Sixty years ago, Farnam Companies, Inc., was a diamond in the rough--a name that was introduced as a small mail-order operation in the Midwest. Since 1946, the Farnam brand has become a premier provider of animal health care and nutritional products. In fact, the Farnam name is as ubiquitous in the equine industry as NIKE® is in the sports world. To celebrate 60 years of sharing its passion for animals with its customers, Farnam is holding a Customer Appreciation Sweepstakes to award several...

The vacated position on the Kentucky State Fair Board of Directors occupied for the last nine years by Mary Anne Cronan, and before her for 28 years by Joseph Stopher, is to be filled at the earliest opportunity by appointment of the Governor of Kentucky from a list of six nominees provided to him by the American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA). The Kentucky State Fair is the site of the World’s Championship Horse Show each August, highlighted by the American Saddlebred breed’s most...

Arnd Bronkhorst ( ) Lexington, KY - The 2006 USEF National Grand Prix Freestyle Championship/U.S. League Finals CDI-W is a dual championship being held in conjunction with the Zada Enterprises, LLC, Winter Equestrian Festival Dressage Classic CDI***/W in Wellington, Florida, March 16-19, 2006. It is one competition serving the purposes of crowning the USEF National Grand Prix Freestyle Champion and at the same time serving as the U.S League Final, determining the two horse-and-rider...

Hagyard Equine Medical Institute will offer three lectures and a demonstration at no charge to Rolex attendees, April 27-29. The lectures will offer a variety of educational information pertaining to sport horses and their specific health challenges. A demonstration on large animal emergency response techniques will provide horse owners with an understanding of safe and efficient procedures to be used when faced with dangerous situations. All lectures will take place in the Hagyard Equine...

Lexington, KY – The USEF has announced the show jumping team which will represent the United States at the CSIO to be held in Wellington, FL, March 8-12. Team members are as follows: • Margie Engle on Hidden Creek’s Perin, a 16 year old Westphalian gelding, owned by the Hidden Creek Farm of Oak Creek, Wisconsin. • Kent Farrington on Madison, a 10 year old Dutch Warmblood mare, owned by Alexa Weeks, of Southport, Connecticut. • McLain Ward of Brewster, New York on Sapphire, an 11 year old...

(Lexington, KY) – The USEF announced today that two horse-and-rider combinations have been named to the Show Jumping Short List for the World Equestrian Games, to be held in Aachen Germany, August 20-September 3. They are as follows: • McLain Ward of Brewster, NY, with Sapphire, an 11-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare, owned by owned by Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Harrison’s Double H Farm; • Beezie Madden of Cazenovia, NY, with Authentic, an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding, owned by Abigail Wexner....

The United States Equestrian Foundation (USEF) Breeders Committee recently announced the sponsorship of a breeders' symposium. The inaugural event will take place the last Sunday in April at Wisconsin's state-of-the-art veterinary hospital, the Wisconsin Equine Clinic in Oconomowoc. Many of the top breeding stallions in the Midwest use this highly regarded facility for their reproductive needs. It is also used for care of young stock and managing mature stallions and broodmares. Staffed by...

A new website has been launched with helpful information for breeders: www.sport-horse-america.com . Information includes how to look at pedigrees, how to plan a successful breeding, breeding theory and where to get more information, history of the Sport Horse in America, explanation of what makes a Sport Horse, notes on purchasing and how to register a Sport Horse. An overview of Sport Horse conformation, breeding for soundness, services offered and pedigree analysis and equine appraisal is...

In the past decade, enrolling foals into the National Reining Breeders Classic (NRBC) program has become an integral part of raising reining horse prospects and once again, in 2005, the NRBC saw a record year in foal enrollments. According to NRBC Secretary/Treasurer Cheryl Magoteaux, the total number of foals enrolled for 2005 was an incredible 2,442. "That's up over 200 foals from last year, our previous high," noted Magoteaux. "We're thrilled that the reining industry has supported this...

The annual stallion service auction of the American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA), which had more than 70 stallions, brought in nearly $140,000, which will be split between the Association’s 10 regional shows, the World Morgan Futurity and marketing for the Morgan breed. The AMHA was held during the annual convention in Lexington, KY, February 15-18. Taking the top bid was multi-world champion Stonecroft Trilogy, owned by Stonecroft Farm and purchased by Cedar Meadow Morgan Farm for $5,700....