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Saddlebred Video Webcast Once Again Offered for 2009 All American Horse Classic

by By Brice Carr | 9/9/2009 3:53:00 PM

The American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) website will once again provide a live streaming video webcast of the 2009 All American Horse Classic (AAHC), set to take place beginning Tuesday, September 8, through Saturday, September 12, in Indiana, at the Indianapolis State Fairgrounds. Registration to view the webcast may be completed via the ASHA website at www.asha.net/video . The fee to view the Webcast is $15 per day/location. A discount is available to ASHA members, resulting in fees...

American Saddlebred's Biggest Stage Crowns New and Repeat World's Grand Champions

by By Brice Carr | 9/3/2009 10:42:00 AM

The 2009 World's Championship Horse Show (WCHS), held annually in conjunction with the Kentucky State Fair, was held at Louisville's Freedom Hall from Sunday, August 23, through Saturday, August 29. There was plenty of excitement at WCHS this year, as new World's Grand Champions were crowned in the Five-Gaited and Fine Harness World's Grand Championships, while the 2008 Three-Gaited World's Grand Champion repeated as such in 2009. Among a formidable field of competitors, as in each class,...

Lexington Grand Prix Gala Benefits Markey Cancer Foundation in Honor of Betsy Fishback

by By Jenny Ross Koning | 9/2/2009 3:18:00 PM

Next month the Hagyard Equine Medical Institute and the Markey Cancer Foundation will host the first annual gala in honor of Betsy Fishback, a beloved member of the sport horse community. Scheduled for September 18, 2009, the gala will be held during the $50,000 CSI-W Lexington Grand Prix, a World Cup Qualifier and the final class in the Hagyard Challenge Series. This grand prix show jumping event will be the very first grand prix held in the new indoor arena at the Kentucky Horse Park. General...

Limited Permanent Stalls Available for the Winter Equestrian Festival

by By Michael Stone | 9/2/2009 2:55:00 PM

There is a rare opportunity to rent permanent stalls on the North Grounds for the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, FL. As a result of two customers purchasing barns in Wellington, there are approximately 35 permanent stalls now available from November 23, 2009-April 5, 2010. The fee is $6,500 plus tax per stall for this time period, and they can be rented all together or separately on a first-come, first-served basis with a completed stabling form and 50% deposit by October 1. A...

Tickets for Seventh Annual Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament Now On Sale

by By Jeff Johnston | 9/1/2009 3:42:00 PM

Tickets for the Seventh Annual Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament featuring the 126th National Horse Show are now on sale to the public and available at the Oncenter Box Office in Syracuse, NY, and through Ticketmaster. Dates for this year's five-day event are October 28-November 1 at the War Memorial and Oncenter Complex. One of the nation's premiere international equestrian events, the Syracuse Invitational features top-ranked riders from around the world competing for $400,000 in...

Hampton Classic Wrap-Up

by By Classic Communications | 8/31/2009 3:41:00 PM

Jeffery Welles Claims $7,500 Prudential Douglas Elliman 1.45m Open Jumper Win Jeffery Welles did it again, winning his second major class this week at the Hampton Classic Horse Show. Welles, of Wellington, FL, piloted Tango to top honors in the $7,500 Prudential Douglas Elliman 1.45m Open Jumper class. On Tuesday, he won the $7,500 1.40m Open Jumper Class aboard his veteran mount, Armani. The 34th Hampton Classic, one of the nation's premiere show jumping competitions hosted hunter/jumper...

Equestrian Legends Unite for Public Clinic at Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament

by By Jeff Johnston | 8/31/2009 11:59:00 AM

Renowned trio of George Morris, Ian Millar, and Courtney King-Dye team for "first time" educational opportunity in Syracuse An equestrian dream team of George Morris, Ian Millar, and Courtney King-Dye will lead an educational clinic "How It's Done—Dressage and Jumping, Presented by Practical Horseman Magazine " to highlight the opening night of the 2009 Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament featuring the 126th National Horse Show, on October 28. It is the first time the three, each...

Team CHA—Youth Program for Future Riding Instructors and Barn Managers

by By Christy Landwehr | 8/31/2009 11:42:00 AM

The Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA) has a TEAM CHA youth Horse Connection Reward Program for kids 15 years and younger. The participants keep track of their hours working with horses, whether they have them or not. They can count activities, such as taking riding lessons, watching non-fiction videos and reading non-fiction books about horses, grooming, cleaning stalls, cleaning tack, feeding and so on. As part of this membership, the youth also receive a quarterly newsletter full of...

Rocking Horse Fall Horse Trials to Offer Training Three-Day Event

by By the United States Eventing Association | 8/28/2009 4:48:00 PM

The Rocking Horse Fall Horse Trials in Altoona, FL, has added a training-three day division to its line-up of divisions. In the past, the Fall Horse Trials at the Florida Horse Park has offered a training three-day, but is unable to have one this year due to changes in scheduling and management. Luckily Rocking Horse has taken the reins, and Area III will still be able to have a T3DE in its fall season. For more information about the event, check out the Rocking Horse Fall Horse Trials Omnibus...

Anglo-Arabian Awards at 2009 Arabian Youth Nationals

by By Peggy Ingles | 8/28/2009 4:42:00 PM

The North American Anglo-Arabian Horse Association ( www.NAAAHA.com ) sponsored their third High Point Championship Awards at the Youth National Championship Show. FF Irish Vodka+++// (Pri Ibn Masriyyah x Jennifers Winner) was Supreme Champion Anglo-Arabian. This Anglo gelding won a reserve championship in Training Level Dressage 14-17 and Hunter Hack. In addition, he won a Top Ten in First Level Dressage, Hunt Seat Equitation Under Saddle 14-17 and Hunt Seat Equitation Over Fences with...