Archive for 'Shows'

Western States Horse Expo in Sacramento, California-June 11-13, 2010

Come and enjoy the largest and most comprehensive equestrian exposition in North America!   
Over the last 12 years, Western States Horse Expo in Sacramento, California has showcased the nation’s most popular trainers and clinicians. The June 11-13, 2010 event will be no exceptions and eager fans can trade their knowledge of clinician related trivia for free [...]

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Kentucky Spring Premier Horse Show Set for April; New Date, Location and Classes Offered in 2010

The 2010 Kentucky Spring Premier Horse Show is scheduled for Wednesday, April 14, through Friday, April 16, and includes significant changes from the previous year’s show.
In particular, the show has been moved to the new state-of-the-art indoor facility at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, the same arena in which parts of the Alltech FEI [...]

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This Week in High Performance #3

This Week in High Performance #3

Dressage
The prestigious Palm Beach Dressage Derby got underway on Thursday, March 4th with some of the nation’s top riders competing in Loxahatchee, FL. Tina Konyot and her Danish Warmblood Calecto V triumphed over the field of elite horse and rider combinations in both the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special. In the Grand Prix Freestyle [...]

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Shahinian-Simpson Tops USEF Selection Trials for US Show Jumping Team with Immaculate Jumping; Kraut Wins the $150,000 CN US Open

Shahinian-Simpson Tops USEF Selection Trials for US Show Jumping Team with Immaculate Jumping; Kraut Wins the $150,000 CN US Open

Wellington, FL – Twenty-two horses remained in the USEF Selection Trials for the US Show Jumping Team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games and they contested their fifth and final Trial as part of the $150,000 CN US Open at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival. A total of 55 horses tackled Guilherme Jorge’s [...]

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HITS Announces Lamborghini Newport Beach to Sponsor $300,000 Lamborghini Grand Prix on Sunday, March 14 at HITS Thermal

THERMAL, CA (March 9, 2010)—HITS is proud to announce that Lamborghini Newport Beach will be the title sponsor of the $300,000 Lamborghini Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health at the HITS Desert Circuit in Thermal, CA on Sunday, March 14. This year, the Lamborghini class is the richest purse west of the Mississippi and [...]

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Desert Circuit V Week in Review: Top Hunter Rider John French wins another $10,000 Devoucoux Hunter Derby to highlight an exciting week at HITS Thermal

THERMAL, CA (March 8, 2010)— John French entered this week’s $10,000 Devoucoux Hunter Derby as a heavy favorite and during the popular two-round classic he showed exactly why when he captured the top two places in the class to conclude a fabulous week during Desert Circuit V at the HITS-Desert Horse Park, in Thermal, California.
French, [...]

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Desert Circuit IV Week in Review

Release: March 04 2010
Author: HITS
THERMAL, CA—The Maple Leaf was flying high at the HITS Desert Horse Park during Desert Circuit IV when a pair of Olympians from Canada had Grand Prix triumphs during an action-packed week of show jumping at HITS Thermal.
On Saturday night, Pearce aboard Forest View Farm’s Chianto, beat out the 22 other [...]

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2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival Week Seven Wrap-Up

2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival Week Seven Wrap-Up

Release: March 04 2010
Author: By Jennifer Wood

The 2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) had a busy week of competition on February 24-28. The week featured the start of the USEF Selection Trials for the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games along with a full schedule of hunter, jumper, and [...]

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2010 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event Named One of Kentucky Tourism Council’s Top 10 Festivals and Events for Spring 2010

The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, part of the HSBC FEI Classics™ Series, has been named one of the Top 10 Festivals and Events for Spring 2010 by the Kentucky Tourism Council.
Release: March 04 2010
Author: By Classic Communications
The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, a perennial winner of this prestigious award, is set to be held at the [...]

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Spooner and Cristallo Lead Way in USEF Selection Trial Standings for US Show Jumping Team

Spooner and Cristallo Lead Way in USEF Selection Trial Standings for US Show Jumping Team

Release: March 03 2010
Author: Joanie Morris

Wellington, FL – More than halfway home in the USEF Selection Trials for the US Show Jumping Team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games and clear rounds are at a premium. McLain Ward and Rothchild won the Third Selection Trial presented by Fidelity Investments with the fastest time, [...]

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