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Tickets Now Available for the 2010 Gene Mische American Invitational Through Ticketmaster

by By Rebecca Walton | Feb 17, 2010, 11:50 AM

Stadium Jumping, Inc., one of the premiere producers of equestrian events in the world, is pleased to announce that tickets for the 2010 $200,000 Gene Mische American Invitational are now on sale through Ticketmaster. This exciting event is open to the public, and tickets can be purchased online by visiting www.ticketmaster.com . The $200,000 Budweiser American Invitational is one of the world's richest equestrian show jumping competitions. Annually, this showcase of sheer equestrian power,...

Pin Oak Mixes High Jumps and High Tech for Winning Website; Prize List Now Available

by By Kathryn Smith | Feb 17, 2010, 10:48 AM

Pin Oak Charity Horse Show announced that they have posted the prize list online at their website, www.pinoak.org for the 2010 Pin Oak Charity Horse Show. This year’s show will be held, once again, at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center in Katy starting on March 17, 2010, and will run through March 28, 2010. The comprehensive website includes class listings, schedules, and entry forms for week one and two. Additionally, lodging/maps/RV information, purchasing flower barrel signs, bistro...

USEF Accepting Applications to Host a West Coast FEI Children's Jumping Final Qualifier

by By Jennifer Haydon | Feb 16, 2010, 3:54 PM

The United States Equestrian Federation is accepting applications to host a West Coast qualifier for the 2010 FEI Children’s International Jumping Final. A qualifier consists of two classes of two rounds each held over two days and judged by an FEI licensed jumping judge. Organizers interested in hosting a qualifier should contact Jennifer Haydon, Director of Show Jumping National Programs, at (859) 225-6911 or via email at [email protected] no later than March 19, 2010.

United States Equestrian Team Foundation Road to Kentucky Benefit a Phenomenal Success

by By Jessica Nemzoff | Feb 16, 2010, 3:25 PM

By Lindsay McCall/PMG (Dr. Armand Leone, Jr. presenting the Thirty-Year Gold Medal Club Anniversary Award to USET President and CEO, Jane Forbes Clark.) As horses and riders prepare for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, the United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation's Road to Kentucky fundraising benefit welcomed owners, riders and fans of every discipline as they joined together in support of the elite athletes on February 5, 2010, at the International Polo Club in Wellington,...

St. Christopher's Horse Show Scheduled To Return to Southeastern Pennsylvania

by By Classic Communications | Feb 16, 2010, 3:07 PM

St. Christopher's Horse Show will return to Pennsylvania's picturesque Lebanon Valley region, May 12-16, 2010, at the historic Quentin Riding Club in Quentin, PA. St. Christopher's features hunter and jumper competitions for all ages and ability levels, from children's and pony classes to amateur-owner classics. United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) "AA"-rated hunter classes, a hunter breeding division, and exciting jumper action highlight this year's schedule. "We're very excited to be...

Clarification: 2010 USEF National Pony Jumper Championships Procedures

by By Jennifer Haydon | Feb 11, 2010, 4:55 PM

The selection procedures for the 2010 USEF National Pony Jumper Championships have been clarified to address that when a zone chooses to count Children’s Jumper points for their standings, these points can be acquired at any show provided that the Children’s Jumper class meets current zone specifications for the show in which the class is being held. A complete set of 2010 USEF National Pony Jumper Championships selection procedures can be found on the Jumping page of the USEF website at www....

Taylor Adams and Kassandra Take a Bow and Vale Goes Double Platinum at Jacksonville Winter Series Finale

by By Robbi Meisel | Feb 11, 2010, 2:37 PM

Photo by Robbi Meisel (Taylor Adams and Kassandra) Ocala, FL-based Taylor Adams began the curtain calls for the 2010 Jacksonville Winter Series on Friday evening with a big win in the $10,000 Bruning Equitation Classic, presented by the Jerry Parks Insurance Group. Adams partnered with the Devon Walther owned Kassandra bested a field of 15 over an intricate layout of 11 obstacles co-designed by international great Pierre Jolicoeur and Joe Carnicom. The course zig-zagged the length of the...

2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival Week Four Wrap-Up

by By Jennifer Wood | Feb 11, 2010, 2:19 PM

The 2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) continued a strong circuit of competition in its fourth week on February 3-7. The week featured the $75,000 Adequan Grand Prix, CSI** and the €100,000 Exquis World Dressage Masters Palm Beach, along with a full schedule of hunter, jumper, and equitation classes. The week four title sponsor was Adequan. Along with their week four title sponsorship, Adequan® was the title sponsor of the $75,000 Adequan® Grand Prix, CSI** on Sunday, February 7, and is...

Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows Return With Exciting Schedule of Events

by By Classic Communications | Feb 11, 2010, 12:36 PM

The newly renovated Old Salem Farm will once again host its highly popular Spring Horse Shows, May 11-16, and May 18-23. The two-week long horse show series features top-notch hunter-jumper competition at one of the country's most beautiful equestrian training centers. Already popular classes such as the $40,000 Old Salem Farm Grand Prix, $75,000 Empire State Grand Prix and $25,000 North Salem Grand Prix will once again return to the Spring Horse Shows, while the newest class being added to the...

HITS Saugerties to Offer 14 Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix Qualifiers

by By Jessica Nemzoff | Feb 11, 2010, 12:31 PM

HITS Shows is pleased to announce the dates for HITS Saugerties Spring and Summer Show Series, as well as the 20th Annual Marshall & Sterling League National Finals. Throughout the nine-week hunter/jumper show series, May 26-September 19, 2010, HITS Saugerties will host 14 Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix Qualifiers, giving riders the chance to accumulate the Grand Prix classes and the prize money they will need in order to try to qualify for the unprecedented Pfizer Million, which will be held in...