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2012 Palm Beach Dressage Derby Draws Record Number of Entries From Around the World

February 28, 2012

Photo Via: Susan J. Stickle Wellington, FL (February 28, 2012) – National and International riders are gearing up for top-notch competition at the upcoming world-renowned $20,000 Palm Beach Dressage Derby CDIW, which takes place March 1-4, 2012. Riders from Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Canada, Columbia, Spain, Mexico, Argentina will join competitors from Hollywood, California to New Hope, Pennsylvania to Gate Mills,…

USEF Announces Top Five Horses in 2008 Farnam/Platform USEF Horse of the Year

December 17, 2008

Elisabeth Prouty-Gilbride

Lexington, KY— This year’s USEF Horses of Honor have been decided and your vote will be an integral part of deciding which of the nation’s leading equines will be named the Farnam®/Platform™ USEF Horse of the Year. With the 2009 USEF Annual Meeting around the corner, all heads are turning to five finalists in anticipation of which horse will be…

Nutrena-Sponsored Aussie Eventer Kate Chadderton Heads to American Eventing Championships

September 10, 2008

Angela Antononi

As riders from around the country gear up for the American Eventing Championships in Wayne, Illinois, this weekend, there will be a new face in the crowd. Following an equine influenza outbreak that put most of the horse industry in Australia on hold, Kate Chadderton is one of the latest in a wave of Australian event riders to pack her…

USRider Announces Railroad Crossing Safety Brochure

July 22, 2008

Angela Antononi

The average freight train traveling at 55 mpg takes a mile or more to stop – that’s about the length of 18 football fields. So when a vehicle gets stuck on the tracks and a train is coming, the outcome is usually very bad for the vehicle and often worse for its passengers. In light of the hazards associated with…