Wellington, FL – November 25, 2009 – December’s USET Foundation Holiday Fundraiser has many surprises in store for exhibitors and spectators alike with exciting equestrian performances, product giveaways and high-end auction items that have been donated to the event. SUCCEED® and Wellington Classic Dressage will be hosting the Holiday Gala Fundraiser at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL, on December 11 & 12, 2009.  The event will be a benefit to raise money for the United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation.

The USET Foundation Holiday Fundraiser is pleased to announce that the two evenings of holiday fun will include product giveaways and auction items from Back on Track®.  Back on Track® is a unique brand of pain-relief products for horses, dogs, and people. The company has generously donated approximately $10,000 worth of products to be given away to the audience throughout the performances along with $5,000 worth of products that will be up for bid during the auction.

Bo Lofvander, CEO Back on Track®, is proud to be able to contribute to a good cause with his company and looks forward to the exciting event. “The fundraiser is to support a good cause and it is important for us to support the USET Foundation and all of the equestrian groups as much as we can,” he stated.

Lofvander explained that Back on Track® is donating leg wraps to be given away to the audience as well as blankets and saddle pads to be bid on during the auction. “Our products help the well-being of the horse,” he said. “They increase the blood circulation of the horse, they help horses that have problems with their backs or legs, and they even help the riders themselves. A lot of the top dressage riders use our products – Steffen Peters, Michelle Gibson, Courtney King-Dye, Debbie McDonald, Ashley Holzer – they all endorse our products, plus a lot of the show jumpers. It is not a miracle, but the products work very well and that is why a lot of people use them.”

Lofvander plans to attend the fundraiser and looks forward to the selection of performances that he will have the opportunity to see. “I think it is great that they have so many top riders attending the event and all of the different disciplines and different horses,” he acknowledged. “I think all of the disciplines have their own unique qualities, especially with the top riders and their horses. I am really looking forward to it, and I think it will be very interesting and fun.”

Other new items that have been generously donated for the auction include: certificates for one Grand Prix Soft Shell Riding Jacket, one pair of Pikeur Breeches, and one GPA Titium Pro Helmet all donated by Frantisi USA Inc; one breeding to Contester II, a 2002 imported Holsteiner stallion by Contender x Lancetto donated by Josie Walsh (JW Sporthorses); two Charles Owen helmets; ten cases of SUCCEED® Digestive Conditioning Program donated by Freedom Health; a 50th anniversary USEA Mountain Horse Jacket and baseball cap, and many more items.  Please visit the fundraiser website auction page for full details.

In addition to the detailed list of auction items, the USET Foundation Fundraiser event website now also features rider commentaries from The Horse Radio Network’s 2010 Radio Show. The SUCCEED® 2010 Radio Show is the weekly radio show podcast that brings all the news and interviews about the 2010 World Equestrian Games (WEG) in Lexington, Kentucky.  The 2010 Radio Show’s host Glenn Hebert has spoken with several of the country’s top riders that will be participating in the USET Foundation event including Gina Miles, Monty Roberts, and Templeton Thompson, and anyone can visit the event website at www.succeedevent.com (quotes page) to listen to those interviews and learn more about the riders.

Equine Sports Psychologist, Jeanne Lambrecht, who will give a presentation at the fundraiser in conjunction with the Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center, is donating a percentage of all sales of her equine bracelets between now and Christmas to the USET Foundation. The bracelets are only $3.00 each and can be purchased at her website: www.jeannelambrecht.com/index.php/shop/.

Tickets for the USET Foundation Holiday Gala Fundraiser are on sale now. Ticket pricing will be $30 for preferred seating (per night) and $175 for VIP seating per night (if VIP seating is purchased for both nights the price will be $275 for the ticket). There will be no discount for purchasing preferred seating for two nights.  VIP Tickets must be purchased in advance of the event in order to accommodate catering and seating requirements.

For further information on the fundraiser or if you are interested in being a vendor at this event, please visit the fundraiser website, www.succeedevent.com, for details. To purchase tickets, please contact 561-227-1525 or email tickets@wellingtonclassicdressage.com. Inquiries to this email address should include “USET Fundraiser” in the subject line. Tickets are also now available to be purchased at the event website via PayPal.  Please note that participants and events are subject to change.

SUCCEED®, is a daily nutrient program that supports total equine digestive health for optimal appearance, temperament and performance. Thousands of horse owners and trainers feed their horses SUCCEED®, every day, including top equestrians in nearly every breed and every performance discipline. SUCCEED®, is the official digestive conditioning product of USEF, USEA and USDF. For more information, call 330-562-0888 or visit www.succeed-equine.com. Freedom Health, the manufacturers of SUCCEED®, are dedicated to finding, perfecting and delivering superior, innovative products that address real and significant health-related issues for animals and the people who care for them.

The United States Equestrian Team Foundation (www.uset.org) is the non-profit organization that supports the competition, training, coaching, travel and educational needs of America’s elite and developing international, high-performance horses and athletes in partnership with the United States Equestrian Federation.

For more information on Wellington Classic Dressage, please visit www.wellingtonclassicdressage.com.

Photo Credit: Back on Track® has donated $10,000 worth of products to be given away and $5,000 worth of products to be auctioned off during the USET Foundation Holiday Gala Fundraiser.  Photo courtesy of Back on Track®.  Photograph may be used only in relation to this PMG press release.

Exclusive radio coverage from Kentucky Cup Reining, the reining test event held this week at the new Kentucky Horse Park Indoor Arena. A number of guests, including Shawn Flarida and Angel Karolyi, joined Samantha and Glenn to make this one enjoyable evening. Listen in…

2010 Radio Show Episode 48 – Reining Test Event at Kentucky Horse Park:

• Thank you to Amy and all the gang at the WEG Office for all their help.
• Team USA rider Tom McCutcheon of Aubrey, TX, won the individual final in Kentucky Cup Reining, the first test event for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Following McCutcheon in the standings was Canada’s Lisa Coulter, who finished second with a score of 219.5 on Hollywood Aces. Dell Hendricks of Tioga, TX, scored 218.0 on Starbucks Sidekick, a 9-year-old, Quarter Horse stallion, as did Mexico’s Jose Vazquez on Juiced Up Doc, to put the two riders in a tie for third. Read More…
• Para Equestrian riders from this hemisphere have another chance to qualify for next year’s World Equestrian Games. The WindReach International Para-Dressage CPEDI 3* event will take place next May, the 28 to 30, and will be an official qualifier.
• Three Day Eventers are also trying to qualify this weekend at Rebecca Farm in Kalispell, Montana. The Event at Rebecca Farm is the only HSBC FEI World Cup Qualifier in the United States this year, and will run alongside a one star CIC, a two star CCI without steeplechase, novice through advanced horse trials divisions, and four and five year old future event horse classes. More…
• If you’re interested in learning more about Rood and Riddle, the official equine hospital and veterinary partner of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games then we have just the book for you. Buy Equine ER: Stories from a Year in the Life of an Equine Veterinary Hospital.
• See all the pictures of the event below. Thanks to Jamie Link, Lisa Jackson, Shawn Flarida and Angel Karolyi for joining us.
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World Equestrian Games Organizers say Finances on Target

The new head of the group planning the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games is making it his mission to improve public perception of the Games’ financial condition.

The worldwide economic slump is causing “unwarranted concern that things aren’t going well,” Jamie Link said Thursday.

But Link, who became chief executive officer of the World Games 2010 Foundation in January, said there is no reason for concern.

Link said he and other organizers of the 2010 Games at the Kentucky Horse Park are “comfortable” with the foundation’s financial situation.

“We are right on target,” he told the foundation’s board of directors. “We are in as good a shape as we should be at this time.”

Later, in an interview, Link said rumors are being spread by radio talk show callers that the economy is forcing the Games to be postponed from the original start day of Sept. 25, 2010, or that they are being moved to the Middle East kingdom of Dubai.

However, Dubai also has been hard hit by the recession, according to news reports.

To counter the rumors, Link has been a guest on one popular call-in radio show and might do others.

The foundation also is planning a brown bag program Feb. 25 at the Lexington Public Library called “The 2010 Games and The Economy.”..

Read the entire article By Jim Jordan
Date: 02-13-2009
Source: www.kentucky.com

2010 Radio Show Episode 19 – John Nicholson of the Kentucky Horse Park

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2010 Radio Show Episode 18 – Reining Talk

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2010 Radio Show Episode 17 – WEG News & Happy Holidays

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2010 Radio Show Episode 16 – WEG News

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2010 Radio Show Episode 15 – Riding for Endurance

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2010 Radio Show Episode 14 – Show Jumping Unraveled

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2010 Radio Show Episode 13 – John Deere & the Music of WEG

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2010 Radio Show Episode 12 – It’s Eventing Week

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2010 Radio Show Episode 11 – Driving Explored

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2010 Radio Show Episode 10 – Games Giveaway Winner Announced

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2010 Radio Show Episode 9 – Lodging at the Games

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2010 Radio Show Episode 8 – Olympian Gina Miles

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2010 Radio Show Episode 7 – What’s Ahead with Mayor Newberry of Lexington, KY

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2010 Radio Show Episode 6 – Ariat’s Commitment

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2010 Radio Show Episode 5 – Halfway There

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2010 Radio Show Episode 4 – First Community Forum by 2010 Games Foundation

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2010 Radio Show Episode 3 – WEG Merchandise, Hotels and a Word From The Boss

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2010 Radio Show Episode 2 – Tickets and Kentucky Horse Park Update

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2010 Radio Show Episode 1 – The First of 106 WEG Episodes

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Doug Boyd, director of the Nunn Center, says the project intends to collect at least 150 individual interviews during its first phase. “We want to build a collection that represents all aspects of the horse industry and fosters a greater understanding of the importance of the horse to Kentucky.”

With more than 7,000 interviews representing 100 different projects, the Nunn Center’s Oral History Collection is one of the nation’s largest. But until recently, very few interviews have been directly associated with Kentucky’s signature industry. Boyd notes that UK initiated the project “to fill that void in Kentucky’s historical record.”

The Horse Industry in Kentucky Oral History Project is guided by an advisory committee comprised of industry representatives. Bloodstock agent Dan Kenny serves as chair of the committee and First Lady Jane Beshear serves as the honorary chair. “Kentucky’s equine history is rich in generations of individuals who have provided the sport with leadership and talent,” says Kenny. “While so many of the stories are lost to us, we have the opportunity to collect interviews today that will inform and educate generations to come.”

Among the 37 individuals whose stories have been recorded are Alice Headley Chandler, William McGee, Mackenzie Miller, Ted Bassett, Henry White, Ted Bates, Harry Scott Jr., Tom Embry, Edward Teater, Redd Crabtree, Joan Hamilton, H.T. Derickson and Bennie Sargent. Transcripts of interviews will be available to the public later this year.

“Our goal is to have most of the interviews accessible online by the summer of 2010,” says Boyd. “We want the thousands of visitors attending the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games to have easy access to the stories that will introduce them to the diversity of Kentucky’s equine community.”

The Horse Industry in Kentucky Oral History Project received initial funding from the Kentucky Equine Education Project. Additional funding has been provided by the Keeneland Association, Kentucky Thoroughbred Association, Kentucky Downs, Kentucky Oral History Commission and individual contributors.