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Top NRHA Professionals to Host an NRHA Clinic in Colorado

by NRHA News | Mar 17, 2011, 12:08 PM

Oklahoma City, OK – Two of the nation’s top NRHA Processionals are coming to Colorado for the 2011 National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Regional Clinic Series May 21-22. NRHA Professionals Randy Paul and Tracer Gilson will once again share their expertise to benefit Reiners of all ages and experience levels at Skyline Ranch in Carbondale, CO. NRHA Professional Randy Paul reached one of the industry’s great milestones by becoming a Million Dollar Rider in 2008. Paul has had a long and...

The Road to Grand Prix at the KWPN-NA Annual Meeting Includes Steffen Peters, Lendon Gray, Courtney King-Dye, Christine McCarthy, Cor Loeffen and Bart Henstra

by Christine DeHerrera/Equestrian Sport Productions | Mar 17, 2011, 11:47 AM

Courtney King-Dye will speak about The Road to Grand Prix during the KWPN-NA Annual Meeting. (Susan J. Stickle.) Sutherlin, OR - Once again the KWPN-NA Annual Meeting pulls out all of the stops to give breeders, trainers, owners and riders information to help them advance their horses up the ranks to Grand Prix, for both jumping and dressage. The Royal Dutch Warmblood Studbook of North America (KWPN-NA) has put together an unprecedented number of experts that includes Olympic medalist Steffen...

FTI Winter Equestrian Festival Week Nine Wrap-Up

by Equestrian Sport Productions, LLC | Mar 17, 2011, 11:43 AM

Wellington, FL The ninth week of the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) has come to a close at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. Saturday Night Lights at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival brought a crowd of more than 4,200 spectators to watch Brazil's Rodrigo Pessoa and Let's Fly jump to victory in the $231,000 FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix CSI 4*-W Presented by Bainbridge Companies. Pessoa earned the winning cut of prize money after an exciting jump-off of many of the top horses...

Todd Minikus and Pavarotti Make a Comeback in $31,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round 10

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | Mar 17, 2011, 9:41 AM

Todd Minikus and Pavarotti. (Photo by Sportfot©.) Wellington, FL - After missing the beginning of the 2011 show circuit due to a shattered collarbone, Todd Minikus (USA) made his return to the winner's circle at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) today riding Pavarotti to a victory in the $31,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round 10. This was the pair's second time back in the ring this season and they made it look easy with two fast and faultless rounds. The FTI WEF's tenth week of competition,...

World Dressage Masters Palm Beach a Resounding Success

by Karen Robinson for Phelps Media Group, Inc. Intern | Mar 16, 2011, 12:56 PM

Tinne Vilhelmsson Silfven, Steffen Peters and Tina Konyot. (Photo by Susan J. Stickle.) Wellington, FL - The 2011 World Dressage Masters Palm Beach presented by International Polo Club Palm Beach finished in spectacular style on the evening of Friday March 11th, as eight of the world's top dressage pairs performed Grand Prix Freestyles for a sold out audience of 1200 at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center in West Palm Beach, FL. The performances got progressively more exciting as the evening...

From East to West HITS Awards $40,000 in Prize Money in Three Devoucoux Hunter Prix to Highlight Early Qualifying Season for the Diamond Mills Hunter Prix Final

by HITS Media | Mar 16, 2011, 12:51 PM

Ellen Toon and Invincible. (ESI Photography© .) Saugerties, NY - For the first time in the history of the HITS Winter Circuits in Ocala, FL; Tucson, AZ; and Thermal, CA, three extraordinary Hunter events took place at nearly the same time on Saturday night and awarded $40,000 in prize money from coast to coast. The Devoucoux Hunter Prix, a two-round Hunter classic, was by far one of the most exciting classes on the schedule this winter and the ticket for riders looking to earn their way to the...

This Week in International Disciplines

by USEF Communications Department | Mar 16, 2011, 10:16 AM

Dressage Steffen Peters swept the 2011 World Dressage Masters Palm Beach presented by the International Polo Club, dominating both the Grand Prix and the Grand Prix Freestyle at Jim Brandon Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL. The California combination scored a personal best CDI Grand Prix score of 80.872% and a Freestyle score of 84.525% at the only CDI5* in the United States. Tina Konyot and Calecto V were second in the Grand Prix and third in the Freestyle to complete a strong showing for...

KAM’s Next Free Webinars: Worming, Fungus, Trailering, Stall Rest, Joints

by Diane DeRosa | Mar 16, 2011, 9:54 AM

KAM’s Equine Learning Circle free webinars have become very popular. The next webinar on March 28 will focus on some of the main issues that every horse owner faces, such as worming, stall rest, trailering and fungus. On April 11 it’ll be all about your horse’s joints. So, take a moment now and sign up for their next free webinars by going to www.kamanimalservices.com. KAM’s “Equine Learning Circle” FREE webinars are expanded from KAM’s very popular “Tip of the Week,” which can be found on the...

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

by Marty Bauman/Classic Communications | Mar 16, 2011, 9:48 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...

FITS

by USEF Communications Department | Mar 15, 2011, 3:26 PM

At the FITS CEI* in Williston, FL John Crandell aboard Heraldic won the 160km ride by more than 15 minutes with an average speed of more than 20 KPH . Two-time World Champion Valerie Kanavy was second on Destiny Gold, a horse just beginning to compete at the top levels and veteran Kathy Brunjes was one second behind Kanavy on LM Parys. There were three 120km rides held throughout the weekend, Deborah Reich and SA Zacks Comet won the first one, completing in just under eight hours. Nicki Meuten...