Month: August 2012

Competitions | Equestrian Sport Prod. | Events | Hunter/Equitation | Show Jumping | Winter Equestrian Festival

Equestrian Sport Productions Congratulates Winter Equestrian Festival Competitors on Summer Success
ByAssociate Editor August 30, 2012

Wellington, FL – August 30, 2012 – Equestrian Sport Productions LLC (ESP), the management company of the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF), would like to congratulate all of its international competitors on their great success this summer. The FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival is a twelve-week horse show circuit held at the Palm…

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Championships | Competitions | Driving | Events | FEI | Para-Equestrian | USEF

Horses and Riders Ready in Breda for the FEI World Para-Equestrian Driving Championships for Singles
ByAssociate Editor August 30, 2012

Breda, The Netherlands – International para-equestrian drivers are in Breda, The Netherlands right now ready to compete at the 2012 FEI World Para-Equestrian Driving Championships for Singles. The first vet check took place Wednesday and the three horses that will be driven by Americans passed with ease. Athletes schooled in dressage today and attended the…

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Competitions | Events | Hunter/Equitation | Phelps Media Group | Publications/Media | Rescue/Protection Sources | Show Jumping | Training/Clinics

Join Peter Leone for a Book Signing on the ASPCA Patio at the Hampton Classic on Friday August 31
ByAssociate Editor August 30, 2012

Wellington, FL – August 29 2012 – Olympian Peter Leone will be on hand to personalize his book, Peter Leone’s Show Jumping Clinic: Success Strategies for Equestrian Athletes, and his DVD, Ride the Body: Select Insights of Peter Leone, at the ASPCA Patio at the Hampton Classic on Friday, August 31st from 11:00 am to…

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*Featured/Spotlights | Competitions | Eventing/H.T. | Events | USEF

Three Competition and Training Grant Recipients Lead U.S. Contingent at Burghley Horse Trials
ByAssociate Editor August 30, 2012

Stamford, England – The United States will be represented by six talented combinations at The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials, August 30 – September 2. A total of 85 riders from 10 nations are slated to contest one of the toughest CCI4*s in the world. Three of the U.S. entries have benefitted from Land Rover…

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*Featured/Spotlights | Competitions | Dressage | Events | Olympic Games | Para-Equestrian | USEF

U.S. Horses Pass Horse Inspection with Flying Colors at 2012 London Paralympic Games
ByAssociate Editor August 30, 2012

Greenwich, UK – The four American horses presented before the Para-Equestrian Dressage Ground Jury in the main arena at the 2012 Olympic Games were deemed sound and fit to compete at Wednesday’s Horse Inspection. The U.S. will be represented by two veteran riders and two rising stars, when competition begins Thursday with the Team Tests….

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Competitions | Equestrian Sport Prod. | Events | Hunter/Equitation | Show Jumping

ESP Labor Day Show to Run as Scheduled at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center
ByAssociate Editor August 29, 2012

Wellington, FL – August 29, 2012 – Equestrian Sport Productions announces that the ESP Labor Day Show, held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), will continue as scheduled on August 31 – September 2, 2012, with adjusted start times on Friday, August 31. Despite 14 inches of rainfall in the Wellington area over…

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Horse Care/Protection | Phelps Media Group

Norton Veterinary Consulting and Education Resources Offers Online Courses for Horse Owners
ByAssociate Editor August 29, 2012

Wellington, FL – August 29, 2012 – Norton Veterinary Consulting and Education Resources developed an online series of their popular in-person veterinary courses for horse owners. The series is a convenient way for horse professionals, enthusiasts and owners to access the latest, most relevant information to improve the healthcare of horses. Courses include the latest…

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Championships | Competitions | Events | USEF | Western/Reining

Top Reiners Slide into Tulsa for Adequan/USEF National Open Reining Championship
ByAssociate Editor August 29, 2012

Lexington, KY – Many of the top reiners in the United States are headed to Tulsa, Oklahoma this week to take part in the Adequan/USEF National Open Reining Championship on August 31. The Championship class will be run as a CRI3* and held in conjunction with a CRI2* and CRI*, all held during the Ariat…

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Art/Photography | Competitions | Events | Phelps Media Group | Show Jumping

American Gold Cup Welcomes Artist Jeffery Terreson
ByAssociate Editor August 29, 2012

North Salem, NY – August 30, 2012 – The 2012 American Gold Cup announced today that local artist Jeffery Terreson has joined forces with this year’s event as a sponsor and the provider of exclusive artwork. The American Gold Cup returns to action its new home at Old Salem Farm, in North Salem, NY. The…

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*Featured/Spotlights | Competitions | Eventing/H.T. | Events | FEI | FEI

Felix Vogg (SUI) Wins FEI World Cup Eventing 2012 Title
ByAssociate Editor August 29, 2012August 29, 2012

CORRECTION: A recalculation of the points for the FEI World Cup Eventing has revealed that Switzerland’s Felix Vogg has won the 2012 title, not Karin Donckers (BEL) as previously advised. Please note corrected copy below. Lausanne (SUI), 29 August 2012 – Switzerland’s Felix Vogg has won the FEI World Cup Eventing 2012 title. The 22-year-old…

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