Thirteen CanAm Sport Horse breeders have collaborated to present the first select sale of CanAm Sport Horse weanlings ever held in the U.S. at the CanAm Sport Horse Classic Showcase, Sale and Futurity, October 19-21, 2007, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. Approximately 30 select CanAm Sport Horse weanlings will be presented at the sale, which will run concurrent with the Hagyard's Mid South Three-Day Event CCI* at the Kentucky Horse Park. The CanAm Sport Horse weanlings will be...

The Colorado Horse Park is proud to announce that the Colorado Arabian Breeders Alliance (CABA) has become the first association member to offer reciprocal benefits to members of both organizations. CABA members now receive a 25% discount on memberships at the Colorado Horse Park and vice versa. This membership association agreement will support the future of the Arabian horse, further enhance the opportunities available at the Colorado Horse Park and set up a symbiotic relationship between...

Drivers Named for the 2007 FEI World Combined Pony Driving Championships Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation is pleased to announce the following combinations have been named to the team for the 2007 FEI World Combined Pony Driving Championships, July 18-22 in Knabstrup, Denmark. Driver/Age/Hometown/Horse/Sex/Breed/Age/Owner Rochelle Temple/49/Powhatan, VA/LR Ami B-Line/G/Morgan/9/ Rochelle Temple Suzy Stafford/29/Bear, DE/Cefnoakpark Bouncer/G/Welsh Cob/11/Sybil and Wayne...

June 15th, the second day of the Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions, got underway with the Brentina Cup. Organized for young adults and named for Debbie McDonald's World Cup Champion mare, the Brentina Cup is open to Steffen Peters (phelpsphoto.com) riders 21-25 years of age. Performing the Intermediaire II test, the horses in the Brentina Cup are developing their skills for the highest level of dressage competition. The second horse of the day filled up the ring with...

Two of the nation’s top horse show jumping events are teaming up to promote grand prix show jumping in Cleveland, OH. Organizers of the Chagrin Valley PHA Hunter Jumper Classic and the American Gold Cup (both held annually at the Cleveland Metroparks Polo Field in Moreland Hills, OH) have established a $50,000 Challenge to encourage the world’s best grand prix riders to travel to Northeast Ohio to compete at both events. Any rider that wins the $65,000 Cleveland Grand Prix in July and the...

The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) will again conduct its Emerson Burr Horsemanship Awards Program at The Fairfield County Hunt Club June Benefit Horse Show on June 26-30, 2007, in Westport, CT. One of the premier equestrian events in the country, the Fairfield June Horse Show benefits The EQUUS Foundation. The Emerson Burr Horsemanship Awards program was created in 2002 by friends and family of the late Emerson Burr to promote and perpetuate good horsemanship in younger equestrians....

Get ready for the Kentucky Summer Horse Shows, which will be held at the beautiful Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, from August 1-5, 2007, and the Kentucky Summer Classic will follow from August 8-12, 2007. The two-week series will host two $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic Grand Prix events, as well as the $40,000 Kentucky Summer Grand Prix and the $40,000 Kentucky Classic Grand Prix, which is a member event of the American Grand Prix Association's grand prix series. The $25,000 Hagyard...

At this year's prestigious Upperville Colt and Horse Show, Shawn Casady of Tennessee had a phenomenal week. Casady trains with Bill Schaub at Over the Hill Farm of Sanford, FL. Casady rode seven ponies to ribbons and tricolors and was named the Best Child Rider on a Pony this year. In the Small Pony Hunter division, Casady rode Blue Crush for owner Annastelle Cohen. Blue Crush won two classes and was named the champion of the division. Casady won the Medium Pony Hunter championship on Dark...

The American Miniature Horse Registry (AMHR) announced that the registry is a 2007 Affiliated Association with the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF). As a USEF Affiliated Association, the AMHR benefits from exposure to more than 89,000 USEF members, publication of the AMHR address and contact information in Equestrian magazine and access to insurance coverage at a special Affiliated Association members-only rate. Affiliated Association members receive the USEF Rule Book and the USEF...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 11, 2007 Lexington, KY - Full of promise for the FEI World Pony Driving Championship this July in Denmark, the US drivers got off to a great start at the CAI-A in Saumur, France this weekend picking up a decisive win in the pairs division under the reins of Randy Cadwell and a runner-up finish in the four-in-hand division by Laurie Astengiano. Cadwell and her pair were the only team to not add any penalties in the marathon phases to their score to best Belgian driver...