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Dedicated Equestrian Television Network to Launch in the Fall

by By HorseTV Media Group, Inc. | 4/15/2005 9:58:29 AM

HorseTV Media Group, Inc., announced that it has set an early fall date for the launch of the only 24 hour-a-day television network dedicated to equestrian sports and lifestyles. The company also announced its acquisition of Equestrian Vision USA (EVUSA), the largest supplier of equestrian videos in North America. EVUSA’s extensive library of television and video programming represents some of the most respected and best-known equestrian competitions in the world, including the videos from the...

American Vaulting Association Website Gets Fresh, New Look

by By Jan Weber | 3/3/2005 9:43:00 AM

The American Vaulting Association (AVA) has launched a significantly improved and updated website. Visitors to the www.americanvaulting.org site can expect to find the addition of many new resources and educational tools, including video. Whether you are interested in finding a club, starting a program or learning about vaulting, the expanded website provides multiple sources of information. The AVA first entered the information highway in 1995, long before many had heard of the worldwide web....

Largest U.S. Indoors Finals Hunter/Jumper Event Just Around the Corner

by By Gina dePasquale | 10/21/2004 4:00:00 AM

The 46th annual Washington International Horse Show (WIHS), the top U.S. year-end indoors finals hunter/jumper event, will take over the action at the MCI Center in downtown Washington, DC, beginning October 26 through October 31. Over 500 horses and riders will “bring the country to the city” as top international riders compete for over $400,000 in prize money in such feature events as: • $20,000 Gambler’s Choice – Thursday evening 7:30pm • $25,000 Puissance (horse high-jump) – Friday evening...

Equestrian Vaulters Head for National Championships

by Sarah Evers | 7/13/2004 12:00:00 PM

More than 250 equestrian vaulters and their equine partners from across the United States will converge on the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, VA, for the 35th annual National Vaulting Championships. Co-sponsored by the American Vaulting Association (AVA) and the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), this is the largest and most important vaulting competition in America, with more than 40 vaulting clubs from California to Virginia, and from Georgia to Maine, expected to attend. This...

Zone 10 Dominates Kick-off of Gotham North FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships Presented by USHJA

by Tori Bilas | 8/10/2022 9:00:00 PM

Traverse City, Mich. - The 2022 Gotham North FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships (NAYC) presented by USHJA returned for the second consecutive year to Flintfields Horse Park in Traverse City, Mich. Wednesday, August 10, welcomed Children's and Pre-Junior competitors to the International Arena for the first day of individual qualifying competition, with each athlete battling for pole position heading into the team and individual final events to come later in the week. Lilah...

Woods Baughman and C’est La Vie 135 Win 2021 The Dutta Corp./USEF CCI4*-L Eventing National Championship; Area II Dominates Adequan®/USEF Youth Team Challenge – East Coast Final

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Communications Department | 11/15/2021 1:00:00 AM

Mill Spring, N.C. – With a huge number of entries, the final day of competition at the 2021 Tryon International Three-Day Event was just as full and exciting as the days that preceded it, with show jumping taking place from the cool morning into the evening under the lights. By the end of the day, a new four-star national champion emerged, and the victors of the inaugural Adequan®/USEF Eventing Youth Team Challenge were crowned. The Dutta Corp./USEF CCI4*-L Eventing National...

USA’s Zone 4 Dominates Junior and Young Rider Show Jumping Competition at Gotham North FEI North American Youth Championships, presented by USHJA

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/13/2021 10:18:00 PM

Gotham North FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships, presented by USHJA, saw its third day of competition in Traverse City, Michigan Friday, August 13. Junior and Young Rider athletes took to their second day of team competition as they battled it out for their shot at the top of the podium. The United States’ Zone 4, led by Chef d’Equipe Kim Land, continued to rack up the gold medals, as they topped both the $35,000 Junior Team Final, presented by Grand Traverse Resort and...

Area II Teams Dominate Cross-Country in Second Day of Competition at Adequan® FEI North American Youth Championships Presented by Gotham North

by Edited press release from The Event at Rebecca Farm press team | 7/21/2018 9:54:00 PM

KALISPELL, Mont. - The long trek west is proving to be time well spent for young rider teams from Area II contending for the gold at the Adequan North American Youth Championships presented by Gothm North (NAYC) held this year at Rebecca Farm in Kalispell, Mont. The CICOY2* team and the CCIJ1* teams from Area II, which represents the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina, both finished cross-country today leading their respective divisions. In the...

Kelley Farmer Dominates during First Day of USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship, Aaron Vale and Finou 4 Win $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic at Bluegrass Festival Horse Show

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 8/20/2016 11:19:57 AM

Lexington, Ky. - August 19, 2016 - Out of 66 entries in the first classic round of the USHJA International Hunter Derby at the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show, Kelley Farmer had four of the rides. Not only did the hunter derby veteran qualify two of her mounts, Baltimore and Kodachrome, for Saturday's handy round, but she also took first and second place honors for Lane Change Farm. Kelley Farmer and Baltimore (Shawn McMillen) Baltimore, owned by Jane Gaston, was the first ride of the day for...

Giavanna Rinaldi and Dulf Van Den Bisschop Dominate $75,000 Grand Prix at Chicago Festival of the Horse

by Phelps Media Group | 8/7/2016 9:35:33 AM

Giavanna Rinaldi and Dulf Van Den Bisshop (Devaney Iglesias/Phelps Media Group) Wayne, Ill. - After a gallop to the final line and a double-clear effort, the crowd at Lamplight Equestrian Center rose to their their feet and cheered for Giavanna Rinaldi and Dulf Van Den Bisschop. The 17-year-old was all smiles as she crossed the finish line, while her mount soaked in the applause and celebrated their victory in the $75,000 Grand Prix at the Chicago Festival of the Horse. "He knew he did well,"...