available from the USDF Office. Anyone with available dates and a suitable facility in a westerly location for the first week of November in 2016 (preferably November 3-6), and dates in late October through the first week in November...

Springfield, Illinois. - National Horseman magazine now is the “Official Sponsor” of the prestigious NHS “Good Hands” Finals to be held at Mid-America Mane Event Show, October 23-26, at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield. This partnership allows for two historical entities from the Saddlebred community to come together to showcase and celebrate saddle seat equitation. Announcement was made by the Good Hands Finals Committee and Mid-America Horse Show...

Todd Minikus and Babalou 41 (The Book LLC) Lake Placid, N.Y. - Todd Minikus of Wellington, FL, rode Babalou 41 to victory in the $75,000 I Love New York Grand Prix Sunday to culminate the 2014 I Love New York Horse Show, Presented by Sea Shore Stables. Minikus earned the win as the only one from the starting field of 24 to successfully complete the first-round course designed by Show Jumping Hall of Famer Steve Stephens. He became the first rider since Charlie Jacobs in 2009 to win the I Love...

Lexington, Ky. - The 2014 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North will take place July 15-20, 2014 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. Members of the media who would like to request credentials to cover should submit an application by July 2, 2014. The NAJYRC is the premier equestrian competition in North America for junior and young riders, age 14-21. Young equestrians come from the United States, Bermuda, Canada, Mexico, Central...

Lexington, Ky.- The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Janis Linnan as the USEF Steward General of Eventing. In this role, she will be responsible for the Janis Linnan (Photo Provided by Janis Linnan) stewarding at FEI-sanctioned eventing competitions throughout the United States. Additionally, Linnan will work with USEF Honorary Steward General, David Distler, to implement FEI directives on education and licensing, as well as serve as a...

Lexington, Ky. - The future of U.S. reining will be on display this weekend at the Adequan/USEF Youth Reining National Championships in the State Fair Arena in Oklahoma City, Okla. Held in conjunction with the NRHA Derby, the top young reiners in the United States will go head-to-head in the Adequan Championship Arena on June 28. Two national championship titles will be up for grabs over the weekend, as America’s best vie for 13 & Under and 14-18 crowns. All competitors will ride...

Saumur, France - Saturday's runs on the marathon course at the Saumur CAIO4* have helped the U.S. team hold onto second place, and stay in position to earn a top finish in Nations Cup competition. Led by Chester Weber (Ocala, Fla.), who finished second in the Four-In-Hand division with a 93.34 score, the U.S. team has a total score of 307.6. In the individual competition, Weber's marathon performance has him one step closer to a repeat of his 2013 win. On a total score of 126.25, he now...

South Dakota State's equestrian team was chosen as this year's NCEA sportsmanship award winner. An example of the Jackrabbits sportsmanship this year was towards the University of South Carolina during the teams' Nov. 23, 2013 competition in Brookings, S.D. Several Gamecock student-athletes and staff members still had missing luggage the morning of the meet, but South Dakota State's student-athletes and coaches agreed to move back the competition and offered to provide the...

Chester Weber & Misdee Wrigley-Miller (Photo's from respective Facebook pages) Windsor, England – “Mr. Dressage” Chester Weber has impressed again, this time with a stellar 31.38 score in the dressage test at the Royal Windsor CAI3*. That score puts Chester and his four-in-hand team more than four penalties ahead of Australia’s Boyd Excell, who is in second place after dressage. Weber’s compatriot Misdee Wrigley-Miller earned a spot in the top ten with 52.80...

Raeford, N.C. - The marathon phase of the USEF National Single Horse Driving Championship, which is being held in conjunction with the Southern Pines CDE, proved to be a back-and-forth battle between two of America’s most experienced drivers. Leslie Berndl and Suzy Stafford traded quick times through Richard Nicoll’s eight-obstacle marathon course on a picturesque day at the Carolina Horse Park. While Stafford was able to capture victory on the marathon, it is Berndl who will drive...