Oklahoma City, OK – December 1, 2010 – The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Futurity & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championship (NAAC) Show in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma continued today with four NAAC championship classes, the 2nd go, 2nd section of the $170,000 added NRHA Open Futurity and the 1st go, 3rd section of the $105,000 added NRHA Non Pro Futurity. Mike McEntire marked Tuesday’s highest score, a 225.5, aboard his Smart Spook stallion Red Stripe Spook. The NRHA Professional...

SCOTTSDALE, AZ - Due to an overwhelming response from United States Eventing Association (USEA) members, the Saturday, December 12, room block is full for the Annual Meeting and Convention December 8-12 at the Weston Kierland Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona. According to the convention Web site: "We will be able to offer our USEA members a fantastic room rate at the Hampton Inn and Suites, which is just over a mile away from the Kierland, and offers free 24/7 shuttle service to the...

TEAM MORGAN 2010 WINS NATIONAL EQUITATION COMPETITION (American Morgan Horse Association) SHELBURNE, VT - Team Morgan 2010 is the proud gold medal winner of this year's hunter seat equitation competition that took place at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, November 18-20. The team competed against the college's equitation team and it was Team Morgan's first hunter seat competition. Team Morgan 2010 was coached by Mary Carlton of Marshall, Michigan, and Suzanne Haberek of Broadalbin, New...

Oklahoma City, OK – November 30, 2010 – The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Futurity & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championship (NAAC) Show in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma held two more championship classes on Monday, November 29 – the NAAC Open and Intermediate Open classes. In addition, the show welcomed the 2nd go, 1st section of the $170,000 added NRHA Open Futurity and 1st go, 2nd section of the $105,000 added Cinch / NRHA Non Pro Futurity. Andrea Fappani and Jordan Larson...

Looking north, the views from the new berms at the Jumper 1 ring at the HITS Desert Horse Park in Th (©HITS Staff. ) SAUGERTIES, NY (November 24, 2010) -- With just two months to go before the rings open at the HITS Desert Horse Park in Thermal, California, preparations are in full force for the Desert Circuit’s much-anticipated 20th Anniversary season. The six-week circuit will kick off on Tuesday, January 25, and run until Sunday, March 13, when the season finale $200,000 Lamborghini Grand...

Green Cove Springs, FL-November 29, 2010- Winter plans are in the making and the management of the 2011 Jacksonville Series has made some enticing changes for exhibitors to consider. The first news centers on the schedule going to three weeks instead of the five in previous years. “The reduction of weeks was due to a combination of the upside down economy and the USEF date rotation that put the first week so close to New Years.” Bob Bell, President of Classic Company and show manager of the...

Oklahoma City, OK – November 28, 2010 – Shawn Flarida and Shine Chic Shine still hold a convincing lead at the conclusion of the first go of the $170,000 added NRHA Open Futurity competition at the 2010 NRHA Futurity & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championship Show being held now through December 4 at Oklahoma State Fair Park in Oklahoma City. Flarida rode the three-year-old stallion by Smart Chic Olena, owned by Amabile & Strusiner of Grandview, Texas, to a 227.5 in Saturday’s third...

Oklahoma City, OK – November 27, 2010 – The National Reining Horse Association’s (NRHA) continued Saturday with the first go, third section of the $170,000 added NRHA Open Futurity at the 2010 NRHA Futurity & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championship Show being held now through December 4 at Oklahoma State Fair Park in Oklahoma City. With only four draws left in the third section, Shine Chic Shine, owned by Amabile & Strusiner of Grandview, Texas, kicked the competition up another notch....

Oklahoma City, OK – November 26, 2010 – The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) rolled into the second day of competition at the 2010 NRHA Futurity & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championship Show being held through December 4 at Oklahoma State Fair Park in Oklahoma City. Friday’s runs consisted of the first go, second section of the $170,000 added NRHA Open Futurity. Dell Hendricks took over the Level 4 Open division lead with a pace-setting 223. The NRHA Million Dollar Rider from...

Tim McQuay and Always Gotyer Gunsup Level 4 Open/1st Go, 1st Section (National Reining Horse Association) Oklahoma City, OK – November 25, 2010 – Thanksgiving Day at the Oklahoma State Fair Park in Oklahoma City signaled the start of the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Futurity & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championship Show being held through December 4. The NRHA kicked-off its first day of competition on Thanksgiving with the first go, first section of the $170,000 added NRHA...