The U.S. Saddle Seat Young Rider Team (Laura Elcock) Fulton, MO - The U.S. Saddle Seat Young Rider Team swept the competition at the U.S. Saddle Seat Invitational over the weekend against international teams from South Africa and Canada. The three teams met for the competition at William Woods University, and the U.S. young riders were excellent during the two days of Three- and Five-gaited competition. After the first day of competition, the U.S. team led South Africa and Canada in...

Columbia, SC – The National Collegiate Equestrian Association has selected its Riders of the Month for March, it was announced today. The student-athletes chosen for each of the four events are as follows: • Horsemanship – Lauren DeVoe (New Mexico State) • Reining – McKenzie Lantz (Georgia) • Equitation on the Flat – Katherine Schmidt (South Carolina) • Equitation Over Fences – Katherine Schmidt (South Carolina) New Mexico State’s Lauren...

Originally published at www.useventing.com Jessica Phoenix (CAN) and Patras VR are the overnight leaders in the Adequan USEA Gold Cup & PRO Tour Series CIC3* at The Fork (Leslie Threlkeld/USEA Photo) Announcer Brian O'Connor called it "difficult conditions." What started as a windy and slightly damp morning worsened as the day progressed, and by the time the Adequan USEA Gold Cup and PRO Tour Series CIC3* division got under way this afternoon, a cold rain blew sideways. Nevertheless,...

The following link to Nancy Jaffer's March 31, 2013 artcle providing coverage of the USEF Town Hall Meeting on Equisearch can be found here: http://www.equisearch.com/news/nancy_jaffer/2013-fti-winter-equestrian-festival/ This link had been included with the permission of Nancy Jaffer and Equisearch.

This article has been reposted from The Chronicle of the Horse ( http://www.chronofhorse.com/article/not-going-reservation ) Wellington, Fla.—March 27 At today’s U.S. Equestrian Federation Town Hall Meeting, U.S. Hunter Jumper Association President Bill Moroney didn’t mince words when discussing the importance of changing the hunter/jumper culture when it comes to overuse and misuse of drugs and medications. “We have to admit we have an issue,” said Moroney,...

Lexington, KY - The first of the USEF Town Hall Meetings series was hosted by Equestrian Sport Productions at their FTI Winter Equestrian Festival show grounds on March 27, 2013. Federation representatives joined prominent industry owners, trainers, and veterinarians to discuss topical issues contributing to unprecedented public scrutiny relating to medication and treatment of performance horses. Media articles have brought focus to both therapeutic techniques and medication practices in...

This article has been reprinted with permission of Erin Gilmore. The original article can be found at http://www.proequest.com/news/2013/03/28/a-for-effort-first-usef-town-hall-meeting-on-horse-welfare-is-heavy-on-promises-plan [Wellington, FL] “We have to admit that we know we have a problem.” No, this wasn’t a church basement gathering of recovering addicts, although an atmosphere of “enough is enough” hung heavy in the air. A crowd of 75 trainers, riders and...

Rachel Boggus and SS Whisper (Anne Gittins Photography) Wellington, FL - Rachel Boggus, of Fort Wayne, IN, catch rode her way to another first place finish, this time with SS Whisper, in the Beval Palm Beach Adult Medal Final during the final day of competition for the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF). SS Whisper, a nine-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding is owned by Wee Enterprises. Boggus was awarded a Beval bridle and gift certificate for her blue ribbon finish in the...

Darragh Kerins and E-Muse YEK were the winners of the $35,000 Grand Prix of Tampa after completing a jump-off round with blazing fast speed of 36.576 seconds (Kendall Bierer/PMG) Tampa, FL - It was a jump-off for all the nations today on the concluding class of the Tampa Bay Classic. The Bob Thomas Equestrian Center was alive with heated jumper competition as riders gathered to contend for the top earnings in the $35,000 Grand Prix of Tampa. It was one of the last opportunities for riders to...

The Oklahoma State Cowgirls, 2013 Big 12 Equestrian Champions (ostatephoto.com) Stillwater, OK - It was a close match to the end, but the Oklahoma State Cowgirls earned an 8-6 win over the Kansas State Wildcats at the Animal Science Arena in Stillwater, OK Saturday and were crowned Big 12 Conference champions for the second year in a row, and third time ever. The Cowgirls jumped to a slim 2-1 lead early on after their Hunter Seat team earned a win in Equitation over Fences. The Wildcats...