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TV Series The Saddle Club™ Rides Again! for Tweens to Premiere Fall 2008

by By Karin Lippert | 6/4/2008 9:56:00 AM

Carole, Stevie and Lisa, the girls who formed the Saddle Club at Pine Hollow Stables are back with 26 new live-action adventures— The Saddle Club™ Rides Again! They will appear on public television stations in the U.S. through American Public Television, Inc. (APT), Exchange and Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc. (CPT), this fall. The Saddle Club™ , based on the best-selling books by Bonnie Bryant, is the world’s most popular series about girls and horses. The new series of adventures...

USEF Announces Dates and Location for 2014 Adequan/USEF Open Reining National Championship and Selection Trial

by USEF Communications Department and Equestrian Events, Inc | 12/11/2013 4:00:36 PM

Lexington, Ky .- The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to join with HorsePower, Inc. and Equestrian Events, Inc. (EEI), in announcing that the Adequan/USEF Open Reining National Championship will be held as part of the Kentucky Reining Cup which is being run in conjunction with the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover, April 24-27, 2014 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. The Reining championship will also serve as the Selection Trial for the 2014...

Scott Stewart Wins $15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby

by Marty Bauman/Classic Communications | 7/11/2011 8:19:52 AM

Lake Placid, NY — Scott Stewart of Wellington, FL, dominated the $15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, presented by Eastern Hay and Purina Mills, for the second straight year at the 34th annual Intercat, Inc. I Love New York Horse Show. Stewart finished with the top score in both rounds on Carlos-Boy, owned by Krista and Alexa Weisman of Sherborn, MA, to win with an overall score of 381.500 points. Kim McCormack of Simpsonville, SC, was second on her 16.2h, chestnut, gelding,...

McEntire Moves to the Top of the NRHA Open Futurity Standings; McCutcheon Holds Lead At End of Non Pro Go Round; Wedel, Welman and Paradis are Crowned Champions

by National Reining Horse Association | 12/1/2010 2:55:00 PM

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...

Thirty years in the making! HITS prepares to celebrate 30th anniversary of its Florida Winter Circuit in 2011

by HITS, Inc. | 10/25/2010 10:37:00 AM

ESI Photography (Tracy Fenney and MTM Timon in the $100,000 DeLuca Toyota Tundra Grand Prix, presented by Great American Insurance Group.) Ocala, FL - HITS, Inc., is pleased to announce that the 2011 HITS Ocala Winter Circuit will mark the company's 30th anniversary of its popular Florida Winter Circuit. In anticipation of this important milestone, the 2011 season is shaping up with exciting news and improvements, staying dedicated to its honored tradition of providing the best value in show...

2011 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival to Host Artisan Farms Young Rider Series

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 10/22/2010 12:41:00 PM

Jessica Springsteen and Iscariote won the second $25,000 G&C Farm Young Rider Grand Prix at the 2010 (Photo © Randi Muster/Mustphoto Inc.) Wellington, FL - The 2011 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) is pleased to announce that we will be hosting the Artisan Farms Young Rider Series during the upcoming circuit. The Artisan Farms Young Rider Series will consist of the three $15,000 Artisan Farms Young Rider Grand Prix classes and the Artisan Farms $20,000 Young Rider Team competition, which...

Darragh Kenny Win Highlights 41st Annual Lake Placid Horse Show

by By Marty Bauman | 7/8/2010 11:27:00 AM

A dramatic win by Darragh Kenny of Ireland in the $75,000 Hermès Grand Prix CSI 2* for the Whitney Perpetual Challenge Trophy highlighted the 41st Annual Lake Placid Horse Show. Only five entries from the starting field of 24 succeeded in completing the 16-jump, first-round course designed by Olaf Petersen, Jr., of Germany without penalty. They returned for the nine-jump jump-off at the North Elba Showgrounds. First to go was Callan Solem of Chester Springs, PA, who set the mark to beat by...

2009 National Award Winners Announced by NARHA

by By Barbara Yost | 1/5/2010 3:28:00 PM

Highlighting NARHA’s 2009 National Conference, Annual Meeting and Horse Expo, NARHA’s National Award Winners were feted at the Annual NARHA Awards Banquet on November 21 in the Rennaisance Worthingon Hotel’s Grand Ballroom in Fort Worth, TX. The Banquet featured an excellent dinner, punctuated by cheers and happy tears for the people who exemplify the best of the wonderful population of participants, instructors, volunteers and equines who work together to change the lives of people who live...

Beezie Madden Wins the 2008 National at Spruce Meadows

by By Julie Atherton | 6/17/2008 9:42:00 AM

Ariat International, Inc., is proud to announce that Beezie Madden won the overall title at the 2008 Spruce Meadows National Tournament and was named the 2008 Spruce Meadows Canadian Champion. Madden won both events on the last day of the National, including the $40,000 ATCO Structures Double Slalom on Conquest II and the $175,000 Nexen Cup Derby on Judgement. Madden's performance at the Derby is legendary. She is the only rider in the history of the event to master the course without incurring...

2008 Equus Equestrian Idol Open Call to Performers; The 2007 Contenders are Back

by By Phelps Media Group | 11/15/2007 10:44:00 AM

The competition will be fierce at the 2008 EQUUS Equestrian Idol Musical Talent Show on Saturday, February 9, 2008. Taylor Blauweiss, the first Equestrian Idol, will open the show to a line-up of talented equestrians vying for the title of 2008 Equestrian Idol, including the 2007 finalists Patricia Griffith, Brian Lookabill and Ki-Juan Minors. The event benefits The EQUUS Foundation, Inc., and will be held at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL. Are you an Equestrian Idol hopeful?...