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120th Devon Horse Show Debuts FEI CSI 4* Jumper Events and Major Boost in Prize Money

by Phelps Media Group | 2/8/2016 9:00:17 AM

Kelli Cruciotti and Chamonix H, winners of the 2015 Sapphire Grand Prix (Rebecca Walton/PhelpsSports.com) Devon, Pa. - Promises made, promises kept. The 120th annual Devon Horse Show and Country Fair, to be held May 26 - June 5 at the historic show grounds, has taken a major step forward with FEI recognition and the sanctioning of the International/Open Jumpers at this year's show. Celebrating the 120th anniversary year with the theme "Silver to Gold," the improvements and upgrades to the...

California Dressage Society Championships Start Thursday With Excitement and Fun For All

by Yellow Horse Marketing for the California Dressage Society | 10/3/2011 7:00:22 AM

California's best dressage horses and riders will compete this week in Rancho Murieta at the CDS Championships. Photo: Jennifer M. Keeler. Rancho Murieta, CA - Horse trailers are on the move, riding boots are being polished, and excitement is building as final preparations for the 44th Annual California Dressage Society (CDS) Championship Show presented by HorseShow.com are underway. The show will begin this Thursday, October 6 and offer spectacular competition through Sunday, October 9, 2011...

The Intercat, Inc. Lake Placid Horse Shows: Your Piece of Heaven In 2011

by Marty Bauman/Classic Communications | 3/16/2011 9:48:00 AM

Lake Placid, NY – The excitement of the Intercat, Inc. Lake Placid and I Love New York Horse Shows is building as one of the country's most popular hunter-jumper competitions prepares to return to the charming village of Lake Placid, NY, June 28 – July 10. The horse shows feature every level of competition from children under 7 competing in the Juliam Farm Lead Line class to Olympic veterans competing in two Grand Prix – the pinnacle of show jumping competition. Highlighting the two weeks of...

Law and O'Connor Named to 2013 Eventing Chef d'Equipe/Technical Advisor Short List

by Joanie Morris | 3/3/2011 9:44:00 AM

Lexington, KY - Leslie Law and David O'Connor have been named to the 2013 Eventing Chef d'Equipe/Technical Advisor Short List. USEF received nine applications from six different nations. The Search Committee interviewed six applicants over the last two weeks. The applicant group is extremely qualified with over thirty Olympic, Pan American, European Championship, and World Equestrian Games medals among them. Law and O'Connor will be available to answer questions at an open rider meeting on...

Arabian Horse Foundation Receives Major Gift for Equine Rescue and Equine Research

by AHA News | 1/27/2011 5:37:00 PM

Aurora, CO — The Arabian Horse Foundation has announced it received a $50,000 gift from the Barbara Wright Hutton Trust, the largest gift the non-profit entity has ever received since re-launching in 2007. The $50,000 gift was directed to horse rescue and rehoming and to equine research. “This gift speaks volumes for the message it conveys and represents an investment in the future of the Foundation,” said AHF President Larry Kinneer. “It is a clear indication of a family’s belief and trust in...

2011 KWPN Stallion Show: World-Class Sport and Stallions

by KWPN News | 1/12/2011 12:45:00 PM

‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands - During the KWPN Stallion Show 2011 in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands approximately 35 KWPN stallions will be for sale at the KWPN Select Sale auction on Feburary 5. Jumping On Wednesday, February 2, the event kicks off with the first group of jumper stallions performing in the oval viewing pen during the second round viewing. At the end of the afternoon is the third annual KWPN College, an educational session conducted in English and created especially for...

Buffalo International Horse Show Hosts Successful Day One Competition

by Lauren Fisher for Phelps Media Group, Inc. Interna | 9/16/2010 10:53:00 AM

Jennifer Alfano won multiple top ribbons on the first day of the Buffalo International Horse Show, i (Lauren Fisher/PMG) Buffalo, NY - September 15, 2010 - The 64th Annual Buffalo International Horse Show (BIHS) began competition today at the Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center (BTRC) in Buffalo, NY. The horse show will host a number of special classes in their large indoor arena through Sunday, September 19, featuring great prize money and exciting competition to benefit the BTRC and its...

Showplace Fall Classic Championship Horse Show Returns to the Lamplight Equestrian Center in September

by Lauren Fisher for Phelps Media Group, Inc. Interna | 9/1/2010 11:09:00 AM

Leading Open Jumper Riders at 2009 Showplace Fall Classic Championship Horse Show (John Kassel) Annual Chicago "A" Hunter/Jumper show shares venue with and precedes Kentucky National at Lamplight Wayne, IL - August 27, 2010 - Showplace Productions, the foremost horse show production and management company in the Midwestern United States, is pleased to announce that the Showplace Fall Classic Championship Horse Show will return to the Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, Illinois for a week of...

Sport Horse Nationals Showcases the Versatility that Comes from the World’s Oldest Horse Breed

by Arabian Horse Association | 9/1/2010 11:02:00 AM

2009 Sport Horse In-Hand Supreme Champion, VMA Khahpur Khopi+++/ (Photo Credit: Jackie Finlayson) Approximately four hundred Arabians, Half-Arabians and Anglo-Arabians will model their natural abilities as sport horses at the Idaho Horse Park in Nampa, Idaho, Sept. 22-25, 2010. The Sport Horse Nationals Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show (Sport Horse Nationals), produced by the Arabian Horse Association (AHA) of Aurora, Colo., features 90 classes in four divisions, the sport horse...

Continental Divide Horse Show Celebrates 42nd Year in Beautiful Northern Colorado

by By Farra Baker | 7/7/2010 3:35:00 PM

Photo Courtesy Continental Divide Horse Show (Terri Rickford’s equine portraits are given as trophies in the Continental Divide Horse Show Championship classes and have proven to be extremely popular.) What is more beautiful than the northern plains of Colorado in late August with the snow capped Rocky Mountains as a backdrop. This is the scene that will greet the exhibitors of the 42nd Annual Continental Divide Horse Show. Continental Divide started out in 1968 as a Morgan horse show but as...