The fourth annual Ocala Jumping Classic will host two $50,000 grand prix events during its two-week horse show running April 2-5 and April 9-12 at the Florida Horse Park in Ocala, FL. The Ocala International, held from April 2-5, and the Ocala Jumping Classic, held April 9-12, will offer a full schedule of classes for jumpers with generous prize money, special pricing deals, and exhibitor events. Free stalls are offered for horses competing in both $50,000 grand prix events. Each week of...

Diane Carney of Telluride Farm is pleased to announce that the annual George H. Morris Clinic is scheduled for Thanksgiving weekend at Canterbury Farm in Hampshire, IL. Held for over 20 years, this annual tradition educates groups who range in experience from the 1.10 meter competition height to the grand prix level. Auditors are welcome, and no reservations are needed for the three-day clinic, which will be held from November 28-30, 2008. On Saturday, November 29, Zone 5 is sponsoring lunch...

Tickets are now selling for the annual Saddlebred Raffle, with winners to be drawn at random during the Kentucky State Fair World’s Championship Horse Show. According to Brenda Newell, Senior Program Administrator for the American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA), the raffle is one of the ASHA’s most important fundraisers. Only 400 tickets are sold worldwide, at $100 each, for gross proceeds of $40,000. Of that, $20,000 goes into the Saddlebred Futures Fund, and $20,000 of it is returned to...

The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) is pleased to congratulate all of the winners of the 2007 General Member Organization (GMO) Awards, which were presented during the Board of Governor’s General Assembly at the 2007 Adequan/USDF Annual Convention at the end of November. These awards are given annually to recognize outstanding GMO newsletter and website layout and design, first person experience articles, general interest articles, and volunteers. Also included are the winners of the...

Defending champion Jeffery Welles and two of the four riders on the United States squad for the 2007 Pan American Games head the impressive list of entries as the 38th Annual Lake Placid Horse Show opened at the North Elba Showgrounds in Lake Placid, NY. The 2007 Lake Placid Horse Show will once again host outstanding non-stop equestrian action highlighted by the $75,000 Budweiser Grand Prix of Lake Placid CSI***, presented by RV Sales of Broward, on Sunday, July 1. The 30th Annual I Love New...

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) invites its members and the media to attend the Mid-Year Board of Directors meeting, which will be held June 20-21, 2016, at the United States Equestrian Team Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, N.J. Featured events of this meeting will include the presidential election, a press conference with the President-elect, and an educational presentation on concussion and traumatic brain injuries by Dr. Lola Chambless of Vanderbilt...

Lexington, KY - At the Alltech National Horse Show, currently taking place at the Kentucky Horse Park’s Alltech Arena in Lexington, Champion youth Saddle Seat competitors will be on hand on Sunday to greet show attendees. Those in attendance at the Alltech National Horse Show on Sunday will have the opportunity to meet four reigning champions of Saddle Seat Equitation, who will be on hand at the American Saddlebred exhibit. Those in attendance will include 2011 Good Hands Final Champion,...

Lexington, KY - The American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) has begun the transition to a standardized once-annual membership renewal period. This enhancement will standardize the annual renewal deadline and membership period for ASHA members, as well as simplify and streamline the renewal process for ASHA members and staff. The new standard annual membership period will be from December 1, through November 30 of the following year. As of June 1, 2011, all ASHA members renewing in 2011...

During the FEI Bureau Meeting in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 15-16, 2007, a number of important items were brought to the attention of the Bureau for information and approval further to the two meetings of the FEI Jumping Committee held in Windsor, Great Britain, on May 14, and Lausanne, Switzerland, on October 9, 2007. A summary of the main items follows. 1) Hypersensitization-Protocol for Thermography: The following protocol for thermographic and clinical examinations during...

The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce details pertaining to the 2005 Mid-Year Board of Directors Meeting. This year’s gathering will bring the Board together in the heart of Kentucky, July 12th at the Hyatt Regency in Lexington. This landmark hotel is attached to the famed 23,000-seat Rupp Arena, known to host some of the most highly acclaimed sporting and entertainment events in the nation. The Hyatt is also connected by convenient skywalks to world-class...