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Show Jumping Comes to Ocala in December

by Jennifer Ward/Starting Gate Communications | 12/8/2010 4:18:00 PM

Canada’s Francois Lamontange riding Anton won the $30,000 Ocala Horse Properties LLC Grand Prix at t (Photo by ESI Photography) Ocala, Florida – The Ocala Jumping Classic will take place December 10-12 in Ocala, FL. The Ocala Jumping Classic features the $25,000 Ocala Horse Properties LLC Grand Prix on December 12. There also will be a $10,000 1.40m Modified Grand Prix and a $7,500 1.40m class as well as various other jumping divisions, beginning at a height of 1m. 2008 Olympic course designer...

Full Schedule of Fun and Educational Events Lined Up for Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament featuring the 127th National Horse Show

by Phelps Media Group | 10/22/2010 12:45:00 PM

Cazenovia, NY - The Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament featuring the 127th National Horse Show looks forward to another fantastic year of equestrian competition and is pleased to invite spectators to many exciting events throughout the week. Held from November 2-7, the Syracuse Invitational welcomes the National Horse Show to Syracuse along with top-ranked equestrians from across the U.S. and from around the world to compete in the War Memorial at the Oncenter Complex. Besides the...

Kentucky Fall Horse Shows Prize List Now Available Online

by Phelps Media Group | 10/22/2010 12:08:00 PM

The New Indoor Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park will host the 2010 Kentucky Fall Horse Shows (Photo ©2010 Alltech) Lexington, KY- Kentucky Horse Shows LLC, is pleased to announce the addition of two premiere hunter/jumper competition's to its extensive list of events. The Kentucky Fall Horse Show will be held November 5-7, 2010, and the Kentucky Fall Classic will follow November 11-14, 2010. The prize list and entry blank for these exciting horse shows is currently available online and...

Rain Can't Dampen The Start Of The Fieldstone Summer Showcase

by From Classic Communications | 8/25/2010 4:48:00 PM

Halifax, MA - Despite rainy conditions, the Fieldstone Summer Showcase began its week-long run at the Fieldstone Equestrian & Show Facility in Halifax, MA. The Summer Showcase, which runs August 24-29, features top-notch equestrian competition, great prize money, and nightly parties. The schedule for this year's Summer Showcase is highlighted by the $35,000 Grand Prix, which will be held on Fieldstone's pristine, all grass Grand Prix field on Saturday afternoon, August 28. "Despite the...

Canadian Nationals Offers Something for Everyone

by The AHA Communications Department | 8/19/2010 9:49:00 AM

Arabians, Half-Arabians and Anglo-Arabians descend on Regina, Sask. August 16-21, 2010 for the Arabian and Half-Arabian Canadian National Championship Horse Show, affectionately known as “The Royal Red.” The championship show, produced by the Arabian Horse Association (AHA) of Aurora, Colo., will take advantage of Evraz Place’s new Cooperators Centre for a variety of disciplines including reining, dressage, hunter jumper and more. The Royal Red will bring about 720 world class horses from 40...

2010 Flintfields Horse Park Facility Improvements Include Footing Upgrade

by By Phelps Media Group | 5/14/2010 10:06:00 AM

Flintfields Horse Park, home of the Horse Shows by the Bay Equestrian Festival, is proud to announce that new fiber footing is being installed this spring in the Grand Prix Ring, R.L. Polk Main Hunter Ring, and their respective schooling areas. GGT Footing™ and Footing First will be providing the state-of-the-art geo textiles for the project with Dean Rheinheimer and Karen Leeming overseeing the installation. Footing that stays safe and consistent throughout the course of the competition is...

UPHA Chapter 5 Horse Show Showcases Several Breeds

by From the National Affiliates Department | 4/29/2010 9:36:00 AM

Photo by Howard Schatzberg Enthusiasts looking for an established multi-breed show need search no further...the United Professional Horsemen’s Association (UPHA) Chapter 5 Horse Show will be held on May 5-8, 2010, in the Hale Arena at the American Royal Complex in Kansas City, MO. This illustrious show began its 23-year history in May of 1987 under the guidance of some of Missouri’s finest horseman, including Art Simmons, Ron Hulse, Bill and Sonny Sutton, Jimmy Miller, Janet Green, Bev...

Selected United States Hunter Jumper Association Level I Emerging Athlete Program Riders Now Online

by By Whitney Allen | 4/7/2010 3:59:00 PM

United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) Emerging Athlete Program (EAP) applications have been reviewed, and selected riders for Level I are posted online for Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5 and Zone 10. Please visit the EAP webpage for the list of riders by zone at www.ushja.org/EAP/levelI.aspx . Level I Training Sessions Zone 1 & 2: April 10-11, Westbrook Hunt Club, Westbrook, CT Zone 3: May 3-4, Virginia Horse Center, Lexington, VA Zone 4: May 1-2, Savannah College of Art &...

2010 American Morgan Horse Association/World Morgan Futurity Stallion Service Auction a Success

by By the American Morgan Horse Association | 2/25/2010 2:08:00 PM

Nearly $80,000 was raised Saturday, February 20, 2010, at the annual American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA)/World Morgan Futurity Stallion Service Auction. These monies will be distributed to the AMHA Marketing Program, World Morgan Futurity, AMHA regional shows, and the AMHA Show Grant Program. In addition, $2,300 was raised for the American Morgan Horse Educational Charitable Trust, $2,700 will benefit the AMHA Legal Defense Fund, and $300 was raised for the youth program's Justin Time For...

Kentucky Spring Premier Horse Show Has New Date, Location, and Classes

by By the Kentucky Spring Premier Horse Show | 2/16/2010 3:16:00 PM

As the flowers begin to blossom and a new season begins, the Kentucky Spring Premier Horse Show is looking forward to “sprouting” some participation by making some major changes to the previous year’s show. In particular, the show has been moved to the new state-of-the-art indoor facility at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, which will house some of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games' events later this year. The new arena, footing and stabling is expected to enhance the experience...