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HITS Tailors Open Jumper Schedule for 2012 Desert Circuit

by HITS Media | 10/19/2011 8:14:57 PM

Thermal, CA - With the start of the 2012 HITS Desert Circuit in Thermal, California just a few months away, HITS, Inc. announced today a revision to the Open Jumper schedule for the West Coast’s most popular six-week winter series. The 2012 HITS Desert Circuit will begin Tuesday, January 24 and run until Sunday, March 11, with an off-week slated for February 13-19. Highlighting the schedule for Open Jumpers, the HITS Desert Circuit will host four FEI World Cup Qualifiers, held in the...

Blockbuster Exhibition Opens This Weekend: The Horse

by Cindy Rullman | 10/18/2011 10:13:27 AM

Lexington, KY - The Kentucky Horse Park's International Museum of the Horse (IMH), in collaboration with the American Museum of Natural History, is set to open its newest exhibition, The Horse, from October 22, 2011, through April 6, 2012. The eternal bond between horses and humans is explored in the largest equestrian traveling exhibition ever assembled. The Horse graphically portrays the horse's impact on trade, transportation, labor, warfare, culture, and sports. It showcases...

Tailgating Returns for 2012

by Equestrian Events Inc. | 10/18/2011 9:51:19 AM

After a successful first year Tailgating is returning for 2012! Tickets go on sale November 1, 2011 - reserve your spot early before they sell out! We have new options, check them out today! Witness the excitement of Cross-Country on Saturday, April 28th from your own Tailgating spot along the course! Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event Tailgating Passes include 6 General Admission Tickets and one reserved parking space near the Cross-Country Course on Saturday only. A time for fun, friends, good...

Schaefer Raposa Earns Top Honors in Pessoa/USEF Hunter Seat Equitation Medal Finals at Pennsylvania National Horse Show

by Robyn Keyster/Phelps Media Group | 10/17/2011 7:40:26 AM

Schaefer Raposa wins the Pessoa/USEF Hunter Seat Equitation Medal Finals at Pennsylvania National Horse Show. Photo: Phelps Media Group. Harrisburg, PA – Capping off an eventful junior weekend at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show, the Pessoa/USEF Hunt Seat Equitation Medal Finals presented by Randolph College saw Schaefer Raposa of Wellington, FL, earn the coveted championship honors. Edging out some of the most skilled young riders in the nation, Raposa smoothly tackled the first two...

Martin, Lyman Produce Clear Rounds to Claim 2011 USEF National Eventing Championships

by Helen Murray | 10/16/2011 4:16:15 PM

Elkton, MD - Sunday brought an action-packed slate of show jumping at the 2011 Dansko Fair Hill International. With the top riders in both the CCI3* and CCI2* divisions tremendously close, clear rounds were at a premium. Boyd Martin and Kylie Lyman rose to the occasion producing fault-free rounds to win their CCI3* and CCI2* divisions as well as claim 2011 USEF National Eventing Championships. The leaderboard in both the divisions at the Dansko Fair Hill International saw great fluctuations as...

Meg O’Mara and Sinatra IV Go for the Gold in Randolph College/USEF Junior Jumper Championships at Harrisburg

by Robyn Keyster/Phelps Media Group for USEF | 10/16/2011 8:42:11 AM

Meg O'Mara and Sinatra IV. Photo: Phelps Media Group. Harrisburg, PA – An action-packed junior weekend continued to wow the crowd at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show tonight, as Phase III of the Randolph College/USEF Individual Championships culminated in a triumph for junior jumper Meg O’Mara. Riding out of Romson, NJ, O’Mara and Sinatra IV had one of only two clear rounds of the evening, emerging victorious through a steady, controlled approach. Earning the silver medal...

Zone 2 Tops $15,000 USEF Prix de States Team Championship at Pennsylvania National Horse Show

by Robyn Keyster/Phelps Media Group for USEF | 10/15/2011 5:00:34 PM

Katie Dinan and Belle Dame D. Photo: Phelps Media Group. Harrisburg, PA - It was an exciting night of jumper action at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show tonight, as the $15,000 USEF Prix de States Team Championship and Individual Championship Phase II took place in Harrisburg, PA. The team from USEF Zone 2 swept the top spot for the second year in a row with excellent rides by Meg O'Mara of Rumson, NJ, Katie Dinan of New York, NY, Charlotte Jacobs of Buffalo, NY, and last night's...

How Big Tyme Got His Name

by Joanie Morris | 10/15/2011 2:00:31 PM

His passport says Big Tyme, but his friends call him Frankie. His owner/rider Marisa Feterling explains why:

Martin, Beebee Lead USEF National Eventing Championships as Dressage Concludes

by Helen Murray | 10/14/2011 6:16:50 PM

Elkton, MD - Riders completing their dressage tests Friday at the 2011 Dankso Fair Hill International put in impressive efforts as scores dipped lower and lower into the 40s and spectators and riders alike were subject again to intermittent rain showers throughout the day. Heading the field in their respective CCI divisions and the USEF National Eventing Championships, which are held in conjunction with the Dankso Fair Hill International, are Boyd Martin and Susan Beebee. Martin and Ying Yang...

The Austin Dressage Unlimited (ADU) Matching Fund Challenge in Honor of Lowell Boomer

by Jenny Johnson/The Dressage Foundation | 10/14/2011 5:16:13 PM

Austin Dressage Unlimited and The Dressage Foundation announce a matching fund drive in honor of Lowell Boomer, to benefit the Violet M. Hopkins Fund. Austin Dressage Unlimited has generously provided the initial $500 donation in honor of Lowell Boomer's 100th Birthday on October 12, 2011, and is encouraging all other United States Dressage Federation Group Member Organizations (USDF GMOs) or other equestrian groups to make a donation as well! Funds raised through this matching challenge...