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HITS Desert Circuit Highlights |
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What's Hot
This weekend marked the second to last World Cup qualifier for the 2009 season. As expected, the winners of the last four qualifiers at the HITS Desert Circuit created a shift in the rankings, so this weekend’s class played a role in determining who will be heading to the final qualifier at the end of March as well as who might be competing in Vegas at the 2009 Rolex FEI World Cup Finals.
This is how the $50,000 FEI World Cup Qualifier, presented by Adequan, unfolded on Saturday night...
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Conversations with Equestrians |
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Anthem to Zen with John French
A well-known name in both the hunter and jumper circles, John French is famous for his style in the saddle. Some weeks ago spectators and exhibitors alike were surprised to hear, literally, another side of John when he sang the National Anthem in front of a World Cup Qualifier crowd. Speak softly but carry a big booming singing voice is just one of the interesting aspects to this multi-faceted equestrian...
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Nurturing Young Talent |
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Update on the 2009 USHJA Emerging Athletes Program
The United States Hunter Jumper Association, Inc. announced the 2009 USHJA Emerging Athletes Program and received an overwhelmingly fabulous response from all levels of riders. The Emerging Athletes Committee received over 60 applications for the first 2009 Level I Training Sessions in Zones 1 and 3, and selecting the 24 participants from them was a difficult task. The applications were well prepared and showed a very hard working, dedicated group of young athletes all hoping to have a professional equestrian career...
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Industry Innovators |
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Grand Prix Royalty with Showjumping Unplugged!TV
Tamara and Paul Petersen have an image of show jumping that many of us associated with the sport would wholeheartedly agree on - it is thrilling to watch and deserves the same outlets and consideration by the media as other extreme sports. With Showjumping Unplugged!TV, a half hour show that they film and host, these entrepreneurs chronicle the stories and exploits of the grand prix greats that are known to the horse world as mentors and inspirations and certainly deserve to be recognized and revered in sport circles. The Petersens have taken their work overseas to England, where they were received by the Queen herself and are heading back this summer to shoot a full-length documentary about the European Championships, a show that is more popular in England than Monty Python...
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Eq Specs Excerpts |
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American Hunter Jumper Foundation’s World Champion Hunter Rider Program
Alison Baileys of Eq Specs is in the process of developing her book Medal and Hunter Specifications, 2nd edition. Still in process, Alison has so much valuable information compiled, she has agreed to give us excerpts throughout the year.
In 1992 the American Hunter-Jumper Foundation, Inc. developed an awards program for show hunter riders – the World Championship Hunter Rider Awards (WCHR). These awards are presented, on both a regional and national level in multiple divisions, to riders who accumulate the most points at WCHR designated horse shows throughout the year. How do you go about achieving these awards...
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