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Hayley Barnhill and Puppet Score Second Year Green Hunter Championship in Kentucky

Lexington, KY – May 9, 2013 – The first week of the Kentucky Spring Horse Shows continued today with the awarding of the professional hunter division championships. The Kentucky Spring Horse Show runs May 8-12, 2013 and attracts elite hunter riders and horses from across the country. Among them are Hayley Barnhill and Puppet, owned by John and Stephanie Ingram LLC of Nashville, TN. The pair earned the Second Year Green Hunter division championship today, joining Kelley Farmer, Havens Schatt, Scott Stewart and Hunt Tosh on the list of the day’s tricolor award winners.  

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Hagyard Challenge Series to Feature 2013 $50,000 Leading Rider Award

Lexington, KY – May 8, 2013 -The Kentucky Spring Horse Shows are getting underway today at the Kentucky Horse Park, and one of the highlight events will be the kick off of the 2013 Hagyard Challenge Series, sponsored by the Hagyard Equine Medical Institute.

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The Iroquois Steeplechase Adds Eighth Race to 72nd Running

NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 8, 2013 – With a record breaking number of 73 horses entered to compete on May 11, race officials announce the addition of an eighth race to round out the 72ndrunning of the Iroquois Steeplechase.

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USEF Weekend Preview

Major equestrian competitions attended by U.S. athletes, both domestic and overseas, are listed in this weekly preview. Please look below to find competition listings by discipline* and breed. We hope you will follow the competitions that most interest you, but check on Monday for a report of any top finishes by U.S. Equestrians.

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Official Media Partners Now Being Accepted for 2013 Alltech National Horse Show

Lexington, KY – May 7, 2013 – The Alltech National Horse Show is now accepting a limited number of Official Media Partners for the third year of America’s top-rated equestrian showcase in the Alltech Indoor Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. Dates for this year’s Alltech National Horse Show are set for October 29 through November 3.

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PRCA Weekly Press Release- May 6, 2013

GUYMON, Okla. – It was a weekend calculated to enhance Tyler Smith’s belief in talismans, at least very specific, fraught-with-history talismans – nothing so mundane as a lucky penny, four-leaf clover or rabbit’s foot.

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Adelinde Cornelissen and Jerich Parzival back on top of world rankings

Adelinde Cornelissen (NED) and Jerich Parzival, the London 2012 Olympic silver medallists, have reclaimed the world number one spot in the FEI World Dressage Rankings.

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HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012/2013: Dream team lines up for Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials

by Kate Green

The scene is set for the most thrilling running yet of the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials (GBR) (3-6 May), fourth leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012/2013, and a showdown between two riders who are at the height of their powers.

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HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012/2013: Dream team lines up for Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials

by Kate Green

The scene is set for the most thrilling running yet of the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials (GBR) (3-6 May), fourth leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™ 2012/2013, and a showdown between two riders who are at the height of their powers.

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Junior Riders Reign at Spring Week One at Colorado Horse Park

Parker, CO – May 2, 2013- It was a successful opening week at the new A-rated spring series at Colorado Horse Park. Two junior riders proved their talent and ability by racking up an impressive list of wins.