Bits and Pieces of horse news from around the country.
Mason Phelps Radio Welcomes Samantha Charles, Heidi Lengyel, and Wendy Coren
Tuesday, March 06 2012
by Erin
[Wellington, FL] Mason Phelps Radio’s ninth segment will be held on Thursday, March 8th, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. EST on W4CY.com. Media Personality Steve Williams will be co-hosting along side Phelps once again, and this week will feature Samantha Charles, Heidi Lengyel and Wendy Coren as guests. Phelps and Williams, along with their esteemed guests, will discuss
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Halcyon Farm Announces Equestrians Ride for a Cure
Wednesday, February 29 2012
by Erin
[
Dillsburg, PA] Halcyon Farm, LTD presents Equestrians Ride for a cure to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, to be held on April 7, 2012 at Halcyon Farm in Dillsburg, PA. The Halcyon Farm Horse Show will offer a $2500 USHJA National Hunter Derby sponsored by WALK THE LINE, LLC and Best Child Rider on
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Southern 8ths Hosts First Recognized Beginner Novice and Novice Three-Day
Wednesday, February 29 2012
by Erin
On February 1, 2012, the US Eventing Association approved a policy change to permit Beginner Novice and Novice riders to compete in fully recognized Long Format 3-Day Events. This historic ruling now allows those riders that represent the majority of the sport’s participants to earn USEA National Year-end Points and Eventing Championship Qualifications when they
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Literary Horses Loose in Houston Public Library through March 30, 2012
Monday, February 27 2012
by Erin
Riders read and Pin Oak Charity Horse Show encourages reading in the greater Houston Community through The Literary Horse: When Legends Come to Life Exhibit by Vanessa Wright, a pairing of photographs of today’s horses and riders with quotations from the world’s greatest book. (Houston, TX) – Does Black Beauty live at the end of your
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TEAM USA Poster Contest!
Friday, February 24 2012
by Erin
[Wellington, FL] As Nations Cup Night draws near, the United States is calling on all fans to show their support. This weekend, Saturday February 25 and Sunday, February 26, Junior and pony riders are invited to create and submit a poster for the “Team USA Poster Contest.” Poster supplies will be available in the Winter Equestrian
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2012 Marks 100 Years of Equestrians in the Olympics
Friday, February 24 2012
by Erin
FEI President looks forward to another 100 years of equestrian sport in Olympic Movement. The London 2012 Olympic Games marks 100 years of equestrian sport in the Olympic movement, and FEI President HRH Princess Haya is looking forward to celebrating the centenary at Greenwich Park this summer. “We are really proud to be celebrating 100
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California’s Dressage Riders Begin Olympic Journey at This Weekend’s Mid-Winter Dressage Fair CDI-W/Y/J in Burbank
Tuesday, February 21 2012
by Erin
BURBANK, CA –The 2012 Mid-Winter Dressage Fair CDI-W/Y/J, which begins Thursday, February 23 in Burbank, CA and continues through Sunday, February 26, is the first West Coast qualifying competition for the 2012 Olympic Games Dressage Team Selection Trials and will provide a glimpse of some of the country’s most exciting new horse and rider combinations.
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The 2012 FTI Consulting Great Charity Challenge Presented By Fidelity Investments® to Be Held This Friday, Feb. 17, at 6 p.m.
Friday, February 17 2012
by Erin
Wellington, FL – The highlight of the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival, the FTI Consulting Great Charity Challenge presented By Fidelity Investments® (FTI GCC), will take place Friday, Feb. 17 at 6 p.m. at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. The goal of the FTI GCC is to raise over $1 million for 32 Palm Beach
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Team FarmVet Does It Again! Second Annual Sidelines Tetrathlon Presented by MeadowView & The Riggio Family a Great Success
Wednesday, February 15 2012
by Erin
WELLINGTON, Fla. (Feb. 14, 2012) – The FarmVet team of Christian Currey, Ashley Holzer, Candice King and Whistle Uys; proved to be the team to beat again this year as they won the Second Annual Sidelines Tetrathlon. Presented by MeadowView & The Riggio Family, the FarmVet team took the early lead to beat teams MeadowView,
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Vinceramos Buck Off Final a Rousing Successs
Tuesday, February 14 2012
by Erin
[Wellington, FL] Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center (VTRC) located in Loxahatchee, FL, celebrated 30 years at its 25th annual Benefit Auction and Dinner on February 11, 2012 at the International Polo Club in Wellington, FL. VTRC, an organization that witnesses countless miracles on a daily basis and truly lives up to its meaning, “to overcome,” uses this
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