Lexington, KY – Four Developing Grants have been awarded to USEF Eventing Riders to compete at the Boekelo CCI3* in The Netherlands. This event runs October 6-9, 2011. The following horse/rider combinations have been awarded developing grants: Boyd Martin (Cochranville, PA) and the Otis Barbotiere Syndicate’s Otis Barbotiere Otis Barbotiere is a 9-year-old Selle Francais…
Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named 2011 Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the Pan American Games. The Pan American Games will take place in Guadalajara, Mexico October 14-30, 2011. Held at the CCI2*, five horses will compete for both team and individual classification, with the best three scores to…
August 30th, 2011 – The second week of the Atlanta Summerfest show series concluded Sunday at Chatt Hills (Bouckaert Farms) in Fairburn, GA. J. P. Godard and his Equus Events handled the managing duties during this second week of the two week long “A” rated series. The facility, owned by Olympic 3 Day Eventer Carl…
DOUBLE GOLD FOR BRILLIANT BULGARIANS by Louise Parkes Lausanne (SUI), 30 August 2011 – The host nation scooped team and individual gold at the FEI Balkan Endurance Championships 2011 staged at Koprivshtitsa in Bulgaria last weekend. The Bulgarian side was the only finishers in the three-nation team contest, while Miroslav Borshosh produced an impressive and…
Lausanne (SUI), 31 August 2011 – An all-star cast heads to this week’s Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (GBR), second last leg of the HSBC FEI Classics 2011 (1-4 September). It is a particularly special year for Burghley, as it is 50 years ago that the historic Lincolnshire estate hosted its first competition by invitation…
Just some updates and reminders. The 21st Annual Tryon Fall Classic is three weeks away at Harmond Field, Sept. 23-25. The highlight of the show will again be the Tri State Age Group Equitation Finals. The top ten riders from the NCHJA, SCHJA and GHJA in 11 and Under, 12-14 and 15-17 will compete for…
SAUGERTIES, NEW YORK (August 30, 2011) — The purpose of Pfizer Million Weekend will be two-fold this year as the world’s richest day in show jumping also falls on the ten-year anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. While handing out the biggest purses that the sport of show…
GEORGETOWN, KY – AUGUST 30, 2011 – Monday, Sept. 5 is Old Friends Day at River Downs racetrack in Cincinnati, OH. Join us for an exciting day of racing as River Downs celebrates the careers of Ohio millionaire Catlaunch and recently retired fan favorite Eagle Time. The benefit will raise money for Old Friends, the…
Wayne, IL (August 30, 2011) – On the same weekend that Hurricane Irene battered its way up the East Coast, dressage rider Caroline Roffman took the 2011 Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage Championships at the Lamplight Equestrian Center by storm. Roffman, of Wellington, Florida, rode away with three Reserve Championships aboard San City, Bon Chance,…
Recently, while surfing the web, I came across an article with the title “Equine Therapy or Natural Horsemanship.” As this is also the title of a recent post of mine on this blog, naturally I clicked on the link. Much to my surprise, and dismay, the article was a direct copy of mine, with a…
