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65th Annual Buffalo International Horse Show to Host Indoor Competition September 14-18, 2011

by Heather Bellock for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 7/12/2011 9:00:28 AM

Buffalo, NY - The Buffalo International Horse Show will host its 65th annual hunter/Jumper competition this fall at the Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center. The show will be held on September 14-18, 2011, in downtown Buffalo, NY, at the home of the Buffalo Equestrian Center and SBS Farms Inc. The horse show will host a number of special classes in their large indoor arena, with great prize money and exciting competition to benefit the Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center. The five-day schedule...

Taylor Ann Adams and Eastwood Earn Championship at Kentucky Spring Horse Show

by Elizabeth Uffelman for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 5/15/2011 4:54:15 PM

Taylor Ann Adams and Eastwood at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show. (Photo by Holly Whiteman/ PMG). Lexington KY - The first week of the Kentucky Spring Horse Show wrapped up the first week of a two-week long, horse show event. On Wednesday, May 18, the series will pick up again with the Kentucky Spring Classic. Riders and spectators experienced summer-like weather conditions throughout most of the show with a touch of rain putting only a slight damper on the last two days. The Junior Hunter...

Kentucky Spring Horse Shows Fast Approaching

by Rebecca Walton for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 5/5/2011 1:00:42 PM

The Kentucky Spring Horse Shows will feature the nation's best hunter and jumper riders competing for top prizes at the Kentucky Horse Park (Photo by Lindsay McCall/PMG). Lexington KY - The exciting hunter/jumper action hosted during the Kentucky Spring Horse Shows is just around the corner, and riders are gearing up their mounts to compete during the exceptional 'AA'-rated event. Next week, the show will kick off with the Kentucky Spring Horse Show, held May 11-15, 2011. The Kentucky...

Vermont Summer Festival Returns with Six Weeks of Show Jumping Competition

by Jennifer Ward | 4/28/2011 11:49:22 AM

East Dorset, VT — The annual Vermont Summer Festival will return to East Dorset, VT, for six consecutive weeks of competition running July 6 through August 14, 2011. Frequent Vermont Summer Festival competitor, Hillary Dobbs, won the $30,000 Manchester & The Mountains Grand Prix, presented by Hand Motors, at the 2011 Vermont Summer Festival. (Photo by David Mullinix Photography). New England’s largest hunter/jumper competition, the 2011 Vermont Summer Festival will...

Saddlebreds Continue to Excel in Distance Riding Competitions

by ASHA news | 4/8/2011 10:38:00 AM

Lisa Siderman atop All The Money (Cash) at the Bar H/True Grit ride in Perris, CA. (ASHA news.) Lexington, KY - Two American Saddlebreds, All The Money (affectionately known as Cash) and Far Field Hustle Time, continue to beat out their Arabian competitors in 25-mile Limited Distance (LD) competitions. Most recently, at the Bar H/True Grit ride in Perris, CA, Cash took first place, with Hustle Time taking second. The ride was 25 miles, and both horses came in approximately 10 minutes ahead of...

Florida’s Dressage Initiative Gets Big Thumbs Up in California as Great for Sport in U.S.

by Kenneth J. Braddick/Dressage-News.com | 4/8/2011 10:13:00 AM

Steffen Peters. (Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com) Glenda McElroy, who probably has run more dressage competitions, including four World Cup Finals on the West Coast, than any other show manager in the United States, is excited about the initiative to create a dressage stadium in Palm Beach, FL, as are the top riders competing at her shows. “Anything that can showcase dressage and appeal to a broader audience, bring a brighter spotlight to the sport, is good for dressage,” she said during her...

American Invitational Horseless Horse Show

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 4/5/2011 10:59:00 AM

Tampa, FL - With only a few days until the Gene Mische American Invitational, presented by G & C Farms, often called the "Super Bowl of Show Jumping," the excitement is building. The Invitational, now in its 39th year, brings together a star-studded international group of equestrians to compete for one of the greatest titles in all of show jumping. Held at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, the event takes place on Saturday, April 9, 2011, at 7:30 p.m. A fun-filled afternoon begins at 3:30 p.m....

The Results are in for Round 1 of America's Favorite Equestrian

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 4/1/2011 8:13:00 AM

Wellington, FL - The results of Round 1 of America's Favorite Equestrian are in. Six equestrians in each of the eight disciplines that participated in the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games have moved onto Round 2. America's Favorite Equestrians Round 2 : Dressage : Todd Flettrich, Courtney King-Dye, Debbie McDonald, Leslie Morse, Steffen Peters, Guenter Seidel Driving : Tucker Johnson, Fred Merriam, Lisa Singer, Suzy Stafford, Rochelle Temple, Chester Weber Endurance : Garrett Ford, Becky...

Ten Olympians Top All Star Line-up for $200,000 Gene Mische American Invitational presented by G & C Farms

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 4/1/2011 8:07:00 AM

Katie Prudent, pictured here on Sassacaia III, bids to become the first four-time winner of the Amer (Kenneth Kraus/PhelpsSports.) Tampa, Fl - With this year's edition of the $200,000 Gene Mische American Invitational presented by G & C Farms just over a week away, the line-up for the Saturday night showdown is all set, and this year's roster of riders is one of the best in the 38-year history of this long running Tampa tradition. Ten Olympic veterans will go head to head at the 'Super Bowl of...

Finest Copyshot and Kronsteiner Lead NRHA European Futurity Go Round

by NRHA News/Christa Morris | 3/27/2011 1:28:00 PM

Rudi Kronsteiner and Finest Copyshot. (Photo courtesy NRHA.) Kreuth, Germany – The 2011 National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) European Futurity & NRHA Show started in Kreuth, Germany today with the first section of the $187,000 added Open Futurity go round. A total of 81 four-year-old reining horses from all over Europe were shown in Ostbayernhalle to kick off the first day of the weeklong show. Austrian Rudi Kronsteiner, 2010 NRHA European Futurity Level 4 Open Champion, had the best run...