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Hunters Showcase Their Talent at the 127th National Horse Show

by Lauren Fisher for Phelps Media Group, Inc. Interna | 11/4/2010 1:48:00 PM

Goosebumps and Cookie Beck earned multiple blue ribbons in Wednesday's Green Conformation Hunter div (Photo © 2010 Lauren Fisher/PMG) Cazenovia, NY - November 3, 2010 - The 2010 Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament featuring the 127th National Horse Show continued with its second day of competition on Wednesday with the start of the professional, amateur-owner, and junior hunter divisions. Horses and riders showed two rounds over fences and went under saddle in the day's competition....

RHSF Welcomes Celebrities for a Fourth Year

by Reining Horse Sports Foundation | 11/4/2010 11:39:00 AM

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – November 2, 2010 – Since 2007, the Reining Horse Sports Foundation (RHSF) has produced a unique, entertaining event sponsored by 4R Performance Horses to help the children from the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Oklahoma – the 4R Performance Horses Celebrity Slide. The location is Oklahoma City; the venue is the NRHA Futurity & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championship Show; and the date is Friday, December 3. The following celebrities are taking time from their busy...

Morgan Breed Celebrated in Oklahoma City

by Christina Koliander | 10/28/2010 4:40:00 PM

Photo by C.A. "Tony" Lee Shelburne, VT—The best of the best in the Morgan breed was celebrated in Oklahoma City for the Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show. Since 1973, this show has represented the pinnacle of achievement in the Morgan horse world. More than 1,000 of the world's finest Morgan horses from across the United States, Canada, Austria, and Great Britain met in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to compete in over 250 classes for $250,000-plus in prize money. For the fourth...

127th National Horse Show to Host $50,000 Hunter Classic in Memory of Charlie Weaver

by Lauren Fisher for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 10/26/2010 4:01:00 PM

Cazenovia, NY - The National Horse Show Association of America is pleased to announce an exciting addition to the schedule of events at this year's Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament featuring the 127th National Horse Show. Held November 2-7, 2010, at the Oncenter Complex in Syracuse, NY, the 2010 National Horse Show (NHS) will host a $50,000 Hunter Classic on Thursday November 4. The class will be presented in honor of legendary horseman Charlie Weaver, who sadly passed away this...

127th National Horse Show to Host $50,000 Hunter Classic in Memory of Charlie Weaver

by Lauren Fisher for Phelps Media Group, Inc. Interna | 10/26/2010 3:56:00 PM

James Leslie Parker. (Charlie Weaver.) Cazenovia, NY - The National Horse Show Association of America is pleased to announce an exciting addition to the schedule of events at this year's Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament featuring the 127th National Horse Show. Held November 2-7, 2010, at the Oncenter Complex in Syracuse, NY, the 2010 National Horse Show (NHS) will host a $50,000 Hunter Classic on Thursday November 4. The class will be presented in honor of legendary horseman Charlie...

Thirty years in the making! HITS prepares to celebrate 30th anniversary of its Florida Winter Circuit in 2011

by HITS, Inc. | 10/25/2010 10:37:00 AM

ESI Photography (Tracy Fenney and MTM Timon in the $100,000 DeLuca Toyota Tundra Grand Prix, presented by Great American Insurance Group.) Ocala, FL - HITS, Inc., is pleased to announce that the 2011 HITS Ocala Winter Circuit will mark the company's 30th anniversary of its popular Florida Winter Circuit. In anticipation of this important milestone, the 2011 season is shaping up with exciting news and improvements, staying dedicated to its honored tradition of providing the best value in show...

2011 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival to Host Artisan Farms Young Rider Series

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 10/22/2010 12:41:00 PM

Jessica Springsteen and Iscariote won the second $25,000 G&C Farm Young Rider Grand Prix at the 2010 (Photo © Randi Muster/Mustphoto Inc.) Wellington, FL - The 2011 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) is pleased to announce that we will be hosting the Artisan Farms Young Rider Series during the upcoming circuit. The Artisan Farms Young Rider Series will consist of the three $15,000 Artisan Farms Young Rider Grand Prix classes and the Artisan Farms $20,000 Young Rider Team competition, which...

HITS Ups the Ante with the Announcement of the $500,000 HITS 3’3” Hunter Prix Final for 2011 Show Season

by HITS Shows | 10/22/2010 12:20:00 PM

SAUGERTIES, NY - Less than two weeks after announcing plans for a $100,000 Hunter Final for its popular 3’3” Devoucoux Hunter Classic, HITS has decided to quintuple the purse and make history again by offering the richest hunter class in the sport of show jumping. The $500,000 HITS 3’3” Hunter Prix Final will be a culmination of more than 30 Devoucoux Hunter Prix qualifying classes offered at all HITS horse shows from January 19 through September 4, 2011. The Final will be take place September...

Jill Wilson Finishes in Top Spots During Hunt Night at 65th Annual Pennsylvania National Horse Show

by Classic Communications | 10/22/2010 12:18:00 PM

Hunt Night Leading Lady Rider Award Winner Jill Wilson and All Aboard (Al Cook Photo) Harrisburg, Penn. - It was a night to remember for Jill Wilson as she swept the competition and claimed blue ribbons in the hunters over fences, under saddle, and team events at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show Hunt Night sponsored by Kinsley Construction. Wilson, of Louisa County, Va., also won the Leading Lady Rider Award for her overall performance aboard Sally Lamb's All Aboard, a 16-year-old...

Zone 2 Is Triumphant in the Prix de States Team Championship

by Esther Morgan, Pennsylvania National Horse Show | 10/22/2010 11:54:00 AM

Karen Polle aboard Cachette Z (Al Cook Photo) Harrisburg, Penn. - The four team members from Zone 2 came to Harrisburg with the intention of winning, and that is exactly what they did. With seven of their eight trips clear, Katie Dinan, Reed Kessler, Meg O'Mara and Karen Polle made it look easy. The riders from Zone 2 led the way all night, but they were closely followed by last year's Prix de States Champion, Zone 10. Jocelyn Neff aboard Gaja 20 and Audrey Coulter aboard Rodenburghs California...