Archive for March, 2013

TAMPA, (Phelps) - It was a jump-off for all the nations today on the concluding class of the Tampa Bay Classic. The Bob Thomas Equestrian Center was alive with heated jumper competition as riders gathered to contend for the top earnings in the $35,000 Grand Prix of Tampa. It was one of the last...
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WELLINGTON, (Phelps) – Piaget lost its opening game of the 109th Maserati U.S. Open on Saturday after its’ sixth-chukker rally fell short, losing to Lechuza Caracas, 14-11, at International Polo Club Palm Beach. Piaget team captain Melissa Ganzi suffered a severe groin pull, according to trainer Jeremy Fedoruk, in the fourth chukker and was...
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TAMPA, (Phelps) - Geoffrey Hesslink kept his heels down and his scores high, earning him the top call in today’s WIHS Equitation class at the Tampa Bay Classic. Hesslink finished first in the WIHS Equitation Hunter Phase this morning at the Bob Thomas Equestrian Center aboard Bumacoemba. The pair then returned to the ring...
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WELLINGTON, FL (Phelps) - Grand Champions Polo Club, one of the nation’s top polo venues, is gearing up for a busy month in April. A week after hosting the successful Buzz Welker Memorial Juniors Tournament with a record 21 teams, Grand Champions, built by Marc and Melissa Ganzi seven years ago, is putting the...
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TAMPA BAY, (Phelps) - In a speedy fashion, Aaron Vale piloted Palm Sunday to victory under the spotlights during the $25,000 Tampa Bay Welcome Stake at the Bob Thomas Equestrian Center. The anticipation was tangible as eight riders moved into the heated jump-off this evening. Riders fought a battle to the top as they...
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TAMPA, (Phelps) - Nancy Jones is coming off of a knee injury and going straight to the top of the leader board at the Tampa Bay Classic. She and her mount, Colorado, bested the competitive field in both classes of the Amateur-Owner Over 35 Hunter division this morning at the Bob Thomas Equestrian Center....
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Lauren Hough and Ohlala Fly to Victory in $33,000 G&C Farm 1.45m Speed; Darrin Dlin and Tienna Top $10,000 Adequan 5-Year-Old Young Jumper Final; Kaepernick and Havens Schatt Score Big in Perfect Products Pre-Green Level 1 Hunters By Lauren Fisher and Laura Cardon WELLINGTON, (Winter Equestrian Festival) – McLain Ward (USA) and the powerful...
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Open Letter to the Horse Industry: Time to Be Proactive on Equine Disease Outbreaks Photo by Steven Long WASHINGTON, (AHC/AAEP) – The horse community is always just one step from a calamity and that calamity is a disease outbreak of such proportion as to widely imperil the health of our horses and threaten the...
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CHARLIE DANIELS RECOVERS AFTER SUCCESSFUL PACEMAKER IMPLANT SURGERY Photo by Thurmon Mullens Mt. Juliet, TN (Webster Asst) – Grand Ole Opry star Charlie Daniels is recovering after having a pacemaker implanted today (3-28), at a Nashville area hospital. During a doctor visit on Monday (3-25), Charlie was diagnosed with a mild case of pneumonia and admitted...
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LAUSANNE, (FEI) – The FEI has announced the full list of high profile speakers that will address the FEI Sports Forum in Lausanne (SUI) in two weeks’ time. FEI President HRH Princess Haya, IOC Executive Board Member Claudia Bokel, IOC Sports and Deputy Olympic Games Executive Director Christophe Dubi, Dr Susanne Münstermann, chargée de...
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