Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ president resigns; accepts new position at Texas A&m University — MARCH 20, 2013 — HOUSTON — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE —Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo officials announced today that the organization’s president and chief executive officer, Skip Wagner, has accepted a position as the president and CEO of the 12th Man Foundation at Texas A&M University. Current chief operating officer, Leroy Shafer, has been named interim president and CEO of the Show.
Month: March 2013
Loxahatchee, FL – March 19, 2013 – Tina Konyot and Calecto V have competed lightly but successfully in South Florida this winter, and now their bid to compete in the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Final rests on their performance in the March 21-24 International Horse Sport Champions Cup CDI-W.
WELLINGTON, FL-March 18, 2013—With one of its 10-goalers, Sapo Caset, home in bed with the flu, Piaget team captain Melissa Ganzi and coach Joey Casey put together a lineup that nearly knocked off ERG.
MERCEDES, Texas – Logan Gledhill doesn’t see himself in a head-to-head battle with his old college rodeo buddies Jason Thomas and Kody Dollery. He’s just glad to be back in the Rookie of the Year conversation with them after a March 16 victory at the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show & Rodeo.
Wellington, FL – March 16, 2013 -On Thursday, March 14, 2013, a large crowd of area dignitaries, community leaders, patients, their families and supporters attended an open house hosted by the Kids Cancer Foundation at their Cancer Center’s new location in Royal Palm Beach. The Kids Cancer Foundation is a local charity whose mission is to provide hope and support to local children and their families battling cancer.
ARCADIA , Calif. (March 16, 2013)—With consummate ease at even money, Joyful Victory, with female sensation Rosie Napravnik aboard, became Thoroughbred racing’s newest millionaire as she cruised to a dominant gate to wire victory in Saturday’s Grade I, $300,000 Santa Margarita Stakes, winning by four lengths while covering 1 1/8 miles in 1:49.53.
WELLINGTON, FL-March 15, 2013—Orchard Hill took Piaget out of its game plan for a 6-1 lead after two chukkers and went on to defeat Piaget, 12-7, in the first of five USPA Piaget Gold Cup games Thursday at Isla Carroll West.
Jacksonville, FL- March 15, 2013- Land Rover Jacksonville is proud to sponsor the Second Annual Southeast Medal Finals September 19-23, 2013, at the Jacksonville Equestrian Center in Jacksonville, FL.
Encino, CA (March 14, 2013) – The Academy of Country Music and dick clark productions announced today that Country Superstars Dierks Bentley, Keith Urban and Lady Antebellum, along with International Music Sensation Pitbull have been added to the all-star lineup of artists scheduled to perform at the ACM PRESENTS: TIM McGRAW’S SUPERSTAR SUMMER NIGHT, taping Monday, April 8, 2013 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. These artists join previously announced performers Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Taylor Swift and Ne-Yo. The special will be broadcast at a later date on the CBS Television Network.
WESTPORT, CT – March 14, 2013 – The EQUUS Foundation established its Champions Equine Service program in partnership withAriat International to reward and stimulate volunteerism for equine charities. Established in 2012, over 2,000 individuals signed up over the course of the year to help support the over 600 equine organizations across the United States participating on the EQUUS Foundation carrots4acause network.