The Place to Be Thanksgiving Weekend: The TACKERIA’s 21st Annual Sale Giving Away $9,000 in Prizes!
Thursday, November 20 2014
The TACKERIA’s Thanksgivng Weekend Sale Friday, Nov. 28 through Sunday, Nov.
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Long-Time Partnership Brings Para-Dressage Rider’s Dreams to Fruition
Wednesday, November 19 2014
Rebecca Hart and Missy Ransehousen. Photo by Lindsay McCall. Unionville, PA – November 18, 2014 - Competing at an international level requires much more than just being a good rider; it takes a village
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Learning To Fly
Tuesday, November 18 2014
Polo Gives Alex Ebel His Wings
By Lauren R. Giannini
Alex Ebel was 5 when he discovered Ralph Lauren’s signature line of polo shirts. Made from the softest pima cotton, they felt good against his sensitive skin and became a … [Read more]
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Adventures of My Green, Hot Horseman
Tuesday, November 18 2014
By Susan Friedland-Smith
Back in July, my husband, Mark, who is now a budding equestrian, purchased a helmet in anticipation of his future riding “career.” I really had no idea he was planning on crossing over to the horse side. … [Read more]
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Sidelines 2014 Hot Horseman: Claude-Alix Bertrand
Tuesday, November 18 2014
Hot, Haitian & On Fire
By Doris Degner-Foster
No one watching the match at the San Francisco International Polo Club for the Audi Challenge Trophy last August would have suspected that the Haiti team captain, Claude-Alix Bertrand, was “shaking like … [Read more]
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Kristin Hardin and Bert Blast to the Win in the Markel Insurance Grand Prix Series Final
Friday, November 14 2014
Madison Myro and Orion CWF Take the Winning Gamble in the Nevada Jump Cup Photo By Alden Corrigan November 13, 2014 – Las Vegas, NV – The Las Vegas National kicked off the show jumping highlights at the South Point Hotel & Casino’s Equestrian Arena with Thursday’s Markel Insurance Grand Prix Series Final. After competing in qualifying grand prix events throughout the year, the top twenty-five point earners were invited to compete in the inaugural finals. With add back from each horse’s entry during the qualifying season, the purse for tonight’s class had grown to $53,400. Set at 1.40m with 14 efforts in a time allowed of 74 seconds, the course featured a double and triple combination as well as several tricky bending lines; in particular, a blind left turn to a skinny wall on the far end of the short side of the arena.
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Jacqueline Brooks and D Niro Dance to Freestyle Victory during $20,000 Royal Invitational
Friday, November 14 2014
Paired with her 2012 Olympic mount, D Niro, Jacqueline Brooks won the won the Grand Prix Freestyle test at the Royal Invitational, presented by Butternut Ridge. Photo By Cealy Tetley Toronto, Ont
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Der Dau Custom Riding Boots Announces Partnership with Georgina Bloomberg’s “The Rider’s Closet”
Friday, November 14 2014
Trade in Existing Boots For a Credit Towards a Custom Pair of Der Dau Dream Boots and Make Someone Else’s Dreams Come True! Georgina Bloomberg and Juvina Photo: Stefano Grasso New York, NY – November 13, 2014 – Two of New York’s iconic equestrian figures, Georgina Bloomberg and Joseph Der, Jr., have combined efforts to provide high quality riding boots to equestrians in need. Der Dau Custom Riding Boots has initiated a program to accept trade-ins of existing riding boots in exchange for a credit applied towards a future order of the company’s exclusive Dream Boots.
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Al-Marah Arabians Horse Farm Relocates the Last of its Famous Herd to New Home in Clermont
Friday, November 14 2014
The oldest privately-owned, continuously-bred band of horses in the world is set to arrive in December Photo By Wellons Communications CLERMONT, Fla. (November 13, 2014) – Their ancestors carried the Bedouin into battle and were later bred by royalty in Egypt and England. They are the Al-Marah band of Arabian horses, and they will be headed to their new home in Clermont in December
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2014 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Horse Show Underway in Toronto
Thursday, November 13 2014
2014 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Horse Show Underway in Toronto By Kim & Allen MacMillan/MacMillan Photography – All Photos by Shelley Higgins/MacMillan Photography The 2014 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair kicked off on Friday, November 7 with a flurry of activity that makes the Royal one of the iconic indoor horse shows of the year. This final stop of the year on the North American Nations Cup show jumping indoor tour, the 2014 Royal Winter Fair Horse Show CSI4*-W features top-tier international jumper riders hailing from Canada, the U.S.A., Colombia, Ireland and Belgium. These riders are all vying for over $800,000 in total prize money and the top ribbon in the $100,000 Hickstead FEI World Cup TM Grand Prix presented by Hudson’s Bay (Wednesday, November 12 th ), the $50,000 Weston Canadian Open (Friday, November 14 th ) and Saturday evening’s sold-out $75,000 GroupBy Big Ben Challenge
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