Q-Racing Journal, June 29, 2012 – In November 2010, the American Quarter Horse Association gathered together a group of industry experts, including horsemen, officials and medication experts, to discuss the state of medication use in American Quarter Horse racing. Since then, the Association has worked with industry leaders to address matters regarding the use of…
Lexington, KY – Fires blazing across the Colorado landscape have together burned more than 100,000 acres in the past few weeks. The Waldo Canyon and High Park fires near Colorado Springs and Fort Collins respectively have ravaged the natural beauty of the area, destroyed nearby homes, and left many displaced people wondering what to do…
Altenfelden, Germany (June 28, 2012) – Combined Driver Chester Weber, the nine-time USEF National Four-In-Hand Champion, showed off his outstanding dressage abilities during the 2012 Altenfelden International Driving Event, handily driving away with the top four-in-hand dressage score. Weber’s dressage score was a 36.86, a huge lead over the second place of 50.82 and the…
This summer continues to be dry and hot, to the extreme, in Kentucky and other parts of the country. As highs soar to the upper 90s and lower 100s toward the end of June and into the first part of July, the Livestock Heat Stress Index will reach the emergency category. Horse owners and livestock…
North Salem, NY – June 27, 2012 – The legendary American Gold Cup, one of the America’s oldest and most prestigious show jumping events, returns to action in September at its new home at Old Salem Farm, in North Salem, NY. The list of previous winners of this equestrian classic reads like a veritable who’s…
Gladstone, NJ (June 27, 2012) – It was a weekend of fireworks for Wellington-based dressage rider Caroline Roffman and her horse Pie, as the duo dominated the Intermediaire I Division at the 2012 Festival of Champions to ride away with the National Championship. While fireworks on a nearby golf course had Pie a little unsettled…
28 June 2012 – American actress Bo Derek has lent her support to the FEI Awards 2012 by calling on the worldwide equestrian community to make nominations. Derek, who shot to superstar status through her role in the 1979 romantic comedy film 10, is a devoted horse enthusiast. She underlined the importance she attaches to…
Gladstone, NJ – June 26, 2012 – After earning the 2012 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championship title on June 13, 2012, Rebecca Hart, 26, of Unionville, PA, and Lord Ludger, owned by Jessica Ransehousen, were invited back to the United States Equestrian Team Foundation’s headquarters at Hamilton Farm. In front of a congregation of press,…
Lausanne (SUI), 27 June 2012 – The Ukraine galloped to the top of the FEI Nations Cup European Promotional League 2012 leaderboard following victory at the fifth leg in Drammen, Norway on Saturday 23 June. Denmark had been out in front following the previous round on home turf in Copenhagen last month, but an impressive…
The prize list for the 2012 Atlanta Summerfest August 16-19 and 23-26 and Aiken Fall Festival September 6-9 and 13-16 is now available on our web site and will be in the mail this week. Both show series include many exciting features including a $10,000 Open Jumper Classic each week at the Atlanta Summerfest as…
