Scott Stewart Dominates Day One of the 131st National Horse Show
Wednesday, October 29 2014
Scott Stewart and A Million Reasons Photo By Phelps Media Group Lexington, KY – October 28, 2014 – At the end of the year-long horse show circuit, there is one final destination where the nation’s top hunter and jumper riders all flock: the National Horse Show at the Kentucky Horse Park. The prestigious six-day culminating final kicked off today with five full professional hunter divisions. In the Second Year Green Hunter division, sponsored by Ernie and Betty Oare and Patricia Adikes-Hill, it was Scott Stewart who dominated the day aboard Dr
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Equestrian Super Stars Headed to Lexington for 2014 National Horse Show
Thursday, October 23 2014
Three of four members of the US WEG team will compete at this year’s National Horse Show.
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Second Year in a Row – Pablo Barrios Wins 2014 Hagyard Challenge Series $50,000 Leading Rider Award
Monday, October 20 2014
Pablo Barrios and Antares Photo By Rebecca Walton/Phelps Media Group Lexington, KY – October 20, 2014 - After dominating the Hagyard Challenge Series for the second year in a row, Venezuelan rider Pablo Barrios has captured the $50,000 Hagyard Leading Rider Award. He and his talented mounts earned the winning honors in four of the seven Hagyard Lexington Classic events, which coupled with other top placings, gave Barrios an early lead in the standings that he never relinquished
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International Show Jumping Comes To Vegas: Three Thrilling Evenings and So Much More
Monday, October 20 2014
Reed Kessler and Cylana Photo By Spruce Media Las Vegas, NV – October 20, 2014 – Less than a month away, the Las Vegas National Horse Show buzz is building. With three thrilling evenings of world-class show jumping guaranteed to pack the house, the South Point Hotel and Casino is the spot to be from November 13th through 15th, 2014 . Equestrians Coming to Vegas A group of the world’s best show jumpers and their mounts, including the youngest equestrian Olympian to date and Longines Rising Star Award Recipient, Reed Kessler; as well as FEI World Cup Finals and Olympian Rich Fellers; Global Champions Tour winner and World Equestrian Team Member Lucy Davis; the recent Los Angeles Masters Longines Grand Prix Winner Jos Verlooy; Olympic Gold Medalist Will Simpson; decorated show jumping veteran Susan Hutchison, the Coulter sisters, Saer and Audrey, as well as Charlie Jayne, will light up Las Vegas. Back from many months in Europe working with the world-renowned German rider Marcus Ehning, Kessler is taking the East Coast by storm and will head West for her first ever Las Vegas National
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Beezie Madden Wins $33,000 Keystone Classic at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show: Reed Kessler Crowned Open Jumper Speed Champion
Sunday, October 19 2014
Keystone Classic winners Beezie Madden and Coral Reef Via Volo (c) Photo By: Al Cook – alcook.com Harrisburg, PA – October 17, 2014 – Speed was the name of the game in the $33,000 Keystone Classic at the Pennsylvania Horse Show. Some of the biggest names in riding competed in the class and the spectators cheered and urged on their favorite rider as they galloped around the course
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McLain Ward Wins $5,000 Open Jumper Speed Challenge at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show
Thursday, October 16 2014
McLain and Zander Photo By Al Cook Harrisburg, PA – October 15, 2014 – It was a patriotic evening at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show for Military Night, sponsored by Yards Brewing Company, as competitors and spectators saluted those who have served in our country’s military. A men’s choral group opened the evening’s festivities with beautiful renditions of God Bless America and the National Anthem, as Cadet Major Zihra Alizada, Cadet Captain Brandon Faux, Cadet Command Sergeant Major Neil Painter, and Cadet Major Evan Shuey displayed the American Flag
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Saving Stormy
Monday, October 06 2014
By Kayla Jones
Stormy had the odds stacked up against him. Anyone could tell from his ragged hair, barbed-wired scars and underweight body that the dapple-grey Thoroughbred’s life had been difficult. The tattoo under his lip branded him as an … [Read more]
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Exciting Changes Announced for Washington International Horse Show
Sunday, August 17 2014
FEI CSI4*-W Rating and USEF Heritage Competition WIHS Official Prize List Now Available Online FOR IMMEDIATE RELEAS E Washington, D.C. – July 22, 2014 – The Washington International Horse Show (WIHS), the country’s premier metropolitan indoor horse show, announces exciting news in advance of its 56th annual event, which will be held October 21-26, 2014 at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. The official WIHS Prize List for the 2014 competition is now available online at www.wihs.org
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“Little Horses Do Big Jobs” – Sidelines Story by Lauren R. Giannini Wins Alltech A+ Journalism Award
Monday, June 23 2014
By Lauren R. Giannini
During the recent tornadoes in Moore, Oklahoma, Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy horses found themselves both the heroes and the victims. When disaster stuck, the little horses remained calm while founders Debbie and Jorge Garcia-Bengochea made … [Read more]
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Equestrian Aid Foundation Supporters Cher The Love at Dinner Party in New Jersey
Saturday, June 21 2014
New York, NY. June 3, 2014 – Equestrian community members in the Northeast gathered on Saturday, May 31st for an Equestrian Aid Foundation fundraiser in Flemington, NJ. The event was held at Sand Hill Farm, the private residence of Scott Stewart and EAF board member Ken Berkley, who co-chaired the dinner party along with fellow board member Mimi Tashjian
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