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United States Show Jumping Team Announced for 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany

by Jeannie Putney | Jun 8, 2006, 11:46 AM

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation® (USEF) is pleased to announce the show jumping team that will represent the United States in the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games later this summer in Germany. The four horse and rider combinations and first two alternates are as follows: (Rider/Age/Hometown/Horse/Gender/Age/Breed/Owner) 1. Beezie Madden, 42, Cazenovia, NY, Authentic, G, 11, Dutch Warmblood, Abigail Wexner 2. McLain Ward, 30, Brewster, NY, Sapphire, M, 11, Belgian...

Las Vegas FEI World Cup Finals Season Tickets Available to the General Public

by By Classic Communications | Jun 8, 2006, 11:41 AM

Season tickets for the 2007 Las Vegas FEI World Cup Finals are available for sale to the general public as of June 16, 2006. Tickets are expected to sell quickly, so spectators are advised to purchase early. The FEI World Cup Finals in both show jumping and dressage return to the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV, on April 18-22, 2007. In 2005, the FEI Budweiser World Cup Jumping Final and the FEI World Cup Dressage Final presented by Offield Farms, were held simultaneously in the same...

Meetings Scheduled During Lexington Junior League Horse Show

by By Matthew Williams | Jun 8, 2006, 11:36 AM

A tentative schedule for meetings held during the week of the Lexington Junior League Horse Show has been announced. Included in this schedule are board and committee meetings for the American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA), American Saddlebred Registry, United States Equestrian Federation, United Professional Horsemen’s Association, American Hackney Horse Society and American Saddlebred Museum. On Friday, July 14, the ASHA will be holding a Saddlebred Advancement Seminar and an Open...

Third and Final USEF/Markel Young Horse Dressage Selection Trials Crowns Unitas and Currency DC as Champions

by By Jennifer Keeler | Jun 8, 2006, 11:28 AM

The USEF/Markel Young Horse Dressage Selection Trials concluded the 2006 qualifying season for the FEI World Breeding Championships at the CDI***/Y Raleigh and Capital Dressage Classic, June 2-4 in Raleigh, NC. Champion of the five-year-old division with an overall two-test score of 8.592 was Unitas, a bay Dutch Warmblood gelding (Niagara - Nellyzora by Harald; bred in The Netherlands), ridden and owned by Teresa Butta-Stanton of Glen Burnie, MD. Winning both the Preliminary and Final Tests...

Attention: All members participating in the Farnam®/Platform™ USEF Horse of the Year and Silver Stirrup Awards Programs

by By Kristyn Kay | Jun 8, 2006, 11:08 AM

Please review your points and standings in your respective division(s) by: --Ordering a copy of your horse's point report via e-mail or mail (faxed copies will incur an additional charge). --Call the Horse Report Hotline at (859) 225-2040. --Or, access your horse’s point report via the USEF website at www.usef.org . Please refer to the steps below for accessing your horse’s point report: 1. Once on the USEF home page, please select Authorized Users Area in the upper right corner. 2. Once you...

Saddle Seat World Cup Dates Changed; Fundraiser Planned

by By Christy Judd O’Donnell | Jun 8, 2006, 10:40 AM

The U.S. Saddle Seat Equitation World Cup has received official word that the dates for the 2006 International Saddle Seat World Cup competition have been changed. The event has moved one week later and will now be held December 4-10, 2006. The prestigious international competition will be held at South Africa’s premier equestrian facility, the Parys Indoor Arena in Parys, South Africa. The U.S. will be taking on teams from Canada, Great Britain, Namibia and South Africa in an effort to match...

International Paralympic Committee Equestrian Joins International Equestrian Federation

by By the International Paralympic Committee | Jun 8, 2006, 10:31 AM

International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven and International Equestrian Federation (FEI) President HRH The Infanta Doña Pilar de Borbón have signed an agreement for the transfer of governance of equestrian for persons with a physical disability from the IPC to the FEI. The transfer ceremony took place at the FEI General Assembly in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 2 and will come into full effect on July 1 with the IPC Governing Board accepting the provisional membership...

USEF Announces Horse/Rider Combinations Competing for the Brentina Cup at the USEF National Young Adult Dressage Championship

by By Jeannie Putney | Jun 7, 2006, 11:15 AM

Arnd Bronkhorst (Brentina, the 2005 Farnam®/Platform™ USEF Horse of the Year, now has the Brentina Cup named after her, which will be awarded to the winner of the USEF National Young Adult Dressage Championship this weekend. ) Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation® (USEF) is pleased to announce the qualifiers for the USEF National Young Adult Dressage Championship, whose winner will be awarded the Brentina Cup (formerly the Passage Cup). The inaugural 2006 Brentina Cup will be...

USDF Convention Scholarships for Youth Members

by By the United States Dressage Federation | Jun 1, 2006, 10:05 AM

The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) Youth Executive Board announced the availability of the 2006 USDF Youth Convention Scholarships. Packed with educational programs, fun events, a great trade expo and the USDF National Symposium, the USDF Annual Convention is an invaluable event for anyone interested in dressage, especially USDF's youth members, who are the future of USDF and the sport. The USDF Youth Convention Scholarship will award four youth members up to $1,000 each to help...

Second USEF/Markel Young Horse Dressage Selection Trial Crowns Big Tyme and Breanna

by By Jennifer Keeler | Jun 1, 2006, 9:57 AM

The 2006 USEF/Markel Young Horse Dressage Selection Trials continued at Dressage at Flintridge, May 26-28, in La Canada-Flintridge, CA. This Western Selection Trial for the FEI World Breeding Championships showcased the region’s most promising dressage prospects in their quest to qualify for Verden, Germany. Champion of the five-year-old division with an overall two-test score of 8.688 was Big Tyme, a bay Belgian Warmblood gelding (Saros–Elvira by Wenderkreis; bred in Belgium by Worfthoeve 3),...