Lexington, KY – The United States Dressage Team and the United States Equestrian Federation received an unexpected decision on September 22, 2008 when the FEI Tribunal handed down its ruling regarding the positive medication test of Mythilus, Courtney King-Dye’s Dressage horse, from the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong.

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After years of hard work and dedication from committee members and professional staff, the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) is proud to announce that the USHJA Trainers Certification Program will begin in June 2009.

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Courtney King-Dye, a member of the U.S. equestrian team's three-member dressage squad that competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong, China, rode Mythilus to a 13th place finish individually and helped the U.S. to finish in fourth place overall by placing seventh in the grand prix, the team round of competition.

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A crowd favorite at the 2008 Road to the Horse, Tommy Garland, will return in 2009 applying his CPR method in his quest to win this prestigious competition.

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LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The University of Kentucky's 4-H horse program will host its first "Kicking and Screaming: A Day with a Trainer" clinic 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 20 at the L.D. Brown Exposition Center in Bowling Green.

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The FEI has received confirmation that the B sample of the horse Rufus, ridden by Rodrigo Pessoa at the 2008 Olympic Games, has yielded a positive test result for the banned substance nonivamide thus confirming the initial positive findings from the A sample.

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Wellington, FL-Two of the leading manufacturers of equine back care products joined forces to develop what is now being touted as the "ultimate saddle pad." 

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MISSISSIPPI STATE, Miss. -- The challenge of drawing an unfamiliar mount and competing with someone else’s saddle and bridle would throw many of the best riders in the world, but Mississippi State University’s equestrian team does not find that aspect of intercollegiate club sports hard to handle.

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The Extreme Mustang Makeover competition, held by the Mustang Heritage Foundation, will be held September 18th-21st in Fort Worth, Texas.

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The FEI has received notification of an additional and final doping/medication case at the 2008 Olympic Games involving rider Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) and his horse Rufus.

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Lexington, KY - Following a routine drug test on August 19 at the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong, Mythilus, a US dressage horse, ridden by Courtney King-Dye, was found to have tested positive for Felbinac.

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Hilary M. Clayton, BVMS, PhD, MRCVS, will be the speaker at the Dressage at Devon Forum on Wednesday, September 24.

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LEXINGTON, Ky.  – The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) today voted to ban anabolic steroids for thoroughbred and Standardbred racing.

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Md. – With the heat and humidity comes the potential for horses and humans alike to perspire profusely and to become dehydrated.

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The Three Phase Event is proud to announce their first Training, Education and Development (T.E.DO) sponsored clinic, September 5, at 10:00 a.m., at the Kentucky Equestrian Center at 860 Kiddville Road in Winchester, KY.

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The following combinations will not be competing in the Jumping individual final competition held tonight (Thursday, 21 August).

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BOZEMAN, Mont. -- Young horses may be easier to train if they temporarily lay off the sweets, says a Montana State University study where two-year-olds wore pedometers, wrist watches and Ace bandages.

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While Eventers in this nation and across the world are well aware of the scintillating three-phase (actually, four-phase) performance that earned Gina Miles and McKinlaigh the Olympic silver medal in Hong Kong, far fewer know how hard Gina has worked behind the scenes in addressing the critical issues that have faced the sport of Eventing this year.

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The USEF Dressage Committee met on July 1-2, 2008 and discussed the USEF Dressage Performance Standards Proposal.

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Hong Kong, China – After receiving the lowest score of her career (63.00%), all of Brentina’s connections were concerned that despite training absolutely phenomenally every day leading up to the Games, there may have been something physically wrong with the gallant 17-year-old Hanoverian mare.

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