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Kid Rocks $10,000 USHJA Hunter Derby at the Old Salem Spring

by Classic Communications | 5/19/2012 11:49:42 PM

North Salem, NY - Fifteen year-old Lillie Keenan, New York, NY, and Kid Rock, the first pair in the ring, took the lead in the $10,000 USHJA Hunter Derby at the Old Salem Spring Horse Show, and never relinquished custody. Keenan scored a 187 for the first round and a 201 for the second round for a total score of 388 points. Kid Rock, owned by Lexi Maounis, a 10 year-old grey Warmblood gelding, stands just 15.3 hands, but has the ability and the style to jump the big fences. He has proved this...

Ariat Tulsa Reining Classic Announces Renewed Support from Historical Title Sponsor, Ariat International

by Global Reining Sport Group | 2/28/2012 4:32:00 PM

Monday, January 29, 2012, Tulsa, OK – The Global Reining Sport Group, owners and producers of the Ariat Tulsa Reining Classic, is thrilled to announce today the continued support from Ariat International as the title sponsor of this prestigious event. Title sponsors since nearly the inception, Ariat International has been instrumental in the Tulsa community’s support of this annual top-five Reining event. Scheduled from August 29 to September 2, the Ariat Tulsa Reining Classic will...

Patricia Hennessy and Little Tom Finish Big in the $10,000 North American League Adult Jumper Finals at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show

by Classic Communications | 10/22/2011 6:11:15 PM

Harrisburg, PA – Patricia Hennessy of Kintnersville, PA, finishes big to win the $10,000 North American League (NAL) Adult Jumper Finals riding Little Tom at the 66th Annual Pennsylvania National Horse Show on Saturday “It was exciting because I had never done that well before and it was like, finally! I did it!” said Hennessy. “I knew I was able to do it I just had to execute it.” The course designed by Steve Stephens proved to be a challenge for many of the...

GET READY FOR A BARN NIGHT BLAST AT THE WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL HORSE SHOW

by Diana De Rosa | 10/13/2011 11:56:00 AM

The Washington International Horse Show (WIHS), the leading year-end championship horse show in the country, is pleased to announce the popular kid-centric Barn Night will return to the show on Thursday Oct. 27, 2011. The 53rd Annual Washington International Horse Show will take place Oct. 25-30 at Verizon Center in Washington, DC. Starting at 6:00 PM, Thursday, Oct. 27, WIHS will welcome local barns and horse enthusiasts for Barn Night 2011. Barn Night offers a fun and exciting evening for...

Noah Buehler and Porsche Win North American League Pony Jumper Finals at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show

by Classic Communications | 10/13/2011 11:51:00 AM

Noah Buehler and Porsche Win the North American League Pony Jumper Finals. (Al Cook Photo). Harrisburg, PA – Noah Buehler of Wall, NJ, took top honors in the North American League (NAL) $5,000 Pony Jumper Finals at the 66th annual Pennsylvania National Horse Show on Thursday evening riding Porsche, his 11-year-old Quarter Horse. Buehler was the only rider out of the field of 16 that negotiated a clear round to win the class. Elizabeth Shaffer and Styled with Perfection managed to leave...

Championship Action Wraps Up on Final Day of California Dressage Society Championships

by Jennifer Keeler, Yellow Horse Marketing | 10/9/2011 9:00:30 PM

Final championship ribbons were presented Sunday in Rancho Murieta, CA, for the 44th Annual California Dressage Society Championship Show presented by HorseShow.com, in conjunction with the CDS Young Horse Futurity (including the Cal-Bred Futurity), the Great American Insurance Group/USDF Region 7 Dressage Championships, and the Great American Insurance Group/USDF Breeders Championships West Coast Series Final. Jaye Cherry & "Santana" win the CDS Horse of the Year title for Open Training...

HITS Moves Marshall & Sterling Junior Medal Final and National PHA Medal Final to HITS-on-the-Hudson VIII, Creating Super Finale in Saugerties, NY, For 2012 Show Season

by HITS Media | 10/5/2011 8:53:55 AM

Saugerties, NY — Looking to take next year’s season finale in Saugerties, New York to the next level, HITS, Inc. announced today that two major equitation finals will be incorporated into the competition schedule for the eighth and final week of the 2012 HITS Saugerties Show Series. In addition to the $1 Million Grand Prix, Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final and the all-new $250,000 HITS 3’ Hunter Prix Final, the last week of HITS Saugerties will conclude with a...

Sport Horse Nationals Heads to The Horse Capital of the World

by Arabian Horse Association | 9/23/2011 2:44:16 PM

Aurora, CO - The breed's premier sport horses will gather for the ninth annual Sport Horse National Arabian & Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show (Sport Horse Nationals) at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., Sept. 28 – Oct. 2, 2011. Unique from AHA's other national shows, Sport Horse Nationals offers only classes from sport horse divisions including hunter/jumper, dressage, carriage pleasure driving, sport horse under saddle and in-hand classes. The youngest of all...

USHJA Tad Coffin Zone III Junior Equitation Finals highlight August at HITS Culpeper

by HITS Media | 8/15/2011 2:13:44 PM

Culpeper, VA — When show jumping returns to HITS Culpeper this Wednesday for two consecutive weeks of show jumping, the sixth annual USHJA Tad Coffin Zone III Junior Equitation Finals will spotlight some of the most talented equitation riders in the region. The competition will run in the Grand Prix ring on Saturday, August 20 as riders from Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Delaware and West Virginia vie for a USHJA Zone III title. Competitors qualified for the finals by winning a Zone...

Elite Dining and Hospitality Club to Debut at Washington International - October 25-30, 2011

by Diana De Rosa | 8/5/2011 9:26:54 AM

The Fidelity Investments® Club, a new VIP dining platform created expressly for the Washington International Horse Show, will offer the best vantage point to watch the top horses and riders in the country, including Olympic veterans, in breathtaking jumping competition. The 53rd Annual WIHS will take place October 25-30, 2011, at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. Learn more at www.wihs.org. Washington, D.C . – The Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) is offering an elegant new way...