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Where There’s a Will There’s a Way

by By L.A. Pomeroy for IHSA | 8/19/2010 11:23:00 AM

Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Just ask Miami University of Ohio freshman, Tom Schoen, the 2010 recipient of the Jon Conyers Memorial Scholarship. Schoen rides on the Miami University Equestrian Team (MUET), representing his Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) teammates in the Walk Trot division, under coaches Heather Pinnick and Lori Cramer. Remarkably, the English Education major was not a rider before college. But it’s clear after listening to him talk about his passion for...

2010 Intercollegiate Equestrian Foundation Scholarship Awards Announced

by By LA Pomeroy | 5/7/2010 12:19:00 PM

George Lukemine, Director of the Intercollegiate Equestrian Foundation (IEF), has announced the following recipients for 2010: Joan Johnson Memorial Scholarship Award 2010 Winner Ethan McRee Hefner - North Carolina State University This scholarship is in memory of Joan Johnson who served the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) for 36 years and took pride in serving as its Director of the Scholarship Foundation. It is awarded to one applicant who has shown excellence in all of the...

Peter Cashman Honored with Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Lifetime Achievement Award

by By LA Pomeroy | 5/7/2010 11:43:00 AM

Peter Cashman was born the youngest of nine in 1951. He was raised in Garden City, NY, where his father, John Cashman, Sr., a harness racing judge, introduced him to horses. He began to ride at the age of six. It was not until he was 12 that he fell in love with harness racing. His brother-in-law, Billy Popfinger, saw Peter's interest in Standardbreds and hired him as a groom at Monticello Raceway. He spent his summers at the raceway getting familiar with the care and maintenance that a barn...

Case In Point Honored as Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Horse of the Year

by By LA Pomeroy | 5/7/2010 11:32:00 AM

Each year, the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) Equus Scholar written-test competition honors a horse that has been an outstanding performer at the National Horse Show. In 2010, IHSA recognized Case In Point, generously loaned by Cazenovia College in multiple years. Known to all in the IHSA as Casey, Case in Point spent 12 years at Cazenovia College. During her tenure, she participated in the IHSA Nationals in 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005, and 2006. Her career highlights included...

Intercollegiate Horse Show Association and United States Hunter Jumper Association Unite to Benefit Hunter/Jumper Community

by By L.A. Pomeroy | 4/29/2010 10:43:00 AM

Photo Courtesy USHJA (The headquarters of the United States Hunter Jumper Association.) When a horse and rider present an elegant partnership it’s called great equitation. When two equestrian organizations—the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) and the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA)—join forces, it’s called a winning combination. “Speaking on behalf of the IHSA membership, I am confident in saying that I believe this relationship will greatly enhance both...

Curious About College Riding? There's an "Opp" for That

by By LA Pomeroy | 4/12/2010 11:58:00 AM

On Saturday, May 8, during the 43rd annual Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) National Championships at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, a question-and-answer session, sponsored by Campus Equestrian and featuring a panel of collegiate coaches ready to answer your questions about riding, horses, and college competition, will be offered immediately following the championship’s most anticipated hunter seat class of the year, the IHSA Cacchione Cup. “This is a real opportunity, not...

Six New Leaders Emerge at 2019 Festival of Champions; Ots Maintains Lead

by Dana Riddlemoser & Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/22/2019 9:09:00 PM

Wayne, Ill. – While Endel Ots and Lucky Strike maintained their lead in the USEF Intermediaire I National Championship, six new leaders made themselves known across six divisions: Lauren Asher and West Side, Lucienne Bacon and Bonnaroo, Michele Bondy and Sonnenberg's Kain, Emily Miles and Sole Mio, Kathy Priest and Damon's Fantasy, and Nick Wagman and Don John. Four more divisions will begin on Friday. USEF Young Adult ‘Brentina Cup’ Dressage National Championship...

NAJYRC 2017 at HITS-on-the-Hudson a Victory for All

by HITS Horse Shows | 7/25/2017 5:00:00 PM

Saugerties, NY – July 25, 2017 – The Adequan/FEI North American Junior Young Rider Championships, presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC), concluded five days of Dressage and Show Jumping Championships on Sunday, July 23, at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, New York. The NAJYRC offered both Team and Individual competitions in each discipline, determined by age: Junior (14-18), and Young Rider (16-21). For the first time in its history, the 2017 NAJYRC also included a Show Jumping...

Carmen Holmes-Smith and Shelby Brost Collect Top Honors on Final Day of CH-J* and CICY2* Individual Competition; Area I Team Takes CH-J* Championship while Area V/IX Team Captures CICY2*; Lucy Matz Races to Victory in Junior Individual Final; Upchurch Pilots Greystoke to Junior Rider Freestyle Victory on Final Day of NAJYRC

by The Colorado Horse Park/USEF | 8/1/2016 2:00:55 PM

Parker, Colo. - The Adequan®/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC) concluded Sunday, July 31, at The Colorado Horse Park (CHP), bringing a close to competition, which featured three disciplines throughout the week including show jumping, eventing, and dressage. Carmen Holmes-Smith (18, Chase, B.C.) and Spartacus continued their move up the leaderboard after a double-clear stadium round Sunday and were presented with the CH-J* Individual...

Team USA Reigns at 2016 Stillpoint Farm FEI Nations' Cup CDIO 3* at AGDF

by Carly Weilminster | 4/1/2016 12:42:29 AM

Wellington, FL - March 31, 2016 - Team USA dominated the 2016 Stillpoint Farm FEI Nations' Cup CDIO 3* at Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF), handily winning the competition with a total team score of 454.698. Canada Laura Graves and Verdades earned the highest score awarded in the FEI Grand Prix Special CDIO 3* presented by Stillpoint Farm. Copyright SusanJStickle.com. finished in second place with a total score of 428.708, while Spain rounded out the top three, collecting the...