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2013 Ox Ridge Charity Horse Show a Smashing Success, Remains Fairfield County’s Premier Equestrian Exhibition
Wednesday, July 17 2013
Preparations Already Underway for 2014 Show and 100-Year Club Anniversary Darien, CT—July 16, 2013—The Ox Ridge Hunt Club (ORHC) is happy to announce the completion of the 83rd annual Charity Horse Show, which attracted over 5,000 riders, trainers, spectators and sponsors from across the region. Special thanks is owed to this year’s premier sponsor, Callari Auto
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Kristen VanderVeen and Bull Run’s Eternal Triumph in the $40,000 Holiday Inn of Parker Grand Prix at Summer in the Rockies V
Tuesday, July 16 2013
Parker, CO- July 13, 2013 – Brazilian course designer Anderson Lima built what appeared to be a straightforward course for the $40,000 Holiday Inn of Parker Grand Prix for Summer in the Rockies V, considered the peak week of the summer series at the Colorado Horse Park. But the course was tougher than appearances let
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Sisters Set to Compete at North American Young Rider Championships in Kentucky
Tuesday, July 16 2013
Charlotte, N.C. (July 15, 2012) – Jamie (18) and Nicole (15) Doolittle of Charlotte, N.C. will represent Region 3 at the FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC) in Lexington, Ky., starting on July 17. Last year both sisters were on the eventing team, while this year Nicole will compete in eventing and
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19-year-old Shawn Casady Wins Welcome Stake and Cleveland Grand Prix
Tuesday, July 16 2013
MORELAND HILLS, Ohio – July 16, 2013 – Shawn Casady, 19-years-old, had a great weekend at the Chagrin Valley Hunter Jumper Classic. Casady and Twister won both the $10,000 Welcome Stake and the $30,000 Cleveland Grand Prix during Week 1 of the Classic. The Cleveland Grand Prix, the highlight of the Chagrin Valley Hunter
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Kenya and Caitlyn Shiels Triumph in $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby at Horse Shows by the Bay
Monday, July 15 2013
They clinch their first derby victory in the Walgreens-sponsored event. Traverse City, MI – July 15, 2013 – Caitlyn Shiels gave Kenya a pep talk before heading to the R.L. Polk Family Main Hunter Ring for the $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby, sponsored by Walgreens. After collecting a bountiful array of ribbons during Horse Shows
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David Marcus and Chrevi’s Capital Capture CornerStone Summer Festival
Monday, July 15 2013
Palgrave, Ontario – Canadian Olympian David Marcus of Campbellville, ON, and Chrevi’s Capital won both the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special at the CornerStone Summer Festival held July 12 to 14 at the Caledon Equestrian Park in Palgrave, ON. Caledon Equestrian Park will be the site of equestrian competition for the 2015 Pan American
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Marilyn Little is Leading Lady On HSBC Eventing World Rankings
Friday, July 12 2013
Frederick, Maryland, USA, July 12, 2013 U.S. Eventing Team Rider Marilyn Little has become the Leading Lady on the current HSBC FEI World Rider Rankings with 335 points halfway through the season. Little has competed at four star level for just over a year and has already achieved global recognition in the sport she took
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Victoria Colvin Named Show Jumping Hall of Fame Rider of the Month for June
Thursday, July 11 2013
Lexington, KY–July 11, 2013–Victoria Colvin, of Loxahatchee, FL has been named the Show Jumping Hall of FameRider of the Month for June. This is the second time this year that Colvin has been Rider of the Month; she was also awarded Rider of the Month in March. Colvin competes in the East Conference Junior division of
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Equus Events presents the 2013 Atlanta Summerfest Show Series
Thursday, July 11 2013
July 11th, 2013 Aiken, SC – Equus Events is gearing up for the third annual Atlanta Summerfest Show series taking place at beautiful Chattahoochee Hills (Bouckaert Farms) in Fairburn, GA. Due to the overwhelming success of the last couple of years a third week has now been added to make the series run August 8th-11th,
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Equitation Tuesdays are a Hit at the Vermont Summer Festival
Thursday, July 11 2013
John Porter and Kennebec Claim Three Victories in Two Weeks East Dorset, Vermont — The introduction of ‘Equitation Tuesdays’ at the Vermont Summer Festival kicked off July 2 to much success at Harold Beebe farm. Fifteen-year-old John Porter of North Kingstown, RI, captured three equitation titles during the first two weeks of competition in East
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