A team of the top United States show jumpers prepared on Wednesday, May 3, to launch the defense of their Samsung Super League championship at this French coastal resort city. The U.S. won it's first ever elite Nations Cup victory at this same show a year ago, which also marked the first major team event under the leadership of George Morris as chef d’ equipe. The Americans followed the win at La Baule with victory in Aachen, Germany, and high enough placings at the other six two-round events,...

The judges for the 34th Annual Paso Fino Horse Association (PFHA) Grand National Championship Show were selected at the spring meeting of the PFHA's Board of Directors, held April 29, in Atlanta, GA. The five judges selected are Rex Bradley of Louisiana, MO; Carmen Cepero of Miami, FL; Mike Cuming of Wichita, KS; Guillermo Iglesias of Doral, FL and Don Schanche of Marco Island, FL. The week-long event will begin Sunday, September 17 and run through Saturday, September 23, at the Georgia...

The latest updated SEI helmet list has the GPA Speed Air Helmet on it. This list was last updated on April 19, 2006. For those who would like to see photos of this helmet, please visit www.gpa-sport.com/us-gpa.htm , click on "NEWS GPA" in the upper right-hand corner, scroll down to "Speed Air Helmet on GPA Website" and click on the link in the last sentence in this section, "For further information, click here." For the latest listing of equestrian helmets, visit www.seinet.org/CPL/astm1163_04a....

Anticipation grows daily throughout Kentucky, the nation and the equestrian world, for the FEI Games, the World Equestrian Championships to be held in the fall of 2010 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. The World Games Foundation, the organizing committee for the 2010 Games, and the International Equestrian Federation (FEI, the organization representing equestrian sport internationally) took the first step in marketing the FEI Games by introducing the official name of the Games and...

USEF Rule GR342 outlines the procedure for submitting proposed rule changes for consideration at the January 2007 Annual Meeting. All proposals from the general membership must be submitted to the office of the Federation in writing on the official form for proposed rule changes by June 1. Proposed rule changes can be submitted online at www.usef.org/content/rules/RulesDisplay.php?page=3 . As an alternative, the form can be downloaded from this same online location, printed, and either faxed or...

The General Assembly of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) elected HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein of Jordan as the 13th FEI President. The other contenders for the position were HRH Princess Benedikte of Denmark and Freddy Serpieri of Greece. The voting took place over two rounds; Princess Haya received 82 votes in the second round. The full details of the voting will be communicated shortly. “I promise to do everything in my power and to work tirelessly to serve the institution...

Who would have thought that the pursuit of controlling that nasty fly problem in your horse’s stable could send you on a trip to Aachen, Germany? Better yet, that you would be doing your part to help the U.S. Team gain the Gold at the FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG)? Farnam Companies, Inc., has committed to donating a portion of the proceeds from the sale of its popular fly control products in a unique partnership with the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) to help send the U.S. team...

The Supreme Kahuna Pony Classic will be debuting during Week One of the 2006 Biltmore Estate Summer Classics. Providing not only a fun time with great rewards, but also a perfect way to prepare for the USEF Pony Finals, as the event will follow a similar format. During Week One of Biltmore, July 12-16, over $14,000 in prize money and awards will be handed out in the Pony Hunter classes. The Pony Model and Under Saddle will be judged using a numeric system. At the end of each day the points and...

The 61st annual Del Mar National Horse Show wraps up its third and final week with Hunter/Jumper Week, May 2–7. Coming on the heels of Western Week (April 20-23) and Dressage Week (April 27-30), Hunter/Jumper Week features the Del Mar National’s showcase event, the $100,000 HBO Grand Prix of Del Mar, an American Grandprix Association event, on Saturday, May 6, at 7 p.m. All Hunter/Jumper Week events are open to the public and staged at the Del Mar Equestrian Center on the Del Mar Fairgrounds....

Lexington, KY – Tucker Johnson of Hobe Sound, FL, took first in the FEI Driving Four-in-Hand class at the USEF 2006 CAI-B Oldwick at Cedar Lane Farm held April 28-30. Johnson and his team of Warmbloods posted scores of 54.66 in dressage, 88.51 in marathon and 6.00 in cones. James Fairclough of Newton, NJ, and James Richards of Atlanta, GA, were second and third respectively. This four-in-hand competition was one of several selection trials for the 2006 FEI World Games to be held late this...