The Cactus Reining Classic
Event Dates: March 5th - 6th 2010
Event Dates: March 5th - 6th 2010
The Cactus Reining Reining Classic in Scottsdale, Arizona March 3-7 is a sure bet success for everyone who participates! If you are not able to attend in person, EquestrianLife.com will bring you LIVE streaming coverage of some of the premier competitions from this NRHA "AA" rated reining competition so you can participate from your computer at home.
The High Roller Reining Classic
Event Dates: September 10th - 12th 2009
Event Dates: September 10th - 12th 2009
The High Roller Reining Classic in Las Vegas September 4-12 is a sure bet success for everyone who participates! If you are not able to attend in person, EquestrianLife.com will bring you LIVE streaming coverage of some of the premier competitions from this NRHA "AA" rated reining competition so you can participate from your computer at home. Horses, riders, trainers and spectators from across the United States, Canada and Mexico plan to attend this lucrative event with over $200,000 in added money and prizes. This show promises to be the best West Coast Reining Event in history and will put you in touch with the Who's Who in the Reining Horse Industry. We project over 800 horses, 2000 riders, and just about every top 50 rider in the industry to be in attendance including Shawn Flarida, Tim McQuay, Mandy McCutcheon, Todd Bergen, Andrea Fappani, Randy Paul, and Craig Schmersal.
The Bit of Britain/USEA American Eventing Championships
Event Dates: September 10th - 12th 2009
Event Dates: September 10th - 12th 2009
The Bit of Britain/USEA American Eventing Championships are the national championships for the sport of eventing. The sixth annual event will be held for the third year at the beautiful Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, Illinois on September 10-13. Amateurs, juniors, and professional riders alike can compete at any level from Beginner Novice through Advanced to test their skills against the best in the country, and vie for exciting prizes with the chance of being named the best in the nation at their respective levels.
The AEC has been known to draw more than 500 entries and approximately 20,000 spectators from 42 different states. The event is returning this year with more media coverage, activities, parties, and good clean competition. EquestrianLife.com's Chris Stafford will be there to provide you with exclusive video interviews with the top people in the Eventing sport. Be sure to come back each day for more videos from the event!
The AEC has been known to draw more than 500 entries and approximately 20,000 spectators from 42 different states. The event is returning this year with more media coverage, activities, parties, and good clean competition. EquestrianLife.com's Chris Stafford will be there to provide you with exclusive video interviews with the top people in the Eventing sport. Be sure to come back each day for more videos from the event!
USHJA International Hunter Derby Finals
Event Dates: August 21st - 22nd 2009
Event Dates: August 21st - 22nd 2009
The ASG Software Solutions / USHJA International Hunter Derby Finals will be held on August 21-22, 2009 in Lexington, Kentucky at the Kentucky Horse Park. The two days of competition will feature the top 75 horses based on an 18-month, 48 event qualifying period from December 1, 2007-June 1, 2009. The riders and horses competing are some of the best in the world. EquestrianLife.com was selected by USHJA as its Official Media Partner for the Finals and will bring you free, live, streaming coverage here so you can participate from your computer.
Reining By The Bay
Event Dates: July 21st - July 26th 2009
Event Dates: July 21st - July 26th 2009
Reining By The Bay is a world class reining competition and an FEI qualifier being held July 21-26 at the spectacular Horse Park in Woodside, CA. Reining is the only western sport recognized in the FEI World Equestrian Games.This year's event will feature a $70,000 Added Derby, $10,000 Added 3 Year Old Futurity and over $150,000 in total added money and prizes. Reining By The Bay is an NRHA "A" rated show and is pleased to announce their support of the Peninsula Humane Society and SPCA (PHS/SPCA) at this year's competition. The PHS/SPCA will be on-site July 23-25, from 11 am - 4 pm with pets available for adoption, and for every pet adopted an additional donation will be made to the PHS/SPCA.
THE ADEQUAN FEI NORTH AMERICAN JUNIOR AND YOUNG RIDER CHAMPIONSHIPS (NAJYRC)
Event Dates: July 21st - July 26th 2009
Event Dates: July 21st - July 26th 2009
THE ADEQUAN FEI NORTH AMERICAN JUNIOR AND YOUNG RIDER CHAMPIONSHIPS (NAJYRC) is the premier equestrian competition in North America for some 250 Junior (age 14-18) and Young (age 18-21) Riders who compete for the most prestigious medals in their age groups in the four FEI disciplines of dressage, eventing, jumping and reining. EquestrianLife.com will be following a rider in each of the disciplines throughout the competition. We will introduce you to the riders and show them preparing from the jog to the arena plus interviews with them and their connections.
The 2009 Belmont Stakes
Event Dates: June 6th 2009
Event Dates: June 6th 2009
The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious American Grade I stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The race is the third leg of the Triple Crown, following five weeks after the Kentucky Derby, and three weeks after the Preakness Stakes. It is a 1.5 mile (2.4 km) thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old colts and geldings. The Belmont Stakes is called the "Run for the Carnations" because of the blanket of white carnations that are draped over the winner's neck.
The 2009 Egyptian Event
Event Dates: June 1st - 6th 2009
Event Dates: June 1st - 6th 2009
As the world's largest showcase for the Egyptian Arabian horse held each year in June at the Kentucky Horse Park, the Egyptian Event has long been viewed as one of the most important shows to attend on the international Arabian event calendar. This is America's premier showcase of the very essence and foundation of the Arabian horse. Attracting attendees from around the world, it offers members the opportunity to showcase their horses to an international audience. Visitors join together to honor this noble horse with its rich history and venerated traditions.
The 134th Preakness
Event Dates: May 16th 2009
Event Dates: May 16th 2009
The Preakness is an American Grade I stakes race covering 1-3/16 mile (1.91 km). This thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses is held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kg); fillies 121 lb (55 kg). The Preakness Stakes has been termed "The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans" because a blanket of Black-eyed Susans, the state flower of Maryland, is traditionally placed around the winner's neck.
The 2009 Badminton Trials
Event Dates: May 7th - 10th 2009
Event Dates: May 7th - 10th 2009
Badminton is a major international horse trial held in the spring on the Gloucestershire, England, estate of the Duke of Beaufort (which also gave its name to the racquet sport of Badminton). Started in 1949, it ranks with Burghley, Lexington and the Olympics as one of the world's most demanding three-day events and one of only six annual four star, CCI****, events as classified by the FEI.
The 135th Kentucky Derby
Event Dates: May 2nd 2009
Event Dates: May 2nd 2009
The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is known in the United States as "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports" for its approximate duration, and is also called "The Run for the Roses" for the blanket of roses draped over the winner. It is the first leg of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in the US and typically draws around 155,000 fans. The race is one and a quarter miles (2 km) at Churchill Downs.
The 2009 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event
Event Dates: April 23rd - 26th 2009
Event Dates: April 23rd - 26th 2009
The Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event is an eventing competition held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky April 23-26, 2009. The Rolex Kentucky is the only four star show in the US., the same level of competition as Eventing at the Olympics. Competition is held the last weekend of April and is the week before the Kentucky Derby. Rolex is one of the three events in the Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing, along with Badminton Horse Trials the first week of May, and Burghley Horse Trials the first week of September.
The 2009 FEI World Cup Finals
Event Dates: April 17th - 19th 2009
Event Dates: April 17th - 19th 2009
EquestrianLife.com is pleased to give its members wrap ups of the day's events in Las Vegas from esteemed equine Journalist, Chris Stafford, who covered the Sydney Olympics for the BBC and Showbiz Magazine and EquestrianLife.com writer, Tara Gallagher Couch. We will provide you with video wrap ups direct from the Thomas & Mack Center and daily articles and photos from the show.