Photo Credit: Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center’s third annual Harvest Fest fundraising event will be held this Saturday, October 3, and will feature fun events for the entire family. Photo Courtesy of the Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center.
Loxahatchee, FL- September 30, 2009 – The Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center’s (VTRC) third annual Harvest Fest fundraising event will be held this Saturday, October 3, at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center. The Harvest Fest fundraiser is a ride-a-thon and family festival held each year to raise money for VTRC’s scholarship program, which allows the Center to provide discounted services to over 350 clients with disabilities each year. This exciting event offers fun for equestrian enthusiasts and all members of the local Palm Beach community.
The Harvest Fest will begin at 11:30 a.m. with the Ride-A-Thon, where riders who have collected pledges will have the opportunity to ride through the trails at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center. If riders wish to join a group, there are three scheduled group trail rides. A walk/trot group will leave at noon, a walk/trot/canter group will leave at 1p.m., and another walk/trot group will leave at 2p.m.
It is not too late to gather pledges for this year’s event and have the opportunity to win exceptional prizes. This year’s prizes include a Harvest Fest T-Shirt for $50 in pledges, a VTRC Water Bottle for $75 in pledges, a VTRC Canvas Bag for $100 in pledges, a VTRC Hat for $250 in pledges, and a VTRC Canvas Folding Chair for $500 in pledges. The individual who has the largest number of individual pledges will receive two tickets to Busch Gardens and a $250 hotel gift certificate. Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=8335
Wayne, IL – September 30, 2009 – The Showplace Fall Classic Championship Horse Show concluded this weekend at the Lamplight Equestrian Center in beautiful Wayne, IL, following a very successful week of competition. After a fantastic 2009 show season, the $60,000 Showplace Leading Rider Series wrapped up on Saturday, and the presentation of awards was held after the $25,000 Tapestry Farm Leading Rider Finals Grand Prix, the final event in the series.
The Showplace Leading Rider Series has tracked the top riders through a series of nine events throughout the year and awarded prizes to the top three riders in five different sections: $30,000 Tapestry Farm Open Jumpers, $10,000 THIS Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumpers, $10,000 Weathertech.com Children’s/Adult Jumpers, $5,000 Our Day Farm Low Children’s Jumpers, and the $5,000 Ann K. Hubbard’s Tack Shop Low Adult Jumpers. Riders were ranked according to the prize money won by their top placed horse in the Classic or Grand Prix for their division.
The awards ceremony for the series was on Saturday, and the top three riders in each section were awarded bonus money (first place- 50%, second place- 30%, and third place- 20%). The top ten riders received ribbons and gift bags. All Classic and Grand Prix events held at the Showplace Fall Classic Championship Horse Show were worth double point values toward the Leading Rider Series. Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=8331
FEI Meydan City Open European Endurance Championship
Photo Caption: Spain’s Maria Alvarez Ponton celebrates victory at the FEI Meydan City Open European Endurance Championship. (c) Gilly Wheeler
Spain’s Maria Alvarez Ponton made endurance history by becoming the first rider to hold both World and European titles at the same time following a convincing win at the FEI Meydan City Open European Endurance Championship held over the weekend in Assisi, Italy.
Alvarez Ponton has now stood on the medal podium for three years in succession. With her 13-year-old French-bred gelding Nobby, world champion under entirely different conditions in Malaysia in 2008, she also took individual bronze at the FEI European Championships at Barocca D’Alva in Portugal in 2007.
Wayne, IL – September 30, 2009 – Seventeen-year-old Kelsey Thatcher and 13-year-old Madeline Thatcher had an exceptional week while competing at the Showplace Fall Classic Championship Horse Show. Held at the Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, IL, the show ran September 22-27, 2009, featuring USEF ‘A’ rated hunter and four-star jumper competition. Kelsey and Madeline ride out of their family’s Pony Lane Farm, which has locations in South Jordan, UT, and Wellington, FL, and both girls train with Maggie Jayne of Our Day Farm in Elgin, IL.
It was a big week in the hunters, jumpers and equitation for Pony Lane Farm’s horses and riders. Charlie Jayne began the week by riding Pony Lane Farm’s newest jumper Carentina III to a first place victory in the $10,000 Open Jumper Welcome Stake with Kelsey and her mare Carlotta finishing in fourth place.
In the $25,000 Tapestry Farm Leading Rider Finals Grand Prix trainer Maggie Jayne took home the victory riding Alex Jayne’s Thomas Edison, while Pony Lane Farm’s horses dominated the rest of the top ten. Kelsey and Carlotta finished in third following the three horse jump-off, Charlie and Carentina III placed fifth, Maggie and Milous de Fontaine took sixth, and Kelsey and Esquilino Bay placed in seventh. Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=8326
September 29, 2009 – The Women’s Horse Industry Association is pleased to announce that According to “Gospel” Equine Light Therapy has signed up to exhibit at the upcoming Women’s Horse Industry conference November 3-4, 2009 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Take concerned horse owners and a need for special therapy, add an electrical engineer, and you get a very innovative and effective product for your horse. Light therapy offers a range of benefits from helping increase circulation and reducing edema to relieving pain, helping to relax muscles and much more. The According to “Gospel”… Equine Light Therapy pads are a wonderful way to introduce your horse to these advantages. The Equine Light Therapy pads use very specific wavelengths of light and are great for tendons, ligaments, splints, sore shins, muscle spasms, wound healing and preventive maintenance. The Equine Light Therapy pads are available in two sizes and flex both ways so they can be used on any part of the body including legs, hocks, shoulders, neck and back. Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=8324
Date: 10/31/09 Time: 9:00 AM
Where: New Salem Stables 7225 Hwy. 205 Marshville, NC 28103
Located in New Salem
**FREE ATTENDANCE! BRING A FRIEND**
Featuring:
Brock Griffith, 2008 NC Equine Extravaganza Trainer’s Challenge Winner & 2009 Extreme Mustang Makeover Competitor http://www.brockgriffithhorsemanship.com
Farrier Demonstrations – watch while they make items to be auctioned at noon!
Veterinary Speakers, Nutrition Clinics, Drill Team Demos!
Mary Cody – Buggy-n-On Driving Demo & Clinic
Dressage with Jennifer Holder, Third Charm Training Center
Huge Tack Sale – Sell / Swap your unwanted tack!
For the Kids
Louie Rodrigues and the 1864 US Cavalry Halloween Costume Contest
Equine Vendors, Clubs and Rescue Leagues
Auction & Raffle & much more……………….Concessions to Benefit USERL
Photo: A foal wears the Veterinary Dynasplint System, a splinting system for the correction of joint abnormalities and injuries. (Photo courtesy of Dynasplint).
Ocala, FL (September 29, 2009) – The Sanctuary Equine Sports Therapy & Rehabilitation Center recently hosted a Dynasplint Systems presentation with Morgen R. Flynn, the Managing Director of the Veterinary Division of Dynasplint Systems, Inc. Flynn, who pioneered dynamic splinting for the correction of joint abnormalities and injuries, spoke to a group of veterinarians, farm managers and horse owners who attended the presentation at The Sanctuary.
Flynn shared with the group the causes and prevention of limb deformities in foals and mature horses and applications for dynamic splints in the treatment and prevention of limb deformities and injuries. The Veterinary Dynasplint System is gentle, non-invasive, comfortable to wear, easy to apply and adjusts to fit all sizes of equines.
September 28, 2009 – The Women’s Horse Industry Association is pleased to announce that Marla Moore of Independent Equine Agents has signed up to exhibit at the upcoming conference November 3-4, 2009 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Moore has been around horse all of her life. A University of Kentucky graduate, Moore has over 30 years experience in the insurance industry in equine, personal and commercial lines. She is a member and supporter of many equine organizations.
“Our company offers Equine and Farm Insurance, insuring all breeds and licenses in every state. The Independent Equine Agents are dedicated to providing the best coverage at the best rate possible through our A plus rated companies. The horse business is not something you learn through books, it is something you learn through experience. As involved horse people, we understand the unique insurance needs of owners, breeders, trainers and instructor,” Moore states. Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=8312
CULPEPER, VA (September 28, 2009) — Rising star Daniel Bluman added another impressive line to his resume when he bested a star-studded field aboard Fatalis Fatum to secure the top-prize in the $100,000 USGPL Invitational Grand Prix at HITS Commonwealth Park in Culpeper, Virginia.
Bluman and his impressive mount have now won three Grand Prix events in a row, including a victory in the $100,000 Class at The Hampton Classic. “I am very proud of my horse,” said Bluman. “He is proud to do his job. When I was horse shopping with Pablo Barrios he told me that this was the horse for me, and he was right!”
Bluman was outlasted 30 pairs in the first round and an additional nine on the jump-off course set by International Course Designer Olaf Petersen Sr. “He is a fantastic young rider on a well-established mount,” said Canadian Olympian Jill Henselwood, who finished second. “They are going to be a force to be reckoned with for a long time.” Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=8306
Washington, D.C. – September 28, 2009 – The Washington International Horse Show at Verizon Center in Washington D.C. will be held from October 20-25, 2009. This event serves as one of the country’s most prestigious and competitive indoor equestrian events, with prominent riders, Olympic gold medalists, and superstar equines competing for top honors and fabulous prize money.
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