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Hoof-Care Summit to Provide Learning, Networking

by By Stephanie Doyle | 12/15/2010 9:26:00 AM

Registration is underway for the eighth annual International Hoof-Care Summit Conference (IHCS) featuring eight general sessions, 13 hoof-care classrooms, 24 hoof-care roundtables, 24 how-to clinics, and a trade show highlighting the newest footcare products and services. The event will be held February 1-4, 2011, at Duke Energy Center and Cincinnati’s Hyatt Regency Hotel in Cincinnati, OH. The 2011 theme, “Coming Together for Better Hoof Care,” reflects the mood of hoof-care professionals...

Tiffany Sullivan Named Cavalor Show Jumping Hall of Fame Rider of the Month for November

by Michelle Riggs/Classic Communications | 12/8/2010 12:23:00 PM

Lexington, KY - December 8, 2010 - Tiffany Sullivan has been named the Cavalor Show Jumping Hall of Fame Rider of the Month for November. Sullivan competes in the West Conference Amateur-Owner division of the Cavalor Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series aboard Karon K. In November, the pair bested a field of 18 entries to take top honors in the Series class held at the Las Vegas National Horse Show, earning 150 points. With Cavalor's support, the Series honors one rider each month as...

Beezie Madden Captures the Syracuse Sporthorse Cup for the Third Time in Five Years

by Meghan de Garay for Phelps Media Group, Inc. Inter | 11/11/2010 3:29:00 PM

Beezie Madden Victorious in the $80,000 Syracuse Sporthorse Cup (Photo © 2010 Lauren Fisher/PMG.) Cazenovia, NY - November 7, 2010 - Beezie Madden piloted her horses Mademoiselle and Coral Reef Via Volo to the win in the $80,0000 Syracuse Sporthorse Cup presented by Copernicus Stables. She seems to own this Cup as she was victorious in 2006 and 2008 as well. The final Sunday event of the Syracuse Invitational Tournament in downtown Syracuse is always an audience favorite and today was no...

McLain Ward and Sapphire Triumph in $100,000 President's Cup Grand Prix at the 52nd Washington International Horse Show

by Jennifer Wood Media | 11/1/2010 1:22:00 PM

October 30, 2010 – Tonight's $100,000 President's Cup Grand Prix presented by Washington Convention and Sports Authority, CSI 3* was an exciting example of the sport of show jumping and a qualifier for the FEI World Cup Finals in April. Two-time Olympic gold medalist McLain Ward of Brewster, NY, and Sapphire, owned by Ward and Blue Chip Bloodstock, came away with the win in the highlight class of the 52nd Washington International Horse Show (WIHS). Earlier in the evening, 13-year-old Lillie...

Victoria Watters and Eye Remember Rio Are Triumphant in North American League Adult Hunter Finals

by Esther Morgan | 10/25/2010 10:55:00 AM

Al Cook (Victoria Watters and Eye Remember Rio ) Harrisburg, PA - Victoria Watters of Cincinnati, OH, and Eye Remember Rio were the best in both rounds of the $10,000 North American League (NAL) Adult Hunter Finals at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show, presented by Cavalor. Their two-round combined score of 172 points set them apart from the field, 7.5 points ahead of second-place finishers French Kiss and Tina Furey. Returning last in the order for round two, Watters was the favorite to win...

Full Schedule of Fun and Educational Events Lined Up for Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament featuring the 127th National Horse Show

by Lauren Fisher for Phelps Media Group, Inc. Interna | 10/25/2010 10:33:00 AM

Cazenovia, NY - The Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament featuring the 127th National Horse Show looks forward to another fantastic year of equestrian competition and is pleased to invite spectators to many exciting events throughout the week. Held from November 2-7, the Syracuse Invitational welcomes the National Horse Show to Syracuse along with top-ranked equestrians from across the U.S. and from around the world to compete in the War Memorial at the Oncenter Complex. Besides the...

Steffen Peters and Ravel Win Individual Bronze Medal in Grand Prix Special

by by Jennifer Wood for USEF | 9/29/2010 8:02:00 PM

Steffen Peters Celebrates a Bronze Medal. (Photo by Shannon Brinkman for USEF.) Lexington, KY - The brilliant United States dressage duo, Steffen Peters of San Diego, CA, and Ravel, owned by Four Winds Farm and Akiko Yamazaki, won the bronze medal at the FEI World Dressage Championship in the Grand Prix Special. They received a score of 78.542%, the best Grand Prix Special score that they have ever received. It was quite an accomplishment for Peters; an American rider has never won an...

Fidelity Investments Jumper Classic Brings Fans & Equestrian Athletes Together at Meet & Greet

by Kendra Cecieta | 9/14/2010 3:34:00 PM

Hampton Falls, NH - Fans of the Olympic sport of equestrian show jumping will have the unique opportunity to meet with some of the nation's top riders and Olympic medalists coming to the Fidelity Investments Jumper Classic in Hampton Falls, NH, September 15-19. The popular 'Elite Shavings Meet and Greet" to be held Thursday at 4:30 p.m. in the SmartPak Equine Rider's Tent on the show grounds of the Silver Oak Equestrian Center is a free event open to the public. Here you will meet a panel of...

Katherine Poulin and Brilliant Too Garner GAIG/USDF Region 2 FEI Grand Prix Dressage Championship

by Lauren Fisher for Phelps Media Group | 9/14/2010 2:20:00 PM

Lauren Fisher/PMG (therine Poulin and Brilliant Too won the FEI Grand Prix Championship at the 2010 GAIG/USDF Region 2 Dressage Championship.) Traverse City, MI - The sun came out for a gorgeous day in Traverse City, MI, on Sunday as the 2010 Great American Insurance Group/USDF Region 2 Dressage Championships and Dressage by the Bay Fall Classic concluded their final day of competition. Ending the show with an exciting victory were Katherine Poulin and Brilliant Too who won the FEI Grand Prix...

Hats Off to Danielle Cooper for Winning the Carolex Show Jumping Derby at Hampton Classic Horse Show

by Classic Communications | 9/8/2010 9:10:00 AM

Bridgehampton, NY - Danielle Cooper, 19, of Oyster Bay Cove, NY, and Kosta captured the $25,000 Carolex Show Jumping Derby at the Hampton Classic Horse Show on Sunday morning. The top 30 horses from Friday's $10,000 Sotheby's International Realty Welcome Stake qualified for the Derby. A total of 11 horse-and-rider combinations made it to the jump-off, but only the top three negotiated double clears. Tori Corts went first on Ultimo Van Ter Moude and set the pace with a clear round in a time of...