Aaron Vale of Aiken, SC, riding for Angelstone Farms claimed another victory on board the 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding Arriscraft Soleil with double clear rounds on November 20 over a field of 36 competitors in the $40,000 National Hunter Jumper League (NHJL) Grand Prix sponsored by Bayer/Legend. A first-round time of 88.158 seconds assured Vale a return spot in the jump-off. Their second clear round time of 43.024 seconds put them in the winner's circle. Vale had a total of six mounts...

A clinic with current Olympic eventing champion Leslie Law of Great Britain will take place on Thursday, December 8, at Greenbrier Farm, a 160-acre eventing training facility in Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada. Long considered one of Britain’s most talented eventing riders, Law claimed the Individual Gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games riding Shear l’Eau and led the British to Team Silver. In September, Greenbrier Farm presented a clinic with Law held at Dreamcrest Farm that met with rave...

The Education Department at the Kentucky Horse Park wants to make better caretakers out of horse owners, and consequently better horses. To that end, they will offer a variety of equine classes and programs for both adults and youngsters in 2006. Equine professionals and novices will benefit from courses on a wide variety of topics, designed to make participants better horsemen and horsewomen. John Nicholson, Executive Director of the park, noted “As the Horse Capital of the World, we have a...

On January 11-12, 2006, Dawson and Nye Auctioneers and Appraisers will be auctioning off trophies, paintings, silver, pictures, rugs and other household effects from the house of equestrian legend and current U.S. Show Jumping Chef d’Equipe George Morris. The auction will be held in Morris Plains, NJ, at the auction house of Dawson and Nye. John Nye, President and Principal Auctioneer of Dawson and Nye Auctioneers, will offer nearly 200 items from the collection of George Morris at their Morris...

The 3rd Annual International Hoof-Care Summit is a unique, all-industry event for farriers, featuring 43 speakers and 65 hours of focused hoof care learning. The event takes place January 31-February 3 at the Cincinnati Hilton Hotel and Convention Center in Cincinnati, OH. 12 Reasons to Attend the 2006 International Hoof-Care Summit 1. Canadian hoof researcher Jeff Thomason explaining the implications that new findings in biomechanical research have for hoof care. 2. A new perspective on...

The Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA) and the American Vaulting Association (AVA) have combined efforts to create the Recreational Vaulting Certification program. Vaulting is gymnastics and dance in harmony with the moving horse. As a competitive sport, it is stylized and disciplined. As a recreational activity and teaching aid it is enormously adaptable in scope and application. The goal of the Recreational Vaulting Coach (RVC) certification clinics are to provide the vaulting community...

For 2006 and 2007, the FEI has agreed to the proposal put forward jointly by the United States and Canada regarding qualifications for the Junior and Young Rider Championships. A horse and rider must achieve a qualifying score(s) as a combination as follows: Level--Qualifications CH*-J--CCI* or 2 CIC* CH*-YR--CCI**, 2 CIC**; or CH* and CIC** These qualifications will be implemented along with the individual Area Selection Procedures for riders wishing to qualify for an Area Junior or Young...

Take Zone Four Finals, National Classic Equitation Finals, the $25,000 Barry Lane Memorial Grand Prix, the $25,000 Rio Vista Products Grand Prix and you get the first of two big weeks of showing at the Georgia International Horse Park. The 3rd Annual $25,000 Barry Lane Memorial Grand Prix continued it’s growing success with 98 competitors in the qualifying round on Saturday, November 12, from which a field of 61 moved on to the challenging course designed by Jeff Smiley for championship rounds...

Lexington, KY – Twenty-year-old Kaitlyn Hamilton from Oxford, Michigan will represent the United States at the first edition of the FEI Young Rider World Cup Dressage Final in Frankfurt, Germany, December 16 – 18, 2005. She will be riding her 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding “Noviembre” with whom she formed a successful partnership that led the way to the Region 2 team’s Gold Medal victory at the FEI North American Young Rider Championships in July. This...

Susan Jane Anstey (nee Scott) passed away peacefully after a short but courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday, November 9, 2005, at her home, Wyndstone Farm, in Nobleton, Ontario, Canada. She is survived by her daughter, Jennifer Anstey; her sister, Alice Ferrier; her loving partner of 24 years, Michael Van Every, and their families. An avid horsewoman, Anstey competed and judged hunters/jumpers, bred and raced Thoroughbreds, published Canada's leading horse magazines, including Horse...