View All Press Releases as Chronologically Received
for the Month of July 2008
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July 23rd, 2008 FEI European Jumping Championships for Juniors and Young Riders 23/07/2008
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Britain and Switzerland walk away with the much deserved Junior and Young Rider gold medals at the FEI European Jumping Championships for Juniors and Young Riders held in Prague (CZE).
The Juniors
Britain's Accen... read more...
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July 23rd, 2008 Palm Beach Steeplechase for Wellington Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008
WELLINGTON, Fla., July 23--Wellington will host the Palm Beach Steeplechase as a Thanksgiving weekend feature of an expanded equestrian circuit at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC).
The day of five races over about 12 f... read more...
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July 21st, 2008 FEI Olympic News 21/2008: Pre-Export Quarantine Has Begun
Jumping:
The PEQ for qualified nations with horses having been confirmed as eligible to participate in the 2008 Olympic Games Jumping competitions will start on 26 July 2008.
Should a nation (with a team or with only individu... read more...
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July 20th, 2008 Tracy Fenney and S&L Willie Win the $40,000 Strongid® C 2X™ Grand Prix at HITS Culpeper
By Chris Mayone
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Texas' Tracy Fenney continued her unprecedented run at HITS shows in 2008 with an impressive win in the $40,000 Strongid® C 2X™ ... read more...
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July 20th, 2008 Daniel Geitner and DFG Triumph in Grand Prix at Tryon
By Cindy Grisolia
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Daniel Geitner of the Aiken, SC-based DFG Stables, chalks up another one. At the Sixth Annual Tryon Riding Hunt Club Horse Sho... read more...
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July 20th, 2008 HITS Culpeper Celebrates its Biggest Horse Show Ever
By Chris Mayone
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HITS Culpeper just keeps on growing. In fact, the Showday National was the biggest horse show ever held at HITS Culpeper and it ... read more...
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July 18th, 2008 Furlong Vets Head to Equestrian Olympics in Hong Kong
By Amber Heintzberger
As athletes from around the world prepare for the great athletic challenge of the Olympic Games, preparations are taking place behind the scenes to ensure that they are able to perform to their full potential. B. W. Fu... read more...
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July 18th, 2008 State-of-the-Art Footing will be Installed at the Kentucky Horse Park
By Cindy Rullman
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When the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games take place at the Kentucky Horse Park in 2010, horses and riders will compete on a ... read more...
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July 18th, 2008 Television Coverage of the Equestrian Events at the 2008 Olympics Announced
NBC Universal will be airing 3,600 hours of coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, including the equestrian events, which will be taking place in Hong Kong. This total amount of coverage will be more than the hours of coverage for all the Olympic Gam... read more...
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July 18th, 2008 The United States Hunter Jumper Association Announces the Creation of the United States Hunter Jumper Association Foundation
By Whitney Allen
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In December of 2007, the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) Board of Directors unanimously approved the creation ... read more...
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July 15th, 2008 The winning teams of the 2008 FEI European Jumping Championship for
Argiris Makris
For the second consecutive year Great Britain was proclaimed European Champion at the 2008 FEI European Jumping Championship for Children, held at the Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Center in Athens, Greece from 10 to... read more...
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July 15th, 2008 European Jumping Championship for Children, 10-13 July 2008, Athens (GRE)
Argiris Makris
Italian Francesca Arioldi is the 2008 FEI European Champion for Children aboard the 10-year old Baldo della Loggia. A 2007 national champion, she was the only rider out of the 48 starters to manage five clear rounds in the ... read more...
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July 15th, 2008 FEI Jumping Championship for Jumping and Young Riders, 16-20 July 2008, Prague (CZE)
No less than 200 horse and rider combinations representing 29 countries have gathered in the Czech capital Prague for the FEI Jumping Championship for Jumping and Young Riders.
The event will be officially opened on 16 July and will take p... read more...
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July 15th, 2008 Case of Alleged Abuse Against Horse Sundancer 6
A hearing with the FEI Tribunal in the case of alleged abuse, involving Madeleine Brugman (NED), Andrew Hoy (AUS), and the horse Sundancer 6, at CCI 3* Barroca d’Alva (POR), 5 to 9 March 2008, was held on 22 May 2008. It was followed by a teleconference o... read more...
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July 11th, 2008 Olympic Long Lists Now Available
The FEI has released the long lists of horses and riders to participate in the equestrian events of the 2008 Olympic Games. Forty-two nations will be represented in the three Olympic disciplines of Jumping, Dressage and Eventing, as follows:
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July 8th, 2008 Spectators voted most popular athletes
This Prize doesn't exactly have anything to do with the sporting performance of the athletes, it is more their popularity and personal charm which counts here: Thousands of equestrian sport fans submitted their votes for the "Kaiserbrunnen & Radio Aachen ... read more...
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July 8th, 2008 Zoer wins the ROLEX Grand Prix
The last will be the first - this also applied for the ROLEX Grand Prix, the Grand Prix of Aachen. The Dutch rider, Albert Zoer, rode into the jump-off last and pipped Ludger Beerbaum, who had been leading the field, at the post. Zoer rode a fantastic rou... read more...
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July 8th, 2008 O’Connor wins the YAGEO Prize
For a lot of riders who hadn't qualified for the ROLEX Grand Prix it was the last chance on the tenth day of the show to record their names in the winners' list at the World Equestrian Festival, CHIO Aachen 2008. Cian O'Connor with the nine-year-old Dutch... read more...
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July 8th, 2008 SAMSUNG SUPER LEAGUE WITH FEI 2008 - PRESS RELEASE NO. 11
Ludger Beerbaum aboard nine-year old All Inclusive NRW on their way to victory in the fifth leg of the Samsung Super League in Aachen
Kit Houghton
GERMANY TRIUMPHS IN AACHEN THRILLER.....
Germany secured a back-to-back doubl... read more...
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July 5th, 2008 United States Equestrian Federation Announces 2nd Annual Youth Convention
By Matt Fine
Continuing their success from 2008, the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Youth Council will host the 2nd Annual USEF Youth Convention in Cincinnati, OH, as part of the USEF Annual Meeting. On Saturday, January 17, 200... read more...
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July 5th, 2008 World-Renowned Neurology Expert to Deliver AAEP State-of-the-Art Lecture
By Sally Baker
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Dr. Stephen M. Reed, will deliver the prestigious Frank J. Milne State-of-the-Art Lecture on December 8 during the American Assoc... read more...
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July 5th, 2008 Riding For Reading Heads into Summer With Three Major Events
By Marnye Langer
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Riding For Reading, a non-profit organization 501(c)(3) dedicated to promoting reading, literacy and education through equestri... read more...
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July 5th, 2008 Starlight and Kirsten Coe Win the $25,000 Fairfield Grand Prix to Benefit The EQUUS Foundation
By Phelps Media Group
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Kirsten Coe aboard Starlight, owned by Laura King-Kaplan, emerged victorious at the $25,000 Fairfield Grand Prix on Saturd... read more...
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July 5th, 2008 USEF Developing/Young Riders Victorious in Nations Cup at CSIO Lipica
Lexington, KY – Highlighted by clear rounds from James Benedetto and Kannans Gigi Z and Michael Morrissey with Crelido, U.S. Developing/Young Riders handily won the Nations Cup today at CSIO Lipica in Slovenia.
The team of Benedetto, Morr... read more...
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July 5th, 2008 Atlanta Summer Week II Enjoys Generous Conclusion
By Cynthia Grisolia
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The week’s final spotlight shown on the children-adult jumpers as 47 horses took center stage with hopes of landing the star... read more...
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July 5th, 2008 Aachen: Is It the Greatest Show on Earth?
By Louise Parkes
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For many people, the answer is a resounding, "Yes!" CHIO Aachen, which this week presents the fifth leg of the 2008 Samsung Sup... read more...
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July 5th, 2008 2008 Samsung Super League with FEI Round Five This Weekend in Aachen
By Louise Parkes
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The American team will be first into the ring as the fifth leg of the 2008 Samsung Super League with FEI series gets underway i... read more...
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July 5th, 2008 Entries Due Soon for the HITS Saugerties Summer Series
By Chris Mayone
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The HITS Saugerties Summer Series of horse shows is filling up fast. But HITS is still accepting entries for the world-class sho... read more...
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July 5th, 2008 Equine Entrepreneurship Courses Open Fall Enrollment
By Clark Springfield
The Center for Equine Business Studies (CEBS) will offer its Fall series of sales and business management courses beginning September 8, but enrolling now can save students $100.
The CEBS brings a convenient and ... read more...
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July 5th, 2008 Good Guiness is Great at Woodside in $20,000 Bayfest Grand Prix
By Marnye Langer
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Patrick Seaton and Good Guiness not only won the $20,000 Bayfest Grand Prix the second week of the Woodside Summer Circuit, but... read more...
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July 5th, 2008 Meredith Lipke Bartolone and Jennifer Alfano Bring Another Series of Wins to SBS Farms at Lake Placid Horse Show
By Jenny Underwood
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It was a great week for SBS Farms and riders at the Lake Placid CSI*** show from June 25-29. Riders who were the shining star... read more...
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July 5th, 2008 Liebherr wins the RWE Prize
She risked everything and virtually flew round the course with her 13-year-old gelding L.B. No Mercy: Christina Liebherr triumphed in the RWE Prize of North Rhine Westphalia with a clear round in 44.05 seconds. Second place went to an overjoyed Marcus Ehn... read more...
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July 5th, 2008 Night shifts for the plant decorations
As soon as the competition is over, things start getting hectic: Flowers are pushed from one side of the arena to the other, new decorations are placed inside the ring, integrated into the obstacle concept of the next competition. Once again in 2008 the f... read more...
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July 5th, 2008 Stevens triumphs again
"He trains with Ludger Beerbaum now and again, that could help him win," announced the stadium commentator at the World Equestrian Festival, CHIO Aachen (June 27th - July 6th). Marco Stevens rode to victory on his self-bred gelding, Numero Uno,... read more...
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July 2nd, 2008 CHIO Aachen officially opened by Angela Merkel
Cossack riders sped by the stands on their horses swinging their swords, Russian flags were waved through the air, and folklore dancers tumbled past each other with their spectacular performances: On Tuesday evening the World Equestrian Festival, CHIO Aac... read more...
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July 2nd, 2008 Michaels-Beerbaum wins STAWAG Prize
It was the wink of an eye - or as Course Designer Frank Rothenberger worked it out: 5.13 cm. Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (Thedinghausen) was only one hundredths of a second faster than Roger-Yves Bost, who had led the field until then. The European Champio... read more...
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July 2nd, 2008 Roger-Yves Bost wins the accom-Prize
Michael Whitaker tried his very hardest, but the British rider simply wasn't able to beat the time with his stallion Insul Tech Up To date: The French rider, Roger-Yves Bost, claimed victory in the first jumping competition, the accom Prize, with a clear ... read more...
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July 2nd, 2008 Partner country impressed by the “German cordiality”
We were really delighted about the "cordiality shown by the people who have greeted us here in Germany," said Gennady Seleznev, President of the Russian Equestrian Association, in a Press Conference held today. Russia is this year's partner cou... read more...
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July 2nd, 2008 SAMSUNG SUPER LEAGUE WITH FEI 2008 - PRESS RELEASE NO. 10
The American team will be first into the ring as the fifth leg of the 2008 Samsung Super League with FEI series gets underway in Aachen, Germany tomorrow evening.
The elite nations' cup competition, which will begin at 7pm local time, will ... read more...
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July 2nd, 2008 Aachen - Is It the Greatest Show on Earth?
For many people, the answer is a resounding YES! CHIO Aachen, which this week presents the fifth leg of the 2008 Samsung Super League with FEI series, is a spectacular festival of horse activity with a long tradition of excellence, and the German town is ... read more...
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