Yann Candele Sweeps $25,000 Hayes Co. Grand Prix
Tuesday, August 21 2012
Orangeville, Ontario – Yann Candele of Caledon, ON, captured the top two spots in the $25,000 Hayes Co. Grand Prix on Friday, August 17 at the inaugural Orangeville Show Jumping Tournaments running August 15-19 at the Orangeville Agricultural Society (OAS) Event Centre in Orangeville, ON.
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Jennifer Alfano and Jersey Boy Capture $100,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby Finals Victory at Bluegrass Festival Horse Show
Tuesday, August 21 2012
Lexington, KY – August 18, 2012 - It was a night that will be well remembered, and a win well deserved.
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Para-Dressage Primer Part 2: How to make the team
Monday, August 20 2012
Para-Dressage Primer Part 2: How to make the team. by Ellie Brimmer Just like our able-bodied peers, many factors go into making a Paralympic team
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Shane Sweetnam and Amaretto D’Arco Capture $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic Victory at Bluegrass Festival Horse Show
Sunday, August 19 2012
Lexington, KY – August 17, 2012 - The lights were bright in the Rolex Stadium as the onlookers cheered on their favorite horse and rider combinations in a highly competitive 14-horse jump off. It was the $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic that took center stage tonight, seeing a field of 50 entrants vie for the top prize and valuable series points
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Lionshare Farm Wins Top Honors at US Pony Finals and The Jumper Classic
Sunday, August 19 2012
Wellington, FL - August 16, 2012 - The US Pony Finals is the much-anticipated, celebrated annual event held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY.
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Scott Stewart Takes the Lead With Dedication in $100,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby Finals at Bluegrass Festival Horse Show
Sunday, August 19 2012
Lexington, KY – August 17, 2012 - The crème de la crème of the hunter world gathered at the Rolex Stadium for the first day of the long awaited 2012 $100,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby Finals.
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Miracles Do Happen At Pure Thoughts Horse Rescue
Saturday, August 18 2012
It’s true that horses and many other animals in this country definitely need organizations who specialize in “rescuing the animals” what is making a difference in the welfare of these animals are people who become involved. People are the saviors, the rescuers, the ones who make the difference. Whether you have adopted, volunteered, donated, attended events or even passed along a story about an animal in need… you have made a difference.
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Hunt Tosh and Rosalynn Repeat Excellence for Double Blue Ribbons at Bluegrass Festival Horse Show
Friday, August 17 2012
Lexington, KY – August 15, 2012 - It was a welcoming day for the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show at the Kentucky Horse Park show grounds where five divisions were set to display the top hunter horse and rider combinations. The morning started off with a variation of winners while the two divisions to emerge with double blue ribbons were Scott Stewart and Dedication for the Second Year Working Green Huntesr and Hunt Tosh and Rosalynn in the High Performance Hunters. Hunt Tosh and Rosalynn were awarded two blue ribbons in the High Performance Hunter division at the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show.
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Paralympic Summer Update
Thursday, August 16 2012
Prepared by: Lindsay Yosay McCall On August 29, 2012 the United States Para-Equestrian Dressage Team will complete their final FEI horse inspection and the opening ceremonies for the 2012 London Paralympics will commence. The United States has selected their best equestrians including: veteran Paralympian Rebecca Hart, 27, and Lord Ludger, owned by Jessica Ransehousen; Jonathan Wentz, 21, of Richardson, Texas and Kai Handt’s NTEC Richter Scale; Donna Ponessa and Western Rose, owned by Wesley Dunham; and Dale Dedrick and her own Bonifatius.
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Olympic Sidelines – Dressage Freestyle & Farewell to London
Wednesday, August 15 2012
Charlotte Dujardin on Valegro – Great Britain By Kim MacMillan – Photo Captions by Allen MacMillan Dressage freestyle day was today, with the top 18 horse and rider duos coming back to perform to their custom-designed rides to music. It is always fun to see their creativity expressed. I expected to see a few scores above 80% and maybe one above 90% and that is pretty much how it played out. Laura Bechtolsheimer on Mistrral Hojris – Great Britain The British Crowd gave Laura a rousing review Riders from Austria (1) , Denmark (2), Germany (3), Great Britain (3), Italy (1), the Netherlands (3), Portugal (1), Spain (1), Sweden (2) and the U.S.A
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