“America’s Horse,” the American Quarter Horse Association’s award-winning television show, will feature the 2005 FEI World Reining Masters Finals from Manerbio, Italy, on its October 23 and October 30 episodes on the TVG Network. “America’s Horse” has been at the forefront of reining competition television coverage, including the 2002 World Equestrian Games, along with the FEI World Reining Masters, United States Equestrian Federation Reining Championships and the National Reining Horse...

If you need to log on to your Authorized User Account (AUA) at www.usef.org , you’ll be relieved to know we’ve made it much simpler to navigate. AUA is the secure system on www.usef.org where you can complete or renew your USEF membership or Licensed Officials membership, print a membership card for competing, apply for a Horse Recording or Horse ID, access your competition records or points and view your USEF information and history, just for starters. It’s a valuable tool many of our members...

The Paso Fino Horse Association Scholarship Committee has successfully launched its 2005-2006 Fundraising Campaign with its First Trainer Services Auction. The committee teamed up with the Professional Trainers’ Association to raise more than $22,000 at the national show. The auction allowed members to bid on two months of training and board with some of the top trainers in the breed. Dwight Graber, Scholarship Committee member, praised Trainers’ Association President Alice Page and “super...

There was only one clean round, and it was ridden by Richard Spooner on Quirino in the $50,000 HBO World Cup Grand Prix of Del Mar presented by Mary’s Tack and Feed, a World Cup qualifying event. Spooner rode three horses in the grand prix, but it was his outstanding clear round on Quirino, owned by Oscany, Inc., of Los Angeles, which won, and also gave Spooner valuable points towards a spot representing the United States in the World Cup Finals to be held in Malaysia in 2006. Mariano Alario on...

Directors of the American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) and the American Saddlebred Registry, along with invited guests, are scheduled to gather, beginning Sunday evening, October 9, in French Lick, IN, to begin a three-day conference and retreat to address strategic planning for the breed and its governing organizations. The formal October meetings of both boards will conclude the session on Wednesday morning. Alan F. Balch, Executive Secretary/Registrar of the organizations, said key...

Devon, PA – The 2005 USEF Junior Dressage Team Championship returned to the East Coast for another exciting showcase of some of America’s most talented young dressage riders, hosted by Dressage at Devon CDI 3*/Y in Devon, Pennsylvania, September 27 through October 2. Three teams of four riders, from 14 to 18-years-old and from all parts of the country, competed over the course of three days in the FEI Junior Tests. Scores from both the Team and Individual Tests were averaged to...

The equine industry’s work on behalf of unwanted horses continued to gain momentum this week as representatives from twenty organizations met to advance the efforts that began at the nation’s first Unwanted Horse Summit in Washington, DC, in April. Gathering on September 21 at the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) headquarters in Schaumburg, IL, the group focused on solidifying its mission and building a long-term organizational structure. The important roles of education and owner...

After discussion with trainers and the USEF, show management has decided to reduce the Great Southwest Fall Classic in Katy, TX, to a four-day event. This change will hopefully allow for an easier and safer return to the Houston area for some people and their horses. The show will start on Thursday, September 29, at 7:30 a.m. and finish on Sunday. There are a few changes, which are highlighted below. 1) The $25,000 Katy Fall Grand Prix will be canceled this week. We will be adding a $10,000...

The American Saddlebred Registry Sweepstakes, held during the All American Horse Classic in Indianapolis, September 6-10, had a 14% increase in its total payout from 2004 to 2005. The 2005 total payout was $139,434 compared to $122,353 one year before. The biggest increase came in the two-year-old division, which paid winners $38,629 for a 74% increase from the previous year's total of $22,155. The $38,629 paid in the two-year-old division is the most since at least 1995. Registrar Alan F....

Gladstone, NJ – Taking a year off from competing doesn’t work for everyone, but it paid off for Scott Monroe of Sharon, CT, who drove his way to his first national championship at the 2005 USEF National Combined Driving Singles Championship, part of the CAI-B Gladstone Driving Event, September 22-25. Driving his 11-year-old Morgan gelding, Bethesda After Dark (Shadow), Monroe bested a field of 12 single horses with a smooth dressage test; a precise, blistering trip through the eight obstacles...