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Last Updated: Feb 3rd, 2008 - 14:45:58 |
General News
Olympians Representing USET Foundation Cheered by Millions in 119th Rose Parade
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| U.S. Olympians in 2008 Rose Parade representing the USET Foundation (photo credit: Ilse Scharz/HorseSport USA and Ken Braddick/HorseSport USA) |
(USA) - "This will be the most people we will ever ride in front of," said Melanie Smith Taylor to Beezie Madden as they rode down Colorado Avenue in the 119th Rose Parade on New Year's Day in Pasadena, California, as part of the 12-member all-Olympian squad representing the United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation. Indeed, more than a million spectators lined the five-and-a-half mile route for the two-hour parade that featured floats, marching bands, and 300 horses, including for the first time in history, a squad representing the U.S. Equestrian Team.
Jan 3, 2008, 21:51
Show Jumping News
Show Jumping Trials for 2008 Olympics to be Held During the CN Winter Equestrian Festival
(USA) − The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has announced the location and dates for the USEF Show Jumping Trials for the 2008 Olympics. The trials will be held during the Zada Enterprises, LLC CSI***- W (February 27-March 2) and the CN Open CSIO***** (March 5-March 9) at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL. The trials will take place over five classes.
Jan 3, 2008, 19:07
Show Jumping News
ROLEX FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING 2007/2008: New Whitaker Whirlwind Hits Mechelen In Round 7....
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| Young British newcomer, William Whitaker, swept to victory in the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping qualifier in Mechelen, Belgium today riding Arielle (photo: Dirk Caremans) |
(Mechelen, Belgium) - Sensational British newcomer, William Whitaker, swept to victory with Arielle in this afternoon's 2007/2008 Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping qualifier presented by Land Rover at Mechelen in Belgium.
Dec 30, 2007, 23:24
World News
Official Countdown To 2010 World Equestrian Games Begins In Lexington
(Lexington, KY) - Two digital clocks in downtown Lexington will mark the number of days until the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. The clocks were unveiled by Lexington Mayor Jim Newberry and World Games 2010 Foundation CEO Jack Kelly, with 1000 days until the Games’ Opening Ceremonies. The Games will begin on September 25, 2010 and end on October 10, after 16 days of world championship equestrian competition at the Kentucky Horse Park.
Dec 30, 2007, 21:30
Show Jumping News
Mario Deslauriers Takes the Lead in Canadian League World Cup Standings
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| Mario Deslauriers is currently leading the Canadian League World Cup Standings with a total of 47 points (Cealy Tetley photo) |
(Ottawa, ONT, Canada) - Mario Deslauriers is currently leading the Canadian League World Cup Standings with a total of 47 points. Deslauriers of Bromont, QC, was victorious in the $100,000 American Gold Cup World Cup Qualifier in Moreland Hills, OH, as well as the $50,000 Grey Goose Vodka World Cup Qualifier in Southampton, NY, riding Paradigm, a 13-year-old Belgium Warmblood gelding. His tenth place finish in the $100,000 CN World Cup Grand Prix at the CSI-W Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, ON, netted him seven points to move him to the top of the leader board.
Dec 28, 2007, 19:35
Show Jumping News
2008 ASPCA Maclay National Championship To Remain at the Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament
(USA) - The National Horse Show Association of America is pleased to announce that the 2008 ASPCA Maclay National Championship will be held at the 2008 Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament in Syracuse, NY. The show will run from October 29 to November 2, 2008, at the Oncenter Complex.
Dec 28, 2007, 10:13
Dressage News
FEI Dressage World Cup™ 2007-2008: Surprising second Win For Anky
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| Anky van Grunsven (photo: Kit Houghton/FEI) |
The Dutch commanded the podium at the FEI Dressage World Cup™ in Mechelen, with Anky van Grunsven, Imke Schellekens-Bartels and Laurens van Lieren taking the top three spots. Anky and her elegant black approved stallion IPS Painted Black were the unexpected winners of the fifth qualifier in the Western European League of the FEI World Cup™ in Mechelen.
Dec 27, 2007, 23:47
General News
119th Rose Parade to Be Broadcast Live on Nine Networks in U.S.A. - USET Foundation Squad of Olympians are #47 out of 90 Parade Groups
(USA) - The 119th Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, on January 1, 2008, will be broadcast live by nine networks in the United States: ABC, NBC, HGTV, Tribune, Univision, Telemundo, Travel Channel, Discovery HD Theater, and Sky Link TV. Local California stations KWHY-22 and KTLA-5 will also provide live coverage. Internationally, the Rose Parade will be viewed by millions of people in more than 75 countries. Almost one million spectators line the five-and-a-half mile parade route.
Dec 23, 2007, 23:37
Show Jumping News
ROLEX FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING 2007/2008: Kuerten Is Queen at Olympia
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| Ireland's Jessica Kuerten and Castle Forbes Libertina jumping to victory in the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping qualifier at Olympia in London. (photo: Kit Houghton/FEI) |
(London, England) - Ireland's Jessica Kuerten and Castle Forbes Libertina produced a runaway victory in the sixth leg of the 2007/2008 Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping series at Olympia in London this afternoon and shot to the top of the Western European League leaderboard in the finest of style.
Dec 22, 2007, 23:30
Dressage News
FEI Dressage World Cup™ 2007-2008: Anky Takes Dressage Into New Era in London
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| IPS Salinero (image courtesy FEI) |
(London, UK) - Dressage stepped up into a new era at the centenary celebration of the Olympia Horseshow. Anky van Grunsven presented her brand new Freestyle composed by virtuoso Wibi Soerjadi, called ‘Dance of devotion’. The judges unanimously agreed on the victory of the Olympic golden couple with an amazing score of 83.050%.
Dec 18, 2007, 23:08
Dressage News
"Robert Dover’s Search for the Next American Equestrian Star: Dressage" Now Available
(USA) - Responding to an incredible demand for a personal copy of Robert’s successful reality series, the producers of "Search for the Next American Equestrian Star: Dressage" have made the entire series available via digital download.
Dec 18, 2007, 17:34
General News
HEART Equine Ambulance Allotted $10,000 Grant From ASPCA
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| HEART Equine Ambulance (photo: HEART) |
(USA) - Humane Equine Aid and Rapid Transport (HEART) is pleased to announce that the organization has received a $10,000 grant from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).
HEART is a nonprofit organization that provides equine ambulatory services at various locations at numerous horse shows during the year, including the Winter Equestrian Festival, Lake Placid, the Hampton Classic, Pennsylvania National Horse Show and more.
Dec 17, 2007, 20:30
Dressage News
Starlight Wins USDF Sport Horse Breeding “Horse of the Year”
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| Starlight headshot (Shaana Risley FFFphotography) |
(Wellington, FL, USA) - The Dream Street Stallion, Starlight, swept the top honors for a breeding stallion at the United States Dressage Federation’s annual awards banquet hosted in Orlando, Florida last week. Starlight was awarded the USDF All-Breeds Dressage Sport Horse Breeding 'Horse Of The Year'.
Dec 15, 2007, 22:39
General News
Newman's Own To Sponsor 2008 EQUUS Equestrian Idol
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(WESTPORT, CT) - The EQUUS Foundation is pleased to announce that Newman's Own will be an underwriting sponsor for the upcoming EQUUS Equestrian Idol Musical Talent Show on Saturday, February 9, 2008, in Wellington, Florida. "We are very proud to be able to partner with Newman's Own", said Jenny Belknap, EQUUS Foundation Chairman. Under the banner - "Shameless exploitation in pursuit of the common good, Paul Newman and the Newman's Own Foundation have donated over $200 million to thousands of charities since 1982.
Dec 15, 2007, 22:35
General News
USEF Presents Veterinarian Clinics in 2008
(USA) - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) will present two clinics in 2008 for veterinarians involved with national level horse shows. These clinics will share information and material to interested Show Veterinarians, Testing Veterinarians and Senior Veterinarian Students.
Dec 15, 2007, 22:31
General News
BHS Wins Royal Safety Award
(Great Britain) - The British Horse Society (BHS) has won a Prince Michael International Road Safety Award (PMIRSA) for its Riding & Road Safety Training programme.
Chief Executive, Graham Cory, accompanied by Claire Aldridge (Chairman of the Safety Advisory Committee) and Sheila Hardy (Senior Executive Safety), received the prestigious award on 11 December at The Savoy Hotel in London.
Dec 15, 2007, 22:25
General News
Equine Canada Breeders’ Round Table Bridging the Gap Between Breeding and Sport
(Canada) - The 2007 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair became the backdrop for Equine Canada to showcase the Canadian equestrian sport and breeding industry to an array of international guests. As Equine Canada prepared to host individuals from Antigua, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, US Virgin Islands and the United States, the countries that unite with Canada in the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) Group IV, a last minute item was added to the agenda.
Dec 15, 2007, 17:16
General News
HITS Thermal Grand Prix Footing Impresses USEF and West Coast Active Riders during Inspection for the 2008 Season -
(Thermal, CA, USA) - On Thursday, December 13, HITS, Inc. along with members from the West Coast Active Riders Association and representatives from USEF conducted a pre-season footing test at the new HITS Desert Horse Park in Thermal, California.
Dec 15, 2007, 14:22
General News
British Horse Society legend Elwyn Hartley Edwards dies, aged 80
(Great Britain) - Distinguished equestrian writer, journalist and British Horse columnist Elwyn Hartley Edwards has died, aged 80.
The BHS has paid tribute to Elwyn, who wrote more than 40 books about equestrianism, served on the BHS Council and as a regional chairman in North-West Wales, and wrote the famously feisty Last Word column in British Horse magazine.
Dec 14, 2007, 22:30
World News
Transporting Livestock In Europe: Four-month Amnesty Declared on Transport Competence Certificates
(Great Britain) - DEFRA has declared a four-month amnesty for people transporting horses or livestock who miss the 5 January 2008 deadline for gaining a certificate of competence.
Dec 11, 2007, 19:47
Show Jumping News
124th National Horse Show and Family Festival Wrap-Up
(Wellington, FL) - The 124th National Horse Show and Family Festival held hunter, jumper, and dressage competition this year from December 5-9, 2007, at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL.
Dec 10, 2007, 10:55
Show Jumping News
McLain Ward Wins $100,000 National Horse Show Grand Prix, CSI-W, Farrington Named Rolex/USEF National Show Jumping Champion
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| Phillipa and McLain Ward, winners of the $100,000 National Horse Show Grand Prix, CSI-W (photo (C) 2007 Randi Muster) |
(Wellington, FL, USA) - Eleven years ago this month in Wellington, McLain Ward lost the AGA Championships when he had one time fault and Margie Engle was the only clear round in the class. In this year's $100,000 National Horse Show Grand Prix FEI World Cup(TM) Qualifier, that situation was exactly reversed. On his new phenom Phillipa, Ward was the only clear round to win the class today. Engle and Hidden Creek's Quervo Gold finished second with one time fault, while Keean White (CAN) and Vienna Rouge were third with two time faults.
Dec 9, 2007, 21:59
Show Jumping News
ROLEX FEI WORLD CUP™ JUMPING 2007/2008: Ludger's New Star Shines In Geneva
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| Germany's Ludger Beerbaum and his new ride All Inclusive NRW on their way to victory at the fifth leg of the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping series in Geneva (photo: Kit Houghton/FEI) |
(Switzerland) - Germany's Ludger Beerbaum steered his spectacular new ride, All Inclusive NRW, to victory at the fifth leg of the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping Western European League in Geneva, Switzerland this afternoon where his sister-in-law Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum shared runner-up spot with Ireland's Jessica Kurten.
Dec 9, 2007, 21:43
Show Jumping News
IJRC Top-10 FINAL GENEVA presented by Rolex: Kurten Is In a Class of Her Own
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| Ireland's Jessica Kuerten scooped the 2007 IJRC Top-10 title in Geneva riding Castle Forbes Libertina (photo: Kit Houghton/FEI) |
(Switzerland) - Ireland's Jessica Kurten stormed to victory in convincing fashion at the seventh IJRC Top-10 Final sponsored by Rolex in Geneva tonight where defending World Cup champion Beat Mandli from Switzerland slotted into second ahead of Germany's Ludger Beerbaum in third.
Dec 8, 2007, 22:07
Eventing News
USEF Names Eventing Winter Training List
(Lexington, KY) − The United States Equestrian Federation’s Eventing High Performance Committee has approved the following horse and rider combinations for the Eventing Winter Training List. These riders will have the opportunity to train with Chef d’Equipe, Capt. Mark Phillips and Laura Kraut, a member of the U.S. Show Jumping Team, in preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games.
Dec 8, 2007, 19:17
Show Jumping News
Lizzy Chesson Promoted to USEF Director of Show Jumping High Performance Activities
(USA) - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce that Lizzy Chesson has been promoted to the position of Director of Show Jumping High Performance Activities. Chesson, 30, is deeply rooted in international equestrian sports. She groomed for her mother and was part of two World Championship Driving Teams in that capacity and in 1999 she was selected to drive a pair of horses in the World Pair Championship in Hungary.
Dec 7, 2007, 22:53
Eventing News
In Memoriam: Ewen B. "Pip" Graham
(Canada) - Ewen B. “Pip” Graham, who lived in Calgary, AB, and Hornby Island, BC and was a a founder and leader of equestrian sport in Canada—particularly eventing, passed away recently of natural causes. Pip was born Oct 31, 1930 in Calcutta, India, where his father was in the tea trade, and his grandfather founded Dr. Graham’s Homes in Kalimpong, India. He was educated in England at Cambridge University where he received his Master’s Degree from Downing College and moved to Canada in 1957.
Dec 4, 2007, 23:56
Dressage News
FEI World Cup™ Dressage: Brink Impressses Judges and Stockholm Audience
(Stockholm, Sweden) - Yesterday Swedish star rider Jan Brink managed to win his second car within a week's time. At the biggest yearly event of the Globe Arena at the Stockholm International Horse Show, Jan Brink was the best during the second leg of the Western European League of the FEI World Cup™ Dressage.
Dec 3, 2007, 23:45
World News
FEI President HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein Gives Birth to a Baby Daughter
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| HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein (photo courtesy FEI) |
(UAE) - The Ruler's Court of Dubai and the Royal Hashemite Court of Jordan are pleased to announce the birth of a baby girl on Sunday December 2nd, 2007; both the mother and the baby are in excellent condition. Her Royal Highness Princess Haya is very happy and enjoying her first moments of motherhood.
Dec 3, 2007, 23:32
World News
FEI President HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein Gives Birth to a Baby Daughter
(UAE) - The Ruler's Court of Dubai and the Royal Hashemite Court of Jordan are pleased to announce the birth of a baby girl on Sunday December 2nd, 2007; both the mother and the baby are in excellent condition. Her Royal Highness Princess Haya is very happy and enjoying her first moments of motherhood.
Dec 3, 2007, 23:32
World News
FEI President HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein Gives Birth to a Baby Daughter
(UAE) - The Ruler's Court of Dubai and the Royal Hashemite Court of Jordan are pleased to announce the birth of a baby girl on Sunday December 2nd, 2007; both the mother and the baby are in excellent condition. Her Royal Highness Princess Haya is very happy and enjoying her first moments of motherhood.
Dec 3, 2007, 23:32
General News
American Museum of Natural History Annoucnes The Horse, A Comprehensive Exhibition on the Powerful Relationahip Between Horses and Humans
(New York, USA) - The American Museum of Natural History has annouced a major new exhibition, The Horse, opening May 17, 2008 and remaining on view through January 4, 2009.
Dec 2, 2007, 23:39
Other Disciplines
2007 FEI World Reining Masters: Austrian Rudi Kronsteiner Becomes First Non-American To Win Prestigious Event
(Oklahoma City, OK) - The fourth FEI World Reining Masters held in Oklahoma City (USA) on 29 November 2007 wrote Reining history. For the first time a competitor from outside the United States was able to win the gold medal in the Open division. Austrian Rudi Kronsteiner rode Roseanne Sternberg’s American Quarter Horse stallion SMART SPOOK to win gold medals in both the open and restricted divisions.
Dec 1, 2007, 23:53
General News
124th National Horse Show and Family Festival Features "Dancing With the Equestrian Stars"
(Wellington, FL, USA) - On Friday, Dec. 7, the 124th National Horse Show and Family Festival will host the after party themed "Dancing With the Equestrian Stars." Held in the Special Events Tent, the after party welcomes horse show exhibitors, sponsors, and VIP table holders. The 124th National Horse Show and Family Festival is scheduled for Dec.5-9, 2007, at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club in Wellington, FL.
Dec 1, 2007, 07:50
Show Jumping News
Geneva To Host 2007 IJRC Top-10 Final Presented by Rolex
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| Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (GER), winner of the sixth IJRC Top Ten Final (photo: Kit Houghton) |
(Switzerland) - The Geneva CSI-W will be hosting the 2007 edition of the IJRC Final, presented by Rolex, which will take place on Saturday 8 December 2007. The Final is open to the ten best placed riders on the Rolex Rankings who are also members of the International Jumping Riders’ Club (IJRC).
Nov 27, 2007, 10:05
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