This year is well under way and plans for the 2008 Paso Fino Horse Association (PFHA) Grand National show are already in the works. "Celebracion del Paso Fino" is the theme for Nationals this year. We all gather at the shows, participate in parades and trail rides, not only to see old friends and meet new people but to celebrate this wonderful breed. It is my hope that this year and every year will be about the grace, beauty and fire of the Paso Fino. Judges for the 2008 National Show are:...

Lexington, Ky. – The 2019 Platinum Performance /United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) Green Hunter Incentive Championships and the Platinum Performance/USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship kick off this week at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., with more than $519,900 in prize money available to approximately 300 of the country's top hunters. Platinum Performance/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championships 2018 3'/3'3" champions Patricia Griffith and...

Devon, Pa. - The 120th Annual Devon Horse Show and Country Fair, just days away from getting underway for the 2016 season, will be featuring a full slate of equestrian action, including the all-new FEI Open Jumper division with a huge boost in prize money, the best professional hunter competition in America, the American Saddlebreds in all their glory, the majestic Coaching division and exhibitions that will thrill the entire family. It all kicks off on Thursday with the traditional Junior...

Gladstone, N.J. -The United States Equestrian Team Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of its new U.S. Equestrian Team Registry . With the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro now less than a year away, our United States Equestrian Team athletes need assistance to prepare for the Games. To help them get ready to demonstrate the excellence of American horsemanship for the entire world to see, you can lend a hand by gifting a Registry item today. The United States is one of the...

Major equestrian competitions attended by U.S. athletes, both domestic and overseas, are listed in this weekly preview. Please look below to find competition listings by discipline* and breed. We hope you will follow the competitions that most interest you, but check Equestrian Weekly on Monday for a report of any top finishes by U.S. Equestrians. *lists of competitions in all international disciplines will include only FEI competitions or USEF Championships within the USA and international FEI...

Major equestrian competitions attended by U.S. athletes, both domestic and overseas, are listed in this weekly preview. Please look below to find competition listings by discipline* and breed. We hope you will follow the competitions that most interest you, but check Equestrian Weekly on Monday for a report of any top finishes by U.S. Equestrians. *lists of competitions in all international disciplines will include only FEI competitions or USEF Championships within the USA and international FEI...

The futurity grace period deadline to nominate mares and stallions for 2008 foals is Friday, April 25. Nomination forms are available for download from the association's website at www.saddlebred.com/Prize-forms . The Kentucky Amateur, Kentucky and National Futurity programs paid over $272,000 to participants in 2007. For more information on American Saddlebred Registry Prize Programs, including futurities, please contact Patricia Edwards by calling (859) 259-2742, ext. 320, or e-mail p....

The Fall Morgan Horse Open House & Sale will take place September 8-9 at Mount Hood Equestrian Center in Portland, OR. This new all-breed event features a private treaty horse sale, horse and tack auctions, an all-breed open horse show on Sunday, a stallion service auction, a Stallion Alley and many vendors. The event has been combined with 5 Star Equine Auctions and Equine Classic Open Horse Show. For more information, please call Margo Mossburg, Morgan Coordinator, at (509) 796-2140, or...

The grace period deadline for American Saddlebred Registry Futurity, Sweepstakes payments and Three-Year-Old and Four-Year-Old new Sweepstakes nominations is Friday, February 10. All payments and/or nominations must be postmarked or faxed to the American Saddlebred Registry office on or before February 10. Yearlings (2005 foals) may be nominated to the Three-Year-Old Sweepstakes and three-year-olds may be nominated to the Four-Year-Old Sweepstakes. Nomination forms can be downloaded from the...

Qualifying classes for the finals in the 2005 ASHA Junior Exhibitor Driving Challenge at the Kentucky State Fair World’s Championship Horse Show August 21-27 have resumed with a slew of upcoming shows. The complete schedule of qualifying classes can be found online by clicking visiting www.asha.net/Youth/DrivingChallenge.pdf . To qualify for the 2005 ASHA Junior Exhibitor Driving Challenge Finals, the horse must place in two official qualifying classes in the same division, either fine harness...