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USEF and The EQUUS Foundation Team Up to Play Favorites; Can you Help?

by USEF Communications Department | 2/25/2011 11:33:00 AM

Lexington, KY - Who is the most beloved equestrian athlete in America? The clock is ticking. The buzzer sounds. Can you prove it? Actually, you can. All it takes is a $5 gift to The EQUUS Foundation and you'll be able to "play favorites" in the nationwide fundraising effort "America's Favorite Equestrian." The EQUUS Foundation and the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) jointly launched the charitable mobile texting game in celebration of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games and...

Join the U.S. Show Jumping Team in America's Only Nations Cup!

by Joanie Morris | 2/24/2011 5:47:00 PM

Show your support for the U.S. Nations Cup Team at CSIO Wellington on March 4 by joining the United States Equestrian Federation as part of the USA Cheering Section. World-class Show Jumping riders will take to the Palm Beach International Equestrian Club to compete for top honors in the $75,000 FEI Nations Cup presented by G&C Farm; the only Nations Cup that takes place in the United States. Purchase tickets for the USA Cheering Section and show your support for the US Team! When you purchase...

Al Sol Show: Andalusian, Lusitano, P.R.E. and Friesian Horse Breed Show and Open to All Breeds Dressage Show

by Al Sol News | 2/24/2011 1:58:00 PM

Newberry, FL - Equus Arts LLC is proud to present the al Sol Show to be held March 18-20, 2011, at Canterbury Showplace located in Newberry, FL. This show, now in its third year, is held during the height of the Florida winter show season. In addition to Andalusian, Lusitano, P.R.E. and Friesian breed classes the show offers a Level 2 Open to ALL Breeds Dressage show during the same weekend. The two competitions are licensed by both the United States Equestrian Federaion (USEF) and the United...

Richard Spooner and Cristallo Capture $31,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round 7

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/24/2011 12:05:00 PM

Richard Spooner and Cristallo. (Sportfot©.) Wellington, FL - The FTI Winter Equestrian Festival's seventh week of competition continued on Thursday afternoon with round seven of the $31,000 WEF Challenge Cup Series. Held in the International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, the class saw a total of 59 entries with 16 jumping clear to return for the jump-off. After arriving in Wellington just three days ago, California's Richard Spooner and his top mount Cristallo...

Laura Wolsey and O Lordy++// Take Home Adult Amateur High Point and High Point Horse

by Hilary Nixon/AHA News | 2/24/2011 11:55:00 AM

Laura and O Lordy++//. (Photo by Suzanne Sturgill.) Aurora, CO - It makes sense that the Arabian Horse Association’s Amateur of the Year would be the owner of the High Point Horse of the Year—it’s happened before. Laura Wolsey of Langley, B.C. and her gelding O Lordy++// (The Firelord+/ x Hi Passion) were recently given the AHA annual honor. In 2010 however, the AHA High Point Horse was also named Equine Canada’s High Point Horse for Breed Sport, the United States Equestrian Federation’s (USEF)...

Bjorn Ikast and Gretchen Lof Shine at the HITS Tucson Winter Classic

by HITS Media | 2/24/2011 11:48:00 AM

Bjorn Ikast and Colorado. (Horseinsport© ) Tucson, AZ — The midway point of the six week HITS Arizona Winter Circuit was highlighted by big victories for Bjorn Ikast in the $25,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, and Gretchen Lof in the $2,500 Devoucoux Hunter Prix. Ikast, originally from Kolding, Denmark and now a Colorado resident, is a regular at the HITS Arizona Winter Circuit and has been knocking on the door for a Grand Prix win all season. He finished third two weeks...

2011 National Horse Show to be Held at Kentucky Horse Park

by Rebecca Walton/Phelps Media Group | 2/24/2011 9:10:00 AM

New York, NY - The National Horse Show Association of America, Limited (NHSAA) is pleased to announce that it will be hosting the ASPCA Alfred B. Maclay Finals as well as a full complement of hunters and jumpers in 2011. These exciting events will be held November 2-6, 2011, at the new Alltech Indoor Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. For the past five years, the ASPCA Alfred B. Maclay Finals have been held at the Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament in Syracuse, NY....

The Ocala Winter Festival Paves the Way for One of the Most Memorable Winter Circuits of All Time

by HITS Media | 2/24/2011 7:58:00 AM

Ocala, FL - What do you get when you mix beautiful weather, talented horsemen, first-class facilities, exciting events and fabulous prize money? The answer is simple: HITS Ocala. The Ocala Winter Festival marked the second AA rated week of show jumping in the 'Sunshine State'. The two Grand Prix and weekly Devoucoux Hunter Prix saw record-breaking entries this week. In Thursday's $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, Kent Farrington of Chicago, IL, emerged as the...

$200,000 Gene Mische American Invitational Presented by G & C Farm Remains a Tampa Tradition

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 2/24/2011 5:43:00 AM

Tampa, FL - February 24, 2011 - The city of Tampa, FL, will once again play host to one of the world's premiere show jumping event, as the $200,000 Gene Mische American Invitational, presented by G & C Farm, returns to Raymond James Stadium on April 9, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. Once again, the stellar event bears the name of the founder of the class, Stadium Jumping's legendary Gene Mische, who first brought the event to the Tampa Bay area in 1973. Mische died recently after a long and hard fought...

Tina Konyot Wins Wellington Institute “Rider Wellness Award” At Wellington Classic Dressage Spring Challenge CDI

by JRPR Inc. | 2/23/2011 8:48:00 PM

Wellington, FL - Dressage rider Tina Konyot, and her World Equestrian Games partner Calecto V, turned in brilliant performances in the Grand Prix classes at the Wellington Classic Dressage Spring Challenge CDI to ride into the winner’s circle. Konyot also rode away with the “Rider Wellness Award” from The Wellington Institute, awarded to a rider on the Florida dressage circuit who is healthy looking and physically fit. Calecto, a magnificent black stallion that represented the U.S. at WEG,...