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Winter Equestrian Festival Entry Deadlines Extended, Record Online Entries

by By Equestrian Sport Productions | 1/10/2008 1:57:00 PM

The deadlines for entries for the first three weeks of the CN Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) have been extended, announced Equestrian Sport Productions, LLC (ESP). The WEF prize list of the schedule of events for the 12 weeks at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center has been available online since December 19, 2007, only four days after ESP took over operational management of WEF. The extended Wellington WEF series and additional sponsorship to bring prize money to a record $5...

Kathy Meyer to Become Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications for the United States Equestrian Federation

by Sarah Evers | 12/6/2007 4:11:00 PM

Lexington, KY—Kathy Meyer, longtime officer and administrator of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and professional sport events marketer, has been named Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications for the USEF, effective January 13, 2008. She fills the position vacated by the retirement of Maria Partlow earlier this fall. Meyer has a lengthy and experienced career in high-end sports and special events management. In addition, she has almost two decades of firsthand...

124th National Horse Show and Family Festival Offers VIP Experience for Guests and Sponsors

by By Phelps Media Group | 11/8/2007 1:10:00 PM

The National Horse Show and Family Festival (NHS) is as well-known for its exquisite social events as it is for its high-caliber horses and riders. One of the most recognized social soirees of the season is the "Jumping Under the Stars" Gala, held at the 124th National Horse Show and Family Festival. The horse show will be held from December 5-9 at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club in Wellington, FL. Scheduled for Friday, December 7, at 6:30 p.m., guests at "Jumping Under the Stars" will dine...

Catch All the Excitement of National Horse Show and Winter Equestrian Festival Competition Live on the Web

by By Phelps Media Group | 11/8/2007 12:36:00 PM

Productions East Video in association with Stadium Jumping, Inc., and and LiveBroadcast.TV, is proud to present live webcasts from the National Horse Show and also of all the rings of the Winter Equestrian Festival competition from Wellington and Tampa, FL. A season pass, which includes the National Horse Show and all 10 weeks of the Winter Equestrian Festival, is being offered at the low rate of $200, which comes out to only $20 per week! Whether you're a horse owner, family member or friend...

Reining Sire Topsail Whiz Slides Into Five Million Dollar Sire Status

by By Kathy Damrill | 10/31/2007 11:10:00 AM

Legendary reining sire and National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Hall of Fame inductee Topsail Whiz has become only the second stallion to earn this incredible distinction, which is based on offspring earnings. The major milestone came just over one year after reaching the four-million dollar mark. Topsail Whiz, owned by Bob Loomis Quarter Horses, Inc., of Marietta, OK, is by Topsail Cody, another NRHA Hall of Famer and Million Dollar Sire, and out of Jeanie Whiz Bar. When contacted about...

TSE/Tattersalls Fall Sale Live Video Feed to be Offered on Saddlebred.com

by By Daniel Rieffer | 10/31/2007 10:31:00 AM

The TSE/Tattersalls Fall Sale will be broadcast over the Internet on the American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) website, www.saddlebred.com . The Saddlebred sale, as conducted by Teater Saddlebred Enterprises, Inc., is Thursday through Saturday, November 1-3, 2007. As it has done in the past for the 2006 Fall Sale and 2007 Spring Sale, ASHA will once again provide a live streaming video feed of each day of this fall’s sale in its entirety. The webcast will allow viewers to see the sale of...

Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital Becomes Second Sponsor of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

by By Amy Walker | 10/25/2007 12:12:00 PM

Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital will be the Official Equine Hospital and Veterinary Partner for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG), as announced by the World Games 2010 Foundation, Inc. Rood and Riddle is the first sponsorship partner since Alltech became the Games’ title sponsor. “We are incredibly honored and excited to be forming this partnership with the highest level of horse sport in the international equestrian community,” said Dr. Bill Rood, Hospital Director. “We are...

124th National Horse Show and Family Festival is a Go in Wellington

by By Phelps Media Group | 10/18/2007 2:21:00 PM

"We are pleased to announce that the 124th National Horse Show (NHS) and Family Festival will go on as planned," reported Mason Phelps, Jr., Chairman of the National Horse Show Association of America, Ltd (NHSAA). "In a unanimous vote, the Board of Directors of the NHSAA decided to move forward with the show in Wellington." The 124th National Horse Show and Family Festival (NHS) will continue as scheduled at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Center on December 5-9, 2007. As president of the NHSAA...

Winner's Circle Scholarship Program to Benefit Equine Veterinary Students

by Sarah Evers | 10/17/2007 5:07:00 PM

The Race For Education, American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Foundation and Platinum Performance have established a one-year scholarship designed to support veterinary students intending to enter equine veterinary medicine. The scholarship will also reward leadership and participation in Student Chapters of the AAEP (SCAAEP). While providing financial aid to students in their fourth year of veterinary school, the Winner's Circle Scholarship will help to offset the escalating cost...

Niall Grimes 1976-2007

by Joanie Morris | 10/4/2007 9:54:00 AM

Lexington, KY Most of you familiar with Irishman, Niall Grimes, are also aware of the heart attack he suffered last Friday, September 28th, while in Lexington, at the Kentucky National Horse Show. You may have also heard or read intermittent updates since and wondered about their validity. The number and variety of these reports speak to Niall's popularity, our hopes for his recovery, and our fears otherwise. With that in mind we regret to report that his battle has been lost. Most likely a...