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KAM’s Next Free Webinars: Worming, Fungus, Trailering, Stall Rest, Joints

by Diane DeRosa | 3/16/2011 9:54:00 AM

KAM’s Equine Learning Circle free webinars have become very popular. The next webinar on March 28 will focus on some of the main issues that every horse owner faces, such as worming, stall rest, trailering and fungus. On April 11 it’ll be all about your horse’s joints. So, take a moment now and sign up for their next free webinars by going to www.kamanimalservices.com. KAM’s “Equine Learning Circle” FREE webinars are expanded from KAM’s very popular “Tip of the Week,” which can be found on the...

Tracy Fenney Wins $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, for the Second Week in a Row

by HITS Media | 3/11/2011 1:09:00 PM

Tracy Fenney and MTM Timon. (ESI Photography© .) Ocala, FL — In a season where a different High-Performance rider has claimed each of the 10 Grand Prix held so far at HITS Ocala, Tracy Fenney just put an end to that pattern with her second victory of the Circuit. Fenney was able to stave off a challenge in the jump-off by Tracy Magness to capture Thursday’s $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, aboard MTM Farm’s MTM Timon. Fenney of Flower Mound, TX, and MTM Timon were...

Desert Circuit V in Review: Young Stars Shine in the Grand Prix, Fellers Goes Platinum, and John French Cruises to Victory as HITS Thermal Gears Up for its Big Finale

by HITS Media | 3/10/2011 10:29:00 AM

Lucy Davis and Nemo 119. (Flying Horse Photography©.) Theramal, CA - Week V of the HITS Desert Circuit in Thermal, CA, was a blockbuster. The show grounds were a buzz for a sold-out week where record number of entries filled popular classes starting as early in the week as Tuesday with the Level 2, 3, and 6 jumpers and the Low Hunters, each drawing huge numbers as everyone seems to be loving life in desert. It was also the final week of World Cup Qualifiers which means riders enjoyed their last...

FTI Winter Equestrian Festival Week Eight Wrap-Up

by Equestrian Sport Productions, LLC | 3/8/2011 11:04:00 AM

Wellington, FL - At the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, the eighth week of the 2011 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival came to a close. The FTI WEF hosts the best that the sports of show jumping, hunters, and equitation have to offer in 12 rings of competition. The 2011 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival hosted its 10th annual $75,000 FEI Nations Cup on Friday evening, presented by G&C Farm, with an exciting victory for Team USA. Made up of Mario Deslauriers riding Urico, owned by Jane F....

Sarah Mechlin and Yes Indeed Victorious in Gulf Coast Winter’s USHJA International Hunter Derby

by Robbi Meisel/Flashpoint Media Services | 3/5/2011 11:53:00 AM

Gulfport, MS A very positive-minded 23-year-old Sarah Mechlin of Cincinnati, OH, partnered with Yes Indeed took the top spot over 50 competitors in the $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby during the fourth week of the Gulf Coast Winter Classics. Fifty equine athletes were being braided before dawn and began lunging at 5:30 Friday morning in preparation for their first big test, the official presentation and jog before the panel of judges- Mike Rosser, Ray Francis, Betsy Perry, Tucker...

FTI Winter Equestrian Festival Week Seven Wrap-Up

by Equestrian Sport Productions, LLC | 2/28/2011 2:51:00 PM

Wellington, FL - Competition at the seventh week of the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) has concluded at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, and another week of fantastic competition was held. The FTI WEF hosts the best that the sports of show jumping, hunters, and equitation have to offer in 12 rings of competition. In addition to competition, the FTI WEF hosts many exciting activities. McLain Ward and Pjotter Van De Zonnehoeve Triumph in $78,000 Fidelity Investments® CSI 2*...

Pfizer Animal Health Team Visits Thermal to Watch as Rich Fellers and Flexible Capture Their Third Grand Prix Win at the HITS Desert Circuit

by HITS Media | 2/25/2011 12:16:00 PM

Rich Fellers and Flexible. (Flying Horse Photography© .) Thermal, CA - Action at the Desert Circuit kicked into high gear on Thursday night as HITS welcomed Stuart Meikle, Director of Equine Marketing for Pfizer Animal Health, and his team, along with several leading veterinarians for an exciting night of show jumping in the indoor arena at the HITS Desert Horse Park in Thermal, CA. The group was treated to a thrilling class as Rich Fellers (Wilsonville, OR) and Flexible, owned by Harry and...

Richard Spooner and Cristallo Capture $31,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round 7

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/24/2011 12:05:00 PM

Richard Spooner and Cristallo. (Sportfot©.) Wellington, FL - The FTI Winter Equestrian Festival's seventh week of competition continued on Thursday afternoon with round seven of the $31,000 WEF Challenge Cup Series. Held in the International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center, the class saw a total of 59 entries with 16 jumping clear to return for the jump-off. After arriving in Wellington just three days ago, California's Richard Spooner and his top mount Cristallo...

Bjorn Ikast and Gretchen Lof Shine at the HITS Tucson Winter Classic

by HITS Media | 2/24/2011 11:48:00 AM

Bjorn Ikast and Colorado. (Horseinsport© ) Tucson, AZ — The midway point of the six week HITS Arizona Winter Circuit was highlighted by big victories for Bjorn Ikast in the $25,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, and Gretchen Lof in the $2,500 Devoucoux Hunter Prix. Ikast, originally from Kolding, Denmark and now a Colorado resident, is a regular at the HITS Arizona Winter Circuit and has been knocking on the door for a Grand Prix win all season. He finished third two weeks...

HITS Thermal Mid-Circuit Report: Kyle King's Birthday Ride, High-Performance Riders Aim for Pfizer Million, Nick Haness Hunts for Spot in Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final, and SmartPak Salutes Top Performers

by HITS Media | 2/17/2011 3:29:00 PM

Kyle King and Corrine Super's Capone I. (Flying Horse Photography© . ) Thermal, CA - February 17, 2011 - Kyle King (Ocala, Florida) celebrated his birthday with a bang when he rode Corrine Super's Capone I to a triumph in Sunday's $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, at the HITS Desert Horse Park in Thermal, CA. Winning Sunday's feature class was extra remarkable for the birthday boy, who won the Grand Prix with the largest starting field to date at the 2011 HITS...