Lauren Hough and Ohlala Win $33,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.45m
Thursday, March 21 2013
Wellington, FL – March 20, 2013- Week eleven of the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF), sponsored by Artisan Farms, featured the $33,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.45m speed class on Wednesday with a win for Lauren Hough (USA) and Ohlala. Earning points on the Longines FEI world ranking list, the pair beat Shane Sweetnam (IRL) and Solerina, Eric Lamaze (CAN) and Wang Chung M2S, and McLain Ward (USA) and Zhum CW, all within nine one-hundredths of a second separating them. Week eleven runs March 20-24 featuring “AA” hunter and CSI 4* jumper competition.
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Congratulations to the OTTB Photo Contest Honorable Mentions
Thursday, March 21 2013
By Jan Westmark-Allan The Sidelines OTTB Photo Contest was a huge success and we are excited to show you the 20 photos that were awarded Honorable Mentions! Thanks again to everyone who sent in photos and took part in the contest – and thanks also for rescuing your horses. You will never know how much you inspired me!! Thanks and keep on spreading the news – “Save a Life, Adopt a Horse!” In case you missed the top four winners and top four runner-ups, here is the link to the page with their photos: http://sidelinesnews.com/blogs/editorsnotes/and-the-lucky-ottb-photo-contest-winners-are.html
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International Horse Sport Champions Cup Last Chance for U.S. Pair to Qualify for World Cup Final
Wednesday, March 20 2013
Loxahatchee, FL – March 19, 2013 – Tina Konyot and Calecto V have competed lightly but successfully in South Florida this winter, and now their bid to compete in the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Final rests on their performance in the March 21-24 International Horse Sport Champions Cup CDI-W. The IHS Champions Cup, held at the IHS Champions Park at Equestrian Estates in Loxahatchee, is the final World Cup qualifier for the North American League
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Tryon Hounds Breaks Ground on New Home For Huntsman
Wednesday, March 20 2013
Tryon, NC. The Tryon Hounds broke ground on Saturday, March 16 on a new residence for their Huntsman. The new home will be constructed on the Tryon Hounds’ property located off of Little Mountain Road in Columbus, NC
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Intercollegiate Dressage Association’s 2013 National Championship
Tuesday, March 19 2013
Mount Holyoke College Equestrian Center in South Hadley, Massachusetts and their dressage team will host over 100 riders from more than 20 colleges and universities throughout the United States at the Intercollegiate Dressage Association’s 12th annual National Championship on April 27th and 28th. Four-member teams and individuals in each of the IDA’s four divisions–Introductory Level, Lower Training Level, Upper Training Level and First Level–are chosen from the approximately 600 student riders representing 55 colleges and universities across 9 regions of the US and Canada.
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Ireland’s Richie Moloney and Slieveanorra Secure St. Patrick’s Day Victory in $33,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic
Monday, March 18 2013
Wellington, FL, March 17, 2013- Whether it was the luck of the Irish on St. Patrick’s Day or just natural skill and talent, the Irish riders were on a roll on the final day of competition for week ten of the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF), sponsored by Horseware Ireland.
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Therein Lies a TAILRx
Friday, March 15 2013
Bernardston, MA (March 11, 2013) – ‘Educated horses’ were the rage of the horse age a century ago. Cunningly trained to cues as subtle as a magician’s sleight of hand, horses like Colonel Fred, the ‘horse with the human brain,” appeared to calculate math, spell, and play a tune on pendulum-like chimes
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2013 Adequan Global Dressage Festival CPEDI3* March 14-17
Thursday, March 14 2013
Wellington, FL -March 13, 2013- Thursday morning March 14th begins the Adequan Global Dressage Festival WEF Dressage Classic CPEDI3* presented by Today’s Equestrian and Fellows.
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More Flying Ponies In Wellington!
Tuesday, March 12 2013
By Jan Westmark-Allan Valiente’s Patron, Bob Jornayvaz about to score. All photos by Alan Fabricant More flying ponies were spotted in Wellie World (a nickname for Wellington, Florida)this weekend – which translates to fast galloping polo ponies!! Photographer Alan Fabricant (www.alfabphoto.com) was on hand for the action and sent me photos. I love the photos, like the one above, where no hooves are on the ground – that pony is flying! This weekend they played the qualifying game for the USPA Piaget Gold Cup and Audi beat Alegria and Veliente beat Coca Cola
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Hoping, Dreaming and Loving The OTTB
Monday, March 11 2013
By Jan Westmark-Allan A great book! We are knee-deep in the Sidelines OTTB Photo contest and it has been amazing to read each story and see the photos. They are heartwarming and amazing stories and show the strength and determination of the Thoroughbred breed.
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