Why Local Horse Shows Lose Good Judges
BY LILLI BIELER BIEDERMANN
For the last fifteen years, I’ve judged regularly with my
USEF ‘r’ (HU/HE) license. Living in north central Vermont with few other judges
around, I often have to drive a good distance to...
Pin Oak Week Two Photo Gallery
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What is the NSBA? Learn About the Organization for WEC Ocala
BY JAMIE SKUBAL (SWEET)
Many have not heard of the National Snaffle Bit Associate (NSBA) unless they are involved with a breed association that works with them. To those in the Hunter/Jumper community this is...
The Silent Loophole
By Piper Klemm
In June, USEF announced that it had rescinded Peggy Fackrell's licenses as a USEF judge and steward for violating the Social Media and Ethics policy.
Fackrell’s content in question included a Facebook post from...
What is USEF SafeSport Training? And Why Do We Need It?
BY KAITLYN YOURKOSKI
When Did Safe Sport Training Become A Part of USEF?
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) announced on August 27, 2018 that all adult USEF members must complete free SafeSport Training. All members who renewed...
Ray Francis Passes Away
A recipient of the USHJA Lifetime Achievement Award, the Pennsylvania Horse Show Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Professional Horseman's Association's Frank Hawkings Lifetime Achievement Award and the USEF Pegasus Medal of Honor, among...
USHJA Annual Meeting: Metric System Conversion and Jump Cup Depth Rule Change Proposals
BY ANNIE BIRMINGHAM
The USHJA Annual Meeting began on December 8th in Denver, Colorado, and yesterday’s joint Hunter and Jumper working groups conversed about the idea of future propositions that would change all labeling of...
Soledad O’Brien Finds Success During her First Trip to Wellington
Soledad O’Brien is an American Broadcast Journalist known for her hosting role on the political magazine program Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien, and for past roles as an anchor for CNN, MSNBC and...
The Two Deeply Flawed Principles of USEF—And the Obvious (Resisted) Solution
By Brian Sean Wee, CFP
I am very much energized by the recent changes that USEF has made, and applaud them for the recent work from the Amateur Task Force and Competition Task Force.
However, as...
What to Know About Fireworks, Horses and Your Legal Rights
By Armand Leone of Leone Equestrian Law
Q: My neighbors set off fireworks in their backyard (directly over my barn and pastures!) for two nights in a row. The first night, my horses were in...
The Future of Riding Helmets
There are exciting changes on the horizon for helmets—but not without our help
BY RENNIE DYBALL
The hunter jumper world has come a long way from hunt caps and clear plastic chin straps. But equestrian helmet...
Learn More About Becoming a USEF Steward
BY DANI SCHNEIDER
In 2012, Faith McKay-Alicea began the process of becoming a USEF Licensed Official. “I love horses and I wanted to impact the industry, but I can't afford to have an Amateur Owner...
The Right Way, The Wrong Way, and the USHJA Way
BY PUBLISHER PIPER KLEMM
After attending the USHJA Convention in 2014 in Las Vegas, I promised that I would never do that to myself again. Coming at a bitter, cold end of a long show...
USEF is Reviewing Mileage Exemption Applications in Florida for First Trimester 2022—WEC Ocala is...
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) shared a competition calendar update Monday with regards to the first trimester of 2022. Unsurprisingly, the winter calendar in Florida is expected to be incredibly full.
In April, the...
Where Are We With Safe Sport Regulations?
BY ERIN PRUTOW
Over the last year, so much attention has been fixed on the United States Equestrian Federation (“USEF”) Safe Sport policies and their consequences. These USEF policies and U.S. Center for SafeSport Code...
USEF Response: FEI Pony Height Change Proposal Does Not Affect Hunter Ponies
BY TPH STAFF
Coat colors, “hunter hair” versus a braid—there are a lot of ways to shake up the hunters, but few things drum up concerns in hunter/jumper competitors like mentioning changing pony heights and...
Ulcer Prevention for the Competitive Sport Horse With the Veterinarians of Palm Beach...
BY LINDSAY BROCK/JUMP MEDIA
From show to show, week to week, horses are asked to perform their very best whether at a local schooling show or some of the most prestigious competitions in the world....
Importing Sport Horses and Their Acclimation to America
BY LIZ CORNELL
Importing horses from other parts of the globe is not a new phenomenon. In fact horses that compete internationally have more frequent flyer miles than most people. You’ve heard the story before...
A Weenie Amateur Hunter Rider Reviews LRK3DE Cross Country Jumps – 2022 Edition
BY LAUREN MAULDIN / PHOTOS © HEATHER N. PHOTOGRAPHY
Another year, another insane cross country course that would make me lose all of my bodily functions if I ever had to canter up to even...
29 USEF Competitions Added to Florida Winter Circuit Calendar
After review, the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has announced the addition of 29 sanctioned competitions to the Florida competition calendar for the 2022 season.
In April, the national federation's Board of Directors approved a...
Tokyo Takeaways from StreamHorseTV: Best Horse On The Planet, Meet The Team Behind Dressage’s...
In this series, StreamHorseTV will be talking Tokyo Equestrian with the lovely and knowledgeable Catie Staszak, international Show Jumping commentator, multimedia sports journalist, and CEO of Catie Staszak Media—and The Plaid Horse‘s Show Jumping Content Manager...
North Iowa Fair Board Launches $1.5 Million Capital Campaign to Improve Horse Show Facilities
The North Iowa Fair Board has launched their $1.5 million capital improvement campaign that will allow the North Iowa Events Center to hold horse shows year-round, with plans to build a heated warm-up ring...
