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2011
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"Simon"
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owners, service providers, employees and volunteers. Even
more participate as spectators. There are over 900 horse
farms in Florida with over 104,000 employees.
Florida
horsemen spend more than $1.2
Billion
in annual maintenance costs, including $185 million on feed
and hay. (1996
Study Dept. of Agriculture)
National
Economic Impact of the U.S. Horse Industry
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Horse
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January 2012
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"Vertigo"
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February
Week Five
Feb. 9 - Kent
Farrington and Uceko, Richie Moloney and Slieveanorra share
victory in $32,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round 5;
Likely V and Nina Zollo top Smartpak's Low Hunter
2'6 Division
Feb. 8 - HH
Sandor and Quentin Judge capture speed victory in $8,000 G&C
Farm 1.45m Jumpers
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Kent Farrington & Uceko |
Richie Moloney & Slieveanorra |
Quentin Judge & HH Sandor |
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Week
Four
Feb. 4 - Nick
Skelton and Big Star reign Supreme in $80,000 Adequan CSI
2* Grand Prix
Feb. 5 - Scott
Brash and Whisky Mac win $25,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship
Jumper Classic
Feb. 3 - Andres
Rodriguez guides Aberdeen and Fifty-Fifty to One-Two Finish
in Adequan Seven-Year-Old Young Jumper Qualifier; Samantha
Senft secures the Ariat National Adult Medal victory
Feb. 2 - Yann
Candele and Carlotta Singular La Magnifica outlast the field
in $32,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round 4; Humor Me and Haylie
Jayne top the Sanctuary Regular Conformation Hunters
Feb. 1 - Hot
Wheels rolls to victory with Darragh Kerins in $8,000 G&C
Farm 1.45m Jumpers
Feb. 1 - Spy
Coast Farm Breeding Week brings amazing educational opportunities
to Equestrians
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Nick
Skelton & Big Star |
Scott
Brash & Whisky Mac |
Darragh
Kerrins & Hot Wheels |
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January
2012
Week
Three
Jan.
29 - Katie
Dinan and Nougat Du Vallet capture $50,000 Horseware Ireland
CSI2* Grand Prix
Jan. 29 - The
Women continue their reign in $55,000 Nespresso Battle of
the Sexes, Kessler goes clear for $25,000 Suncast® 1.50m
Championship Jumper Classic victory
Jan. 28 - Alejandro
Karolyi and Vichy are fastest to win Spy Coast Farm 1.40m
Speed Challenge
Jan. 27 - Nick
Skelton and Carlo 273 repeat victory in $32,000 WEF Challenge
Cup Round 3 .
Jan. 25 - Debbie
Stephens and Swagger step it up In $8,000 G&C Farm 1.45m
Jumpers
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Katie
Dinan & Nougat du Vallet |
Nick
Skelton & Carlo 273 |
Debbie
Stephens & Swagger |
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Photos: © Sportfot |
Week
Two
Jan.
22 - Scott
Brash and Intertoy Z top $50,000 Wellington Equestrian Realty
Grand Prix, CSI 2*
Jan. 22 - Marie
Hecart and Oceane de Nantuel are victorious in $25,000 Suncast®
1.50m Championship Jumper Classic
Jan. 21 - Team
Guardian tops the field at PRO DerbyCross in Wellington
Jan. 20 - Lillie
Keenan triumphs in USEF/Platinum Performance Show Jumping
Talent Search
Jan. 19 - Nick
Skelton scores again in $32,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round
2 with Carlo 273
Jan. 18 - $8,000
G&C Farm 1.45m Jumper Win Goes to Matt Williams and
Bolero Van't Heike
Jan. 18 - Update
on McLain Ward’s condition
Jan. 18 - Katie
Robinson and Lady O awarded Amateur-Owner 35 & Over
Hunter Championship at WEF I for Deeridge Farm
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Scott
Brash & Intertoy Z |
Marie
Hecart & Oceane de Nantuel |
Nick
Skelton & Carlo 273 |
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Week
One
Jan 16 - Nick
Skelton and Unique continue a good week with $25,000 Suncast®
1.50m Championship Jumper Classic victory
Jan 15 - Beezie
Madden and Simon take first "Saturday Night Lights"
victory in $30,000 Surpass Grand Prix
Jan 13 - Allyson
Blais and Camden Yards top Horseware Products Adult Amateur
3'3" Hunters
Jan. 12 - Round
1 of $30,000 WEF Challenge Cup Series goes to McLain Ward
and Oh' D Eole: Castle Rock and Louise Serio sweep CWD Performance
Working Hunter 3'6" Championship
Jan. 12 - Pro
DerbyCross occupies Wellington January 20th
Jan. 11 - 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian
Festival Competition begins with great expectations - Cian
O'Connor and Everything capture First G&C Farm 1.45m
Jumper Victory
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Beezie Madden & Simon |
Nick
Skelton & Unique |
McLain
Ward & Oh'D Eole |
Cian
O'Connor & Everything |
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Week
One
Feb. 7 - Jennifer
Alfano and Sting capture the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix
Feb. 6 - Tracy
Fenney celebrates her birthday with a first and second place
finish in the $50,000 EMO Grand Prix at the Ocala Premiere
Feb.
3 - Tracy
Fenney and MTM Timon get the party started at HITS Ocala Premiere
with a win in the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix
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Tracy
Fenney & MTM Centano |
Tracy
Fenney & MTM Timon |
Jennifer
Alfano & Sting |
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Pre-Season
2 -
Feb. 2 - Jonathan
Millar finishes first and second in the $25,000 HITS Grand
Prix
Feb.
1
- Amanda
Flint and her own Superbad kicked-off the second week of
pre-circuit competition with a win in the first $2,500 Brook
Ledge Open Welcome
Pre-Season
1 -
Feb.
1 - After
three top-five finishes, Charlene Graham wins the $20,500
Marshall & Sterling Children’s/Adult Jumper Championship
Jan. 26 - Ashley
Reed takes the lead in the $20,500 Marshall & Sterling
Children's/Adult Jumper Championship
Jan. 23 - Derek
Petersen and Via Dolorosa capture the $25,000 HITS Grand
Prix as the road to the 2012 Pfizer Million begins at HITS
Ocala
Jan. 23 - Ladies
find their way to the top in the first $2,500 Devoucoux
3'3” Hunter Prix at HITS Ocala
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Photos:
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Johnathan
Miller & Cantero Z |
Amanda
Flint & Superbad |
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Charlene
Graham wins Marshall & Sterling |
Derek
Peterson & Via Dolorosa |
Robin
Fairclough & Falcao |
Ashley
Reed & Madonna |
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2012
FLORIDA WINTER SHOW DATES
have been posted!
February
Feb. 8 - USEF
Weekend Preview - February 8, 2012
Feb.
6 - NRHA
Germany becomes an NRHA National Affiliate Association
Feb. 6 - Wrap-up
of 2012 Global Dressage Festival Inaugural Event
Feb. 1 - USEF
Weekend Preview February 1, 2012
January
2012
Jan.
30 - Para-Equestrian
Dressage CPEDI3* Freestyles finalize two exciting weeks
at Jim Brandon Equestrian Center
Jan. 29 - United
States Para-Equestrian Team clinched the win at Wellington
Classic Sunshine Challenge CPEDI3*
Jan. 26 - 2012
Wellington Classic Sunshine Challenge CPEDI3* commencing
today
Jan. 25 - USEF
Weekend Preview January 25, 2012
Jan. 25 - Laurie
Moore and Zonnerhall win The Horse of Course High Score
Award at The International Horse Sport Palm Beach Show
Jan. 23 - Part-Bred
Welsh invited to Join National Registry
Jan 23 - 2012
Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team Training Sessions and Selection
Trials
Jan 23 - Canada
prevails over USA at Gold Coast Dressage Opener CPEDI3*
Jan. 21 - Consistency
is Key at Gold Coast Dressage Opener CPEDI3*
Jan. 21 - Classic
Company launches the Adequan® Pre Green Sweepstakes
for 2012
Jan. 20 - USEF
Weekend Preview - January 20, 2012
Jan. 20 -
International Para-Equestrian Competition begins at Gold
Coast Dressage Opener CPEDI3*
Jan 14 - Steffen
Peters named 2011 USEF Equestrian of the Year
Jan 13 - Neville
Bardos (Eventing) and Sjoerd (Friesian) named 2011 Horses
of the Year by the United States Equestrian Federation
Jan 13 - Hanoverian
Dressage Stallion "White Star"
(Weltmeyer/Glücksstern/Grande)
honored with “Hunter Sire of the Year”
Award.
Of interest to North American breeders,
the German stallion is set to arrive in the US late February
2012 and will be standing at stud in Massachusetts.
Jan. 12 - Pro
DerbyCross occupies Wellington January 20th
Jan 10
- FEI
signs off improved Footing for London 2012 Equestrian Events
Jan. 9 - Riders4Helmets
to host 3rd Helmet Saftey Symposium
Jan. 6 - World
Dressage Masters Palm Beach announces change to line-up
- Totilas and his rider Matthias Rath of Germany
will be unable to attend
Jan. 2
- Twelve
Months of Excellence: 2011 USEF High Performance Year in
Review
Additional
2012 News
Health
& Misc. News
FLORIDA
HORSE.COM recommends reading!
Horse
Shows: A newbie guide to the costs you may not have thought
of
- by Victoria DeMore, Orlando Equestrian Examiner
Vaccination
can mean saving money and an equine life
Feb. 17 - Breakthrough
in Equine Reproduction: Live Foal Born After Embryo Biopsy,
Vitrification and Transfer
Top
10 Things to remember about Equine Parasite Resistance
Aug.
4 - Management
Key to Preventing Heaves in Horses
April
2 - Study
being conducted on Tying Up in Morgans
What
Horse Owners Should Know About Strangles
Feb. 12 - Spring
Tapeworm Control Important for Grazing Horses
June 4 - New
Equine Rabies Vaccine provides long-lasting protection
Every
Horse needs an Annual Dental Exam, says the American Association
of Equine Practitioners
The
Humane Society of the United States publishes comprehensive
Guide on Caring for Horses
April 25 - New
equine lameness service available at UF
- Beware:
Acorns can cause Colic and Founder
By Martha Inks, Fort White, FL |
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UNITED STATES EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION
"WEEK IN REVIEW" 2012: February
6
, January
30
, January
23
, January
16
, January
10
, January
2
,
 USEF/PHR
Breeders' Newsletter: 2011: April
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USET
Showjumping Rankings
USA
Equitation Rankings
National
WCHR Rider Standings
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GPA Helmets Purchased in Europe may NOT Meet tequired USEF Safety
Standards
Lasko
Box Fan Recall
- reports that potential electrical failure in the fan motor can
pose a fire hazard
Safe
Haven for wild horses or burros
- Myakka City, FL. If you are interested in adopting a wild horse
or burro, please read this article and see
the website
for LB Ranch
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New
USEF Safety Rules
- Rule Changes Address Safety Concerns at Recognized Competitions
New
Organization Brings HOPE to North Florida - Your
Help is Needed!
 Florida
Equine Liability Statute
- also for Riding Helmet Laws!
- check with your local town/municipality -
Legal responsibilities all horseowners should know about - courtesy
American Assoc. for Horsemanship Safety - How
Good is Your Release Form
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-
What to Do When There Is an Accident
TV
Schedules
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June
9, 2008
- Animal
Planet trots out New Stable of Horse Programming
"AMERICA'S
HORSE" TELEVISION SHOW MOVES TO NEW TIME
HorseTV
- Television for Horse
People! Click
here for schedules
OUTDOOR
LIFE NETWORK - For
schedule of shows
Dressage
On Television - Cable Channel RFD-TV will be
showing 2 shows every Friday. More!
ESPN
- ESPN 2 - ESPN CLASSIC - TV Schedule - Horse
Racing, Equestrian & Rodeo Listings - Go
Here!
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list of public trails for the State of Florida
so that you might be able to enjoy going on those leisurely hacks
with your horse and enjoy the beauty of our State. Click
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