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Saddlebred.com to Begin Live Video Webcast of TSE/Tattersalls Spring Sale on Friday, April 9; Sale Entries Still Being Accepted

by By Brice Carr | 3/4/2010 11:57:00 AM

The TSE/Tattersalls Spring Sale will be broadcast over the Internet starting Friday, April 9, through Saturday, April 10, on the American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) website at www.saddlebred.com Sale entries are still being accepted for the Spring Sale, and entry forms can be obtained at www.tsetattersalls.com/entryform.pdf . For more information about the TSE/Tattersalls Spring Sale, visit www.tsetattersalls.com , or contact Suzie Teater at (859) 885-7283, or by email at steater@iglou....

Saddlebred Convention Culminates with Saddlebred Ball and Annual Awards; Association, Registry Seat New Boards

by By Brice Carr | 3/4/2010 11:52:00 AM

American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) members, youth, and guests poured into the ballroom at the Marriott Griffin Gate Resort and Spa in Lexington, KY, on the evening of Saturday, February 20, to enjoy the culminating event of the 2010 ASHA Convention and Youth Conference, the Saddlebred Ball. Included in the night’s festivities were acceptance speeches by the recipients of ASHA’s Annual Awards, several of which were greeted with rousing ovations. Award recipients included Lifetime...

Increased Prize Money at Great American/United States Dressage Federation Regional Dressage Championships

by By Ross Creech | 3/4/2010 11:49:00 AM

The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) and Great American Insurance Group are pleased to announce that prize money for the Great American/United States Dressage Federation (USDF) Regional Dressage Championships has increased from 2009. In total, over $154,000 in prize money will be awarded in the 2010 Great American/USDF Regional Championships, divided evenly among the nine regions and 35 divisions that are offered. Champions in each region and division will receive $293 in prize money...

First 2010 North American HSBC FEI Eventing World Cup Qualifier to Run at Red Hills Horse Trials

by By Joanie Morris | 3/4/2010 11:45:00 AM

Lexington, KY – The first HSBC FEI Eventing World Cup Qualifier kicks off the 2010 FEI Eventing season in the United States. Back on the calendar after a hiatus in 2009, the Red Hills Horse Trials in Tallahassee, FL is always a popular feature of the spring season. This year it runs March 4-7. The HSBC FEI Eventing World Cup traverses the globe, giving the best horse and rider combinations the chance to qualify for the HSBC FEI World Cup Final. A major event on the Tallahassee sporting and...

HITS Ocala Week III Wrap-Up

by HITS | 3/4/2010 11:44:00 AM

OCALA, FL —HITS Post Time Farm in Ocala, FL, wrapped up its third week of AA-rated show jumping on Sunday after an exciting series of classes and special events highlighted another fantastic week on the road to the Pfizer Million. The week saw HITS Ocala’s 2009 Leading Grand Prix Rider Tracy Magness make her anticipated return to the winners’ circle when she captured Thursday’s $25,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, aboard Mr. and Mrs. John Bartko’s Tarco Van Ter Moude. "I...

FEI Designates $200,000 Gene Mische American Invitational as WEG and European Championship Qualifier

by By Phelps Media Group | 3/4/2010 11:42:00 AM

Stadium Jumping, Inc., announced that the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), the governing body for world equestrian sports, has designated this year's $200,000 Gene Mische American Invitational as a qualifying event for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games and for the European Championships in 2011. The city of Tampa, FL, will once again play host to this event, the world's premiere show-jumping event, often dubbed the "Super Bowl of Show Jumping." The $200,000 Gene Mische...

Desert Circuit IV Week in Review

by HITS | 3/4/2010 11:39:00 AM

THERMAL, CA —The Maple Leaf was flying high at the HITS Desert Horse Park during Desert Circuit IV when a pair of Olympians from Canada had Grand Prix triumphs during an action-packed week of show jumping at HITS Thermal. On Saturday night, Pearce aboard Forest View Farm's Chianto, beat out the 22 other starters to challenge international course designer Bernardo Cabral's first-round track, as well as the eight riders who advanced to the jump-off in the $50,000 Purina Mills CSI-W Grand Prix,...

2010 Gold Coast Off to a Great Start

by By Marnye Langer | 3/4/2010 11:34:00 AM

Although the weather threatened to put a damper on the weekend, it held off just enough to allow the first Gold Coast show of the season (February 19-21), held at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center, to be the fun event exhibitors knew it would be. There was a great mix of familiar faces and new ones to make the show a big success with a record number of entries. One group of new faces came from Hayden Show Jumping and Riding School of Laguna Hills, riding under the tutelage of Mickey Hayden and...

2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival Week Seven Wrap-Up

by By Jennifer Wood | 3/4/2010 11:15:00 AM

Photo by Randi Muster (Katherine Schmidt was victorious in the USEF Show Jumping Talent Search.) The 2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) had a busy week of competition on February 24-28. The week featured the start of the USEF Selection Trials for the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games along with a full schedule of hunter, jumper, and equitation classes. The week seven title sponsor was Fidelity Investments. It was a full night of show jumping and...

Upcoming Olympic Gala in Aiken, SC, to Benefit United States Equestrian Team Foundation

by By Jessica Nemzoff | 3/4/2010 10:48:00 AM

Bridle Creek Equestrian Development and Phillip and Evie Dutton are pleased to announce the third annual Olympic Gala in Aiken, SC, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. Supported most generously by Bruce Duchossois and Jack Wetzel, the Olympic Gala gives the Aiken community a chance to come together in support of the U.S. Eventing High Performance Programs as a portion of the proceeds will go to the United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation. "Partnering with Bridle Creek Equestrian...