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Dressage by the Bay Prize List Now Online

by By Lauren Fisher | 3/24/2010 12:38:00 PM

Horse Sports by the Bay, Inc., is pleased to announce that the prize list for Dressage by the Bay Series I and II is now available to view online. This back-to-back two show series is the lead-off event to the popular and prestigious Horse Shows by the Bay Equestrian Festival, which is held annually in scenic Traverse City, MI, at Flintfields Horse Park. Dressage by the Bay Series I and II are set to operate July 8-July 11 and are the only rated dressage shows held in Northern Michigan. Classes...

2010 Chagrin Valley Hunter Jumper Classic Adds Second USEF-Rated Week

by By Esther Morgan | 3/24/2010 12:28:00 PM

The Chagrin Valley PHA Horse Show, Inc., is pleased to announce that the Chagrin Valley Hunter Jumper Classic has been extended to include a second week of USEF-rated horse show. The competition dates for 2010 are now July 9-July 25, at the Cleveland Metroparks Polo Field in Moreland Hills, OH. Competition will begin with an unrated opening weekend, which is recognized by OPHA, WPaPHA and Up and Over, from July 9-11, including the Riders with Disabilities competition on July 9. The first rated...

Michelle Parker Finishes on Top in the $25,000 Strongid® C 2X Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, to Close Out the Season at HITS Arizona

by By the HITS Media Team | 3/24/2010 12:08:00 PM

Michelle Parker made the most of her two weeks at the 2010 HITS Arizona Desert Circuit. Parker finished with three in the money in the $25,000 HITS Grand Prix during week V and followed that performance with a victory aboard Tula Pinnella's Reina in the $25,000 Strongid® C 2X Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, on Sunday, March 14, to close out the 2010 season during the Arizona Desert Finals in Tucson, AZ. Canadian Danny Foster designed the course for the featured class, which...

Succeed® Establishes eBay Store to Raise Funds for Courtney King-Dye Medical Fund

by By Patrick Warczak, Jr. | 3/24/2010 10:43:00 AM

An eBay store to aid with Courtney King-Dye’s medical expenses has been established by King-Dye’s long time sponsor, Succeed® Digestive Conditioning Program. The store can be found at https://stores.ebay.com/Courtney-King-Dye-Medical-Fund and features a variety of items donated by individuals in the equestrian community. 100% of the net proceeds from sales of all items at this store will go to the Courtney King-Dye Medical Fund. King-Dye, a top dressage rider who competed for the U.S. team in...

Don't Miss the 2010 Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows

by By Classic Communications | 3/24/2010 10:30:00 AM

The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows return to Old Salem Farm in North Salem, NY, May 11-23. The two-week long horse show features top-notch hunter-jumper competition at one of the country's most beautiful equestrian training centers. The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows are excited to announce a continued partnership with the Greater New York City Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure (Komen Greater NYC). Komen for the Cure is the world's leading non-profit organization dedicated to...

2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival Week Ten Wrap-Up

by By Jennifer Wood | 3/24/2010 10:17:00 AM

Photo by SusanJStickle.com (Canada's Belinda Trussell and Anton won the opening class in the WEF Dressage Classic, the FEI Grand Prix CDI***. ) The 2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) featured four disciplines in its tenth week of competition on March 17-21. The week featured the $75,000 Equine Couture/TuffRider Grand Prix CSI** and the WEF Dressage Classic, CDI***, along with a full schedule of hunter, jumper, and equitation classes. The week ten title sponsor was Equine...

Paso Fino Horse Association Announces Executive Director Job Opening; Joins Forces with USEF to Enhance Member Services

by Submitted by the PFHA | 3/19/2010 10:16:00 AM

Lexington, KY—The Paso Fino Horse Association (PFHA) has announced a call for resumes in search of a new Executive Director. The position of PFHA Executive Director will have overall operational responsibility for the health, wellness, growth and financial viability of the association. The Executive Director carries forward and implements the strategic views of the PFHA Board of Directors. It is the responsibility of the Executive Director to ensure the association operates within the PFHA...

Wilhelm Genn & Happy Z Double Down—Banking Two $25k Prix at Gulf Coast Winter Classics Fifth Week

by By Robbi Meisel | 3/18/2010 2:49:00 PM

Lebanon, OH-based Wilhelm Genn has done it again, winning both the $25,000 Nordic Lights Grand Prix and the $25,000 Budweiser Grand Prix during the fifth week of the 2010 Gulf Coast Winter Classics. International great Dave Ballard took up the reins of course designing for the double prix week. For Thursday’s $25,000 Nordic Lights event the co-creator of the 2008 Olympic layouts built a 15-effort test full of curves that had some riders struggling to keep the horses balanced, add to this...

100% of Profits From Designer T-Shirt To Benefit Injured U.S. Olympic Equestrian Courtney King-Dye

by By Sheryl Ross | 3/18/2010 1:44:00 PM

Husband Jason Dye Thanks Dressage Community for Its Support As Courtney King-Dye, a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Dressage Team, remains in a coma in a Florida hospital after suffering a serious head injury earlier this month, an award winning New York fashion designer and two California equine photographers hope that sales of a t-shirt honoring Courtney will help with the mounting expenses associated with her medical care. The black-on-white silkscreened t-shirt for women, designed by indie...

Reining Legend Dale Wilkinson Passes Away

by By Christa Morris | 3/18/2010 12:48:00 PM

Dale Wilkinson, whose name is synonymous with the sport of reining and known to many as the “Father of Modern Day Reining,” passed away on the night of March 11 in Georgia. He was recovering from recent hip surgery and was on dialysis in Augusta. He was 84. Wilkinson was honored in 1986 as the first inductee into the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Hall of Fame for his many accomplishments, such as the becoming the winner of the first NRHA Futurity in 1966 aboard Pocorochie Bo. He was...