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USEF Open Forum for Jumping to Be Broadcast LIVE on Monday, November 7, 2011

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) will host an open forum for the jumping community on Monday, November 7, 2011, at the Kentucky Horse Park Visitor’s Center’s South Theater. The forum will take place from 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ET, and will be broadcast live on the USEFNetwork.com. Howard Pike will moderate the…

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Celebrate Breeders’ Cup Day at Old Friends Sunday November 6

GEORGETOWN, KY — OCTOBER 31, 2011 — Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Facility in Georgetown, KY, and its 30 retired Breeders’ Cup stars, invite fans to join them for a special celebration of the 2011 Breeders’ Cup on Sunday, November, 6 at 12 noon. The festivities will take place at Old Friends’s Dream Chase Farm,…

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OIE/FEI Conference in Mexico Calls for Modern Approach to Movement of Horses in South America

Lausanne (SUI), 31 October 2011 – The joint World Animal Health Organisation (OIE) and FEI conference focusing on modernising the conditions of movement of horses within South America has called for the removal of outdated or unjustified import and export barriers that are stifling the growth of equestrian sport. The need for greater understanding of…

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The Alltech National Horse Show – It’s On Its Way Back!

Lexington, KY – October 31, 2011 — Anticipation and excitement is at an all-time high as the Alltech Arena at The Horse Park in Kentucky receives its final make-over ahead of this week’s Alltech National Horse Show. In five days’ time, a new era in the history of the oldest indoor horse show in the…

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Bengtsson Reigns Supreme in Lyon

Lyon (FRA), 30 October 2011 – Sweden’s Rolf-Goran Bengtsson galloped to victory in the third leg of the Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping Western European League 2011/2012 series in Lyon, France this afternoon.  Riding Casall La Silla, the man who so deservedly won Individual gold at the FEI European Jumping Championships in Madrid, Spain last…

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Pan American Gold Medalist Christine McCrea Headed to Alltech National Horse Show

Lexington, KY – October 30, 2011 – Christine McCrea, who on Saturday powered her way to the Pan American Games Gold Medal in Guadalajara, Mexico, makes her next stop at the debut of the Alltech National Horse Show in Lexington, Kentucky, beginning on Wednesday. McCrea, who was perfect through five rounds of world-class jumping in…

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Less Than a Second Wins Gold for McCrea at 2011 Pan American Games

GUADALAJARA, Mexico – In a sport of inches it came down to 7/100ths of a second. Beezie Madden (Cazenovia, NY) had led the 2011 Pan American Games since Wednesday, and when she landed over the last fence in the second round of the day it seemed Individual Gold was secure with her fifth clear round…

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Awesome Americans Take Pan American Jumping by Storm

Guadalajara (MEX), 30 October 2011 – American Jumping riders showed their class yesterday when adding Individual gold and silver to the team title they claimed last Thursday at the 2011 Pan-American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.  The team victory was utterly convincing, as all four riders kept a clean sheet to leave them with a final…

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Salzgeber Does the Double in Lyon

Lyon (FRA), 28 October 2011 – German riders dominated the line-up in Lyon, France today where Ulla Salzgeber and Herzruf’s Erbe won the second leg of the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage 201l/2012 series ahead of two other former series double-champions.  Salzgeber, who recorded back-to-back victories with the great Rusty in 2001 and 2002,…

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JustWorld and Blenheim EquiSports Raise the Stakes

Las Vegas, Nevada – Blenheim EquiSports, a leading equestrian event management company based in California, has gone all in, partnering with JustWorld International for its upcoming Las Vegas event.  JustWorld is a not-for-profit, humanitarian organization working as a catalyst for positive change in the developing world by helping impoverished children. Blenheim EquiSports and JustWorld International…