HJN Content posted on August 21st, 2006

Seventh Grader Taylor Harpman wins the Zone III Junior Equitation Finals at HITS Culpeper

CULPEPER, VA - Taylor Harpman, of Richmond, Virginia rode Sorcerer’s Stone to the Zone III Junior Equitation Finals at HITS Culpeper on Saturday evening capping off an exciting event at Commonwealth Park. (Read on…)

Spain’s Endurance Golden Boy - Miguel Vila Ubach (ESP), 2006 FEI World Endurance Champion

Today in Aachen, the Spanish rider Miguel Vila Ubach (ESP), 33, aboard the grey Arabian gelding Hungares, won the Individual world title in Endurance. Two young French ladies join him on the podium: Virginie Atger, 22, on Kangoo d’Aurabelle in silver and Elodie Le Labourier, 24, on Sangho’Limousian in bronze. This is the first time since the FEI World Endurance Championships began in 1986 that a Spanish rider wins the supreme title. (Read on…)

Sloane Coles Takes Over Top of Bates Equitation Ranking

Cazenovia, NY, August 21, 2006: Sloane Coles is leading the Bates USA Equitation Rankings for the second week in a row. Coles, who had been third to Maria Schaub and Julie Welles for months, was propelled into the top spot with wins at the Lake Placid horse shows, Hits-on-the-Hudson V and Hunterdon County. Schaub and Welles are now second and third respectively. On the heels of the Coles-Schaub-Welles trio are Haylie Jayne and Nikko Ritter, both of whom have recently jumped into the top five. (Read on…)

Costello Captures Grand Prix Freestyle at CNE Classic CDI3*

Ottawa, Ontario — Jessica Costello of King City, ON captured the Grand Prix Freestyle at the CNE Classic CDI3*, held August 8 – 12 in Toronto, ON. (Read on…)

At WEG, France takes the team Gold but Spain gets an individual endurance victory

He took the lead a few kilometres before the finish: After 100 miles (160km) and over nine hours in the saddle, Miguel Vila Ubach (ESP), was the first rider to reach the finishing line in the main stadium of the Soers. (Read on…)

Shop ‘Til You Drop in the Hampton Classic Boutique Garden

Bridgehampton, NY—August 21, 2006— The Hampton Classic features more than 70 boutiques- including 50 in its famed Boutique Garden and 20 more throughout the grounds-selling everything from tack and equestrian goods to clothing, jewelry, furniture and gift items. The 2006 Hampton Classic Horse Show returns for it’s 31st annual edition, Sunday, August 27 through Sunday, September 3. (Read on…)

Margie Gayford and Stuntman Top $60,000 ‘Kubota Cup’ Grand Prix at the 20th Collingwood Horse Show

Collingwood, Ontario — Margie Gayford of Sharon, ON, topped the $60,000 ‘Kubota Cup’ Grand Prix held Sunday, August 20, to conclude the two-week Collingwood Horse Show in Collingwood, ON. (Read on…)