HITS Ocala Horse Shows are on Schedule
January 12, 2026
EHV-1 Vet Check Protocol in Place Until February 1st.
We are, and continue to be Virus-Free at HITS Ocala. While the Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1) outbreak in Florida is well under control, the safety of your horses is our top concern. We are therefore going to continue with our Vet Check Protocol for a few more weeks.
HITS announces O’Connor Signature at The Oaks Community a sponsor for the 2007 HITS Ocala Winter Circuit
January 12, 2026
OCALA, FL (January 12, 2026) HITS is pleased to announce that O’Connor Signature at the Oaks Community will be designated the title sponsor of the $10,000 O’Connor Signature at the Oaks Jr. A/O Jumper High Classic for Weeks I, II, III and IV of the 2007 HITS Ocala Winter Circuit. Read more
USEF President David O’Connor Kicks-Off 2007 USEF Annual Meeting
January 12, 2026
From the historic Seelbach Hotel in downtown Louisville, KY, David O’Connor, President of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), awarded the honors bestowed on equestrian media for the past year before addressing the contingent of the equestrian sport world’s administrators and guests gathered to kick-off the 2007 USEF Annual Meeting. The year’s big winner across multiple categories was Primedia, one of the country’s leading providers of news and publishing in the equestrian world. Read more
Much has happend to Kentucky Derby Winner Barbaro over the past few days.
January 12, 2026
On January 3, Barbaro had a hoof cast applied to his left hind foot by Dr. Scott Morrison, an equine podiatry expert from Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, KY. Read more
San Patrignano: A Community that thrives on hope and altruism
January 12, 2026
A young man at San Patrignano with a broodmare and her foal. Photo Mauro Galligani© The San Patrignano Community, located in northern Italy and close to the Adriatic Sea, is one of those places you can’t help but be intrigued by. And then, once youÂ’ve taken a closer look, you canÂ’t help but marvel at the spirit and meaning that defines it. Read more



