Late registration remains for the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Dressage Technical Delegate Clinic that will be held in conjunction with the United States Dressage Federation (USDF) Annual Convention on Saturday, December 6. Panelists who will serve as leaders for this presentation are Lisa Gorretta and Loretta Berg Waltner. USEF will also offer a Dressage TD Pony Measurement Certification on Saturday evening, December 6 (classroom), and Sunday, December 7 (practical-off site). A...

The latest addition to the Hilltop Farm Guest Stallion Program, Hit Parade (Show Star x Ehrentusch), owned by Savoire Faire Stables, competed at the United States Dressage Federation (USDF) Region 7 Championships & CDS Annual Championships this October and was truly one of the "hits" of the show with his second-level championship win in both the USDF Horse of the Year and the CDS Horse of the Year Championships. The CDS Championship title was awarded based on the averages of Friday and Saturday...

The day before the 2008 Breeders’ Cup began, four heroes were honored at the Race Track Chaplaincy’s annual luncheon. The White Horse Award is presented each year to unsung heroes who perform an act to help horses or people on the race track. In a courageous feat, Todd Malley, Beau Smith, Larry Higgs and Jason Inabinett rescued 19 of 40 horses from an emblazoned barn at a Quarter Horse training facility in Vinton, Louisiana near the Delta Downs race track. The winners of the White Horse Award...

Adapting Gaits, Inc., a non-profit Thoroughbred retirement and rescue organization, is proud to announce their first annual Stallion Season Auction to be held online from October 15-November 15, 2008 for the 2009 breeding season. We will be auctioning off stallion seasons for well-known stallions standing at stud, including Mecke, Down the Aisle, Irish Hill Tonka Toy and Bright Launch, to name a few. Don’t miss out on this exceptional opportunity to obtain a stallion season and to help a worthy...

The American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) Junior Judging Contest will be a highlight at the Ninth Annual National Academy Championship, held at Miller Coliseum in Murfreesboro, TN. On Saturday, November 1, 2008, starting at 9 a.m., Junior Judges will have the opportunity to gain valuable knowledge as they judge four to six classes. Junior Judges must be in the judging section before the gate closes in order to judge the class. The Junior Judging Contest, sponsored by Directional...

The deadline for the Fifth Annual United Professional Horsemen's Association (UPHA) Classics Incentive Yearling and Two-Year-Olds In Training Sales is Friday, October 10, 2008, which will be held at the UPHA/American Royal National Championship Horse Show. Yearlings purchased through the 2008 sale will be eligible in 2010 to compete for UPHA Classics Incentive Money. Two-Year-Olds in training purchased through the 2008 sale will be eligible in 2009 to compete for the UPHA Classics Incentive...

The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) is pleased to announce that Christine Eidson of St. Andrews Presbyterian College (NC); Danielle Aamodt of Centenary College (NJ); and Heather Ajzenman of Mount Holyoke College (MA) are the recipients of the 2008 USDF Intercollegiate/Interscholastic Membership Organization (IMO) Senior Athletic Achievement Awards. To be eligible for the IMO Senior Athletic Achievement Award, Intercollegiate/Interscholastic members (IMs) must have earned a minimum...

The League of Agricultural and Equine Centers (LAEC) is offering a summer League Footing Academy, August 4-6, 2008, at the Foothills Equestrian Nature center in Tryon, NC. Attendees are encouraged to bring a sample of the footing in their arena for analysis. The League is composed of facilities that host and produce equine events and activities. The people who own and operate these complexes represent the center memberships. The Leagues’ mission is to support and promote management personnel...

The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) has issued revised criteria, effective immediately, for youth members nominated for the USDF Youth Volunteer of the Year Award to allow volunteer hours accumulated between September 1 of the previous calendar year and August 31 of the current calendar year to be included in the required number of hours. This is a change from the previous requirement that volunteer hours must have been accumulated in the current membership year. Nominations for the...

The American Hackney Horse Society Foundation (AHHSF) announced a $2,500 College Scholarship for incoming sophomore, junior, and senior students. This scholarship will be awarded to a selected student based on financial need, academic success, and a commitment to the Hackney breed, whether present, past or future. The scholarship is funded by the Ed Frickey Memorial and will be awarded on an annual basis. This new scholarship will join the currently offered scholarships for incoming freshman...