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Elm Rock LLC Sweeps Junior Hunter 16-17 Divisions at Holiday and Horses

by Alyson Sanderford for Phelps Media Group, Inc. Int | 12/8/2010 12:10:00 PM

Elm Rock LLC's Small Junior Hunter, Glass Castle Photo (James Leslie Parker ) Wellington, FL - December 8, 2010 - Elm Rock LLC kicked off the Florida Winter Season with its two Junior Hunters, Vida Blue (Large) and Glass Castle (Small) taking home both of the championship ribbons in their respective divisions at this past weekend's Holiday and Horses held at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. Glass Castle and Vida Blue were both ridden by junior rider Shawn Casady. Glass Castle took...

Tish Fappani Claims NRHA Non Pro Championship, Melo and Willette are NAAC Champs

by NRHA News | 12/7/2010 2:54:00 PM

Tish Fappani Sidestops on Litn Up Conquistador (Photo by NRHA) Oklahoma City, OK - The competition at the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Futurity & Adequan North American Affiliate Championship (NAAC) Show in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on Dec. 3 featured the $105,000 added 2010 Cinch/NRHA Non Pro Futurity Finals. This championship event welcomed back 59 non pros to compete in a clean-slate format for more than $430,000 in cash and prizes, a variety of prizes from NRHA Corporate...

Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Announces Zone Realignments

by L.A. Pomeroy, IHSA | 12/7/2010 2:37:00 PM

Fairfield, CT - The Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) has announced a realigning of its National Zones, compressing nine Zones into eight, and reflecting several new changes. In brief: * Former Zone 7 was absorbed into Zones 8 and 5 * Zone 9 was renamed Zone 7 * New regions were created in Zones 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 (former Zone 9) * Zone 1 sent a region to Zone 2 * Zone 2 shifted a region to Zone 3 * Zone 3 lost two regions - one to Zone 4 and another to Zone 6 * Zone 4 shifted a...

This Week in International Disciplines

by From the USEF Communications Department | 12/7/2010 9:57:00 AM

Jumping U.S. riders in Paris, France had a very successful week at the Gucci Masters, which featured a CSI1*, CSI2* and CSI5*. In the CSI1* Terri Anne Kessler and Katherine Dinan notched several wins over the weekend. Kessler and Ice d'Ancoeur won the Prix Artemide, Prix Eads and the Eurodocument Grand Prix 1.15m classes. With Swiss Franc, Kessler was second in the Prix Artemide 1.25m class. Dinan and Major De La Mare picked up wins in the Prix Eads and the Eurodocument Grand Prix 1.25m classes....

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...

Team Morgan 2010 Wins National Equitation Competition

by Christina Koliander, American Morgan Horse Associa | 12/1/2010 2:30:00 PM

TEAM MORGAN 2010 WINS NATIONAL EQUITATION COMPETITION (American Morgan Horse Association) SHELBURNE, VT - Team Morgan 2010 is the proud gold medal winner of this year's hunter seat equitation competition that took place at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, November 18-20. The team competed against the college's equitation team and it was Team Morgan's first hunter seat competition. Team Morgan 2010 was coached by Mary Carlton of Marshall, Michigan, and Suzanne Haberek of Broadalbin, New...

AHA Names Kelsey Kimbler 2010 Youth of the Year

by AHA News | 12/1/2010 2:15:00 PM

The Arabian Horse Association (AHA) named Kelsey Kimbler of Aberdeen, SD the 2010 AHA Youth of the Year. Kimbler was presented with the Youth of the Year perpetual trophy at the 2010 AHA Annual Convention on Nov. 20 in Orlando, FL. A quote by Randy Pausch is one of Kimbler's favorites, "The brick walls are not there to keep us out, they are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something." And shown us, she has. Kimbler's achievements and contributions to the Arabian horse...

Flarida Holds Open Lead at End of First Go Round; Smith Leads Non Pro Section; Archer Wins Two NAAC Titles

by National Reining Horse Association | 12/1/2010 1:47:00 PM

Oklahoma City, OK – November 28, 2010 – Shawn Flarida and Shine Chic Shine still hold a convincing lead at the conclusion of the first go of the $170,000 added NRHA Open Futurity competition at the 2010 NRHA Futurity & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championship Show being held now through December 4 at Oklahoma State Fair Park in Oklahoma City. Flarida rode the three-year-old stallion by Smart Chic Olena, owned by Amabile & Strusiner of Grandview, Texas, to a 227.5 in Saturday’s third...

NRHA Futurity – First Day Leader Board

by National Reining Horse Association | 12/1/2010 1:42:00 PM

Tim McQuay and Always Gotyer Gunsup Level 4 Open/1st Go, 1st Section (National Reining Horse Association) Oklahoma City, OK – November 25, 2010 – Thanksgiving Day at the Oklahoma State Fair Park in Oklahoma City signaled the start of the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Futurity & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championship Show being held through December 4. The NRHA kicked-off its first day of competition on Thanksgiving with the first go, first section of the $170,000 added NRHA...

Goldman, Kessler, Nor-Lantzman, and Croquenios Top Final Standings In The 2010 Cavalor Show Jumping Hall Of Fame Jumper Classic Series

by Classic Communications | 12/1/2010 1:16:00 PM

Lexington, KY--November 23, 2010--Lisa Goldman, Reed Kessler, Josephina Nor-Lantzman, and Lauren Croquenois emerged as champions in the regular season of the 2010 Cavalor Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series. The Cavalor Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series conducted its 2010 series with classes at more than 100 horse shows across the nation, giving competitors an abundance of opportunities to accumulate points throughout the year. The Series featured separate divisions...