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New Auction Scheduled for April 27-28

by Jackie Hale | 4/11/2012 11:45:46 AM

Southern Saddlebred Sales – New Auction Scheduled for April 27-28 After 120 years in business, Tattersalls in Lexington, KY is closing its doors. Since 1986, Teater Saddlebred Enterprises, Inc has handled the Saddlebred auction, but Ed and Suzie Teater have announced their retirement. This creates a void in the ASB industry for a public auction. James and Jackie Hale, who own and operate a successful Saddlebred training stable in Alabama and specialize in consignment sales, have plans for...

HITS Saugerties poised for stellar spring and summer as riders eye HITS Championship Weekend

by HITS, Inc | 3/27/2012 12:49:20 PM

Olympian Margie Engle and Ashland Farms' Lord Spezi (ESI Photography) Saugerties, NY – This year, HITS Saugerties will be in a qualifying frenzy as riders spanning the spectrum of levels will make HITS Championship Weekend the last stop on their summer show schedule. Highlighting the schedule at HITS-on-the-Hudson this spring and summer will be the 14 qualifiers for the famed Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix , seven for the second-annual Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final and seven for...

Chester Weber Captures FEI Four-In-Hand Division At 2012 Little Everglades Combined Driving Event

by JRPR | 3/1/2012 11:19:00 AM

Chester Weber won the FEI Four-In-Hand Division at The Little Everglades Combined Driving Event. (PicsofYou.com) Dade City, FL – One year after adding the talented horses Uniek and Splash to his team, Weber once again drove away as the winner of the FEI Four-In-Hand division at the 2012 Little Everglades Combined Driving Event. Weber debuted Uniek and Splash at the Dade City, Florida, competition last year and returned this year to reclaim his title. “I was very pleased with how my...

Laurie Moore And Zonnerhall Win The Horse of Course High Score Award At The International Horse Sport Palm Beach Show

by JRPR, Inc. | 1/25/2012 10:00:34 AM

Laurie Moore rode Cynthia Hunting’s Zonnerhall to the highest score at the International Sport Horse Palm Beach Show Loxahatchee, FL – Dressage trainer Laurie Moore reunited with her former equine partner Zonnerhall, owned by Cynthia Hunting, at the International Horse Sport Palm Beach Show and the reunion proved to be award winning as the duo captured the high score at the show. Moore and Zonnerhall earned a 77.903% in the USEF First Level Test of Choice to ride away as the winner of The...

USEF Weekend Preview

by USEF Communications Department | 1/20/2012 7:32:29 PM

Weekend preview is a brand new service from the United States Equestrian Federation intended to help you follow the sport you love. Major Equestrian competitions attended by US athletes, both domestic and overseas, will be listed in this weekly preview. Please look below to find competition listings by discipline and breed. We hope you will follow the competitions that most interest you, but check the USEF Week in Review on Monday for a compiled report of any top finishes by US Equestrians....

College Preparatory Invitational Competition and Seminars to Be Held at the 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival

by Equestrian Sport Productions | 12/23/2011 9:29:26 AM

Wellington, FL - The College Preparatory Invitational (CPI) will be a feature event on January 13-15 during the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. The second annual CPI Horse Show will be larger, allowing more riders to compete, and will include dressage classes and more educational opportunities for participants. Equestrian Sport Productions is proud to be a sponsor of the College Preparatory Invitational and looks forward to welcoming...

Molly Sweeney Named Recipient of The EQUUS Foundation Humanitarian Award

by Brian Sosby | 12/19/2011 2:20:59 PM

Molly Sweeney. Photo Courtsey of the Sweeney Family. Lexington, KY – Known as a visionary with an incredible passion for horses and learning, Molly Sweeney, of Hockley, TX, has been chosen as the 2011 recipient of The EQUUS Foundation Humanitarian Award for her local and national-level volunteer work for over two decades in the equine assisted activities and therapies (EAA/T) field. Sweeney recognized the importance of professional research to support the results from EAA/T. To that end,...

WIHS Silent Auction Holiday Edition is Now Open for Bidding through December 20

by Press Link/ Diana De Rosa | 12/19/2011 9:55:55 AM

Washington, D.C. – Looking for that perfect gift for a loved one (or yourself)? The Washington International Horse Show silent auction is offering a wonderful selection of fun, one-of-a-kind and equestrian-themed items for the holidays. How about a private riding lesson with Olympic gold medalist McLain Ward or a weekend getaway at the Blackthorne Inn in Upperville, Va., with two polo lessons and a special dinner at the Fox’s Den Tavern? And for the non-equestrian on your list, who...

Ninth Annual All American Cup Stallion Review Set for January 2012, Free Seating for First 150 Students and Instructor

by ASHA | 12/11/2011 6:33:00 PM

The All American Cup pays through 16 places - the most places ever paid in any Saddlebred competitions. Lexington, KY - The Ninth Annual All American Cup (AAC) Stallion Review and Auction will be held at Claudia Sanders Restaurant in Shelbyville, KY, on Saturday, January 21. Dinner and festive activities are scheduled to begin at 4 PM. A total of 175 stallion services are set to be auctioned by Mr. Walt Robertson starting at 6 PM. The list of stallions, Reservation Forms, and Absentee Bid Forms...

Winter Dressage Clinic with FEI Judge Jayne Ayers, January 21-22

by Paddock Hills Equestrian Center | 12/1/2011 8:41:00 AM

Union, IL - Winter doldrums got you down? No worries. Grab your furry, four hooved partner, and come out for a weekend of Winter Dressage Work with Jayne Ayers. On the menu you will find a variety of tasty dishes sure to please. The SPECIALTY OF THE HOUSE is a Private Dressage lesson prepared and served to your specifications. " Our CLUB MENU Lunge lesson is perfect for all. The MAIN DISH, Cavalletti and Gymnastics lesson, is a classical dish of the trade. ANNNND, wait for it…you will...