| The American Shetland Pony Club Celebrates their 120th Anniversary at the Shetland Pony Congress Show |
Free Admission and Family Fun!
Cloverdale, IN - The American Shetland Pony Club is ready to rock and roll with the celebration of their 120th Anniversary during the 2008 American Shetland Pony National Championship Congress Show in Cloverdale, Indiana. The Shetland Pony Championship...[read more]
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| Olympic Riders Ready for 2008 Selection Trails with Back on Track® |
Howell, NJ- Olympians from three equestrian disciplines are now competing for places on the 2008 Olympic Team. Dressage riders Steffen Peters, Debbie McDonald, and Susan Blinks along with Jumping riders Anne Kursinski, Beezie Madden, and McClain Ward all use Back on Track products daily. Each of...[read more]
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| Elizabeth Niemi and Wholio Win the Grand Prix |
Day Two At Windy Hollow Hunt Dressage-
Augusta, NJ – Dressage trainer, Elizabeth Niemi won the Grand Prix on Sunday at the Windy Hollow Hunt Dressage Show in New Jersey. Niemi rode Stan and Vivian Picheny’s strapping dark bay gelding Wholio to a score...[read more]
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| American Shetland Pony Club offers $10,000 Prize For Pony Finals Champion |
Morton, IL - The Board of Directors of the American Shetland Pony Club announced that they will again offer a $10,000 scholarship to any registered American Shetland Pony who earns the title of Champion Small Pony Hunter at the US Equestrian Pony Finals to be hosted August 13-17 at the Kentucky...[read more]
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| Dressage Training Online.Com to Feature the 2008 Olympic Dressage Selection Trials |
Alamo, CA- Dressage Training Online.com will tape the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Olympic Dressage Selection Trials for Dressage Training Online viewers. Reisa Bonetti, founder of Dressage Training Online said her crew will cover both weekends of the Selection Trials- June 21-22...[read more]
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| MDC Intelligent Stirrups® Favored Among Olympic Hopefuls |
Seaside, California- With the 2008 Olympic Games less than two months away, riders on the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Olympic Short List are making final preparations for the Selection Trails, paying close attention to every detail. International riders know each piece of equipment...[read more]
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| MacKinnon Ice Horse Launches Informative New Website |
San Diego, CA- MacKinnon Inc. developer of Ice Horse® Equine Cold and Heat Therapy Products has launched a new informative website. MacKinnon Ice Horse is well known for their Ice Horse leg wraps for tendons, hocks and hooves as well as the original Ice Horse Continuous Flow Cold Water System with...[read more]
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| Premier Equestrian’s Brentina Arena Featured at Dressage at Devon |
Sandy, UT- As Debbie McDonald and Brentina gear up for the Olympic selection trials in California, Premier Equestrian’s Brentina Arena is gearing up for a second year at Dressage at Devon. McDonald and dressage partner, Brentina were not at the 2007 Dressage at Devon Horse Show, but...[read more]
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| BLM Confronts Challenges in the West's Wild Horse and Burro Program |
The Bureau of Land Management is facing a number of difficult challenges in the National Wild Horse and Burro Program. Our goal in the West is to manage healthy, free-roaming herds on healthy rangelands; however, it is becoming increasingly difficult to...[read more]
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| Dressage Training Online.Com to Feature the 2008 Olympic Dressage Selection Trials |
Alamo, CA- Dressage Training Online.com will tape the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Olympic Dressage Selection Trials for Dressage Training Online viewers. Reisa Bonetti, founder of Dressage Training Online said her crew will cover both weekends of the Selection Trials- June 21-22 and June...[read more]
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| Back on Track® Sponsored Rider, Sue Blinks Prepares for US Selection Trials |
Howell, NJ- Back on Track® rider, Sue Blinks has recently qualified to compete in the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Olympic Selection Trials for Dressage. Blinks a former Olympian from Encinitas, CA will compete Mark, a fourteen-year-old KWPN gelding owned by Louise Leatherdale, for...[read more]
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| Exquis World Dressage Masters Kicks Off in Cannes Wellington to Launch 2009 Circuit with $115,000 Purse |
CANNES, France, June 13--A bold new four-nation, three-year transatlantic dressage series, the Exquis World Dressage Masters, to be launched in 2009 with total prize money of at least $460,000 a year was announced Friday at this French Riviera resort. Wellington, Florida, will be the first...[read more]
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| Susan Dutta Wins the Sho Clothes High Score Prix St. Georges Award |
Wellington, FL- Susan Dutta enjoyed a successful weekend at the Gold Coast May Dressage show. Dutta won the Prix St. Georges with an impressive score of 74.250% on Currency DC and placed second in the same class on Manette DC with a 68.500%. Michele Hundt, co-owner of the dressage boutique, Sho Clothes,...[read more]
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| Good Will Ponies Arrive in Hong Kong! |
The American Shetland Pony Club Salutes Hong Kong For Hosting the 2008 Equestrian Olympics With a Gift of Two Shetland Ponies [read more]
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| Jockey Club to investigate Eight Belles Derby tragedy. |
The Jockey Club has announced formation of a blue ribbon safety committee in response to horse racing's greatest crisis which was caused by the death of Eight Belles following the Kentucky Derby. For details go to www.texashorsetalk.com and click...[read more]
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| Kent Farrington and What Ever Receive Warm Welcome in Wellington |
By JENNIFER WARD
WELLINGTON, Fla., April 3 - Although Kent Farrington of Wellington, Fla., won the $10,000 Wellington Golf Cars Welcome Stake on Thursday, it was more of a send-off as the 12-week CN Winter Equestrian Festival, presented by Zimmerman Advertising, comes to a close on Sunday...[read more]
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| Two for Two- Ashley Holzer and Pop Art Win the Absorbine® Myoplast® Leading Horse and Leading Rider Award for the Second Time |
Wellington, FL- Instead of performing under the stars Saturday night, Ashley Holzer and her 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood, Pop Art, waited until torrential downpours abated at the Zada Enterprises WEF Dressage Classic last weekend. Easter Sunday morning found this team ready, in spite of the delay, to...[read more]
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| Second Rider Eligible to Compete in $10,000 Finale- |
Rick Silvia Wins Players Club Dressage Under the Stars Grand Prix II
Wellington, FL- Judge, Michael Klimke came all the way from Germany to help judge the second Dressage Under The Stars Grand Prix competition held at the Players Club restaurant in Wellington, Florida and...[read more]
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| Marco Bernal and Lily Zilo Win the Jog Presentation At the Zada WEF Dressage Classic CDI |
Wellington, FL- World Equestrian Brands sponsored the best overall turnout winner for the Zada WEF Dressage CDI Jog presentation. Judges, Axel Steiner and Cara Whitham observed the 61 contestants and made their decisions rapidly to keep the FEI jog moving at a good pace. Best overall presentation for...[read more]
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| Instant Replay-Rodrigo Pessoa Wins the Absorbine® Myoplast®1.50m Classic a Second Time at the Winter Equestrian Festival |
Wellington, FL- Speedy Brazilian, Rodrigo Pessoa, finished first to win Saturday’s Absorbine® Myoplast® 1.50m Classic for the second time in a row. The clock caught him at 32.119, narrowly shaving .497 of a second off Ian Miller and Redefin’s time of 32.616 seconds.
Pessoa...[read more]
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| National Championship Show and The Platform® Shetland Pony Congress to air on RFD-TV |
Morton, IL- Highlights of both the Platform® Shetland Pony Congress and the Platform® American Miniature Horse National Championships will be aired...[read more]
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| Grand Prix Rider, Betsy Rebar Sell Sponsored by Essex Classics |
Wellington, Fl- Essex Classics announced that they will be sponsoring Pan Am Gold Medalist Betsy Rebar Sell this season to kick off the introduction of their new Essex CoolMax Dressage Shirt Collection. Essex has been making fine riding...[read more]
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