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USEF Names Team for Meydan FEI Nations Cup Team in St. Gallen

by Helen Murray | 6/3/2010 3:16:00 PM

Mario and Urico Look for More Clear Rounds (Randi Muster Photo) Lexington, KY - The following horse/rider combinations have been named to represent the US in the Nations Cup at CSIO Schweiz St. Gallen in Switzerland on Friday June 4. Mario Deslauriers on Jane Clark’s Urico Beezie Madden on Abigail Wexner’s Mademoiselle Richard Spooner on Show Jumping Syndications’ Cristallo McLain Ward on Sagamore Farm’s Rothchild These four riders will take on the nine other teams in the third Nations Cup of...

USEF Names Horse/Rider Combinations for Meydan FEI Nations Cup Team at CSIO Rome

by From the USEF Show Jumping Department | 5/27/2010 4:11:00 PM

Richard Spooner and Cristallo at CSIO La Baule (Sophie Durieux) Lexington, KY - The following horse/rider combinations have been named to represent the US in the Nations Cup at CSIO Roma- Piazza di Siena SNAI Show Jumping in Italy on Friday May 28. Mario Deslauriers on Jane Clark’s Urico Beezie Madden on Abigail Wexner’s Mademoiselle Richard Spooner on Show Jumping Syndications’ Cristallo McLain Ward on Blue Chip Bloodstock and his own Sapphire These four riders will take on the ten other teams...

USEF Names Horse/Rider Combinations for First Meydan FEI Nations Cup Team at CSIO La Baule

by From the USEF Show Jumping Department | 5/13/2010 4:47:00 PM

Hillary Dobbs and Quincy B (Shannon Brinkman) Lexington, KY - The following horse/rider combinations have been named to represent the US in the Nations Cup at CSIO La Baule in France on Friday May 14. Mario Deslauriers on Jane Clark’s Urico Hillary Dobbs on the Dobbs Group’s Quincy B Richard Spooner on Show Jumping Syndications’ Cristallo McLain Ward on Blue Chip Bloodstock and his own Sapphire These four riders will take on the nine other teams in the first Nations Cup of the first leg of the...

Dixie Cup Spring Classic Available by Webcast

by By the American Morgan Horse Association | 5/6/2010 11:05:00 AM

Hawk Multimedia will offer live and recorded access to the 2010 Dixie Cup Spring Classic, presenting Morgans, Saddlebreds, and Friesians during the show in Conyers, GA. The live show is May 6-8 and the webcast will be available at MorganHorseVideos.com . Individual days are available for $10 each, or all three days (the All Access Pass) for only $25. All classes will be recorded and made available shortly after each day's performance and will remain viewable and available for purchase until the...

Rabobank Partners with KWPN-NA to Support Breeders in North America; KWPN-NA Annual Convention Wrap-Up

by By Christine DeHerrera | 4/30/2010 9:17:00 AM

Photo by Shakota (A trip to Olympic Reserve rider Michael Barisone's farm provided another fun and educational field trip while showcasing several KWPN dressage horses in action.) The KWPN of North America (Royal Dutch Warmblood Studbook) is proud to announce that Rabobank, N.A. has become a major strategic partner in the support of North American sport horse breeders. The sponsorship includes prize money for a wide variety of champions, a new breeders awards program, the Rabobank Star Breeders...

Road to the Pfizer Million: HITS Winter Circuits Produce First Group of Eligible Riders and a Top 40

by By the HITS Media Team | 4/8/2010 12:31:00 PM

The Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix has been the talk of the town this winter as the excitement amongst the world's top riders is on the rise in anticipation of qualifying for this unprecedented event. Over the course of the HITS Winter Circuits, 159 top Grand Prix riders took advantage of 35 HITS Pfizer Million Qualifiers as they vied for $1.5 million in prize money and one of 40 coveted slots on the Pfizer Million Eligible Rider Rankings List. The Winter Circuits in Thermal and Ocala produced 45...

United States Hunter Jumper Association Emerging Athletes Program Level 1 Training Session Deadline for Zones 6, 8, 9 and 12 is April 12

by By Whitney Allen | 4/8/2010 11:34:00 AM

The April 12 application deadline for the Zones 6, 8, 9 and 12 Emerging Athletes Program through the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) is fast approaching. And the USHJA doesn’t want anyone to miss out on the chance to participate in the program and the chance to work with former Olympic rider Melanie Smith Taylor. Athletes interested in applying to participate in the Level I Training Session must be able to display proficiency in completing jumper style courses over the...

USEF Names 2010 Show Jumping Young Rider Tour

by From the USEF Show Jumping Department | 4/8/2010 10:23:00 AM

Lexington, KY - The following five horse/rider combinations have been named by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) to the 2010 Show Jumping Young Rider Tour. These horse/rider combinations were selected based on the criteria outlined Selection Procedure for the 2010 Show Jumping Young Rider Tour. It is planned that the following horse/rider combinations will compete at CSIOY Moorsele (BEL), May 13-16, 2010; CSIOY Reims (FRA), May 28-30, 2010; and CSIOY Wierden (NED), June 3-6, 2010....

US Sends Ten Horse/Rider Combinations to Rolex/FEI World Cup Final

by From the USEF Show Jumping Department | 4/7/2010 11:30:00 AM

Rich Fellers and Flexible were Best in the West (Shannon Brinkman/USEF Archives) Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) will be represented by the following Show Jumping Horse/Rider combinations at the 2010 Rolex/FEI World Cup Final to be held April 15-18, 2010 in Geneva, Switzerland. Riders are listed by League in the order in which they qualified. East Coast: Name/Age/Hometown/Horse/Age/Breed/Sex/Owner McLain Ward/34/Brewster, NY/Sapphire/15/Belgian Warmblood/M/McLain...

HITS Ocala Winter Circuit in Review

by By the HITS Media Team | 4/1/2010 10:08:00 AM

Photo by ESI Photography (Jennifer Alfano and Fantabulous on course in the $10,000 Devoucoux Hunter Derby at HITS Ocala. ) The 2010 HITS Ocala Winter Circuit was certainly a successful tour for HITS Ocala Veteran Callan Solem. The accomplished equestrian found victory in the Grand Prix ring several times during the eight-week horse show circuit at HITS Post Time Farm in Ocala, FL, including a win in the $50,000 Ring Power Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, on Allison, owned by Quiet...