Alltech National Horse Show Named a USEF Heritage Competition
Wednesday, July 24 2013
Lexington, KY – July 24, 2013 – The Alltech National Horse Show announced today that it has been named an official USEF Heritage Competition. The legendary show made the successful move to its new home in Lexington, Kentucky in 2011. During the debut season at the Kentucky Horse Park, the show was named as the National Show Hunter Hall of Fame’s Horse Show of the Year and was ranked as the nation’s top show by the North American Riders Group (NARG).
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Fieldstone Summer Showcase Partners With Children’s Wish Foundation International As Official Charity Partner
Wednesday, July 24 2013
Halifax, MA – July 22, 2013 - The anticipation is building as the Fieldstone Summer Showcase starting date is drawing closer.
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Weber Earns An Ultra-Good Finish at Beekbergen CAI-A4
Wednesday, July 24 2013
Ocala, FL (July 23, 2013) - With his signature flourish in the dressage phase at the Beekbergen CAI-A4, July 18-21, in The Netherlands, nine-time U.S. national driving champion Chester Weber set an early lead (32.97) with an Ultra-good performance. As in Koos de Ronde’s Ultra, an 11-year-old KWPN gelding that Team Weber has had their eye on for the last two years but, like any top professional athlete, it was a matter of waiting until Ultra became a ‘free agent.’ “Koos de Ronde still owns Ultra and Jane Clark is leasing with an option to buy him,” said Weber. “We have tried for two years to get a deal done with Ultra. Patience seems to have paid off.
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Galvinel-Available for Adoption!
Wednesday, July 24 2013
4 yr old, 16hh Thoroughbred mare “Galvinel” is available for adoption in Marysville, OH for $500. Anyone looking for a hunter, eventer, polo, or pony club horse this is your girl. She is extremely self-confident and likes to work in a crowd which is not typical of a horse just coming off the track. She is not afraid to march right through a group of mares in her turn out group and get them to do what she wants them to do. On top of that she is athletic, balanced, and forward-thinking plus the fact that she is brave and these are all traits that would make her a nice eventing prospect as well. She will require a slightly more advanced rider that can keep her on task and focused to get the most out of her natural ability.
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Calculating your horse’s weight
Wednesday, July 24 2013
Knowing your horse’s approximate weight is important for a number of reasons. It can help you to keep an eye on your horse’s health, to determine appropriate amounts of feed, and it’s also necessary have to administer proper dosages of de-wormer and medications. Here are some tips on getting an accurate weight on your horse
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Beverley Widdowson named FEI Owner of the Year for second year running
Wednesday, July 24 2013
Beverley Widdowson (GBR), owner of the 10-year-old bay stallion Big Star ridden by Olympic team gold medallist Nick Skelton, has been awarded the prestigious title of FEI Owner of the Year for the second year running by the FEI and the Jumping Owners Club. A year ago, Beverley Widdowson picked up the coveted owner’s prize with her 12-year-old grey gelding Carlo 273, ridden by Nick Skelton to double bronze at the FEI European Jumping Championships 2011 in Madrid (ESP), and which is now the new top horse of Sergio Alvarez Moya (ESP). “To win this award for the second year running is an incredible feeling, and is testament to all the hard work of everyone on the team involved in the success of Big Star – I am over the moon,” said Beverley Widdowson.
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Federico Sztyrle and Chicago 88 Win $25,000 CVPHA Grand Prix
Wednesday, July 24 2013
Local Equestrians Shine During Final Week of Competition MORELAND HILLS, Ohio – July 23, 2013 - Federico Sztyrle won the $25,000 CVPHA Grand Prix for the second year in a row on the final day of the Chagrin Valley Hunter Jumper Classic. The Classic, which was the location of the very first show jumping Grand Prix in North America in 1965, ran from Friday, July 5 through Saturday, July 20. Sztyrle leads the field Federico Sztyrle and Chicago 88 won the $25,000 CVPHA Grand Prix on the final day of the Chagrin Valley Hunter Jumper Classic.
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Danielle Goldstein Named Chef d’Equipe for Team Israel at 2013 Maccabiah Games
Wednesday, July 24 2013
Wellington, FL (July 22, 2013) – International grand prix show jumper Danielle Goldstein of Starwyn Farms, LLC, has been chosen as chef d’equipe to lead Team Israel’s 4-rider squad in its quest for Gold on the medals podium at the Maccabiah Games, the 19 th quadrennial international Jewish athletic competition hosting more than 9,000 athletes from 71 countries, July 18-30, in Israel. The Maccabiah Games mark Goldstein’s first time representing Israel on native soil since the Wellington, FL resident became an Israeli citizen in 2010 and began competing internationally under its blue-and-white colors, and is the first time in its 81-year history to include equestrian competition, which will be hosted in Kibbutz Yagur, outside of Haifa.
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Guest Post: Look to Traditions to Build a Better Barn
Tuesday, July 23 2013
For almost three centuries, July has been a prime month for barn raisings in Amish and old order Mennonite communities in North America.
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Washington International Horse Show CSI 3* Increases Prize Money for 2013
Monday, July 22 2013
Tuesday Evening to Highlight High Performance Hunters Prize List Featuring Other Enhancements Now Available Online Washington, D.C. – July 22, 2013 – The 55th Washington International Horse Show CSI 3* (WIHS) is pleased to announce an increase in the prize money awarded this year in the open jumper and hunter divisions. WIHS will offer nearly half a million dollars in total prize money in 2013, more than a $70,000 boost from 2012! The official prize list for 2013 competition is now available online at www.wihs.org , featuring some exciting new changes to the schedule
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