Press Releases

The World Dressage Masters Palm Beach presented by International Polo Club Palm Beach is excited to announce a sponsorship agreement with the equestrian apparel company 2kGrey. Founded by Grand Prix dressage rider Karen Lipp and Kris Zagoria, 2kGrey will launch its brand new line of breeches at the WDM Palm Beach. The World Dressage Masters presented by Axel Johnson Group is the world's premier dressage series. The WDM Palm Beach is North America's only annual FEI five star dressage competition, and with €100,000 (US$130,000) in prize money, it is also its richest.

Horse & Hound will be running its popular H&H Live written commentary across all four days at Badminton this year, in association with Spillers Horse Feeds. This is a free, up-to-the-minute way to follow the event as it happens and readers also have the opportunity to take part in polls and post their comments.

Callan Solem Show Stables traveled to the Vermont Summer Festival after an exciting week at HITS Saugerties, where Solem captured five blue ribbons and the Champion Tricolor aboard April Showers, owned by Tracey Blumberg, in the First Year Green Hunter division and a fifth place ribbon aboard VDL Torlando, owned by the VDL Torlando Group, in the $50,000 Grand Prix.

During yesterday's junior hunter competition a brief rain and wind storm rolled through the Lamplight Equestrian Center cancelling the final classes of the day in the Main Hunter ring. The competition continued bright and early on Saturday morning at 7:30 a.m., beginning with the final rounds from yesterday.  After a short course change for Saturday's over fences and handy hunter rounds, riding was underway at the Showplace Spring Spectacular II.

The FEI Working Group tasked with expanding current guidelines for Stewards to facilitate clear implementation of the policy on warm-up techniques has finalised its report on guidelines to prevent any form of aggressive riding at FEI events. The completed document will be submitted to the FEI Bureau at its meeting on 15 April. A further update on the proposed warm-up guidelines will then be issued.
 

Children’s author, Sharon Miner, will be hosting a young artist contest, "Ponies & Puppies," to benefit St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital - http://www.stjude.org.

Oxford, PA, USA-(January 27, 2010) Ryan Wood, an Australian event rider who has established himself as a top competitor in International Three Day Eventing. Now in his mid-twenties, Ryan is one of the youngest four-star level riders in the world today. He represents the kind of committed professionalism required at the upper levels of any sport.

A national Welfare Code of Practice has been endorsed by the American Association of Equine Practitioners, the American Quarter Horse Association, the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, the U.S. Equestrian Federation and the U.S. Trotting Association. The Welfare Code of Practice, drafted by the American Horse Council, outlines in generic terms what it means for an organization to be committed to the responsible breeding, training, care, use, enjoyment, transport and retirement of horses.

The Cleveland Bay Horse Society of North America will be holding its 2009 Annual General Meeting in Leesburg, VA the weekend of November 20-22, 2009.