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Dressage at Devon Announces 2016 Dates and Reserved Tickets

by Dressage at Devon | 3/15/2016 4:00:04 PM

Devon, Pa. -- Preparations for Dressage at Devon 2016 are under way! Reserved tickets will be available online on April 1st ( www.dressageatdevon.com ). Dressage at Devon will take place September 27 – October 2, 2016 at the Devon Horse Show and County Fair Grounds in Devon, PA. This six-day event features the largest open breed show in the country. The ever-popular performance division features top horses and riders from around the world. Measuring nearly 18 acres, the facility includes...

Stronghold Equine Equipment Joins List of American Gold Cup Sponsors

by Carrie Wirth for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 9/13/2012 2:34:11 PM

Dawn Marie Looney from Stronghold Equine Equipment North Salem, NY - Stronghold Equine Equipment has confirmed their support of the American Gold Cup by joining the list of sponsors. The prestigious show started yesterday, September 12, and will run through September 16, with the famed $200,000 American Gold Cup CSI4*-W FEI World Cup Qualifying Competition as the highlight event on Sunday. All of Stronghold Equine Equipment is retailed exclusively at Stronghold Equine Equipment and Tack,...

HITS-on-the-Hudson announces GRAMMY® winning artist Michael McDonald as Championship Weekend headliner

by HITS-on-the-Hudson | 5/17/2012 11:16:17 AM

GRAMMY® award winning artist Michael McDonald will headline this year's HITS Championship Weekend Sunday, September 9 with a live concert following the Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix. Saugerties, NY - HITS and The Bardavon have teamed up again, bringing music legend Michael McDonald to the summer stage at HITS-on-the-Hudson as the conclusion to the richest weekend in show jumping. McDonald, a five time GRAMMY® award winner will perform a live concert directly following the Pfizer $1 Million...

Pfizer Million Weekend prepares to make history as well as honor it

by HITS Media | 9/3/2011 8:52:58 AM

Saugerties, NY — The purpose of Pfizer Million Weekend will be two-fold this year as the world’s richest day in show jumping also falls on the 10-year anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. While handing out the biggest purses that the sport of show jumping has ever seen, HITS will also take time to remember the heroes of September 11, 2001. Following the pinning of the first ever Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final Champion, HITS will...

U.S. Olympic Committee Announces Roster for 2010 U.S. Youth Olympic Team

by U.S. Olympic Committee | 7/16/2010 2:55:00 PM

July 16, 2010 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) announced today its team members for competition at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, which begins with the Opening Ceremony on Aug. 14. The U.S. Team will include 82athletes competing in 18 sports, the maximum number of qualified U.S. athletes. The Youth Olympic Games is an international multi-sport event held in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee that will take place every four years...

Second Annual Palms Classic Horse Show CSI-W Benefit Casa de Amparo Offers More Prize Money, Added Classes, a Sport Horse Sale and Dog Agility

by By Joy Lyn | 3/2/2006 1:19:00 AM

Coming to the Del Mar Fairgrounds Equestrian Center on March 22-26, 2006, is the Second Annual Palms Classic Horse Show Benefit Casa de Amparo and a World Cup qualifier grand prix with increased prize money, added pony and hunter classes, a select Equisales International Sport Horse Sale and the First Annual $1,000 Dog Agility Speed Challenge presented by Mary’s Tack & Feed. Now with more prize money than ever, the Palms Classic Horse Show presents the $50,000 World Cup Grand Prix presented by...

National Show Horse Registry Has Moved

by NSHR News | 2/22/2011 9:40:00 AM

Lewisburg, OH - The National Show Horse Registry (NSHR) has recently relocated to Lewisburg, OH. The new mailing address is: PO Box 862, Lewisburg, OH 45338; (phone) 937-962-4336; (fax) 937-962-4332. The Registry is excited about the move and the convenience it will be for members. In other NSHR news, changes have been made to make it easier and to expedite the process for competitions to offer NSH classes. Please contact the NSHR office for information. NSH Western rules have also changed to...

REMINDER: USEF Dressage Chef d’Equipe Application Deadline is May 15, 2009

by Joanie Morris | 5/4/2009 11:00:00 AM

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is accepting applications for the position of US Dressage Chef d’Equipe/National Coach through May 15, 2009. Anyone interested in submitting an application should visit the USEF’s website to view the job description. A direct link can be found at https://www.usef.org/Contentpage2.aspx?id=dressagecoach. The search committee will review all the applications and determine which applicants will be interviewed based on their fulfillment...

Breeders Meeting Offered in Las Vegas

by By Georgia Langsom | 3/25/2009 2:30:00 PM

The Swedish and KWPN Studbooks invite you to a morning warm-up meeting in the arena at Thomas Mack on Friday, April 17, in Section 227, Balcony Level, from 8:00-9:30 a.m. All attendees must have a Friday Dressage Session ticket for the Rolex FEI World Cup Finals Dressage to enter the arena. The box office will open at 8 a.m. for any attendees who wish to purchase a ticket. The meeting will feature celebrity riders and trainers, world-known breeders, presentations of the studbooks, and Flyinge,...

American Saddlebred Horse Association Junior Judging at the National Academy Championship

by By Jessica Fisher | 10/22/2008 4:54:00 PM

The American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) Junior Judging Contest will be a highlight at the Ninth Annual National Academy Championship, held at Miller Coliseum in Murfreesboro, TN. On Saturday, November 1, 2008, starting at 9 a.m., Junior Judges will have the opportunity to gain valuable knowledge as they judge four to six classes. Junior Judges must be in the judging section before the gate closes in order to judge the class. The Junior Judging Contest, sponsored by Directional...