The IHSA Jon Conyers Memorial Scholarship
Thursday, June 14 2012
by billt
The winner of the 2012 Jon Conyers Memorial Scholarship is Peyton Callanan, a Walk-Trot-Canter (W-T-C) rider from Georgia Southern University. Her coach, Eleanor Ellis, supported her nomination with this moving recommendation: “Sometimes as coaches we instruct riders. Sometimes we get the privilege of teaching and encouraging horsemen and horsewomen. Peyton Callanan is a horsewoman in
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Monday, June 11 2012
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SmartPak is now a proud sponsor of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association! SmartPak is now the “Official Online Retailer of the IHSA,” offering IHSA members new benefits including a five-percent discount on purchases, free embroidery and engraving on items purchased through SmartPak for IHSA members, and prizes for IHSA National and Zones Championships. “We are
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JustWorld International Launches ‘Adopt a Project’ Campaign
Wednesday, June 06 2012
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Wellington, Florida— JustWorld International is launching a new campaign on June 4 aimed at making it even easier for supporters to get involved, and to choose exactly which programs they would like their donations to fund. JustWorld International is a not-for-profit humanitarian organization which funds life-changing programs for impoverished children in Cambodia, Honduras, Guatemala,
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Victory caps convincing Borde Hill weekend for Halliday
Saturday, June 02 2012
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An excellent showing from each of her four horses helped Liz Halliday produce a sensational Eventing performance at Borde Hill Horse Trials last weekend that included victory in her BE100 section. Just 30 minutes from her base at Chailey Stud Equestrian Centre in East Sussex, Borde Hill offered Liz the ideal opportunity to give four
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GO THE DISTANCE IN KERRITS’ SLENDER RIDER PADDED CAPRI !
Friday, June 01 2012
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Bingen, WA – Maybe it’s your first ride of the season. Maybe it’s a longer distance than you’ve ever ridden before. Whatever the circumstances, Kerrits’ Slender Rider Padded Capri ensures you return to the barn in the same shape as when you left. That’s because the stretchy, breathable capri is built with a soft moisture-wicking padded seat that cushions and absorbs
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National Show Hunter Hall of Fame Names Jennifer Alfano Rider of the Year and Jersey Boy Horse of the Year
Friday, June 01 2012
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Buffalo, NY – May 31, 2012 – The National Show Hunter Hall of Fame awarded numerous honors last night at their annual dinner held at the Merion Cricket Club in Haverford, PA, but it was SBS Farms, Inc. who truly shined. Jennifer Alfano was named Hunter Rider of the Year, and her top mount Jersey
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Halliday back in the saddle at Tweseldown
Sunday, May 27 2012
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Liz Halliday returned to eventing action at Tweseldown on Monday following the British season’s recent postponements due to bad weather. The spate of unseasonably heavy showers had put paid to nearly a month’s worth of competitions across the country, ensuring this was the professional dual sportswoman’s first outing since mid-April. As such, no less than
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Polo Team Representing the U.S. Displays Strong Performance Against England in St. Regis International Cup
Friday, May 25 2012
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Wellington, Fla. (May 21, 2012) – There was plenty of action in Saturday’s 5th annual St. Regis International Cup at Great Britain’s Cowdray Park Polo Club as England defeated the U.S. 11-10.5 in a highly competitive, international polo match that featured the two, evenly-talented teams battling it out and trading leads throughout the contest. Coming down
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The Pride of Lionshare Farm at Old Salem
Monday, May 21 2012
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Wellington, FL- May 18, 2012- The Lionshare Farm team put in solid performances with great prizes throughout the first week at Old Salem. Matti Fisher, who has been riding with Peter Leone and the LIonshare Farm team since 2005, won first place honors in the USEF Adult Equitation 3’3″ riding her own Peter Pan.
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Interagro Lusitanos Combines the Interagro Collection and Lusitano Collection® Auctions
Thursday, May 17 2012
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Itapira, Brazil (May 16, 2012) – Interagro Lusitanos of Brazil recently announced that their two annual auctions, The Lusitano Collection® International Horse Auction and The Interagro Collection National Auction, will be combined this year to provide buyers a single destination to choose from weanlings
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