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With the safety of our customers and those attending the USEF Pony Finals presented by Collecting Gaits Farm being our top priority, shopping for your official merchandise and souvenirs will look a little different this year.

Thursday was a full day of competition in the Adequan® Arena at the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Derby presented by Markel. In addition to the class winners, there were several high point championships awarded in the Novice Horse Open...

he goal was to create a progression of movements throughout the levels that ultimately connects to the skills and abilities required of the horses/ponies and the driver when they progress to the FEI level.

Now that some competitions have resumed, it is important that we all remain vigilant in our efforts to reduce the risk of COVID-19 virus transmission when attending a USEF-licensed competition.

My ponies off to Europe last summer, learned the benefits of steamed hay. Even hay that has good nutrient quality and looks clean can be loaded with inhalable irritants. Dust, mold spores, bacteria and other allergens are not limited to hay that looks and smells bad.

Did you know Over 80% of competition horses are affected by Inflammatory Airway Disease? IAD is amazingly asymptomatic. Whenever we scope a horse, we often have owners think their horse doesn't have IAD at all. Yet, we often find signs of it.

The health of our competitors, spectators, officials, volunteers and everyone else involved in the Ocala Jockey Club 3-Day Event production is very important to us. We have been following all related updates regarding the COVID-19 pandemic to assess the potential impact on the OJC Event. Based on what we know at this time, we feel confident that the 2020 Event can run as scheduled. To keep up to date with updates, please subscribe to our email newsletter and follow us at our social media channels.

In the last five weeks many of our Committees have been hard at work considering questions we have posed and providing valuable input to the Executive Board that has been meeting on an almost biweekly basis with USDF staff. We have tried to keep you up to date as programs and competitions have been delayed, re-scheduled or cancelled throughout the country.

A Letter from Equestrian Sport Productions COO and Show Manager David Burton, Jr. Dear ESP Exhibitors, As many of you have heard, yesterday Florida Governor DeSantis announced that he is allowing Palm Beach County to enter "Phase 1" of reopening...

The organizers of the National Dressage Pony Cup (NDPC) and Small Horse Championship Show regret to announce the cancellation of the 2020 event, which was scheduled for July 17-19 at the National Equestrian Center in Lake St. Louis, Mo., due to ongoing uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.