What's in a name? simplicity. The end of AHSA, USEF and USET
U.S. Equestrian, that's the new name of the United States' main organization for equestrian sports. For many people, it has been a bit confusing to understand the various names of the competing organizations, over the past year, so I'll try to untangle the name game. The American Horse Shows Association (AHSA) exists no longer; nor does the United States Equestrian Team (USET), which was also called the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) or the National Governing Body (NGB). They have been merged to form U.S. Equestrian...

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Cruelty, neglect hurt more horses than West Nile does

This is a community and a country that loves horses, so why do we tolerate cruelty to them?In the state's largest case to date, 45 starving horses in Pine County were seized from their owner in November 2002. And recently, 16 horses in Todd County were rescued (seven more had died).   I thank God, because we are full here," said Drew Fitzpatrick, head of the Minnesota Hooved Animal Rescue Foundation ...

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Hot or cold blood, horses are equal
You may hear a horse referred to as being a cold blood or a hot blood, and many dressage horses are often called warm bloods.However, this actually doesn't have anything to do with their body temperature or their blood...

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Equine ID Task Force Meeting at U.S. Equestrian Annual Meeting
The American Horse Council will hold a meeting of the Equine ID Task Force during the U.S. Equestrian Annual Meeting, which will be held at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 14-18...

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Las Vegas seeking a winning pair for World Cup
The profile of horse sports in this country could take a great leap forward with the first-ever combined finals of World Cup show jumping and dressage next year in Las Vegas. The board of Las Vegas Events, which presented the World Cup show jumping finals in 2000 and 2003, approved the concept, which still needs the formality of a final nod from the FEI (international equestrian federation.) But since the idea has the support of FEI Dressage Committee Chairman Mariette Withages, among others, Las Vegas Events President Pat Christenson is expecting to make an official announcement soon, and would like tickets to go on sale in April, a year before the event. "What's most attractive to me is the marketing component. We like being able to market it as the world's top equestrian sports festival," said Christenson, who envisions the advertising slogan as, "Come watch America compete against the world. Debbie McDonald will be our icon for that," he added, referring to the 2003 Dressage World Cup champion.

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