The United States Equestrian Federation has announced the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, has been chosen as the site for the 38th USEF Pony Finals to be held during the week of August 8-14, 2005. The USEF Pony Finals are the most prestigious and celebrated events of their kind in the United States. The Hunter Pony Championship is a three-phase competition judging the pony’s conformation, way of moving under saddle and fence jumping ability. The Pony Medal Championship test young riders...

Athens, Greece – The Executive Committee and the Committee of Selections of the United States Equestrian Federatio, and the USOC Delegation Review Committee, have approved that Amy Tryon, who was named to the 2004 Olympic Eventing team riding My Beau, and as a replacement rider/reserve candidate on Poggio II, will ride Poggio II in the Olympic competition. Poggio II is a former thoroughbred race horse, which was being used as a pack horse when Amy and a friend purchased him several years ago...

The 2004 United States Olympic Eventing Team will practice on Thursday, August 12th and the media is invited to attend from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. The riders will be available for interviews. The practice schedule has not yet been finalized. All of the Olympic Equestrian events will take place at the Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre, where the practice session will be held. Members of the Eventing Team are as follows: Darren Chiacchia, 39, Springville, NY, riding Windfall II Julie Burns...

Kevin Ferguson, 13, of Parkland, FL, won the 2004 USEF Pony Jumper National Championship individual competition aboard Krome. The championships were held August 6 in Lexington, VA, at the Virginia Horse Center. Ferguson was awarded the Swann Creek Perpetual Trophy and the Gold Medal. The USEF Pony Jumper National Championship has been designated as a USA Junior Olympic – Equestrian event. The Silver Medal was awarded to: Hot Fudge ridden and owned by Stephanie Fialco. The Bronze Medal was...

Samantha Schaefer, 11, of Westminster, MD, rode her pony Sham’s Lognaberry to win the 2004 Wild Horsefeathers/USEF National Hunter Pony Championship. The championship was held August 8 at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, VA, as part of the USEF Pony Finals. As champion, Schaefer was awarded the International Jumping Derby Perpetual Trophy, a Triple Crown Custom cooler, a 10 inch Revere bowl keeper trophy and a saddle. American Dreams owned and ridden by Jennifer Waxman, 12, of Chagrin...

Sheila Burke of Elmira New York had her first taste of international glory winning the Grand Prix at CSIO Dublin, Ireland, part of the Samsung Super League Series, on Sunday, August 8th. Four of the five riders had clear rounds in the jump off with Burke aboard 12-year-old Holsteiner mare, Caya (HOL, Carthago Z -), clenching the fastest time of .86 second ahead of Ireland’s Jessica Kürten. Residing in Holland for a little over a year, this is Burke’s biggest win. “It was fantastic and the crowd...

Victoria Birdsall, 11, of Topsfield, MA, was named Grand Champion of the 2004 USEF Pony Medal Championship held August 5 at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, VA. The Championship was held as part of the USEF Pony Finals being held August 4-7. As Grand Champion, Birdsall received the Easter Sunday Memorial Perpetual Trophy, a Triple Crown Custom cooler and a tack trunk donated by Oakcroft Tack Trunk. The trainer of the 2004 Pony Medal Champion is Patty Harnois. Judges for the Pony Medal...

Sleigh Ride, owned and ridden by Kelsi Robinson of Westchester, PA, walked away with the Show Circuit Magazine Perpetual Trophy and the Show Circuit Magazine Trophy. This crystal piece is given to the winner to take home for one year, along with a Triple Crown Custom cooler, a 10-inch Revere bowl keeper trophy and a bridle. Acarell, owned and ridden by Jane Ehrhart of St. Louis, MO, was named Overall Reserve Champion. The Overall Small Junior Hunter was The Frog Prince, owned by Christy Russo...

Kaitlin Campbell, 12, of Doylestown, PA, rode Karen Lutz and Stratford Stables’ Absolut Snap to win the 2004 Wild Horsefeathers / USEF Green Pony Hunter Championship held August 4. The championship was held as part of the USEF Pony Finals being held August 4-7 at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, VA. As champion, Campbell walked away with the Brownland Farm Perpetual Trophy, a Triple Crown Custom cooler, a ten-inch Revere bowl keeper trophy and a Pessoa saddle. Campbell, reserve champion...

The 47th annual Canadian National Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show (Canadian Nationals), affectionately known as “The Royal Red,” kicks off Aug. 23 at the Regina Exhibition Park. The weeklong event features top-level horse show competition and a commercial trade fair. The Arabian Horse Association (AHA) of Aurora, CO, produces the event, which is held Monday, Aug. 23 through Saturday, Aug. 28, and is open to the public. Admission (Canadian dollars) is $7.50 for adults and $4 for...