Horse Illustrated Magazine

Equestrian Sport

Los Angeles National & U.S. Team in Argentina: From California to Argentina, the West is Tops!
With keen competition going on in Los Angeles at the Los Angeles National, November 12-16, half a hemisphere away a young squad of riders representing the United States won the Nations Cup (CSIO) in Buenos Aires on November 13, in Argentina, from the USEF.  Read more >>

Canadians Have a Rough Night as McLain Ward and his Gold Medal Teammates Climb the Scoreboard at the Royal Horse Show
Canada’s Olympians had a rough go of it in the $50,000 Weston Canadian Open for International Jumpers at Toronto’s Royal Horse Show on November 14th, from the USEF.  Read more >>

USEF Names 2009 Eventing Training List
The USEF has named the 2009 Eventing Training List. These horse/rider combinations will be invited to participate in training sessions to be held at various locations throughout the country, from the USEF.  Read more >>

USEF Dressage Committee Invites Members to Attend Dressage Performance Standards Open Forum
The USEF Dressage Committee invites all members of the dressage community to participate in an open forum on Thursday, December 4, from 1:30-2:30 p.m. local time during the United States Dressage Federation (USDF) Annual Convention in Denver, Colo., from the USEF.  Read more >>

In Other News

A horse is a horse, of course, but a tax break?
Is a horse a form of agriculture? Or just a really big pet? from the Columbian.  Read more >>

It broke a little girl’s heart
Misty, a Quarter Horse, shot dead near Prineville, Oregon, from The Bulletin.  Read more >>

Obituary

Renowned Saddlebred Trainer Marty Mueller Passes
Lifelong horseman Marty Mueller of French Lick, Indiana, died Friday morning, November 14, 2008, at age 96. During his life, he built a reputation as one of the top trainers of American Saddlebreds, from the USEF.  Read more >>