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The Derby at the Genesee Country Village & Museum Returns June 6-7, 2015

$35,000 International Hunter Derby in Upstate New York

Mumford, NY – February 3, 2015 – After rave reviews following its inaugural year, The Derby at the Genesee Country Village & Museum (GCV&M) returns to Mumford, New York on June 6-7, 2015.

The standalone United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) event features both a $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby, to be held on Saturday, and a $35,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, to be held on Sunday.

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Santa Anita Jockeys Set To Compete in 48th Annual Holy Angels Boys Charity Basketball Game Feb. 12.

         ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 29, 2015)—The 48th annual Santa Anita Jockeys vs. Holy Angels School Charity Basketball Game will take place Thursday, Feb. 12, at La Salle High School in Pasadena with proceeds to benefit the Holy Angels athletic program, the Kentucky-based Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF) and the Eye on Jacob Foundation.

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Top Grand Prix Riders Compete for Horse Welfare on February 20th – An Evening of Firsts!

 

Blackburn Architects, P.C., will join Animal Planet, Ariat, Fairfield Equine Associates and the Split Rock Jumping Tour as team sponsors of the first Best Performance Team Invitational on Friday evening, February 20, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, Florida.

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Calling All Superheroes! Come Support Horses Healing Hearts at the 2015 Great Charity Challenge

Wellington, FL – January 26, 2015 – It’s a bird, it’s a plane-no it’s Superman! He’s riding for his team, faster than a speeding bullet, leaping over tall obstacles on his way to securing the top prize to benefit local charities at the 2015 Great Charity Challenge. The 2015 Great Charity Challenge theme is “Superheroes,” with equestrians and supporters saving the day for a number of worthy charities in Palm Beach County. For the first time, Horses Healing Hearts (HHH) has been selected along with 34 other charities to have the chance to earn significant donations as a part of the 2015 Great Charity Challenge at Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF).

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A Day of Mallets

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Polo For A Purpose Features Brandon Phillips and All-Star Polo Line Up

Wellington, FL – January 9, 2015 – Polo For A Purpose invites you to watch some of the best polo players in the Nation play a charitable polo game to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society at International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington, FL. While this event will raise funds for lifesaving blood cancer research, it will also help support local patients and their families by providing critically needed financial aid.
On Monday, January 19, Polo For A Purpose will feature an all-star line up of polo players including Honorary Chairman Brandon Phillips, a non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma survivor and one of the best polo players in the country.

During his almost 20 years as a professional polo player and 5-goal handicap, Phillips has captured some of the sport’s most coveted trophies. Although Phillips has realized his dream to play at the top of his sport of polo, he considers surviving stage four lymphoma to be his greatest accomplishment.
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George Morris and Katie Prudent to judge the first Best Performance Team Invitational

George Morris and Katie Prudent to judge the first Best Performance Team Invitational

A First of its Kind World-Class Competition
The first Best Performance Team Invitational will take place on Friday evening, February 20, 2015, under the lights in the International Arena during week 7 of the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida.

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Sean Avery hat auction ends Mon. Nov. 11

Jockey Rosie Napravnik Kicks off the 5th Annual “Hats off to the Horses: The Road to the Derby” auctions.  One of the most successful female jockeys in horse racing, Napravnik is also an avid Old Friends supporter and a member of its board of directors.

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Five equestrian heroes receive honours at FEI Awards Gala 2013 presented by Longines

HRH Princess Haya, President of the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) led the applause tonight as the five winners of the FEI Awards 2013 went on stage in Montreux, Switzerland to receive their honours.

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Animal Planet R.O.A.R. Matching Campaign Awards $5,000 to EQUUS Foundation for the Most Clicks by Horse Lovers!

WESTPORT, CT – October 31, 2013 – EQUUS Foundation was today awarded the $5,000 “Most Traffic” bonus for the first two weeks of the Animal Planet R.O.A.R. Matching Campaign.