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Riding for Reading Comes to Arizona

by By Marnye Langer | 10/30/2008 11:28:00 AM

Caitlin Houlihan and Little Joe (Janice Hischer, owner and trainer) took home the championship ribbon from the first Riding for Reading class in Arizona, and earned some money for her school’s library along the way. Collman Equestrian Productions held the class as part of the Scottsdale Fall Preview (October 16-19). Earlier in the day, Houlihan won the Low Junior/Amateur Jumper Classic on her own Double O Seven. The Riding for Reading class marked her first time showing on the flat. "I wanted...

Gochman and Storyteller Lead in Large Regular Hunter Pony Championship; Passarelli and So Enchanted Hold Top Spot in Small Green Hunter Pony Championship at 2016 US Pony Finals presented by Collecting Gaits Farm

by Kathleen Landwehr | 8/9/2016 10:08:09 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The first day of the 2016 US Pony Finals presented by Collecting Gaits Farm kicked off with the Model and Under Saddle phases of the Large Regular Hunter Pony and the Small Green Hunter Pony competition. Mimi Gochman and Storyteller hold the lead in the Large Regular Hunter Pony Championship, and Caroline Passarelli and So Enchanted sit in first in the Small Green Hunter Pony Championship. Mimi Gochman and Storyteller (Shawn McMillen Photography) National titles are determined...

Baylor University's Parker Takes The Collegiate Invitational at Pin Oak

by Pin Oak | 3/23/2014 11:31:40 PM

Parker & Texas Checkmate (Tricia Booker Photography) Katy, Texas. - Paige Parker, of Baylor University, rose to the top of the Collegiate Invitational today with three consistent performances on three different horses. The Invitational was one of the featured events of the concluding day of the Pin Oak Charity Horse Show I. The event, presented by Max Bowl and the Boatright, Dougherty and Roberts families, brought eight student athletes together for head-to-head competition on catch rides....

United States Para-Equestrian Driving Team Prepares for 2012 World Driving Championships

by USPEA | 7/27/2012 10:20:08 AM

As the United States looks forward to the 2012 Paralympics for the United States Para-Equestrian Dressage Team, the Para-Equestrian Driving Team will be preparing for the 2012 Para-Equestrian World Driving Championships, scheduled August 30-September 2, 2012 in Breda, The Netherlands. The 2012 USEF Para-Equestrian Driving Team for the World Driving Championships include Diane Kastama, Grade 1, from Arroyo Grande, CA; Pam Johnson, Grade 2 from Pleasant Hill, MO; and Karen Gorham, Grade 2, of...

Qualifying Hunter Seat and Western Horsemanship/Reining Teams Announced

by L.A. Pomeroy/IHSA Media Liaison | 4/11/2011 11:00:00 AM

Fairfield, CT - Following the conclusion of all eight Zone and three Semi-Final qualifying competitions, the following hunter seat and western horsemanship/reining teams have been determined to go to the 37th edition of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) National Championships, May 5-8, 2011, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. ZONES - Hunter Seat Teams Qualified Z1 Mount Holyoke College - CH University of New Hampshire – RES Z2 Saint Lawrence University – CH Skidmore...

Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team Finishes Fourth at 2023 FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ Netherlands CCIO4*-NC-L

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/8/2023 4:45:00 PM

Enschede, Netherlands – The 2023 FEI Eventing Nations Cup Netherlands CCIO4*-NC-L, held at the Military Boekelo-Enschede from October 5-8, proved to be a serious competition with 112 combinations and 12 teams competing in the final Nations Cup series event of the year. With Chef d’Equipe Leslie Law at the helm, the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team of James Alliston and Karma, Jennie Brannigan and Connory, Phillip Dutton and Denim, and Cassie Sanger and Fernhill Zoro finished in fourth...

Spanish and Portuguese Horses Lend International Flair to Pin Oak Charity Horse Show

by Pin Oak Charity Horse Show news | 4/2/2011 6:48:00 AM

Marta Renilla’s exhibition ride at Pin Oak. (Shawn McMillen Photography.) Katy, TX – Week two is underway at the Pin Oak Charity Horse Show, one of the oldest and most prestigious shows in the United States and the first designated as a United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Heritage show. Andalusians, Lusitanos and crosses of these bloodlines with other breeds have been part of this multi-breed show for seven years. Pin Oak’s new international hospitality sponsor, Haras Dos Cavaleiros,...

NRHA Futurity – First Day Leader Board

by National Reining Horse Association | 12/1/2010 1:42:00 PM

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...

2010 Chagrin Valley Hunter Jumper Classic Offers Family Fun and Top Show Jumping Action

by By Esther Morgan | 7/1/2010 10:30:00 AM

Are you searching for the perfect summer family activity? Then check out the Chagrin Valley Hunter Jumper Classic horse show, July 9-25, at the Cleveland Metroparks Polo Field located at the corner of Route 87 and Chagrin River Road in Moreland Hills. The highlight of the horse show is the $30,000 Cleveland Grand Prix on Sunday, July 18, featuring exciting competition among top local riders and Olympic riders. The Chagrin Valley Hunter Jumper Classic is proud to announce that this is the 45th...

2023 Adequan®/USEF Junior Hunter National Championships – East is Underway

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian | 6/28/2023 9:00:00 PM

Traverse City, Mich. – For the second year in a row, Flintfields Horse Park in Traverse City, Mich., is hosting some of the country’s best horses and youth riders in the hunter discipline for the Adequan ® /USEF Junior Hunter National Championships - East . Tessa Downey and HH Moonshine. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian More than 300 combinations are set to compete in this year’s edition of the prestigious national championship across the 3’3” and...