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...

Taylor McMurtry and Just An Illusion. (ESI Photography©.) Ocala, FL - February 16, 2011 - The sun continues to shine in Ocala after a successful first AA-rated week of show jumping at HITS Post Time Farm. High-Performance and talented hunter riders once again pleased the crowd with awe-inspiring performances in the $50,000 EMO Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health and $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix. Young star Taylor McMurtry won her first Grand Prix ever aboard her own Just An Illusion...

Annville, PA - February 9, 2011 - As the mid-point in the 2011 North American League (NAL) draws closer, riders are doing all they can to earn valuable points in the Series' overall standings. As point tallies are increasing, so too are excitement levels as the NAL prepares to host its first ever dual year-end Finals. The NAL will maintain its traditional year-end Finals in six divisions - Children's Hunter, Adult Hunter, Children's Jumper, Adult Jumper, Pony Jumper, and the Low...

Aiken, SC - The Salute to Driving fundraising event that will be held in Aiken, and Windsor SC, February 19-21, 2011, is quickly approaching. This début event will benefit this country's High Performance Driving programs for the United States Equestrian Team Foundation. The exciting weekend event will feature a beautiful dinner and auction on Saturday evening, multiple driving clinics with some of the world's top trainers, and a Combined Test Competition for all on Monday. The Salute to Driving...

Thermal, CA - February 6, 2011 - Rich Fellers and Harry and Molly Chapman's Flexible turned back the clock on Saturday night when they won the $50,000 Strongid C 2X Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, at the HITS Desert Horse Park in Thermal, CA. The winner’s circle at the HITS Desert Horse Park is a familiar place for the horse-and-rider combination. In 2008, Fellers and Flexible won three of the four FEI World Cup Qualifiers and it seems as though they are at it again after a...

Pablo Barrios dominated the 2010 Kentucky Spring Horse Shows. (Photo by Rebecca Walton/PMG) Lexington, KY - Kentucky Horse Shows, LLC, one of the leading horse show management companies in the nation, is pleased to announce the dates for the 2011 Kentucky Spring Horse Shows. With two weeks of exciting hunter/jumper shows at the beautiful Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington the Kentucky Spring Horse Shows are always a highlight event. The first week of competition, the Kentucky Spring Horse Show,...

Boston, MA - Several nationally accomplished presenters will be leading clinics and seminars at the 2011 AMHA Convention, which will take place February 23-26 in Boston, MA. Among the speakers are: • Eitan Beth-Halachmy, the founder of Western Dressage, who will give a talk on this new discipline. • Carriage driver Jeff Morse will lead a talk on how carriage driving is a perfect discipline for older equestrians. • World champion trainer, Steve DeBolt, will give a harness demonstration/clinic. •...

Tim McQuay and Always Gotyer Gunsup Level 4 Open/1st Go, 1st Section (National Reining Horse Association) Oklahoma City, OK – November 25, 2010 – Thanksgiving Day at the Oklahoma State Fair Park in Oklahoma City signaled the start of the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Futurity & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championship Show being held through December 4. The NRHA kicked-off its first day of competition on Thanksgiving with the first go, first section of the $170,000 added NRHA...

Syracuse, NY - November 9, 2010 - The 127th National Horse Show was a great success this year with top hunter and equitation competition. The hunters ran their classes on Tuesday through Thursday. The highlight event, the ASPCA Maclay National Championship, was held on Sunday, November 7. The 127th National Horse Show is featured at the Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament in the War Memorial at the Oncenter Complex in Syracuse, NY. Riders worked all year to qualify for the ASPCA Maclay...

Saer Coulter and Springtime (Photo Credit: Alyson Sanderford/PMG) Syracuse, NY - November 6, 2010 -Friday marked the first night of the evening performances in the International open jumper division here at the 8th annual Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament. The first class of the night was the Syracuse Corporate Challenge with riders vying for $37,500 in prize money. Twenty-eight riders were divided into six corporate sponsor Teams: The Oncenter; Swift Glass; Steele Associates; CNY...