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Equestrian Sport

FEI Tribunal Takes a Final Decision in the Prohibited Substance Case Involving the Horse Cöster
The panel of the FEI Tribunal has rendered its final decision in the prohibited substance case involving the horse Cöster ridden by Christian Ahlmann (GER) at the 2008 Olympic Games, from the FEI.  Read more >>

Test Events Scheduled for Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games
The World Games 2010 Foundation announced it will hold a series of test competitions to prepare for the world championships coming to the Kentucky Horse Park in 2010 at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, from the USEF.  Read more >>

Iberian Horses Wow Crowds at IALHA National Championship Show in Fort Worth
Scores of Iberian horses, along with their riders, handlers and owners, assembled at the Will Rogers Equestrian Center in Fort Worth, TX, October 13-18 for the International Andalusian & Lusitano Horse Association’s (IALHA) 2008 National Championship Horse Show, from the USEF.  Read more >>

Mike Majors’ Smart Whiskey Doc Named World‘s Greatest Versatility Horse at NVRHA National Finals
Mike Majors and Smart Whiskey Doc claimed the winning share of the $5000 purse during the National Versatility Ranch Horse Association‘s Inaugural National Finals September 24-28, 2008, from AHP.  Read more >>

Five National Championships Crowned at Hagyard Midsouth Three-Day Event
With five CC1* National Championship trophies being awarded in one day at the Kentucky Horse Park for the Hagyard Midsouth Three-Day Event, the National Championship division of this competition was unique because it was held in the traditional format which includes steeplechase, from the USEF.  Read more >>

Dates and Locations Released for 2009 USEF Dressage Championships
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has determined the following dates and locations for the 2009 USEF Dressage Championships, from the USEF.  Read more >>

Horse Industry News

American Saddlebred Horse Association Junior Judging at the National Academy Championship
The American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) Junior Judging Contest will be a highlight at the Ninth Annual National Academy Championship, held at Miller Coliseum in Murfreesboro, Tenn., from the USEF.  Read more >>

Equine Welfare

BLM Gives Birth Control To Wild Horse Herd In Moffat County
They’re big, they’re wild and they’re beautiful, and according to the Bureau of Land Management, they’re too plentiful, from TheDenverChannel.com.  Read more >>

Council to vote on anti-horse-tripping ordinance
The Phoenix City Council will soon vote on a proposed ordinance that would impose jail time or fines for those involved in the underground rodeo event of horse-tripping, from azCentral.com.  Read more >>

International News

Slovenia gives Britain’s queen a Lipizzaner horse
Slovenia gave Britain’s queen a prized Lipizzaner stallion during her visit to this Alpine nation Wednesday — but she won’t be taking the horse home to meet the rest of the royal menagerie, from Yahoo.  Read more >>