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HITS Desert Circuit Highlights |
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Hunter Derby
Hunters had the spotlight in the Grand Prix field on a cool Saturday afternoon as the $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby commenced. A solid rain had fallen the night before, however the footing held up well and twenty-nine horses competed over what turned out to be quite a challenging course...
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World Cup Qualifier
The indoor arena was the place to be on Saturday night for the $50,000 Purina Mills FEI World Cup Qualifier, presented by Adequan. With a line out the door, the bleachers and VIP seating area were packed with spectators hoping to see some great World Cup level show jumping from the twenty-nine starters in the posted order...
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EquestriSol News |
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Welcome to 2009 - it’s hard to believe that February is already here! We are pleased to present two new web sites:
www.MartinMcAllisterTraining.com and www.GayPolo.com.
Happy Birthday to Chloe Chipko and Chloe McFarland, who will both be two years old on Valentine’s Day.
EquestriSol has a full schedule of newsletters during the 2009 show season. Email or call for details on how to join us ringside and online:
info@equestrisol.com | 310.930.2744
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Conversations with Equestrians |
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Karen Healey talks about what it takes to win
In our last horse show issue (LA National, November 2008) we spoke with Susan Artes about Sophie Benjamin. Sophie’s success is wrapped up in a series of key values and beliefs including commitment, never quit, hard work, focus, graciousness, guts and so on.
This issue we spoke with Karen Healey. Well-known for her success in all arenas, Karen has a keen eye for developing horsemen as well as for finding the
right horse...
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A Stable Story |
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Hunt on over to Hidden Valley or Moorpark with Mark Bone
The word is out that Mark now has two locations in two very private settings, one owned by a client in Moorpark and the other at a facility made famous via its fabulous amenities, the family behind it and the horses they developed, Sandstone...
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Nurturing Young Talent |
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2009 USHJA Emerging Athletes Program Level I Training Sessions
The United States Hunter Jumper Association, Inc. is pleased to announce the 2009 USHJA Emerging Athletes Program. Level I Training Sessions, offered in Zones 1-10, begin in April. Please note that the application deadline for Zones 1 and 3 is February 23, 2009 and Zone 10 is March 23, 2009...
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Excellence in Education |
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The George Morris Horsemastership Clinic 2009
Earning A Degree in the Liberal Arts* of Horsemanship
Preceding 2009’s Horsemastership Clinic last month, George Morris addressed the eight attendees. Practical Horseman’s Sandy Oliynyk was lucky enough to report directly from the sidelines. According to Oliynyk, Morris was clear about his mission. “We have a problem today and that’s called horse show, horse show, horse show, horse show, horse show, horse show. That’s competition,” he said. “That’s competitive education. That isn’t basic education. That isn’t necessarily horsemanship or horsemaster education"...
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At the Back Gate |
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2009 HITS Desert Circuit Art Exhibition Samples
Thank you to all of the artists that participated in the HITS Equine Art Exhibition during Desert Circuit II, including:
Libbi Albright
Ira Della Monica
Bruce Makinney
Jennifer Muncy
Sunny Patton
Dianne Russell
Katie Upton
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