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Kate Hayley wins top honors at USHJA Emerging Athletes Training Clinic, Hosted By Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center

by Alyson Sanderford for Phelps Media Group, Inc. Int | Dec 1, 2010, 12:23 PM

Kate Hayley wins top honors at USHJA Emerging Athletes Training Clinic (Tricia Booker/Cameron Green Media ) Buffalo, N.Y., November 23, 2010 - The Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center (BTRC) has been a busy facility during the last few weeks, wrapping up with the United States Hunter Jumper Association's Emerging Athletes Program's National Training Session. The clinic was held November 19-21, 2010, at the BTRC, which is the only indoor riding facility located in the city of Buffalo. It has been...

The Dressage Foundation Announces Recipients of the Carol Lavell Gifted Scholarships

by Jenny Johnson, The Dressage Foundation | Nov 18, 2010, 12:40 PM

Lincoln, NE - The Dressage Foundation is proud to announce this year's recipients of the Carol Lavell Gifted Scholarships for Adult Amateurs. Each recipient will receive a $1,000 Scholarship to enable them to set aside quality time in concentrated training with a horse they own, with a trainer of choice, away from the daily pressures of job and family. "Adult Amateurs are such an important part of our sport," said Jenny Johnson, Administrative Manager of The Dressage Foundation. "We are...

Margie Engle and Indigo Top International Competition in $100,000 World Cup Qualifier of Syracuse

by Meghan de Garay and Michelle Bloch for Phelps Medi | Nov 11, 2010, 3:24 PM

Margie Engle and Indigo at the Syracuse Invitational (Photo credit: Reflections Photography.) Syracuse, NY - November 6, 2010 -The fast paced action continued in downtown Syracuse today. The featured class of the night was the $100,000 Detwiler Fenton FEI World Cup Qualifier of Syracuse presented by G&C Farm. The great US rider, Margie Engle, out rode 27 riders representing six countries to take the lionshare $100,000 purse. As she stepped into the arena as the last of three qualifiers of the...

Brianne Goutal Takes the $100,000 FEI World Cup Grand Prix, Leaving the Team Millar and the Whitakers in her Wake

by From the Royal Winter Fair | Nov 11, 2010, 9:08 AM

Toronto, Ontario – A fresh, young competitor stood the International show jumping division on its head tonight, winning a five-way, five nation jump-off, besting top riders from Canada, America, Ireland, The Netherlands and Great Britain to claim the $100,000 FEI World Cup Grand Prix at the 88th Royal Horse Show. Brianne Goutal, 22, of New York, NY, led a field of 25 starters including a former World Champion, an Olympic Gold Medalist and all the members of Teams Millar and Whitaker, the “First...

Jayne, Farmer and Arani take top hunter awards Wednesday

by Washington International Horse Show | Nov 4, 2010, 1:55 PM

Oct. 27, 2010 – Wednesday's Top Champions: Maggie Jayne rode Francesca to the Grand Hunter Championship. Kelley Farmer was named the Leading Hunter Rider and Stacy Arani and Bolero picked up the Grand Amateur-Owner Championship. Arani also was named the Leading Amateur-Owner Rider. Grand Hunter Championship: Maggie Jayne and Francesca A strong performance in the Regular Conformation Hunter division, where Jayne, of Elgin, IL, and Francesca were champions for the second year in a row, and a...

The Dressage Foundation's Renee Isler Fund Gives Financial Boost to Young Equestrian

by Jenny Johnson, The Dressage Foundation | Nov 4, 2010, 11:34 AM

McKinley Harvey with George Williams. (Photo courtesy of the Harvey Family.) Lincoln, Nebraska, November 1, 2010 - Thanks to Renee Isler (MA), a young equestrian from Colorado was able to participate in the FEI Junior/Young Rider Dressage Clinic held in Parker, Colorado on October 23-24, 2010. McKinley Harvey applied and was accepted to this United States Dressage Federation program, but needed a financial boost to make it happen. McKinley’s dream was fulfilled, because of Renee, who...

Kentucky State Fair World's Championship Horse Show Announces Changes to Qualifying System for Pleasure, Park, and Western Invitational

by Kentucky State Fair and American Saddlebred Horse | Nov 4, 2010, 11:26 AM

Lexington, Kentucky - The Kentucky State Fair recently announced changes to the qualifying requirements for the World's Championship Horse Show, in the divisions of Show Pleasure, Country Pleasure, and Park. The changes to the qualifying standards, effective as of July 1, 2010, will be used to determine the point standings for the 2011 Kentucky State Fair World's Championship Horse Show, and are as follows: Western Invitation will become a regular class with the qualifying rules being the same...

Morgan Breed Celebrated in Oklahoma City

by Christina Koliander | Oct 28, 2010, 4:40 PM

Photo by C.A. "Tony" Lee Shelburne, VT—The best of the best in the Morgan breed was celebrated in Oklahoma City for the Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show. Since 1973, this show has represented the pinnacle of achievement in the Morgan horse world. More than 1,000 of the world's finest Morgan horses from across the United States, Canada, Austria, and Great Britain met in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to compete in over 250 classes for $250,000-plus in prize money. For the fourth...

2010 U.S. Nationals Underway in Tulsa

by Hilary Nixon | Oct 28, 2010, 4:00 PM

Mike Fererra (Kelly Stayton and DF Magnifico win the Arabian Western Pleasure Select AATR.) The end of October means Arabian horses in Tulsa, OK, and right now 1,565 of the world's finest Arabian, Half-Arabian and Anglo-Arabian show horses are competing for 134 national championship titles. The U.S. National Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show (U.S. Nationals) is underway at Expo Square through October 30. U.S. Nationals is the flagship competition for the Arabian horse industry...

2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Daily Competition DVDs

by Lisa Jackson | Oct 28, 2010, 11:11 AM

WEG Foundation The Sport House, official supplier of the popular Daily Competition Event DVDs, for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, is pleased to announce that orders are still being accepted. If you missed the chance to order during the games, you can do so on-line at www.thesporthouse.com. Live action Daily Competition DVDs are available for each individual event within the disciplines of dressage, eventing, reining, show jumping, driving and vaulting. Two hour highlight DVDs with...