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Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event Introduces Tailgating

by Equestrian Events, Inc. | 12/1/2010 3:00:00 PM

Lexington, KY — December 1, 2010—Equestrian Events, Inc. (EEI), producer of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, is offering Eventing fans a new, fun way to watch the excitement. For the first time spectators may purchase reserved tailgating spaces along portions of the famed Cross-Country Course at the Kentucky Horse Park, giving them a chance to experience the action as never before. The purchase of a tailgating space provides a reserved location for a passenger vehicle plus general admission...

New Format and New Venue for Equestrian Idol on February 4, 2011 in Wellington, Florida

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 11/11/2010 3:46:00 PM

WESTPORT, CT - November 10, 2011 - 2011 will mark the 5th year for The Equestrian Idol to be held on Friday, February 4, 2011 in Wellington, Florida, and everything will be new about it! The Idol event will feature a new format where the past Idol winners will pair up with contestants in a musical cabaret. Taylor Blauweiss, Ki-Juan Minors, Jen White Kane and Brian Lookabill are coming back to perform with Dianna Bricker, Hillary Dobbs, Casey Hodges and newcomers, Teaghan James and Robert...

Equestrian Life to Provide Free Webcast of Pfizer Million - WATCH IT LIVE!

by HITS Media Team | 9/7/2010 3:25:00 PM

Saugerties, NY - HITS, Inc., is pleased to announced that Equestrian Life will be an Official Media Partner for the first-ever Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix, offering free, live streaming coverage of the historic class on Sunday, September 12, 2010 to viewers worldwide. Equestrian Life will be onsite at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, NY, with its state-of-the-art, high-definition cameras capturing all the action from the Pfizer Million and streaming it live on its award-winning website. For...

Saddlebred Regional Championships Set to Kick Off with All American Horse Classic

by American Saddlebred Horse Association | 9/2/2010 9:00:00 AM

Lexington, Kentucky - Kicking off the 2010 fall season of American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) Regional Championship competition is the All American Horse Classic, set to take place in Indianapolis, Indiana, beginning Tuesday September 7, continuing through Saturday, September 11. New to the 2010 lineup of Regional Championships is the North Carolina State Championship Horse Show, site of the Atlantic Coast Regional Championship in Raleigh, North Carolina, scheduled for Wednesday,...

USEF Awards Shetland Members With High Point Awards at 2010 Shetland Pony Congress Show

by From the American Shetland Pony Club | 8/19/2010 11:28:00 AM

Ardmore, OK – United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) members were given special recognition at the Shetland Pony Congress Show, where they not only topped their divisions but were also awarded USEF Shetland Member High Point Awards by the United States Equestrian Federation. Lori Nelson, Assistant Executive Director of the USEF, presented the awards to the winners at the 2010 Shetland Pony Congress Show held this month in Ardmore, Oklahoma. The winners received special ribbons from the USEF...

Barteau Tops the Field After First Leg of the Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Intermediaire I National Dressage Championship

by Joanie Morris | 8/6/2010 6:29:00 PM

Kassie Barteau Thanks Toscano (SusanJStickle.com) Gladstone, NJ – The 2010 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions got off to a flying start on Friday afternoon as the Intermediaire I National Championship kicked off a competitive two weekends featuring the best dressage riders in the United States. Highlighted by the National Grand Prix Dressage Championship which is also serving as the USEF Selection Trial for Dressage for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, these...

HITS-on-the-Hudson IV in Review

by By the HITS Media Team | 7/28/2010 3:46:00 PM

Photo by ESI Photography (Lillie Keenan riding Chansonette Farm’s C Coast Z in the $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby.) The landscape of the Pfizer Million took a major turn during HITS-on-the-Hudson IV when Olympians McLain Ward, and Margie Engle each reached the eight qualifying Grand Prix classes needed to become eligible for the Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix that will take place at HITS-on-the-Hudson on Sunday, September 12. Engle of West Palm Beach, FL, and Ward of Brewster, NY,...

Countdown to The Chronicle of the Horse /United States Hunter Jumper Association International Hunter Derby

by By the United States Hunter Jumper Association | 7/22/2010 1:02:00 PM

The clock is ticking down for the start of the second annual The Chronicle of the Horse /USHJA International Hunter Derby Finals, which will be held at the new indoor arena at the Kentucky Horse Park, August 20-21. The Hunter Derby is rooted in tradition and all trainers, owners, and spectators are encouraged to make August 21 a “Black Tie Affair” and wear formal or evening attire. A full schedule of Derby events is available on the Derby website. The two days of competition will feature the...

This Week in International Disciplines

by From the USEF Communications Department | 7/20/2010 5:56:00 PM

Dressage Competing at the prestigious CDIO Aachen, Tina Konyot put in stellar performances in the Grand Prix, Grand Prix Special and the Grand Prix Freestyle. Starting off on Thursday in the Grand Prix, Konyot and her stallion Calecto V scored a 68.602% for a 14th place finish. In the Special, the pair put in a solid test to finish 10th with a 70.333%. Continuing to progress, Konyot and Calecto performed their Freestyle on Sunday receiving an outstanding score of 73.643% for eighth place. Also...

Marco Bernal Sweeps 2010 Palm Beach Dressage Derby CDI; Tina Konyot Wins Grand Prix Special

by By JRPR | 3/15/2010 3:25:00 PM

Colombian dressage rider Marco Bernal lived every rider’s dream during the 2010 Palm Beach Dressage Derby CDI, when he heard his country’s national anthem played three times for three great wins. Bernal’s success came aboard his Westphalian stallion Farewell IV, the same stallion that he set the world record on at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in 2005 when they scored a record high score of 85.385%. “This was the best show for me so far. It is nice when you work so long with a horse and...