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Live Video of the 2008 Saddlebred Art, Antique and Rare Book Auction Offered on Saddlebred.com

by By Jessica Fisher | 7/3/2008 10:04:00 AM

As part of the American Saddlebred Horse Association’s video streaming from the Lexington Junior League Horse Show on Saturday, July 12, they will again offer a live video of the American Saddlebred Museum’s 2008 Art Auction held at The Red Mile’s historic Round Barn. “A wide and interesting variety of items will come to the auction block this year,” said Tolley Graves, Event Coordinator. “Anyone especially interested in the works of George Ford Morris will not be disappointed, as eight of his...

C. Marvin Harwood, Sr. 1918-2008

by Brian Sosby | 5/19/2008 9:00:00 AM

C. Marvin Harwood, Sr., a 2007 recipient of the United States Equestrian Federation’s Pegasus Medal of Honor, along with his wife of 55 years, Marjorie, has passed away at the age of 89, on May 10, in St. Louis, MO. A lifelong resident of St. Louis and graduate of Washington University (B.A. '39), Harwood was an active part of the St. Louis equestrian community for over 60 years. Marvin gave unselfishly to a variety of equine disciplines and organizations both locally and nationally, including...

Annual Endurance Awards Announced at American Endurance Ride Conference Annual Convention

by By Troy Smith | 3/6/2008 3:34:00 PM

Bill Wilson, a 72-year-old from Pekin, IN, was named to the American Endurance Ride Conference’s (AERC) Hall of Fame at the association’s awards ceremony, held March 1 in Reno, NV. Wilson completed 24 of 25 50- to 55-mile competitions for a total of 1,775 miles in 2007, and has a total of 21,645 miles of endurance completions to date. He is also a trails advocate and a willing worker for preservation and building of trails. The horse named to AERC’s Hall of Fame for 2007 was CH Catch Me If You...

2007 World Championship Horse Show Hall of Fame Class Includes Nevitt, Peppiatt, Robertson

by By Daniel Rieffer | 8/23/2007 10:43:00 AM

The Kentucky State Fair has announced the World’s Championship Horse Show Hall of Fame class of 2007. Jack Nevitt, C.E. “Pep” Peppiatt and Jimmy Robertson will be inducted during the World’s Championship Horse Show on Saturday night, August 25, following the Harness Pony World’s Grand Championship. Biographies on each of the Hall of Fame’s newest members are viewable at www.saddlebred.com/WCHS-Results . Nevitt will take his place in a Hall of Fame that includes some of his mentors, K.K....

2006 Recipients of the United States Equestrian Pegasus Medal of Honor Announced

by Sarah Evers | 12/28/2006 9:53:00 AM

Virginian Gary Baker and Kentuckians Jean McLean Davis and Donna Moore to be Honored (Lexington, KY) – The United States Equestrian Federation® will award the 2006 Pegasus Medals of Honor during the Pegasus Awards Gala at its Annual Meeting, Friday, January 12, at the Seelbach Hotel in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. The award recognizes individuals who have exhibited outstanding service to horses and sport, and who, through their dedication, have attracted people to the sport and...

Multiple World’s Champion Steve Macfarlane Mourned

by By Reeves Kirtner | 1/19/2006 11:08:13 AM

Stephen B. Macfarlane, 59, died following surgery in Louisville on January 11. Macfarlane had spent his lifetime as a multi-faceted horseman, winning championship titles in American Saddlebred, Roadster, Pony and coaching competitions. Macfarlane had just returned to Kentucky from his winter home in Ft. Meyers, FL. He had been taking blood-thinning medication for a diagnostic procedure scheduled later this week, when he suffered a head injury resulting in edema that could not be controlled...

U.S. Riders Shine at FEI Jumping Competition for Children in Bogotá, Colombia

by By Cindy Stys and USEF staff | 7/22/2005 11:40:34 AM

Lexington, KY – Three junior riders, Jordan Coyne of New Port Richey, Florida, Zazou Hoffman of Santa Monica, California, and Renick Townsend of Wellington, Florida, served as excellent ambassadors of equestrian sport as they represented the United States in the CSI-Ch B Bogotá, Colombia, July 13-17, an FEI sanctioned jumping event for children. Thirteen-year-old, Renick Townsend competed against 43 riders from 12 countries and four continents to claim the championship title as well as the...

Arabian Horses Head to Illinois for 2019 Sport Horse Nationals

by Edited Press Release from the Arabian Horse Association | 8/29/2019 12:00:00 PM

Aurora, Colo. - Join the Arabian Horse Association (AHA) in celebrating the beauty and versatility of the Arabian horse at the 2019 Sport Horse National Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show from September 2-7 at Balmoral Park in Crete, Ill. Celebrating its 17 th anniversary, this unique show is the only sport horse competition offered by a breed association. Spectators will enjoy around 120 different classes, including dressage , speed jumper , and carriage pleasure driving ....

US Equestrian Announces U.S. Endurance Team for FEI Endurance World Championship for Young Riders & Juniors

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/11/2019 10:23:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has named the following combinations to the U.S. Endurance Team for the FEI Endurance World Championships for Young Riders & Juniors on September 18 in Pisa, Italy. Mark Dial will serve as chef d’equipe. Kate Baldino (Marietta, Ga.) riding Traction, Melody Blittersdorf’s nine-year-old Arabian gelding Kate Bishop (Raleigh, N.C.) riding LR April Breeze, Lisa Green’s 12-year-old Arabian mare Kimberly Loutzenheiser (LaGrange, Ga.) riding DM...

USET Foundation Named Beneficiary of Washington International Horse Show President's Cup Party

by Phelps Media Group | 9/27/2016 1:58:46 PM

Gladstone, N.J. - The capital of the United States will once again be filled with more than 500 of the world's top horses and riders vying for half a million dollars in prize money as the 58th installment of the Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) gets underway Oct. 25-30. The United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation is honored to once again be the beneficiary of the President's Cup Party at the WIHS on Saturday. The highlight event of the week will be the prestigious and...