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Pfizer Animal Health Presents the First-Ever Culpeper Horse Owners' Event at HITS Culpeper on July 8

by HITS Media | 6/22/2011 11:18:18 AM

Saugerties, NY — HITS is proud to announce the debut of the first-ever Culpeper Horse Owners' Event, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, which will take place at HITS Commonwealth Park in Culpeper, VA, on July 8, from 4:30-9 p.m., during Pfizer Animal Health Weekend. Commonwealth Park is located at 13256 Commonwealth Parkway. Prior to the start of the event, guests will be able to watch the some of the top High-Performance riders in the country compete in the $15,000 Brook Ledge Open...

Catching Up on European Adventures

by Catherine Pasmore | 6/20/2011 9:00:39 AM

Catherine Pasmore has recently updated her blog and talks about their week off, going to see the Nations Cup in St. Gallen and the Young riders success in Lamprechtshausen! To find out more visit Catherine's blog .

Emerging Athletes Program Winner Kate Haley Earns Internship With Callan Solem Show Stables

by Rebecca Walton for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 6/19/2011 10:39:00 AM

Kate Haley is currently training with Callan Solem after winning the EAP National Training Session (Photo Courtesy Kate Haley). Chester Springs, PA - Callan Solem Show Stables is pleased to welcome Kate Haley, winner of the USHJA Emerging Athletes Program (EAP) National Training Session, for 30 days of advanced training. Upon placing first in the 2010 National Training Session, Haley chose to train with grand prix rider Callan Solem. Solem, based in Chester Springs, PA, is a member of the EAP...

Atlanta Summer Classics Awards More Than $160,000 in First Week

by Classic Company | 6/19/2011 9:26:42 AM

Liza Boyd & Brunello (Flashpoint Photography). Conyers, GA - There’s more than one reason exhibitors use the phrase “I’m showing in Hotlanta.” Just ask Elizabeth Boyd, who picked up some “hot” cash in Friday evening’s $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby or Chasen Boggio who’ll be depositing a big check from Sunday’s $35,000 Adequan Grand Prix. Kicking off a huge week at the Georgia International Horse Park, the Hunter riders took...

10 Questions With ... U.S. Team Show Jumper Christine McCrea

by Stephanie Doyle | 6/19/2011 3:44:18 AM

Christine McCrea on her favorite horse, Vegas, at the 2009 Rolex/FEI World Cup Final (Photo by Shannon Brinkman/USEF). Thanks to the USEF Facebook fans for these questions for U.S. Team Show Jumper Christine McCrea. For the next "10 Questions With..." visit www.facebook.com/USEquestrian Christine McCrea East Windsor, CT Age: 32 Victoria Kelley : What is your training schedule like? Tuesday through Sunday and I ride the horses. Monday is the day off for them and me. If I am going to a...

American Horse Publications Awards Excellence in Equine Publishing Media

by AMERICAN HORSE PUBLICATIONS | 6/18/2011 9:44:36 AM

San Diego, CA, welcomed American Horse Publications members to “America’s Finest City” and AHP recognized their “finest” in equine publishing media during the AHP “Hoofprints in the Sand” Seminar. The three-day conference held June 16-18 was jammed-packed with educational sessions and activities, but on Saturday evening, the winners in the AHP Annual Awards Competition took center stage. Sixty-nine American Horse Publications members were named...

Executive Director of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Honored at the Equine Industry Vision Award 10th Anniversary

by Rebecca Pitcher/Equine Resources International, LLC | 6/17/2011 5:50:36 PM

Madison, NY – Pfizer Animal Health and American Horse Publications (AHP) presented Robert Cacchione with the 10th annual Equine Industry Vision Award at a ceremonial breakfast held during the AHP 2011 Hoofprints in the Sand Seminar in San Diego, CA. Established in 2002, the Equine Industry Vision Award was the first of its kind to showcase innovation and recognize ingenuity and service across the entire equine market. Robert has earned this honor for his exemplary vision to start an...

Breyer Announces 2011 Mid-Year Releases

by Kathleen Fallon/Reeves International, Inc. | 6/17/2011 5:43:11 PM

Pequannock, NJ – Breyer Animal Creations® will present launch its mid-year introductions next week at the specialty toy industry’s premier summer trade show, the ASTRA Marketplace & Academy, June 19-22, 2011, in Anaheim, CA. Breyer, a division of Reeves International, is renowned in both the toy and the equine industry for its realistic and authentic model horses for play and display. Breyer is especially well-known for its “portrait models,” models of real horse...

This Week in USEF International Disciplines - June 16

by USEF Communications Department | 6/16/2011 9:17:57 AM

Dressage At the Majestic Farm CDI1* in Batavia, OH, Olivia LaGoy-Weltz and Rifallino took home the win in the FEI Prix St. Georges scoring 68.904%. George Williams and Don Bailey came in a close second with 68.860%. LaGoy-Weltz and Williams had repeat one-two performances in the FEI Intermediaire I with a 69.868% and 68.026% respectively. LaGoy-Weltz and Williams dropped to second and third in the Intermediaire Freestyle with Tina Irwin of Canada winning with a score of 70.833%. Please visit:...

Show Jumping Returns to HITS Culpeper With All-new Grand Prix Footing and Next Round of Qualifiers for Pfizer Million and Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final

by HITS Media | 6/14/2011 10:00:59 AM

Culpepper, VA — The upcoming HITS Culpeper July Show Series offers two of the four remaining Culpeper stops on the road to the Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix and the all-new Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final, the richest classes in the world. The Showday National will kick off the series July 6–10, followed by the Cavalier Classic July 13–17 for two consecutive weeks of show jumping at HITS Commonwealth Park in Culpeper, Virginia. Entries for these July shows must be...