Devon – It’s Almost Here!
Saturday, May 18 2013
New Exhibitors’ Lounge Offers Cool Respite This year, exhibitors’ will have even more reason to love coming to Devon; the McDevitt Exhibitors’ Lounge located under the East 3 Grandstand.
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Modern Eventing with Phillip Dutton
Saturday, May 18 2013
The Complete Resource—Training, Conditioning, and Competing in All Three Phases Phillip Dutton with Amber Heintzberger Trafalgar Square Books is pleased to announce the publication of Modern Eventing with Phillip Dutton by Phillip Dutton with Amber Heintzberger. This fabulously illustrated book covers training, conditioning, and competing in all three phases of events: dressage, cross-country, and show jumping
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Kelley Farmer Kicks Off Kentucky Spring Classic With Clean Sweep of Conformation Hunters
Friday, May 17 2013
Lexington, KY – May 15, 2013 – Clear, sunny skies and lush Kentucky bluegrass welcomed riders back to the Kentucky Horse Park for week two of the Kentucky Spring Horse Shows. The Kentucky Spring Classic runs today through May 19 and attracts the best of the best for five days of ‘AA’ rated hunter competition. Among those leading riders are Kelley Farmer and Shawn Casady, both of whom topped the leaderboard today
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Fieldstone Spring Festival Kicks Off With Competitive First Day of Show Jumping Competition
Friday, May 17 2013
Halifax, MA – May 15, 2013 – The first day of the Fieldstone Spring Festival welcomed the top riders in the nation to the new and improved Fieldstone Show Park. After an overhaul, the Fieldstone Show Park kicked off the first day of the weeklong show with thrilling hunter and jumper competition
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Get Creative with Summer Horse Camps
Friday, May 17 2013
Summer brings with it the excitement of horse camps – perhaps you’re running one yourself this year. Camps are a great way to provide young riders with a fun, safe introduction to horses, but there’s only so much time that they can spend in the saddle. Have you started to brainstorm activities to keep campers entertained while they’re not riding?
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40th IHSA National Championships: One for the Record Books
Wednesday, May 15 2013
Fairfield, CT — (May 14, 2013) – Only twice in the 40-year history of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association National Championships have two hunter seat teams tied for the Collegiate Cup overall high point title: 1980, when Southern Seminary College tied with SUNY Stony Brook, and 1989, when Colby-Sawyer College tied with Pennsylvania State University. Add 2013 to that short list. St
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Plan for a Week of Fun and Great Competition at Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show
Wednesday, May 15 2013
North Salem, NY – May 14, 2013 – The Old Salem Spring Horse Show continued today with the beginning of competition for a second week at Old Salem Farm. The week is full of fun events to watch and participate in for equestrians and spectators alike. You can see the “Who’s Who” of the show jumping world on the Grand Prix Field through May 19, like World Cup champion Beezie Madden, Olympic gold medalists McLain Ward and Rodrigo Pessoa, top local riders Leslie Howard, Georgina Bloomberg, Christine McCrea, and more! Come out to enjoy equestrian sport and entertain the whole family
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Todd Minikus and Uraguay Speed to Victory in $50,000 Old Salem Farm Grand Prix presented by Suncast
Tuesday, May 14 2013
North Salem, NY – May 12, 2013 – Todd Minikus and Legacy Stables’ Uraguay won the highlight event of the first week of the Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows, the $50,000 Old Salem Farm Grand Prix presented by Suncast.
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Dealing with Windpuffs
Monday, May 13 2013
Have you ever had to deal with windpuffs? Do you know what causes them and what they can mean for a horse’s future?
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