American Paint Horse Association Registration Incentive Means Huge Savings on APHA Transactions
The newest benefit to joining and becoming an active member of the American Paint Horse Association (APHA) is to save money. For a limited time, APHA is offering members significant savings on transactions through the Registration Incentive Program.
The two major parts of the Registration Incentive give deep savings for registering older horses and for multiple transfers of registered horses.
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The American Hanoverian Society Announces 2008 Inspection Tour Schedule
The American Hanoverian Society (AHS) 2008 Inspection Tour itinerary includes visits to 30 sites throughout the United States and the province of Ontario. Inspection teams, consisting of members from both the AHS Mare and Stallion Committee and representatives of the German Hanoverian Verband, will make their way across the country inspecting eligible mares and stallions for inclusion in the Hanoverian breeding program, as well as registering and evaluating this year's foal crop. The annual tour, which consists of a summer schedule followed by an abbreviated fall segment, will commence this year on July 16 at River House Hanoverians in Piermont, NH, and will conclude on October 15 with a visit to Rainbow Equus Meadows in Lincoln, CA. In 2007, a total of 259 mares were inspected, 90 mares undertook the Mare Performance Test, eight stallions were presented for licensing and approximately 600 foals were registered.
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Half-Priced World-Class Stallion Services Available
Haven't bred your mare for 2009 yet? There are still a large selection of half-priced breeding services available to breeders through the Sport Horse Nationals Payback Program.
Featuring outstanding stallions of all breeds siring tomorrow's superstars in hunters, jumpers, dressage and other disciplines, the majority of these services are open to mares of any breed. The roster includes the five-star Oldenburg Frohwind, Holsteiners Contester and Cotopaxi, and Hanoverians Werbellin, Rubino Bellissimo, Montserrat and Raffaello. Other Warmbloods include Oldenburgs Gonzilla, Rijn Beau, Bravo, Donatelli, Landsong and Sagnol; DWB Ruben O, ISH Clover Cliste; Westphalian Freestyle; Trakehner Happy Hour; KWPN Novalis and Mecklenburg Aloha.
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Book your advertising space in the 2008 Collecting Gaits/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions Program. This prestigious dressage competition takes place in June in San Juan Capistrano, CA. For more information, contact Kim Russell at (859) 225-6938 or krussell@usef.org.
Stallion Leonberg Returns to the Grand Prix Ring with a Win and 70.625%
Horses Unlimited’s Leonberg returned to the grand prix ring at the Gold Coast Finale I with a solid 70.625%. The bay RPSI stallion had been breeding in New Mexico after an injury kept him out of the show ring, but hopes were always high that he would return to the form he displayed when he qualified for the 2004 Olympics, and with his second-place finish in the grand prix special at Dressage at Devon 2005. Leonberg, by Lonely Boy XX, out of a Romiros mare, has been carefully brought back in New Mexico by the Horses Unlimited staff before returning to Florida to be paired with international grand prix rider Mikala Gundersen in November 2007.
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To All American Breeders, Regardless of Breed or Discipline: You Can Now Reach Almost 40,000 Readers
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Laura Chapot Dominates Young Horse Finals at CN Winter Equestrian Festival
Young Horse Finals were featured on the closing day of the 12-week CN Winter Equestrian Festival, presented by Zimmerman Advertising, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center.
As she had done throughout the circuit, Laura Chapot of Neshanic Station, NJ, continued to dominate the young jumper division. The $20,000 Seven- and Eight-Year-Old Young Jumper Final was the featured class in the International Arena on Sunday, April 6, attracting a total of 48 entries. From the original starting field, 17 horses jumped clear to advance to the jump-off over the shortened track set by Canadian course designer David Ballard.
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Attention USEF Members!
Remember to take advantage of the USEF MemberPerks Program.
USEF MemberPerks offers substantial cost savings on products and services from John Deere, Office Max, Sherwin-Williams, Hertz and many more!
For more information, please call (877) 576-6872 or visit www.usef.org/contentPage2.aspx?id=memberperks.
United States Dressage Federation Welcomes New All-Breeds Participating Registries/Organizations
The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) welcomes all of it’s new and returning all-breeds participating registries/organizations (POs). The newly added POs for the 2008 competition season include: the Palomino Horse Breeders of America, the Fell Pony Society of North America, the United States P.R.E. Association, the Canadian Horse Breeders Association, the Friesian Sporthorse Association, the Friesian Heritage Horse & Sport Horse International, and the Nokota Horse Conservancy.
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Because we employ insurance people who are horse owners, competitors and equestrian participants, we really know the industry inside and out. Our personal involvement means our insurance solutions are up-to-date and will work for you. The unexpected in the horse world can be costly, but we have put together affordable coverage for your peace of mind. Equisure has more than 11 years of experience in the insurance field, and we are proud to be the "Official Insurance Provider to United States Equestrian Federation Members" and its affiliates.
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The Performance Horse Registry (PHR) offers horse owners and breeders the opportunity to obtain identification papers for their horses, record pedigrees and collect performance records—all in one setting. Not only does this provide a place to track success, it also provides an avenue to explore the importance of making breeding decisions. Since the PHR is part of the United States Equestrian Federation, your horses’ records will be part of one of the largest equine databases in the world.
The United States Equestrian Federation®, Inc. (USEF), as the National Equestrian Federation of the U.S., is the regulatory body for the Olympic and World Championship sports of dressage, driving, endurance, eventing, reining, show jumping, and vaulting, as well as 20 other breeds and disciplines of equestrian competition. As the country's largest multi-breed organization, the Federation has over 90,000 members and recognizes more than 2,800 competitions nationwide each year. It governs all aspects of competition, including educating and licensing all judges, stewards and technical delegates who officiate at these shows.
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