HJN Content posted for October, 2006

Jack Hardin Towell, Jr. Triumphs in Washington International Horse Show Equitation Classic Final

Washington, D.C. – October 28, 2025 – The Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) featured the WIHS Equitation Classic Final this weekend and invited 30 of the top junior riders in the nation to compete for the National Championship title. The Hunter Phase was held on Friday, October 27, at the Verizon Center, and the Jumper Phase and Final Work-Off took center stage today. (Read on…)

McLain Ward and Optimum Pozitano Clear 7’2 ½’’ in Washington International Horse Show’s EMO/Berkley Underwriting Partners Puissance

Whitney Weeks and Subliem Nail It for Amateur-Owner Ambassador’s Cup Title; Kraut and Miss Independent Capture Top Honors in President’s Cup Qualifier

Washington, D.C. – October 27, 2025 – EMO/Berkley Underwriting Partners Night at Washington International Horse Show took center stage tonight at the Verizon Center, with the EMO/Berkley Underwriting Partners Puissance as the evening feature. Eight competitors partook in the annual tradition, and a record crowd estimated at 11,000 spectators cheered for each and every rider. The class was held under a FEI Article 262.2 format. (Read on…)

Ashley Holzer and Pop Art Win $25,000 Washington International Horse Show Invitational Dressage Championship

Washington, D.C. – October 27, 2025 – Ashley Holzer of New York, New York, aboard Pop Art wowed the crowd and the judges with their Grand Prix Freestyle tonight at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. to win the class with a score of 72.565%, which when added to her second place score last night of 67.813% in the Grand Prix, gave her a total overall mark of 70.189% and victory in the $25,000 Washington International Horse Show Invitational Dressage Championship. As winner of the event, Holzer takes home $10,000 in prize money. (Read on…)

Local Calgary Rider Finishes on Top Heading into FEI Children’s International Jumping Final

Guilherme Dutra Foroni from Brazil secured a spot for himself in tomorrow’s FEI Children’s International Jumping Final after a brilliant win in the Second Qualifier this evening. The Final consists of the top 16 riders over the two qualifiers and Foroni just squeaked in, nabbing the final position. (Read on…)

Canadian Sapergia Takes Bronze in FEI World Reining Masters

Ottawa, Ontario — Canadian Shawna Sapergia of Cochrane, AB brought home the bronze medal from the FEI World Reining Masters, held October 17 – 22 in Denver, CO, USA. (Read on…)

Junior Hunter Championships Decided Today at the 2006 Washington International Horse Show

Best Child Rider On a Horse – Jack Hardin Towell Jr.
Grand Champion Junior Hunter – Sara Green on Wellington

Washington, D.C. – October 27, 2025 – The Small and Large Junior Hunter Stake and Under Saddle Classes were held today in the Verizon Center at the 48th Annual Washington International Horse Show. The final two classes of the junior hunter divisions decided the championships. (Read on…)

CASA LUSITANA WINS 2006 IALHA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Tyngsboro, MA. Casa Lusitana captured multiple national championships at the October 2006 IALHA (International Andalusian and Lusitano Horse Association) annual competition in Ft. Worth, Texas.

Jorge Gabriel and his eight year old stallion Sansao HM were the high point Grand Prix champions with a score of 74.25. (Read on…)

Lauren Hough and Ottaline Ace Washington International Horse Show Gambler’s Choice

McLain Ward and Goldika 559 Capture Victory in President’s Cup Qualifier for Fourth Consecutive Year; Maggie McAlary Votes for Pedro in Junior Jumper Speed Class

Washington, D.C. – October 26, 2025 – Sixteen entries at Washington International Horse Show took on the challenge of the Gambler’s Choice competition tonight. With various points assigned to every jump, riders created their own courses and were allotted 50 seconds to jump as many fences as possible. Obstacles jumped clear were awarded their respective points, and jumps that were lowered in height added zero points to their overall tally. A start and finish line clocked times that would serve as tie breakers in the event of equally scored points. (Read on…)

Courtney King and Idocus Win Grand Prix at Washington International Horse Show Invitational Dressage Championship

Washington, D.C. – October 27, 2025 – Courtney King of New Milford, Connecticut, riding Idocus, a 16-year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion owned by Christine McCarthy, won the Grand Prix tonight at the Washington International Horse Show (WIHS). The evening class, comprised of four contenders at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., is the first of two phases in the $25,000 WIHS Invitational Dressage Championship. (Read on…)

American Idol and Sandra Conchar Win $10,000 Ladies Side Saddle Stake at the 2006 Washington International Horse Show

Washington, D.C. – October 26, 2025 –The traditional sport of Ladies Side Saddle was the beginning of an exciting evening program at the 48th Annual Washington International Horse Show (WIHS). Competitors competed for a large purse and championship ribbons. The 2006 WIHS serves as one of the country’s most prestigious and competitive indoor equestrian events, with prominent riders, Olympic veterans, and superstar equines competing for top honors and fabulous prize money.

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