HJN Content posted on December 20th, 2007

It’s Oki Doki for Albert in the Olympia Grand Prix

Dutchman Albert Zoer and his irrepressibly bouncy horse Oki Doki saved the best until last in the Olympia Grand Prix, becoming the fourth Netherlands pair to win in the 33-year history of the competition. Oki Doki is currently one of the best horses in the world – he and Albert are reigning World and European team gold medallists. (Read on…)

USEF Awards 2007 USEF Lifetime Achievement Award to Don Burt

Lexington, KY—An equestrian who made his name in the reining world will be wearing the Tiffany sterling silver cowboy hat this January at the annual Pegasus Awards Banquet. After decades of service to the equestrian industry, Don Burt, has been selected as the recipient of the 2007 USEF Lifetime Achievement Award and the Jimmy A. Williams Trophy. (Read on…)

JustWorld Launches Dressage Program, Yvonne Losos de Muñiz to Lead

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – JustWorld International has expanded into the world of dressage with Yvonne Losos de Muñiz of the Dominican Republic leading the Dressage Rider Ambassadors. (Read on…)

Baker and Goutal Win Year-End Championships for 2007 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series

Wellington, FL-December 20, 2007-Ashley Baker and Clementine Goutal emerged as the Amateur-Owner and Junior division winners of the 2007 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series Year-End Championships held on December 9, 2007. (Read on…)

Thursday at Olympia - Robert Whitaker is the Six-Bar Kid

Robert Whitaker won his second class of the show with an outstanding performance in the Christmas Eve Six Bar, the only rider to jump clear in the fifth round when the final fence went up to 2m (nearly 6ft 7in). Robert Smith on Ronaldo and France’s Jean-Marc Nicolas (Joal de Madame) both hit the last fence, but Robert Whitaker conjured a prodigious leap from the tall, leggy chestnut Finbarr V, his ride in tomorrow night’s Puissance. (Read on…)

OLYMPIA

Is it the Greatest Show on Earth? Well it’s got all the ingredients, including spectacular shopping, pantomime, drama, performing dogs, big jumping horses, tiny galloping ponies and even some clowns, but most of all it takes place in one of the most elegant locations you can imagine and in a city that celebrates Christmas like nowhere else in the world. (Read on…)