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Kentucky Summer Series Prize List Now Available Online

by Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 5/18/2012 4:52:00 PM

Lexington, KY - Kentucky Horse Shows LLC, is pleased to announce that the hunter/jumper competition's prize list is currently available online for the 2012 Kentucky Summer Series. The prize list and entry blank are posted at www.kentuckyhorseshows.com . The Kentucky Summer Series will kick off with the Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC), presented by Gotham North, scheduled for July 17-22, 2012 at the Kentucky Horse Park. The NAJYRC is the premier...

AMHA Announces Participation in UPHA Program

by American Morgan Horse Association | 1/10/2012 2:15:00 PM

Shelburne, VT — The American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA) is pleased to announce its participation in the Equestrian Life “Learn to Ride and Drive in Style" campaign. Joining forces with the United Professional Horseman’s Association, American Saddlebred Horse Association and American Hackney Horse Society, AMHA is working to increase awareness of saddle seat riding and driving. Equestrian Life.com has partnered with the American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA), American...

Alltech National Horse Show Features University Night on Friday Evening

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 10/20/2011 9:33:26 AM

Lexington, KY - The Alltech National Horse Show, 128th edition, set to debut in Lexington, KY, beginning on November 2 and continuing through November 6th, announced today that Friday night will be University Night at the inaugural event. All college students, with a valid student ID and wearing school colors can purchase primetime tickets for the Friday night performance on a two-for-one basis. Buy one, get one free. Also, kids 12 and under are admitted free with the purchase of an adult...

WIHS Regional Horse Show & Zone 3 Finals

by Jennifer Wood Media Inc. | 10/20/2011 9:28:31 AM

Washington, DC - Polish your boots and spiff up your horses because The Washington International Regional Horse Show & Zone 3 Finals starts this week. This popular show is the sister event to the Washington International Horse Show, the country's leading metropolitan indoor horse show, held the following week at Verizon Center in downtown Washington, D.C. In addition to being a top show in its own right with a broad selection of classes for riders of all levels, the WIHS Regional Show...

Changes to the U.S. Eventing Team for the 2011 Pan American Games

by Joanie Morris | 10/14/2011 12:00:00 PM

The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and the United States Olympic Committee have made the following change to the entry for the U.S. Eventing Team for the 2011 Pan American Games. Constance Holling’s Downtown Harrison has been withdrawn by his rider Jonathan Holling for veterinary reasons and replaced by Lynn Symansky and her own 8-year-old Thoroughbred gelding Donner. The U.S. Eventing Team for the 2011 Pan American Games will now include the following five athlete/horse...

Continental Divide Horse Show Celebrates 42nd Year in Beautiful Northern Colorado

by Farra Baker | 8/3/2011 2:50:00 PM

Loveland, CO - What is more beautiful than the northern plains of Colorado in late August with the snow capped Rocky Mountains as a backdrop. This is the scene that will greet the exhibitors of the 42nd Annual Continental Divide Horse Show. Continental Divide started out in 1968 as a Morgan horse show but as the years have passed, the number of Morgans in Colorado has declined so in 2010, the show will present a full complement of classes for the American Saddlebred, Friesian and the Gypsy...

International Jumping of France: An arena of stars

by International Jumping of France in La Baule | 5/9/2011 8:23:00 AM

La Baule, France - In just few days, the International Jumping of France will present the following elite rider/horse couples programmed to perform in its 2011 show from May 12th through the 15th in La Baule. 17 nations will be represented in France’s CSIO 5*: Recognized as one of the world’s best 8 horseshows, the International Jumping of France‘s 2011 edition will uphold its illustrious reputation by welcoming 60 of the world’s best riders with 163 top performing...

Spanish and Portuguese Horses Lend International Flair to Pin Oak Charity Horse Show

by Pin Oak Charity Horse Show news | 4/2/2011 6:48:00 AM

Marta Renilla’s exhibition ride at Pin Oak. (Shawn McMillen Photography.) Katy, TX – Week two is underway at the Pin Oak Charity Horse Show, one of the oldest and most prestigious shows in the United States and the first designated as a United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Heritage show. Andalusians, Lusitanos and crosses of these bloodlines with other breeds have been part of this multi-breed show for seven years. Pin Oak’s new international hospitality sponsor, Haras Dos Cavaleiros,...

Landslide Victory as HRH Princess Haya Re-Elected to FEI Presidency

by FEI Communications | 11/5/2010 11:46:00 AM

RH Princess Haya addresses the General Assembly after scoring a landslide victory for re-election as (Photo by: FEI/William Tzeng) HRH Princess Haya Al Hussein (JOR) was today re-elected as President of the FEI at the Federation’s General Assembly in Taipei in a landslide victory in the first round of voting. Princess Haya, who was seeking a second and final four-year term as President, won with 90 votes of a total 124 valid ballots. The other contenders for the position were Sven Holmberg...

This Week in International Disciplines

by From the USEF Communications Department | 11/2/2010 1:43:00 PM

Elizabeth Barron and The Graduate (Leslie Threlkeld/US Eventing) Dressage In Lyon, France the Equita' Horse Show featured FEI World Cup qualifying events in both dressage and show jumping. Catherine Haddad rode Winyamaro to a sixth place finish in the CDI5* Grand Prix presented by Hermès, scoring a 66.936%. In the Grand Prix Freestyle the pair finished 11th. For complete results please visit https://results.sportcg.net/lyon . Eventing Outside of Atlanta, GA at Bouckaert Farm, The Chattahoochee...