4th Annual Jump for HomeSafe set for Saturday, January 11th : Charity fundraiser being hosted by two-time Olympic Gold Medalist McLain Ward and wife…
Wednesday, January 01 2014
WELLINGTON, Fla. (December 31, 2013) – HomeSafe announced that two-time Olympic Gold medalist McLain Ward and his wife Lauren as the new Co-Chairs for Jump for HomeSafe – set for Saturday, January 11 at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington
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Good Food Hunting: Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Friday, December 27 2013
By Kat Nielsen Roasted Brussels sprouts with pecans and brown butter.
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FEI Introduces New and Revised Dressage Tests Effective January 1, 2014
Wednesday, December 25 2013
Lexington, Ky. – The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) has announced revised and new dressage tests that will come into effect January 1, 2014
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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Sunday, December 22 2013
December 18, 2013 (Lexington, KY) – To kick off The United States Pony Clubs, Inc.
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TAKE2 Thoroughbred Competition Returns to 2014 FTI WEF
Sunday, December 22 2013
The TAKE2 Second Career Thoroughbred Program, launched in 2012 to promote second careers for retired Thoroughbred racehorses, will feature classes throughout the 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival. The TAKE2 program highlights the success of Thoroughbreds in the show ring and rewards those who compete on Thoroughbred hunters and jumpers with prize money and awards in restricted classes. TAKE2 classes were offered at 50 “A”- and “AA”-rated horse shows in 17 states in 2013 and presented high-point awards to the nation’s top competitors.
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2013 North American Stallion Testing Pronounces Winner During Epic Storm, Top-American-bred Gallant’s Reflection HU Named Reserve Champion
Thursday, December 19 2013
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma —The 2013 North American Stallion Testing will go down in the record books as one of the largest, and most challenging, since Silver Creek Farms began hosting and producing the event seven years ago at their top-notch facility outside of Tulsa, Oklahoma. A collection of stallions bred in Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Canada and the United States were trained, tested and judged by a panel during their stay in the Sooner State. The winner of the 70-Day Test, Canadian-bred Fabian DSF (Freestyle x Hierarch), claimed top honors with exceptional marks for rideability
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USEF Awards $264,500 in Land Rover Competition and Training Grants to 2013 Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team
Thursday, December 19 2013
Lexington, Ky. - In 2013, Land Rover, the official automotive partner of the USEF, continued its unfailing support of the U.S.
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Stoneleigh-Burnham School Equestrian Facility Receives Prestigious British Horse Society Approval
Tuesday, December 17 2013
Greenfield, MA – November 19, 2013: The Equestrian Center at the Stoneleigh-Burnham School has been certified as a British Horse Society-approved Livery Yard, Riding School and Facility, making it the first and only secondary school equestrian facility in the United States to achieve this prestigious status. This recognition comes on the heels of Stoneleigh-Burnham School this fall becoming the first and only U.S.
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United States Olympian and Paralympian Association Donates $1,000 to the Jonathan Wentz Memorial Scholarship Fund
Tuesday, December 17 2013
Richardson, Texas – December 15, 2013 – In November 2013, the United States Olympian and Paralympian Association, Southwest Chapter, donated $1,000 to the United States Para-Equestrian Association’s Jonathan Wentz Memoria Scholarship Fund. The large check was presented by 1984 Olympian Joan Hansen and 2002 Paralympian Gold Medal Sled Hockey Team and Marine Pat Sapp
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USA EQUESTRIAN TRUST AWARDS $55,000 IN SECOND ROUND OF 2013 GRANTS
Friday, December 13 2013
More than $1.5 Million Awarded Since 2004 December 10, 2013 — Lexington, KY — USA Equestrian Trust has awarded $55,000 in grants to help fund four projects by equine non-profits. The awards come on top of nearly $210,000 awarded in May for 10 projects by equine non-profits
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