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PRCA Heading Into Summer as Cowboys Mark Their Turf

May 14, 2012
PRCA Heading Into Summer as Cowboys Mark Their Turf

Garton continues success, plans for big things Reno Rodeo Photo by Laura Leigh, Horseback Magazine COLORADO SPRINGS, (PRCA) – Curtis Garton has a vision of his family and friends from his home country of New Zealand meeting his friends from his current home, Lake Charles, La., and he is hoping it will happen in Las Vegas. The...
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Kentucky Spring Horse Show Wrap Up

May 14, 2012

LEXINGTON, (Phelps) – May 14, 2012 - Rain plagued the Kentucky Horse Park throughout the day on Sunday at the Kentucky Spring Classic, but it did not stop the country’s top competitors as they entered the Rolex Stadium for the $75,000 Commonwealth Grand Prix. As the second...
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Humane Society CEO Sets Murdoch Owned Wall Street Journal Straight on Falsehoods in Story

May 14, 2012
Humane Society CEO Sets Murdoch Owned Wall Street Journal Straight on Falsehoods in Story

Wayne Pacelle, CEO of the Humane Society, Responds to Wall Street Journal Article on Horse Slaughter Gentlemen, I know there are a thousand critics out there, and I think I personally may have 995 of them, but I did want to take a moment to express my disappointment with your May 3rd piece...
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Racing Reform Group Issues Manifesto to Owners and Breeders to Clean Up

May 14, 2012
Racing Reform Group Issues Manifesto to Owners and Breeders to Clean Up

Clean Horse Racing is a national movement of veterinarians, breeders, trainers, owners, bettors, and fans who oppose drugs in racing and favor fair and safer competition. Dear Owner and/or Breeder, The Jockey Club and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) have launched an advocacy website, cleanhorseracing.org, to provide a platform for those supporting reform of...
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USHJA International Hunter Derby Victory Awarded to Victoria Colvin and Inclusive

May 13, 2012

LEXINGTON, (Phelps)  – May 12, 2012- The night was filled with anticipation and excitement as the nation’s top hunter riders gathered beneath the lights of the Rolex Stadium tonight at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show. The evening began with the $5,000 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby ...
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Cassidy Zimmerman and Portafina Take Top Honors In NAL/WIHS Children’s Hunter Classic At Kentucky Spring Horse Show

May 13, 2012

LEXINGTON, (Phelps) – The NAL/WIHS Children’s Classic welcomed the final day of the Kentucky Spring Horse show today. Although the riders were greeted with sheets of rain throughout the duration of the morning and afternoon, this did not lessen the competition as horse and rider combinations...
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Deslauriers and Urico Win in the Rain, Claim Top Honors in the $75,000 Commonwealth Grand Prix

May 13, 2012
Deslauriers and Urico Win in the Rain, Claim Top Honors in the $75,000 Commonwealth Grand Prix

By Helen Murray LEXINGTON, (USEF) - The second of four 2012 US Show Jumping Team Observation Events came to a close Sunday afternoon at the Kentucky Horse Park. With 16 entries contesting the $75,000 Commonwealth Grand Prix, tenormin which served as the...
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QUINONEZ SWEEPS DIVISIONS IN TEXAS STALLION STAKES – WINS FIVE RACES

May 12, 2012
QUINONEZ SWEEPS DIVISIONS IN TEXAS STALLION STAKES – WINS FIVE RACES

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX (Lone Star Park) – Jockey Luis Quinonez guided both Boca Bay and Im a Bear to victories in their respective $75,000 divisions of the Texas Stallion Stakes for three-year-olds Saturday at Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie. Boca Bay, owned by W. ashley tisdale head strong S. Farish and...
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Wilton Porter and Patriot Earn Second High Junior Jumper Victory at Kentucky Spring Horse Show

May 12, 2012

LEXINGTON, (Phelps) – For the second day in row, Wilton Porter galloped to victory aboard his talented gelding Patriot in the High Junior Jumpers at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show. Completing an excellent double clear effort, he managed to edge out Emanuel Andrade and La Fe Forli by...
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APHA Announces Ride America Awards

May 11, 2012
APHA Announces Ride America Awards

FORT WORTH, (APHA) — The American Paint Horse Association’s (APHA) Ride America program recently announced its 2011 “Saddle Stars” for the association’s 14 worldwide zones. This year-end award is given to the rider in each zone who logs the most hours annually (January 1-December 31). The Saddle Stars for 2011 are: Zone 1 – Sassy Sugar...
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