The American Youth Horse Council (AYHC) is seeking nominations for Youth Leader of the Year, sponsored by the Certified Horsemanship Association. AYHC wants to emphasize how strong adult leadership for young horsemen and horsewomen helps ensure a vital industry for the future. Any leader who volunteers time and effort to the youth horse industry should be recognized as a candidate for the award. The annual award recognizes an adult offering outstanding leadership to young people within the...

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...

The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) Youth Executive Board announced the availability of the 2006 USDF Youth Convention Scholarships. Packed with educational programs, fun events, a great trade expo and the USDF National Symposium, the USDF Annual Convention is an invaluable event for anyone interested in dressage, especially USDF's youth members, who are the future of USDF and the sport. The USDF Youth Convention Scholarship will award four youth members up to $1,000 each to help...

Chris Keane (Laura Kraut and Panic during the $150,000 Grand Prix of Charlotte.) Laura Kraut and Panic won the $150,000 Grand Prix of Charlotte on April 9, rounding out Kraut’s second place win in the 2004 Charlotte Jumper Classic and her third place win last year. Kraut, the winner of five Nation Cups and seven World Cups, delivered two clear rounds on her mount, Panic, to take the trophy. “I think the crowd really helped today,” said Kraut. This is a great venue for...

Lexington, KY – Becker College, with campuses in Worcester and Leicester, MA, has joined title sponsor Pessoa, as one of the major sponsors of the USEF Hunter Seat Medal Final. As the presenting sponsor, Becker College will receive national exposure in the equestrian world. The annual October event will now be known as the Pessoa/USEF Hunter Seat Medal Finals presented by Becker College. “It is an honor for Becker College to be associated with the USEF, and the prestigious Hunter Seat Medal...

In the past decade, enrolling foals into the National Reining Breeders Classic (NRBC) program has become an integral part of raising reining horse prospects and once again, in 2005, the NRBC saw a record year in foal enrollments. According to NRBC Secretary/Treasurer Cheryl Magoteaux, the total number of foals enrolled for 2005 was an incredible 2,442. "That's up over 200 foals from last year, our previous high," noted Magoteaux. "We're thrilled that the reining industry has supported this...

Jan Gyllensten (World Cup show jumping at the Thomas & Mack Arena.) The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) and Las Vegas Events, Inc. (LVE) jointly announced that the FEI World Cup Finals in both show jumping and dressage will return to the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, April 18-22, 2007. This will mark the fourth time that Las Vegas hosts the FEI World Cup Finals and the second time ever, following the initial time in Las Vegas in 2005, that the world’s premier annual...

Helen Krieble, the Founder of the Colorado Horse Park, received the prestigious Colorado Hunter Jumper Association (CHJA) Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual CHJA Banquet. “I am overwhelmed and honored by the support of the hunter/jumper community,” Krieble stated. “The Colorado Hunter Jumper Association and its members have played a key role in the success of the Colorado Horse Park.” The Colorado Horse Park evolved from High Prairie Farms, which began as a community equestrian center....

Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA)/Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) held their 16th annual charity stallion season and art auction on Saturday, December 3. The event was held at CandyLand Farm in Delaware and audiocast to Cross Gate Gallery in Lexington, KY. With 700 people participating, the gross total raised was $1,900,000. Unsold seasons are now being offered, potentially bringing the total to over $2,000,000. Highlights in the sale of 210 stallion seasons include...

The 21st Annual Wisconsin Limited Breeders Stallion Service Auction will take place Saturday, January 14, 2006, at the Radisson Hotel in Pewaukee, WI, a suburb of Milwaukee. A silent auction and complimentary cocktails will begin at 4:30 p.m. with dinner starting at 6 p.m. The stallion service auction will follow at 7 p.m. The Wisconsin Limited Breeders Stake awards 40% of the auction revenue to the winning weanling, with 75% going to the weanling owner and 25% to the stallion owner. The prize...