HITS Horse Shows Weekly Newsletter – Spring Edition #3
Thursday, June 13 2013
Fifteen-year-old Lillie Keenan and Pumped Up Kicks jump to first grand prix win SAUGERTIES, NY (June 10, 2013) – Lillie Keenan and Pumped Up Kicks were pumped up just enough Sunday afternoon to win the $125,000 Purina Animal Nutrition Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis . The 15-year-old rider and Chansonette Farm, LLC’s Pumped Up Kicks closed out three weeks of spring shows at HITS-on-the-Hudson with the only double clear of the day, cracking the code to Canadian designer Danny Foster’s track. The pair started competing together at the start of the winter circuits in Florida this year and Sunday marked the first grand prix victory for both.
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
THREE Hunter Derbies at Brandywine Valley Summer Series Thanks to Generous Sponsors
Wednesday, June 12 2013
Devon, PA – June 10, 2013 - Johnson Horse Transportation has been a top supporter of the Brandywine Valley Summer Series since its inception, and this year the leading shipping company continues it’s support as the sponsor of the $15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby.
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
Spruce Meadows ‘Continental’ Tournament to Host $100,000 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ and $200,000 CN Performance Grand Prix CSI-W
Wednesday, June 12 2013
(SPRUCE MEADOWS, Calgary, AB): The second week of the Spruce Meadows Summer Tournaments begins tomorrow and there will be more top competition from June 12-16. The ‘Continental’ Tournament CSIO-W 5* is host to the $100,000 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ on Thursday, June 13, as well as the $200,000 CN Performance Grand Prix CSI-W on Sunday, June 16
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
Hot Dog Todd- Available for Adoption!
Wednesday, June 12 2013
This conscientious trotting gelding needs a family to love and serve. Hot Dog Todd, aka “Todd”, is a 15.2 hand, bay gelding, ready to adopt for free.
- Published in Beyond the Track, Z-Blogs
Options After Your Horse’s Show Career
Wednesday, June 12 2013
We’d all love our horses to be able to compete forever, but unfortunately almost every equine will need to be retired at some point.
- Published in The Classic Insider, Z-Blogs
Seppy’s New Nickname: Her Highness
Wednesday, June 12 2013
September sporting her new tiara! By Dani Moritz My horse has been called many things in her life. Tigger and super pony (for the way she launches herself to a jump) and October (in jest of her name) are a few of my favorites.
- Published in Pony Tales, Z-Blogs
Francisco Tejada wins HITS Saugerties Weekly Groom Award
Tuesday, June 11 2013
©ESI Photography Francisco Tejada and Tony Hitchcock Francisco Tejada of Stepping Stone Farm was honored this week for his outstanding and vital contribution to the equestrian industry. He was awarded the HITS Saugerties Weekly Groom Award after Week II and received a special gift card, courtesy of Dennis Kenny Law Offices of Kingston, New York
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
HITS Saugerties welcomes Purina Animal Nutrition Kids’ Day
Tuesday, June 11 2013
©ESI Photography Kids day festivities. Purina Animal Nutrition closes out the spring series of shows with the highly anticipated Purina Animal Nutrition Kids’ Day. The day of family fun will provide a host of activities for everyone to enjoy, including the crowd-pleasing Horseless Horse Show, sponsored by Eastern Hay & Grain, as well as arts and crafts, face painting and FREE Pony Rides! Festivities started at noon on Sunday.
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
Coleman and Dutton Take Top Honours at the Volvo CCI3* Bromont Three Day Event
Tuesday, June 11 2013
Bromont, Quebec – William Coleman III and Phillip Dutton both maintained their leads in the final show jumping phase to win the CCI3* and CIC3* divisions respectively at the 2013 Volvo CCI3* Bromont Three Day Event, The Todd Sandler Challenge, held June 6 to 9 at the Bromont Olympic Horse Park in Bromont, Quebec.
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
Angel Karolyi Claims $75,000 Upperville Jumper Classic
Tuesday, June 11 2013
Upperville, Virginia – Venezuela’s Angel Karolyi braved the wet weather to claim victory aboard Amigo in the $75,000 Upperville Jumper Classic on Sunday, June 9, at the Upperville Colt and Horse Show in Upperville, Virginia. Karolyi and Amigo, a nine-year-old Zangersheide gelding, topped a starting field of 27 horse and rider combinations to capture the win over a course that left many struggling. Not a single rider completed the first round fault-free, with 10 opting to retire.
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs