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Dressage at Devon Presents First-Ever U.S. Foal Championship

Dressage at Devon is pleased to be the first horse show in the United States to offer a foal championship. The foal championship, sponsored by Hassler Dressage, will be a part of the event’s extensive breed division, which takes place September 23-25.

The foal championship was added for a number of reasons. Because their ever-changing conformation can impact their movement, foals will be on a more equal ground when judged against each other. “It is always difficult to judge foals against other horses,” said Breed Show Chair Melanie Sloyer, “so the foals are often passed by in the championships.” It also, she added, makes the judges’ job more reasonable. Offering a championship just for these young horses will have the added benefit of allowing them to avoid the stress that can result from entering multiple championship classes.

Pony Hunter Auction to be Held During USEF Pony Finals Offers Best Group of Ponies Ever

The pony hunter industry's signature auction will be held in conjunction with the USEF National Championship Pony Finals at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 13, 2008, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY.

The sale’s offerings include 12 ponies that have placed in-hand at the Devon Horse Show. Three of the top five three-year-old geldings and four of the top eight three-year-old fillies from the 2008 Devon Horse Show will be offered in this sale along with the grand champion and reserve champion ponies from 2007, and seven ponies that are qualified for the Pony Finals in 2008. These are the highlights of the best group of ponies ever offered.

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National Egyptian Breeders' Conference Announced for Breeders of Egyptian Arabians

The Second Annual National Egyptian Breeders' Conference will provide participants with generous opportunity to work with knowledgeable horsemen who have the ability and patience to explain the strengths and weaknesses of individual horses, providing in the process an approach that breeders can apply in the examination of their own breeding herds.

To be held September 5-7, 2008, at the beautiful and historic Highland Ranch, formerly Bentwood Farms in Waco, TX, this conference is an absolute must for all those involved in breeding Egyptian Arabian horses.

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Topsail Whiz Becomes National Reining Horse Association's Leading Sire

The record books for the sport of reining have seen several additions this year, including the most recent change moving Topsail Whiz to the top of the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) All-Time Leading Sire standings, the creation of the first-ever International Equestrian Federation (FEI) World Reining Championships and the first-ever consecutive champions of the NRHA Open Futurity, National Reining Breeders Classic (NRBC) and NRHA Derby with Arcese Quarter Horses USA’s Wimpys Little Chic and Shawn Flarida. Topsail Whiz climbed to the top of the all-time sire list in July with total offspring earnings of $5,527,700. With this, he surpassed Hollywood Dun It’s mark of $5,494,100.

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USEF Continues to Raise Funds for the FEI CN North American Junior and Young Rider Championships Through Sales of the Horses Inspire Olympic Rings

The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) announced that sales of their Horses Inspire Olympic Rings have raised in excess of $40,000 for the FEI CN North American Junior and Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC). Over the next couple of months, that number is expected to double. The Horses Inspire Olympic Rings are bracelets made of red, white, and blue rings imprinted with “achieve,” “believe,” and “dream,” held together by a Team USA and an Olympic Rings clasp. Passion clasps may be added to display your preference of the four disciplines represented at the NAJYRC—dressage, eventing, reining, and show jumping.

Television Coverage of the Equestrian Events at the 2008 Olympics Announced

NBC Universal will be airing 3,600 hours of coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, including the equestrian events, which will be taking place in Hong Kong. This total amount of coverage will be more than the hours of coverage for all the Olympic Games since 1960 Rome combined. All broadcasts will also be in high definition.

TeamUSA Website Goes Live!

Don’t miss a second of the equestrian portion of the 2008 Olympic Games. The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has just launched TeamUSA, a website offering equestrian coverage of the 2008 Olympic Games. The road to the Olympic Games has been a journey for these horses and riders and the site will provide some insight about who they are, how they got here and will provide all the latest news from Hong Kong, along with photos, results and rider bios. Follow the adventures of two USEF staffers: Brian Sosby, Editor of equestrian magazine and Joanie Morris, High-Performance Communications Manager, who will be blogging about their adventures in Hong Kong.

TeamUSA can be found at www.usef.org/teamusa/home.aspx.

Estimated Saddlebred Registry Sweepstakes Payouts Jump; Estimated Purses up 26.1% for Four-Year-Olds

The American Saddlebred Registry has announced estimated payouts for its popular and growing sweepstakes program. In 2008, the sweepstakes will again be held at the All American Horse Classic, September 2-6 in Indianapolis, IN. Live video streaming on the Internet will be available this year for the first time. For complete information on the Sweepstakes program, visit www.asha.net/Prize-Sweepstakes.

Online Saddlebred Auction Announced; New Live Auction at Kentucky State Fair

The American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) has announced plans for a new online auction to be held on EBay during early August prior to the Kentucky State Fair. In addition, a new live auction will be held on Friday evening at the Kentucky State Fairgrounds.

Sport Horse Nationals Payback Program Stallion Services For Sale on September 1

The Sport Horse Nationals Payback Program purchases of discounted breeding services to the many stallions enrolled for 2009 will commence on September 1, 2008. Purchases are conducted on a first-come-first-served basis at 50% of the stallion’s advertised fee for 2009.

USEF Announces Approval of Kentucky Horse Park To Host 2009-2011 National Pony Championships

The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce that the USEF Executive Committee recently approved the Kentucky Horse Park as the host of the 2009-2011 USEF National Pony Championships (Pony Finals). The Kentucky Horse Park has successfully hosted Pony Finals for the last three years. The tentative show dates are August 5-9, 2009; August 11-15, 2010; and August 10-14, 2011.

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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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July 30, 2008