Lexington, Ky. – The American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA) is eager to welcome participants to the 2020 Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show ® this weekend. The 47 th annual Grand National competition is shaping up to be another outstanding event as the country’s finest Morgan horses meet at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City, Okla., from October 10-17. Since 1973, this show has represented the pinnacle of achievement in the Morgan horse world. Longtime...

Mill Spring, N.C. – Caelinn Leahy (Maple Park, Ill.) and Dymendy, a 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare owned by Twenty 23 LLC, captured the first win of the 2020 Neue Schule/USEF Junior Jumper National Championship, topping the Welcome Speed Class Phase I with a time of 54.226 seconds. Leahy, who is competing for Zone 5, bested the opening class of 38 entries to start the week, while Hallie Grimes (Houston, Texas) and Ace followed in second place with a time of 60.306 seconds. Catalina...

Allentown, N.J. – Two divisions will crown combined driving national champions at the Garden State Combined Driving Event, October 9-11. The Garden State CDE is hosting the intermediate championship divisions for the second consecutive year, and a total of six combinations will compete for titles at The Horse Park of New Jersey. Sarah Reitz and Awesome George at the 2019 Garden State CDE (Conklin Photographic LLC) Sarah Reitz (Honeoye Falls, N.Y.) and Awesome George, her 13-year-old Dutch...

Lexington, Ky. - As the final Combined Driving National Championship of 2020 wraps up at Garden State CDE this weekend, US Equestrian announces the selected host sites for the 2021 USEF Combined Driving National Championships which have been approved by the Board of Directors. US Equestrian will offer 16 national championship classes across five events. The following are the dates, locations, and classes offered for the 2021 USEF Combined Driving National Championships: USEF Preliminary...

Jennifer "Nifty" Hamilton and Makari Design at the 2018 FEI Driving World Championships for Singles. Photo: Krisztina Horvath/Hoefnet.com Lexington, Ky – The American athletes who had been set to compete in the FEI Driving World Championship for Singles have made the decision to withdraw from the competition, which is scheduled to take place in Pau, France, October 21-26. Three horse-and-athlete pairs had qualified to travel to France to represent the U.S. in the team competition along...

Lexington, Ky – What would it take to get your barn organized? A central location for records, a way to keep employees and customers informed, a place to keep schedules and ideas coordinated that is accessible anywhere, anytime? Before you start color-coding your wraps and saddle pads, see if BarnManager can help reduce your paperwork and time in the office and get you back in the barn and riding – where you were meant to be. US Equestrian members are invited to take advantage of an...

Lausanne (SUI) - The FEI Driving World Championships, due to be held behind closed doors in Valkenswaard (NED) from October 7-11, have been canceled due to increased case numbers of COVID-19 in the Netherlands. The decision to cancel the Championships, which were for four-in-hand horse teams, was made by the City of Valkenswaard today. “It is devastating that the FEI Driving World Championships at Valkenswaard have had to be cancelled at the last minute, as everyone involved has put in so...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation Nominating Committee is accepting nominations for the positions of Secretary/Treasurer and Independent Director through October 23, 2020. Nominations may be submitted online by USEF Life and Senior Active members. In order to be eligible for nomination to the position of Secretary/Treasurer, the individual must have served on the Board of Directors within the last six years. Any USEF Senior active member is eligible to be nominated as an...

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian has announced the horses-and-athlete combination who will compete at the 2020 FEI Driving World Championships Four-in-Hand, hosted in Valkenswaard, Netherlands from October 7-11, 2020. Misdee Wrigley Miller (Lakewood Ranch, Fla.) will represent the United States with her team of Corelone B, a 13-year-old KWPN gelding, Doorman, a 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding, Alonso, an 11-year-old KWPN gelding, Zindgraaf, a 16-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding, and...

Lexington, Ky. – The 72 nd annual USEF Saddle Seat Medal Final , held at the UPHA/American Royal National Championship Horse Show , is accepting entries to the class until Friday, October 9. The preliminary round (Class 162) and final round (Class 175) will be held on Saturday, November 14, at the historic Hale Arena in Kansas City, Mo. Due to COVID-19, amended qualification requirements were announced for the 2020 championship earlier this year. Qualification for the 2020 USEF Saddle...