Cassidy Zimmerman and Portafina Take Top Honors In NAL/WIHS Children’s Hunter Classic At Kentucky Spring Horse Show
Tuesday, May 15 2012
Lexington, KY – May 13, 2012- The NAL/WIHS Children’s Classic welcomed the final day of the Kentucky Spring Horse show today.
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
The United States Pony Clubs, Inc. Announces SmartPak, Equine, LLC. As Sponsor of the National Youth Congress and Academy of Achievement
Tuesday, May 15 2012
May 14, 2012 (Lexington, KY) –The United States Pony Clubs, Inc. is proud to announce SmartPak Equine, LLC.
- Published in What's Happenin', Z-Blogs
Bonus Point
Tuesday, May 15 2012
Bonus Point is a 2005 Thoroughbred Gelding that was adopted by Victoria Bennett and Heidi Rockhold in December, 2010. Bonus Point had a total of 18 lifetime starts, earning $8,912 and last raced on 10/3/09 at Turfway Park. Bonus Point Victoria reports: “We adopted Bonus Point “BP” from New Vocations in December 2010 as my Christmas present. Since we have had him, BP has found his new niche and is progressing nicely into a Jumper. In the 2011 show season, I showed him in hunter divisions at local shows and he did very well. This year we decided to chance things up and he is now being trained as a Jumper
- Published in Tails & Trails, Z-Blogs
Equestrian Yogi
Tuesday, May 15 2012
Six months ago, if someone had mentioned yoga, I would instantly have zoned out and a dream bubble would have appeared in which I would be nestled on my couch wearing my yoga pants probably watching reruns of Friends , definitely eating Häagen-Dazs Rocky Road. Is it just me, or is the remote always a few inches beyond your grasp when you need it!? What’s up with that?
- Published in General, The Offside, Z-Blogs
Jim Ifko Is Rock Solid At Anderson Ranch
Monday, May 14 2012
Calgary, Alberta – Against the backdrop of the Rocky Mountains, Jim Ikfo was rock solid at Anderson Ranch for the $53,000 CSI 2* Mothers Day Grand Prix during the Bow Valley Classic I tournament hosted by Rocky Mountain Show Jumping.
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
Mario Deslauriers and Urico Ride to Win in $75,000 Commonwealth Grand Prix at Kentucky Spring Horse Show
Monday, May 14 2012
Lexington , KY – May 13, 2012 - Rain plagued the Kentucky Horse Park throughout the day at the Kentucky Spring Classic, but it did not stop the country’s top competitors as they entered the Rolex Stadium for the $75,000 Commonwealth Grand Prix. As the second U.S. Show Jumping Team Observation Event during the show, today’s grand prix event featured a challenging scope test, which only three Olympic hopefuls were able to master
- Published in Show World, Z-Blogs
A Sunday in Hamburg: The Harbor Birthday and The Storage City
Monday, May 14 2012
Hello everyone, I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! A weekend away from the horses allowed me to discover my new favorite European city…HAMBURG! The food Hamburg offers is absolutely amazing with so many choices I could eat at a different restaurant every night for a year! The people of Hamburg are friendly, warm, and extremely patient when it comes to someone learning a new language like ME! Hamburg has so many sites to see, this weekend I chose The Harbor Birthday Celebration and the Storage City. Hamburg’s Harbor is the largest in Europe and is the main exit and entry hub for all the trading goods. The old Speicherstadt which literally means ”storage city” is an incredible city quarter of Hamburg. It used to be the inventory space for items traded like rugs, carpet, textiles, and tea.
- Published in An American in Germany, General, Z-Blogs
Former Olympians to Compete at Devon for a Spot on US Show Jumping Team
Monday, May 14 2012
Beezie Madden By Halie Greening Beezie Madden Proudly a part of the 2004 gold medal Olympic team in Athens, and taking home both team gold and individual bronze in 2008 from Beijing, Elizabeth (“Beezie”) Madden will no doubt have spectators on the edge of their seats as she completes one of the last legs of her journey that hopefully leads to three-peat at the 2012 Olympics in London. Madden and her Coral Reef Via Volo, a thirteen year-old Belgian Warmblood mare will be making a long awaited return to the Grand Prix of Devon and the Open Jumper Stake, both Observation Events for the U.S. Show Jumping Team. Coral Reef Via Volo is owned by Coral Reef Ranch. Madden refers to the 15.3 hand mare as “Shrimp” back home at the barn. She may be small in stature but Via and Madden have been amassing high, noteworthy placings in the U.S
- Published in Olympic Sidelines, Z-Blogs