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-Congratulations |
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-Highlights |
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-Tammy
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-Zazou’s
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-Joie Gatlin - Morley
-Abey Show Jumping |
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-Equestrian Clinics |
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-Equestrian Real Estate |
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-Blue Ribbon Law |
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-Karen Healey
-Stables South |
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FRIDAY, FEB. 29:
$25,000 Ariat Grand Prix
At: Grand Prix ring
SATURDAY, MAR. 1:
Tack Room Awards
Saturday: Judging
Sunday: Prizes awarded
before Grand Prix
Central Equine Relay
6:00pm: Party begins
6:30pm: Relay
More details in Highlights section
At: Covered ring
SUNDAY, MAR. 2:
$75,000 Waldorf=Astoria Collection™ Grand Prix
At: Grand Prix ring
COMING WEEK VI:
MONDAY, MAR. 3:
Exhibitor Golf Tournament
At: Indian Palms CC
THURSDAY, MAR. 6:
$25,000 Ariat Grand Prix
At: Grand Prix ring
FRIDAY, MAR. 7:
$50,000 Tourneau FEI World Cup Qualifier Grand Prix, presented by Adequan
At: Covered ring
SATURDAY, MAR. 8:
West Coast Active Riders Winter Fundraiser Party
At: Miramonte Resort & Spa
SUNDAY, MAR. 9:
$50,000 HITS Grand Prix
At: Grand Prix ring
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Tack Room Decorating Contest
Saturday, March 1
Prizes will be awarded for the best decorated tack rooms on Sunday.
Exhibitor Golf Tournament
Monday, March 3
The HITS Desert Circuit hosts its
annual Exhibitor Golf Tournament at 12:30 PM at the
nearby Indian Palms Country Club.
Thanks to the generosity of the hole sponsors, the winning foursome will be
awarded a check for over $1300! Prizes for the closest to the pin and
longest drive will also be awarded both men and women.
Hole sponsors for the event are: Diamond Mountain Stables, Designs by Arlene,
Huntover, Little Valley Farm, Joie Gatlin Show Stables, Game Ready Equine,
Willowbrook, Everwood, Brookway Stables, Karen Healey Stables, Apollo Farms,
Hidden Creek Farm, Monarch International, Sovereign Place, Hagyard,
D'Ambrosio & D'Ambrosio, & ShowHorse Productions.
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Ashlee Bond and Southern Girl
Photo ©
Kathy Hobstetter
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Congratulations
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Friday, February 29th
Congratulations to Ashlee Bond and Southern Girl
on topping a field of 50 to win the
$25,000 Ariat Grand Prix.
Richard Spooner, Duncan McFarlane, John Pearce,
and Katherine Bardis each had two horses
in the top twelve.
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Inaugural HITS Thermal Fashion Show kicks off exciting special events calendar for second half of the circuit
On Saturday, February 23, the first ever HITS Thermal Fashion Show, presented by Horse Connection took center stage in the VIP Oasis Club at HITS Thermal.
Highlighting the fashion show was apparel from several merchants of El Paseo. Located in Palm Desert, the famous El Paseo Shopping District features over 300 world-class shops, clothing boutiques, art galleries, jewelers, restaurants and more all lined along a beautifully maintained picture-postcard floral and statue-filled mile...
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Tammy
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Anthony D’Ambrosio
FACT: Show jumping is an Olympic sport where men and women (both horse and rider) compete on an equal basis.
FACT: Grand Prix courses reach heights of 5’3”, with spreads of up to six feet. The course may also include a water jump, which may be 10 to 16 feet in width.
COURSE DESIGN: The height, width, location of fences, and time allowed for the round allows only the best rider/horse teams to move on to the jump off. That’s where Anthony D’Ambrosio and other top course designers come in. Known for building fair, technical courses to test every level of rider, Anthony D’Ambrosio is a well-respected course designer both nationally
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Zazou's
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Clinics that Click
Sponsored by Martin McAllister Training
One of the benefits of participating in a clinic is that you learn new exercises that help you and your horse. You also realize that there is no “one“ correct way. Horses and riders will respond differently to different training methods.
An Opportunity
In 2005, shortly after I started in the Children’s Jumpers, I learned of the organization West Coast Active Riders. At the time, Grand Prix rider Gabriella Salick was the president. She arranged for many outreach programs. Among them was an essay contest for a free space in the Leslie Burr Howard clinic...
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At
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Week V: World Hunter Week at HITS Thermal
THE AMERICAN HUNTER-JUMPER FOUNDATION: As mentioned on the World Championship Hunter Rider Association web site, Louise Serio’s dream was to create an organization whose purpose would be to reward hunter riders (and their horses). So in 1991 Louise joined forces with a few other key people to form the World Championship Hunter Rider Association...
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