Against a field of 34, Maggie McAlary, 17, of Amherst, NH, won the 2007 United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) Hunterdon Cup Equitation Class presented by World Equestrian Brands on Tuesday, August 7, in Saugerties, NY. McAlary set the bar high in the first round, receiving a score of 93 from judges Chrystine Tauber and Brian Flynn. McAlary held on to her lead in each of the three rounds and was awarded the USHJA Hunterdon Cup Perpetual Trophy, donated by Diane Carney and Lynne Jayne,...

Goal is to Have Funds In Place When Disaster Strikes Lexington, KY— In 2005 two shocking back-to-back hurricanes, Katrina and Rita, catapulted equine enthusiasts from around the country into a cooperative effort to assist horses and their owners after these extraordinary disasters. At the time, USEF personnel worked around the clock to coordinate assistance from many local and national organizations. The biggest challenge was not man-power since there were hundreds of potential volunteers...

The United States Hunter Jumper Assocation (USHJA) held a judging clinic on Friday, August 3, in Wayne, IL, in conjunction with Showplace Productions during Equifest I. Diane Carney, a local trainer and clinician, acted as mediator between the crowd of more than 100 people and the judges. The clinic had three riders demonstrate both hunter and handy hunter rounds, while each spectator was given a judge's card and scored each of the rounds individually. The riders were Tina Judge, Brenda Mueller...

Please make sure that you regularly check your 2007 Adequan®/National Junior Jumper Championships (Prix des States) points in your zone’s standings as the qualifying period ends with competitions on or before August 31. Each zone’s national championship standings can be located on the USEF website under your zone’s Points & Awards page. Also, to be eligible to compete in this year’s Adequan®/USEF National Junior Jumper Championships, horse-and-rider combinations must earn Certificates...

American Saddlebred Horse Association Junior Judging is back for the 2007 World’s Championship Horse Show during the 9 a.m. session on Friday, August 24. Judging results of participants will be compared to the actual results of the classes. Participants with the best scores most closely reflecting the actual results win. Winners will be declared in two divisions: age groups 13 and under and 14-20. The winners will be announced Friday night, August 24, following the Ladies Amateur Three-Gaited...

The USEF has named the following riders and horses to compete at the Spruce Meadows Masters, one of the richest competitions in show jumping, September 5-9. Rider/Age/Hometown/Horse/Age/Breed/Sex/Owner Margie Engle/48/Wellington, FL/Hidden Creek’s Quervo Gold/14/Belgian Warmblood/Gelding/Hidden Creek Farm Beezie Madden /43/Cazenovia, NY/Authentic/12/KWPN/Gelding/Abigail Wexner Richard Spooner/36/Aqua Dulce, CA/Cristallo/9/Holsteiner/Gelding/Show Jumping Syndications McLain Ward/31/Brewster,...

Right now, the Equestrian Land Conservation Resource (ELCR) needs your assistance to extend the tax incentives for permanent conservation easements, the most useful form of private land conservation. Your support for the federal legislation to permanently extend the tax incentives for donating conservation easements can help make it happen. Make sure your elected representatives know about the beautiful places in your community that you treasure. Give them the opportunity to enjoy the view...

Shawn Cassidy of Kingston, TN, was the one to beat in the pony hunter divisions at the Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show I. The 84th Annual Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show was held from August 1-5, 2007, at the L.M. Tate Horse Show Grounds at the Blowing Rock Equestrian Preserve in Blowing Rock, NC. In the Small/Medium Green Pony Hunter division, Cassidy rode First Impression, owned by Katie Dinan, LLC, to the championship with three firsts and two seconds. Cassidy earned both the tricolor and...

Money makes the world go round, they say. It does indeed, and this certainly is true of the world of sport. From a leisurely activity practiced exclusively by amateurs, sport has now turned into a highly complex profession governed by its own business strategies and rules. Prize money, TV rights, sponsorship fees have never been higher, and there is no indication that the movement is about to slow down. Good things usually march hand in hand with less good ones. If the increase in finances...

The Declaration of Intent to Show and fees for in-hand and performance futurity classes are due to the American Saddlebred Registry (ASR) Futurity Secretary in the Kentucky State Fair World’s Championship Horse Show Office no later than 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 19, 2007. A signed Declaration of Intent to Show, a $50 starting fee payment for each entry to show in the ASR Futurity of Kentucky and ASR National Three-Year-Old Futurities, and a $25 starting fee for each entry to show in the ASR...