The Sacramento International Horse Show announced a change of dates. The show, at the Murieta Equestrian Center, will now take place Sept. 25-Oct 7. The two week event will again offer many feature classes culminating with the $50,000 Grand Prix of Sacramento CSI-W the final Saturday night. New to the event is the North American Team […]
Blenheim EquiSports today announced that it will allow exhibitors to submit horse show entry forms online via the website Equestrian Connect. Equestrian Connect is a two-year-old service used by more than 6,300 members to populate data and print entry forms for over 800 USEF A and AA hunter/jumper shows nationally. Until now, though, it hasn’t […]
The Flintridge Riding Club is undergoing a reinvention for its 90th anniversary, with Dale Harvey coming in to manage the big spring hunter jumper show. Rechristened the Flintridge Horse Show, the April 26-29 event has been expanded to four days and will now include adult classes. The annual competition ― a fundraiser for the […]
The year-end West Coast jump circuit has undergone further fine-tuning, with a particular emphasis on the World Cup qualifier dates. Two months after Blenheim EquiSports and the Langer Equestrian Group announced a reshuffling of their fall show schedule, Dale Harvey has signed on with two events produced through his Palms West – the Del Mar […]
LANCASTER, Calif. – Steer wrestling was in the spotlight at the Ram California Circuit Finals Rodeo in Lancaster, where Luke Branquinho took top honors for best average and Ethen Thouvenell was crowned the year-end California Circuit Champion with earnings of $15,203 (landing seventh place nationally). Both cowboys qualify for the Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo, […]
Francie Steinwedell Carvin and Taunus today won the $31,000 Las Vegas National Welcome Jumper Classic, presented by Summit General Insurance Agency. Rusty Stewart and Bristol placed second; Kirsten Coe and Baronez third. The top seven finishers were all clean. Taunus is owned by Prentiss Partners. The Blenheim EquiSports event, at the South Point, runs through […]
Miki Cohen, the force behind the Western States Horse Expo in Sacramento, is launching Horse Expo Pomona, February 2-4, 2012 at Fairplex in Pomona, California. The event fills the void left by Equine Affaire. In June the Massachusetts-based firm behind that expo announced it was cancelling the event, which had been held at the Fairplex […]
Below are some of the LAHJA rule changes that will go into effect in 2012. Additions are shown in blue. Section 5: POINTS b. Points will be awarded 1st-9, 2nd-6, 3rd-4, 4th-3, 5th-2, provided at least five three entries compete. If ten or more entries compete, points will be awarded 1st – 12, 2nd – […]
The United States Equestrian Federation has named the following horse/rider combinations for the 2011 Pan American Endurance Championship, taking place in Santo Domingo, Chile, Oct. 22. Representing the U.S., in ranked order: Name/Age/Hometown/Horse/Breed/Age/Sex/Owner John Crandell III/49/West River, MD/Heraldic/Arabian/13/Gelding/John Crandell JR Meg Sleeper/43/Frenchtown, NJ/Syrocco Cadence/Arabian/8/Mare/Meg Sleeper Deborah Reich/51/Croton on Hudson, NY/Pandor/Arabian/12/Gelding/Deborah Reich Melody Blittersdorf/51/Jeffersonville, VT/Synthetic/Arabian/11/Gelding/Melody Blittersdorf […]
West Coast high performance show jumping riders are making no secret over their displeasure about 2009 Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) rule changes affecting the World Cup qualifying process. A decision to merge Mexico and Western Canada into the U.S. Western League has resulted in a qualifying season that starts June 1, as opposed to Sept. […]
