From the USEF Reining Department Take the fast track to the Long List at the CRI* National Championship to be held at the NRHA Derby June 26, 2009 in Oklahoma City Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) will offer an opportunity for reiners not on the USEF Reining Long List for 2009 to compete for the USEF CRI* National Championship Title at the USEF CRI* National Reining Championship. This championship will be held concurrently with the Adequan/USEF National Open...

(Lake Erie College, Painesville OH)— Becket Run Equestrian Team of Hamilton, OH, won the Hunt Seat Upper School National Championship at the sixth annual Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) National Finals held April 18-20, 2009 at the Lake Erie College Equestrian Center in Ohio. Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School of Atlanta, GA, earned the Middle School Championship title. The Knights Equestrian Team of Hinton, VI, became the reserve champion team in the hunt seat upper school...

Attention Children Jumper Riders: The U.S. will have two qualifiers for this year’s Final, which is slated to be held in Singapore, December 6-13, 2009. The Final for Children between the ages of 12 and 14 as defined by FEI rules brings together riders from various nations around the world not only to compete but also to meet their peers from other cultures. The U.S. qualifiers for this final will be held at the American Gold Cup in Moreland Hills, OH, September 9-13, 2009, and at the Del Mar...

OSM Horse Shows is pleased to announce the 27th Annual Colorado Summer Classic Horse Shows on June 10-14 and June 17-21, 2009. This prestigious equestrian event, staged in cooperation with The Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Foundation, will take place at the Norris-Penrose Event Center, with benefits directed to the Foundation, and the Colorado Springs Sports Corporation. The show will begin daily at 8 a.m. with show jumping competitions throughout the day. The highlight of the event will be a...

A century of sporting history will be celebrated when the much-anticipated first leg of the inaugural Meydan FEI Nations Cup™ series takes place in La Baule, France, this weekend. It was in 1909 that the indoor London Olympia and outdoor San Sebastian shows first hosted military team jumping competitions and, 100 years on, the honor and distinction of representing one's country in the battle for team supremacy has lost none of its edge. The advent of new sponsors, the Dubai-based development...

LEXINGTON, KY–The Junior League of Lexington announced the 73rd Annual Lexington Junior League Horse Show will be Monday, July 6, through Saturday, July 11, at the Red Mile in Lexington, KY. The Junior League of Lexington announced the officials for the 73rd Annual Lexington Junior League Horse Show will include Lenard Davenport, Manager; Kent Moeller, Assistant Manager; and Mary Lynn Whitley, USEF Steward. The judges include Anne Speck, Jay Wood, Lynda Freseth, Rodney Hicks, Ellen Beard and...

Wilhelm Genn became the first rider to reach the World Equestrian Brands/United States Hunter Jumper Association’s (USHJA) Rider Recognition Program’s elite $1 Million Club after a successful campaign at the Lake St. Louis Hunter Jumper Show, April 1-5, 2009. Genn rode Happy Z, Chantal and Loredo, to third-, fourth- and sixth-place finishes in the $25,000 Grand Prix, to push him over the $1-million mark. “It’s a great program that World Equestrian Brands sponsors,” Genn said of the USHJA Rider...

The Vermont Summer Festival, New England’s largest “AA” rated hunter/jumper horse show, returns to East Dorset, VT, from July 1-August 9, 2009. Offering more than $750,000 in prize money, the Vermont Summer Festival is the richest sporting event based on purse in the state. The competition attracts the best athletes, including Olympic medalists, from across the country and around the globe to vie for top honors. The first five Sundays feature a $30,000 grand prix, culminating with the $50,000...

Lexington, KY— Last month, leaders of the USEF Recognized Breed Affiliates got together with USEF staff to discuss the relationship with the USEF and continued growth, development and promotion of the Breeds. The meeting, moderated by Bill Moroney, took place in conjunction with the Pin Oak Charity Horse Show in Katy, TX. The meeting was just the beginning of many conversations that the USEF will have to reach the goals of the Breed Retreat, which is to continue the growth, development and...

The Executive Committee met on April 20 to review and approve several extraordinary rule changes and rule clarifications. You can find a PDF summarizing all the recently approved rule changes online at www.usef.org/documents/rules/ruleChanges/2010/ECapproved42009.pdf . These rule changes have also been incorporated into the online rulebook. If you have any questions, please contact Abigail Cook at [email protected] or (859) 327-5931.