HJN Content posted on July 30th, 2007

Anne Kursinski and Roxana 112 capture the $75,000 Tavern on the Green Catering Grand Prix at HITS Saugerties

SAUGERTIES, NY (July 30, 2025)-Anne Kursinski and her mount Roxana 112 negotiated the fastest double-clear round on course designer Danny Foster’s route to take home the blue-ribbon in the $75,000 Tavern on the Green Catering Grand Prix Sunday at HITS Saugerties. (Read on…)

Kentucky Horse Shows Announce Current Standings for Hagyard Challenge Series Rider Bonus

Lexington, KY - July 30, 2025 - The Hagyard Challenge Series will continue this week at the Kentucky Summer Horse Shows, held at the beautiful Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. A series of seven major show jumping competitions, the series offers $170,000 in prize money and an overall Hagyard Challenge Series rider bonus of $30,000. (Read on…)

KENTUCKY HORSE COUNCIL ANNOUNCES SPRING SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Lexington, Kentucky, July 30, 2025 - Each year the Kentucky Horse Council provides scholarships for students of equine studies. Three $1000 scholarships are awarded in the spring, and three $1000 scholarships are awarded in the fall. (Read on…)

Happy Birthday to Hans Günter Winkler

On 24 July 2007, Hans Günter Winkler celebrated his 81st birthday. The German rider holds the finest record ever of any German Jumping rider and his overall record internationally is rivalled only by France’s Pierre Jonquères d’Oriola and Italy’s Raimondo D’Inzeo. But Winkler’s name cannot be dissociated from that of his bay mare Halla. (Read on…)

USET Foundation’s $20 Million “Campaign to Achieve Competitive Excellence” Reaches $12 Million Mark Six Months After Public Launch

WELLINGTON, FL - July 30, 2025 - The USET Foundation is proud to announce that since the Kick Off Gala in Wellington, Florida, on February 10, 2007, donors have contributed more than $2 million to the Campaign to Achieve Competitive Excellence. The Campaign has now reached $12 million towards the goal of $20 million. (Read on…)

International Horses Arrive for Good Luck Beijing Equestrian Events

New York (July 30, 2025) – Eight horses from three European countries have arrived in Hong Kong on July 28 to take part in next month’s Good Luck Beijing – HKSAR 10th Anniversary Cup equestrian competition. (Read on…)

Bluegrass isn’t blue, is it?

It’s a state; a region; a music genre—even a lifestyle. Oh yes, it’s grass, too. Legend has it that when early settlers looked out on the fields of Poa pratensis in Central Kentucky, the seed heads took on a purplish hue. In the sun, it looked blue-green. Hence, the name bluegrass was born. (Read on…)