July
July 27 - HITS-on-the-Hudson IV in Review: Olympians Become Eligible for the Pfizer Million, Juniors rule the $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby and Popular Exhibitor Party takes the stage at HITS-on-the-Hudson V
July 27 - Ward is in! McLain Ward and Goldika 559 won the $50,000 HITS Grand Prix at HITS-on-the-Hudson IV to earn a spot in the Pfizer Million Eligible Rider Rankings
July 24 - Margie Engle finishes First and Second in the $25,000 HITS Grand Prix at HITS-on-the-Hudson IV
July 22 - HITS CULPEPER in Review: Vale and Fenney accelerate on the Road to the Pfizer Million, Woodhall Farm owns the Hunter Rings and Odor-No-More Honors the Groom's at HITS Culpeper
July 21 - USEF This Week in International Disciplines - Dressage, Driving, Endurance, Jumping
July 19 - USEF names Fifteen to Para-Equestrian Dressage Nominated Entry for 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games
July 19 - USEF names Adequan US Reining Team for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games
July 16 - USA finishes Third in Meydan FEI Nations Cup at CHIO Aachen
July 14 - United States takes home Three Top Prizes at CHIO Aachen on Wednesday
July 14 - USEF -This Week in International Disciplines - Dressage, Jumping, Reining, Vaulting
July 13 - Aaron Vale and Paparazzi 10 win the $40,000 Strongid® C 2X Grand Prix at HITS Culpeper
July 11 - Shawn Flarida flawless in Adequan/USEF National Open Reining Championship on way to 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games
July 8 - USEF names Team for Meydan FEI Nations Cup Team in Falsterbo, Sweden
July 8 - Darragh Kenny of Ireland wins the $75,000 Hermès Grand Prix CSI 2* for the Whitney Perpetual Challenge Trophy highlighting the 41st Annual Lake Placid Horse Show
July 7 - USEF - This Week in International Disciplines - Jumping, Reining
July 2 - The United States Equestrian Federation Statement on FEI Ruling on Sapphire Elimination
July 2 - FEI RESOLVES LEGAL DISPUTE OVER WORLD CUP DISQUALIFICATION , determined that the horse was incorrectly eliminated from the second round on 16 April 2010, however, Sapphire’s disqualification from the final round of the World Cup remains in place
July 1 - Kate Levy wins Whiteface Mountain Jump-Off andkKicks off the 41st Annual Lake Placid Horse Show
July 1 - McLain Ward and Vocas win the $25,000 Fairfield Grand Prix to benefit The EQUUS Foundation
July 1 - John Boomer, retiring President and CEO of The Dressage Foundation announced a $1 Million gift made by Gordon Cadwgan, father of Olympian Carol Lavell.

June
June 26 - Gray, Choate and Harper (FL) claim 2010 USEF National Youth Reining Championship Titles
June 24 - Atlanta Summer Classics are Hot Ticket for Equestrian Action
June 23 - United States Para-Equestrian Association announces Riders for 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Selection Trials
June 22 - USEF This Week in International Disciplines - Dressage, Driving, Jumping, Para-Equestrian, Reining
June 18 - The US returns to Winning in the Meydan FEI Nations Cup at CSIO Rotterdam
June 17 - Kelsey Hart wins her Second $10,000 Devoucoux Hunter Derby at HITS Saugerties
June 15 - USEF - This Week in International Disciplines - Driving, Eventing, Jumping
June 11 - 2011 Great American Insurance Group/United States Dressage Federation Regional Dressage Championship dates and locations announced
June 11 - New Vaulting Exhibit opens at Kentucky Horse Park
June 11 - Devon Horse Show and Country Fair Wrap-Up
June 8 - USEF This Week in International Disciplines - Driving, Jumping, Vaulting
June 4 - US Show Jumping Young Rider Tour Wins at Weirden CSIOY
June 4 - Back-to-Back! Margie Engle and Hidden Creek's Pamina L win another $25,000 HITS Grand Prix at HITS Saugerties
June 4- American Morgan Horse Association seeks Applicants for Team Morgan 2010; Hunter Seat Competition slated for Missour i
June 2 - USEF - This Week in International Disciplines - Dressage, Jumping
June 1 - Todd Minikus and Pavarotti win the $50,000 EMO Grand Prix at HITS Saugerties

May
May 29 - Margie Engle and Hidden Creek's Pamina L, owned by Hidden Creek Farm, won the $25,000 HITS Grand Prix at HITS Saugerties
May 26 - Prominent horseman Hilmer Schmidt, who raised 1998 Horse of the Year "Skip Away" at his Indian Hill Farm in Ocala, FL, died Wednesday morning at his home in Brenham, Texas, after a long illness. He was 85.
May 25 - USEF This Week in International Disciplines - Dressage, Jumping
May 22 - One for the Record Book! Todd Minikus & Pavarotti and Cara Raether & Ublesco tie for the Top in $55,000 Mary Rena Murphy Grand Prix at Kentucky Spring Classic
Denise (Boudrot) Hopkins: August 8, 1952 – May 19, 2010
May 21 - Pablo Barrios continues domination of Hagyard Challenge Series
May 21 - Marilyn Little-Meredith and Blue Curacao sped to victory in $30,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic at Kentucky Spring Classic
May 19 - USEF This Week in International Disciplines- Dressage, Driving, Jumping, Vaulting
May 16 - McLain Ward and Sapphire gallop to win in Prix Longines de la Ville de La Baule; Americans win at every turn in Europe
May 10 - USEF Launches Dressage Talent Search Program
May 6 - Urgent Recall of PreveNile® West Nile Virus Vaccine announced
May 6 - Show Jumping Hall of Fame and Museum to open new home at the Kentucky Horse Park
May 5 - USEF This Week in International Disciplines - Dressage, Endurance, Jumping

April
US Pony Club will do Quadrille Demonstration of World Equestrian Games. Please donate!

April 29 - Use of Protective Headgear in USEF/USDF-Licensed Dressage Competitions clarified
April 29 - New Helmet Campaign T-shirts added to Courtney King-Dye Fund eBay Store established by Succeed®
April 23 - Tina Konyot, Palm City, FL and her "Big Black Horse" Calecto V dance to Kentucky Cup Freestyle victory
April 22 - Dressage - Gold Coast Grand Finale Wrap-Up, Wellington, FL - Tracey Winter and Martailo win Grand Prix Special at Gold Coast Grand Finale I. Kelly O’Shea Duncan and Baryshnikov win FEI Intermediaire I. Bent Jensen and Saracen win Highlife Cup .
April 13 - Show Jumping Hall of Fame honors new inductees Neal Shapiro and "Balbuco" during ceremonies at Gene Mische American Invitational Tampa
April 12 - FEI to Freeze Rolex Rankings Points for Riders on Maternity Leave

March
March 28 - Chester Weber makes it record eight in a row; Robin Groves holds on to Singles Title at the 2010 USEF National Driving Championships at Live Oak International, Ocala FL
March 25 - $500,000 FTI Consulting Finale Grand Prix this Saturday, March 27. Timeline, Prizes and Surprises
March 24 - Succeed® establishes eBay Store to raise funds for Courtney King-Dye Medical Fund
March 19 - Reining Horses sought for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games
March 18 - Tampa Equestrian Festival to start with Tampa Bay Classic on March 31; Stadium Jumping announces cancellation of Suncoast International
March 18 - Four outstanding Horses named Arabian Horse Association Ambassadors
March 18 - Reining Legend Dale Wilkinson passes away
March 10 - Kassie Barteau and Aramo win Highlife Cup at 2010 Palm Beach Dressage Derby CDI
Highlife Farms to host Diamond Select “European Style” Sport Horse Sale March 28th at Jim Brandon Equestrian Center, Wellington, FL
March 10 - Courtney's Update - by Jason Dye - Courtney continues to remain in a Coma and in stable condition, we still have no timeframe for recovery or indication of possible extent of damage, and will not until Courtney wakes from the Coma and takes the next step forward in this process, it is a serious injury and the brain needs time to heal. www.courtneykingdressage.com
March 7 - Paulena Johnson and Kelley Levine are Winners in the ASPCA Maclay Horsemanship
March 5 - Canada defends FEI Nations Cup Title in Festive Night at CSIO Wellington – Promising American horses look to future with strong Fourth Place Finish
March 4 - Courtney King-Dye injured in fall from horse - U.S. Dressage Olympian Courtney King-Dye suffered a skull fracture and is in a coma following a fall while schooling a horse in Loxahatchee, FL (counrtesy www.equisearch.com)
March 4 - FEI World Cup™ Dressage – Final Line-Up
March 2 - USEF names Horse/Rider Combinations to jump in $75,000 FEI Nations Cup on March 5
March 2 - Universal Sports to broadcast Top Show Jumping Action FREE from 2010 WEF Wellington, FL The final two USEF Selection Trials for the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the Alltech 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) book end the $75,000 FEI Nations Cup, presented by CN, from the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL. It all takes place March 5 and 7

February
Feb. 18 - Vaccination can mean saving money and an equine life
Feb. 17 - Breakthrough in Equine Reproduction: Live Foal Born After Embryo Biopsy, Vitrification and Transfer
Feb. 4 - 2010 €100,000 Exquis World Dressage Masters Palm Beach replays World Cup Finals Results - Steffen Peters and Ravel score 76.851%, Anky van Grunsven and Salinero 74.638%, Isabell Werth and Satchmo 72.553%.
Feb. 4 - All 16 Horses pass Vet Check for Thursday's Exquis World Dressage Masters Palm Beach
Feb. 2 - Isaac Leffkowitz wins The $20,500 Marshall & Sterling Child/Adult Jumper Championship at HITS OCALA
Feb. 1 - Weser-Ems Pony Stallion, Burberry, bred by Highlife Farms makes history

January 2010
Jan. 30 - Judy Kingsford’s Tolstoy wins Highlife Cup at Gold Coast Dressage Opener CDI
Jan. 28 - USEF names List of Riders from which to chose CSIO Nations Cup Wellington Team
Jan. 28 - The 2010 USEF Annual Meeting: Wrap-Up
Jan. 26 - Stadium Jumping, Inc., hosts 2010 Tampa Equestrian Festival, held from March 24-April 10, 2010, at the Bob Thomas Equestrian Center at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, F L
Jan. 26 - Todd Flettrich and Otto win Gold Coast Opener FEI Grand Prix de Dressage
Jan. 21 - Paso Fino Horse Association to move to Lexington, KY from Plant City, FL
Jan. 19 - FTI Winter Equestrian Festival Emergency Aid Drive For Haiti
Jan. 15 - Dressage Superstar Ravel named 2009 USEF Farnam®/Platform™ Horse of the Year
Jan. 22 - Highlife Farms To Sponsor Grand Prix Conformation Jumper Award during 2010 Winter Equestrian Festival
Jan. 14 - 2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival opens competition; Pablo Barrios on La Gran won the $6,000 Spy Coast 1.40m Speed class with no faults in 61.369 seconds. Barrios also finished second on Quick Star 11, owned by Gustavo Mirabal of G&C Farm of Wellington, FL. with a clear round in 64.105 seconds. Third place went to Jeffrey Welles on Tango, clear in 67.725 seconds.
Jan. 14 - Denise Wilson launches New Year with victory at Jacksonville Opener
Jan. 14 - Upcoming Young Event Horse Competitions to be held in Florida
Jan. 13 - HITS Winter Circuits in Ocala, Thermal, and Arizona kick off Qualifying Period for the Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix
Jan. 10 - 2010 Challenge of the Americas Fast Facts, being held on March 13th at The International Polo Club Palm Beach, Wellington, FL
Jan 8 - Capt. Mark Phillips to retire in 2012; Search Committee forming to find successor
Jan. 5 - 2010 United States Eventing Association Ocala Eventing Clinics announced
Jan. 4 - Dates and locations announced for 2010 Eventing High Performance Training Sessions; Capt. Mark Phillips will be in Ocala, FL

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