Bits and Pieces of horse news from around the country.
USEF High Performance Training Lists Updated for the 2012 Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team
Monday, November 21 2011
by Erin
Lexington, KY – The USEF Eventing High Performance Training Lists have been revised for the upcoming 2012 season. Athlete/Horse combinations will be invited to participate in training sessions this winter with U.S. Chef d’Equipe and Technical Advisor Capt. Mark Phillips. Preparation for and success at the 2012 Olympic Games were the Eventing Selectors and the High
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Fun Bustin’ Muttons at WIHS
Friday, November 18 2011
by Erin
Sure, the 53rd annual Washington International Horse Show (October 23-28, 2011 at the Verizon Center in downtown Washington, D.C.) may have been home to such prestigious competitions as the $100,000 President’s Cup Grand Prix CSI3*-W, the WIHS Equitation Classic Finals and the $25,000 Puissance, but what folks really came out to see was the tough
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Equestrian Sport Productions Announces 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival Schedule Highlights
Friday, November 18 2011
by Erin
[Wellington, FL] Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) is pleased to announce the schedule highlights of the 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF), including the USEF Selection Trials for the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2012 Olympic Games along with the 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival Prize List availability online. The prize list
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Totilas to Make Exclusive Appearance at World Dressage Masters Palm Beach
Friday, November 11 2011
by Erin
Totilas, the reigning Dressage World Champion and current world record holder in the Grand Prix Freestyle, is coming to the 2012 World Dressage Masters Palm Beach presented by International Polo Club Palm Beach. His appearance at the prestigious WDM CDI5*’s only event in North America, at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center on January 26 to
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Calling All Show Jumpers!
Tuesday, November 08 2011
by Erin
Interested in Participating in the 2011 Holiday HorseFest Event in Downtown West Palm Beach at the Meyer Amphitheatre? Wellington, FL – The second annual Holiday HorseFest is quickly approaching. Held on Sunday, December 11, from 1-5 p.m., the event will host a unique equestrian competition at the Meyer Amphitheatre in downtown West Palm Beach. World-class
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Spruce Meadows to Salute Hickstead
Monday, November 07 2011
by Erin
(SPRUCE MEADOWS, Calgary, AB) Spruce Meadows invites fans of the great champion Hickstead to pay tribute to the recently departed stallion at Spruce Meadows beginning Tuesday, November 8th through November 13, 2011. In response to the tragic and untimely passing of Hickstead on November 6th, while competing in World Cup competition in Europe, and the huge public response
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2012 George H. Morris Horsemastership Training Session Presented by USHJA and Adequan: Promoting the Importance of Excellent Horsemastership
Friday, November 04 2011
by Erin
Lexington, KY – Mark your calendars and plan to attend the 2012 George H. Morris Horsemastership Training Session presented by the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) and Adequan. The sixth annual George H. Morris Horsemastership Training Session will be held on January 3-7, 2012, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL. The
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Ten Medals for Equestrian Team USA at the 2011 Pan American Games
Friday, November 04 2011
by Erin
It was an epic adventure in Mexico for the United States Equestrian Federation’s Dressage, Eventing and Jumping Teams. They won a record 10 medals across the three disciplines and cemented a solid foundation for the 2012 Olympic Games. Bookended by double Gold medalists Steffen Peters, who rode the Hlavacek’s Weltino’s Magic to It was an epic adventure
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Who’s Your Daddy?
Monday, October 31 2011
by Erin
The Who’s Your (Horse’s) Daddy Contest, sponsored by Omega Fields The art of breeding depends on many things; bloodlines of the mare, bloodlines of the sire, performance, conformation, markings, the list goes on and on! And successfully breeding and raising that next big star requires knowledge, a good plan, and a whole lot of patience!
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Introducing the First Edition of West Coast Show Jumping 2011
Monday, October 31 2011
by Erin
Like nothing the West Coast’s ever seen. . . Introducing the first edition of West Coast Show Jumping. This oversized, hardcover publication is slated for release in early November. Created in part to benefit the Sacramento International Horse Show and Northern California’s only FEI World Cup Qualifier Grand Prix, WCSJ celebrates the impact of show jumpers in the West. Eight
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