HJN Content posted for November, 2006

Canada’s Sandhya Scores Victory in Florida’s Young Jumper Championships

Wellington, Florida – The Young Horse Championships got underway on Thursday, November 30, at the CSI-W National Horse Show in Wellington, FL, with the Canadian-owned entry of Sandhya, owned by Mill Creek Stables, emerging as the winner of the Six-Year-Old Division. (Read on…)

Margie Engle Retires Las Marismas Challenge Trophy with Win in $15,000 National Horse Show Speed Classic on Hidden Creek’s Wapino

Wellington, FL – November 30, 2025 – Margie Engle picked up yet another accolade today when she and Hidden Creek’s Wapino won the $15,000 National Horse Show Speed Classic, CSI at the 123rd National Horse Show and Family Festival (NHS) in Wellington. This was Engle’s third win in the class, which retired the Las Marismas Challenge Trophy.

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The Nation’s Top Professional Hunters Compete at the 123rd National Horse Show and Family Festival

Wellington, FL – November 30, 2025 – For the second year in a row, Scott Stewart dominated the professional divisions at the National Horse Show and Family Festival (NHS) in Wellington, FL. Except for Ken Smith’s win on Saving Grace in the Second Year Green Working Hunters, Stewart had a clean sweep of all the championships today. (Read on…)

Welcome Party Kicks Off Social Scene for 123rd National Horse Show and Family Festival in Wellington, Florida

WELLINGTON, FL – November 30, 2025 – The longstanding tradition of greeting National Horse Show exhibitors, owners, trainers, and sponsors with a National Horse Show Welcome Party on the evening of opening day competition was upheld in style last night, Wednesday, November 29, at International Polo Club Palm Beach (IPC) in Wellington, Florida. (Read on…)

Comment Period Ends December 18 for Proposed Changes to Compensation Maximums for Animals Ordered Destroyed

Ottawa, Ontario — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is proposing changes to the amount of compensation paid to owners of animals ordered destroyed for disease control purposes under the authority of the Health of Animals Act. The proposed animal categories and maximum compensation amounts have been published in Canada Gazette, Part I, for a 30-day public comment period (November 18 – December 18, 2025). (Read on…)

The 15th Asian Games which will open on 1 December in Doha (QAT)

Horsesport will be one of the 39 sports on the programme of the 15th Asian Games which will open on 1 December in Doha (QAT). With more than 12,000 athletes, the Asian Games are the world’s largest sporting event. Four equestrian disciplines – Jumping, Dressage, Eventing, and for the first time, Endurance, will be featured. (Read on…)

COUNTING STRIDES

can anyone tell me how to count strides properly? I never seem to get the number right! HELP!!

Flameng and Mazelle Notch Second Win in Palm Beach Post National Welcome Stake at 123rd National Horse Show and Family Festival

Wellington, FL – November 29, 2025 – They say that history repeats itself, and Eric Flameng has proven that statement. The Belgian rider and the 11 year old Selle Francais/German bred mare Mazelle, owned by Floriac LLC, won the Palm Beach Post National Welcome Stake, CSI for the second time in the National Horse Show and Family Festival history. Their first win in the class came in 2004, and Flameng was thrilled to ride for the blue ribbon again. (Read on…)

OLYMPIA TO HOST FOUR WORLD NO. 1’S

Olympia, the London International Horse Show, (12 - 18 December) has received nominated entries from nine of the top international jumpers in the world, including the top three in the world (Marcus Ehning No.1) and the top 11 in Britain, for one of the most exciting dressage and jumping events in the world and the only British horse show to include FEI World CupTM Jumping and Dressage Qualifiers. (Read on…)

2006 North American League Finals Cap an Exciting Year

Annville, PA—November 28, 2006—Equestrian sport’s best hunters and jumpers converged at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg, PA, to compete for top honors in the 2006 North American League (NAL) Finals, October 12-21. The finalists qualified based on performances over the previous 12 months in NAL classes. (Read on…)

USEF Announces Membership of Inaugural Youth Council

Lexington, KY—The United States Equestrian Federation® (USEF) has announced the members of its first ever Youth Council, which is designed to develop programs that expand the base of young people contributing to the leadership of equestrian sport in the U.S., from the grassroots through the levels of horsemanship across all disciplines. Youth representing many of the Federation’s affiliates have accepted the challenge to provide their equestrian leadership and commitment to support and develop programs with their affiliates. (Read on…)

First Step in an FEI Development Audit

FEI Tutor Jean-Philippe Camboulives during a Level 1 course for coaches in Venezuela In order to ensure sustainable development and worldwide access to horsesport, the FEI Development Department recently conducted an in-depth survey named “Situation Analysis in Developing National Federations” as a first step in a global project entitled “Situation Analysis and Strategy for the Worldwide Development of Horse Sport”. (Read on…)

123rd National Horse Show and Family Festival Offers Equestrian Experiences Outside of Competition

Wellington, FL – November 28, 2025 - The 123rd National Horse Show and Family Festival will be held at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club in Wellington, FL, from November 29 through December 3, 2006. An equestrian tradition since 1883, this event showcases top hunter, jumper, and dressage competitors at their highest levels. Along with some of the nation’s top horses and riders, this competition introduces rare and unusual breeds in their special horse exhibitions. (Read on…)

Press Conference Precedes Opening Day of 123rd National Horse Show and Family Festival

Wellington, FL, November 28, 2006, The National Horse Show and Family Festival commenced its 123rd year with a press conference Tuesday afternoon at the Jockey Club at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club in Wellington, FL. (Read on…)

Search for Viable Alternative Location Begins as Stadium Jumping Board of Directors Reject WEP Lease Offer

Wellington, FL –November 28, 2006 – The Board of Directors of Stadium Jumping Inc., in a unanimous vote taken late yesterday, rejected a proposed tendered lease offer by Mark Bellissimo on behalf of the Wellington Equestrian Partners for the show grounds and facility at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club on Pierson Road in Wellington. At the same time, they have authorized their agents to move forward immediately in search of a viable alternative location for the show season beginning in 2009. (Read on…)

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