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Riders in Mad Dash Across Atlantic for Start of HSBC FEI Classics

by Malina Gueorguiev | 4/20/2010 1:39:00 PM

Very good news for the international equestrian community as FEI TV (www.feitv.org) will offer live streaming and extensive Video on Demand coverage from the first leg of the HSBC FEI Classics, the Rolex Three Day Event in Lexington, KY. The provisional schedule for the live broadcasts is as follows: Cross-Country - Saturday, April 24, 2010: 15:00-22:00 CEST / 13:00-20:00 GMT; Jumping - Sunday, April 25, 2010: 19:00-20:30 CEST / 17:00-18:30 GMT. Please check www.feitv.org for broadcasting times...

Quality Appaloosas Sell Big at 2009 World Appaloosa Sale

by By Karisa Saywers | 11/24/2009 11:28:00 AM

Consignors and prospective buyers gathered on October 28 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, TX to view more than 90 quality appaloosas up for auction in the 2009 world appaloosa sale, held in conjunction with the prestigious 2009 world championship appaloosa show. The highly anticipated event, hosted by the Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC), was comprised of several sales, including the Yearling Incentive Sale, the Broodmare Incentive Sale and the Select Appaloosa Sale. Consigners and...

Nicholas Dello Joio Takes a Second Win at Atlanta Fall Finale

by By Robbi Meisel | 11/16/2009 12:38:00 PM

Mother Nature gave exhibitors a fine weather send off for the finale week of the Atlanta Fall Classics. And what a busy week it was with NCE Championships, a $10,000 Junior/Amateur Owner Jumper Classic, $10,000 Children’s and Adults Jumper Classic, and another $25,000 Grand Prix presented by EMO Insurance. The covered arena at the Georgia International Horse Park played host on Saturday evening to the Equestrian Travel sponsored National Classic Equitation Finals [NCE] with spectators enjoying...

Horses Unlimited Sporthorse Auction Presents Opportunities to Buy into Some of the Best Bloodlines Available in North America

by By Christine DeHerrera | 10/7/2009 12:46:00 PM

Following in the tradition of the finest registries in Europe, Eurosport Auctions, Ltd. presents the Horses Unlimited Sport Horse Auction on Sunday, October 18, 2009. The event will offer almost 30 quality young prospects, current show competitors and breeding stock, the talents of which have been proven not only in the international dressage arena, but in jumping and equitation as well. These represent some of the finest Hanoverian, Oldenburg, RPSI, Holsteiner and Westfalen bloodlines...

Young Event Horse Championships at the Fair Hill International CCI**/***

by By the United States Eventing Association | 10/7/2009 11:06:00 AM

This year, the Spalding Labs/United States Eventing Association (USEA) Young Event Horse (YEH) Championships will be held Thursday, October 15, in conjunction with the Fair Hill International CCI and are gearing up to provide an exciting competition. Young horses are coming from all over the Eastern half of the U.S. to participate. FEI judge Joachim Dimmek of Germany is returning this year to head the judges' panel, and he will be joined by Cathy Tucker-Slaterbeck and Sport Horse conformation...

Sally Ike Named USEF Managing Director of Show Jumping Sport Programs

by Sarah Evers | 5/11/2006 12:25:41 PM

Sally Ike has been named Managing Director of Show Jumping Sport Programs for the USEF. She will continue to be based at the Gladstone, NJ, office and will report directly to Jim Wolf, Executive Director of Sport Programs. In addition to being an experienced international competitor, Ike has 17 years of experience as a discipline director and Chef de Mission with the international teams programs. She competed for the U.S Equestrian Teams in three-day eventing, and was a member of the 1968...

Molly Talla Wins $50,000 World Cup Grand Prix at the Palms Classic Horse Show

by By Joy Lyn | 3/30/2006 3:27:59 PM

With the only clean round in the jump-off, Molly Talla won the $50,000 World Cup Grand Prix, presented by Antares Saddlery, on Camaron Hills Shanroe, owned by Camaron Hills Farm of Temecula, CA, at the Second Annual Palms Classic Horse Show CSI-W to Benefit Casa de Amparo. Course designer Guillherme Jorge of Brazil created a variety of challenges for the five-day show held at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, but his CSI-W course proved a challenge indeed to 25 horses in the grand prix. With 13 fences...

Advisory: Equestrian and Mainstream Media Invited to Vote for 2005 Farnam®/ Platform™ • USEF Horse of the Year

by Sarah Lane | 12/14/2005 1:48:15 PM

Votes Due by December 30 Attn: All Publications, Stations, Independent News Media Websites Please select three horses from the list below, whom you feel are most deserving of the inaugural 2005 Farnam®/ Platform™ • USEF Horse of the Year title, one of the most prestigious awards the USEF offers. The five finalists for Horse of the Year are: Authentic, owned by Abigail Wexner; Brentina, owned by Peggy Thomas; Cefnoakpark Bouncer, owned by Sybil Humphreys, WR Sonaskada+//, owned by...

Richard Spooner Wins the $50,000 HBO World Cup Grand Prix of Del Mar at the Sixth Annual Del Mar International Horse Show

by By Dale Harvey | 10/6/2005 10:50:00 AM

There was only one clean round, and it was ridden by Richard Spooner on Quirino in the $50,000 HBO World Cup Grand Prix of Del Mar presented by Mary’s Tack and Feed, a World Cup qualifying event. Spooner rode three horses in the grand prix, but it was his outstanding clear round on Quirino, owned by Oscany, Inc., of Los Angeles, which won, and also gave Spooner valuable points towards a spot representing the United States in the World Cup Finals to be held in Malaysia in 2006. Mariano Alario on...

Santa Fe to Host Second Annual New Mexico Equestrian Grand Prix Event

by By Ann Mulhern | 4/20/2005 10:52:09 AM

Santa Fe will host the second annual New Mexico Grand Prix on Memorial Weekend 2005, May 28-29. The event takes place on the Polo Fields of the Santa Fe Horse Park. A huge step toward the goal of making Santa Fe a premiere equestrian destination, this major sporting event will feature top riders from all over the country who will compete for prize money. The event will attract equine professionals, amateur exhibitors, horse lovers, owners and riders, tourists and spectators. Proceeds from the...