On January 5, 2008, the Raleigh Hunt Horse Complex will be the site of the first annual Sporthorse Stallion Exhibition. This location is convenient to the airport and major interstates, nearby hotels and dining. Even if you don’t breed horses, this event is going to be fun and educational—unique opportunity to see many different stallions all in the same place at the same time. Take this chance to meet those breeding stallions that you are considering for your mare for the 2008 season in...

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...

HITS is pleased to report that last week it received unanimous support from attendees of the 2008 USEF World Cup Riders Meeting held at The Oaks in San Juan Capistrano, CA, to once again host four FEI World Cup™ Qualifiers at the 2009 HITS Desert Circuit in Thermal. HITS has successfully run the World Cup classes at its West Coast circuit since 1991, giving riders on the West Coast an opportunity to qualify for the prestigious World Cups year after year right in their own backyard....

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian (USEF) and American Regent Animal Health, a division of American Regent, Inc. and the manufacturer of Adequan® i.m. (polysulfated glycosaminoglycan), are proud to announce that Adequan® i.m. will continue its sponsorship with US Equestrian as an Official Partner and Official Joint Therapy Product through November 30, 2022. In addition to its official sponsor designations, Adequan® i.m. will continue as the title sponsor of the Adequan FEI North...

Each day, the media landscape constantly changes and evolves, which is affecting the way US Equestrian interacts with its members. The US Equestrian marketing department is on the front lines of this climate, making sure to stay on top of trends to grow its membership and base. US Equestrian marketing staff, including Andrea Evans, Director, Social and Video Content, Taylor Rea, Manager, Membership Engagement, and Jamie Unseld, Senior Director, USEF Network and Operations, took the opportunity...

(Left to right)Lisa Roskens, Alexandra Cherubini, and Noel Asmar speak during the Building a Successful Equestrian Business Panel (Photo by Taylor Pence/US Equestrian) Five prominent female entrepreneurs in the equine industry spoke at the US Equestrian Annual Meeting on Wednesday, January 9, for the panel Building a Successful Equestrian Business, presented in partnership with the Equestrian Businesswomen (EQBW) Summit. Jennifer Wood of EQBW led the panel discussion with Lisa Roskens from...

Anna Ford, Program Director of New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program in Marysville, Ohio, was honored as the 2015 recipient of the EQUUS Foundation/USEF Humanitarian Award at the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Pegasus Awards Dinner on Friday, January 15, 2016, during the Federation's Annual Meeting in Lexington Kentucky. Anna Ford and Lynn Coakley Presented to Anna Ford by Chrystine Tauber, USEF President (left) and Lynn Coakley, EQUUS Foundation, President (right), the...

Dear Fellow USEF Members, The USEF Board has recently approved that Bill Moroney step in as interim CEO to lead its staff in the wake of Chris Welton's departure. They expressed their full confidence in Bill's experience and expertise in equestrian governance. Bill is very excited by this challenge and he is looking forward to working with you to advance our sport. The Federation was built on the backs of our members and staff working collaboratively. We all have great respect for our...

Lexington, Ky.- The USEF Eventing High Performance Committee has approved the following High Performance Training Lists for the 2015 season. In determining these lists for 2015, the USEF Eventing Selection Committee is directly focused on the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team producing successful results at the 2015 Pan American Games and the 2016 Olympic Games. To that effect, the following riders will make plans with U.S. Eventing Team Coach David O’Connor as to which horses they will ride...

Friday morning dawned cold and rainy as the CIC3* and Advanced Division A both got underway at 8:00 AM at The Fork Horse Trials in Norwood, North Carolina. The 60 competitor strong CIC3*, which is running as part of the PRO Tour Series, had split dressage days with half running on Thursday afternoon and the remaining this morning. Michael Pollard and Jude’s Law held the overnight lead on a 41.1, but the very first rider of the morning, Will Faudree, upset that lead by scoring a 39.6 with...