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This site is dedicated to my registered American Warmblood horse, Glenord’s Rocket Dancer, aka Rocki, who passed away in September 2020. She was my Clydesdale and racing Thoroughbred Appaloosa mare. She was my baby for 26 of her 28 years. Rocki was a Lifetime USDF/USEF member horse. I registered Rocki as an American Warmblood. She …
Para-Dressage Intermediaire I Reserve Champion Audrey Guiteau. Photo courtesy of Audrey Guiteau. WELLINGTON, Fla. — October 29, 2026 – Para-Dressage Intermediaire I Champion Elizabeth Welch and Reserve Champion Audrey Guiteau have received Hope Hand Memorial Festival of Champions Equine Travel Grants to help offset the cost of transporting their horses to and from the USEF …
Mill Spring, NC – October 30, 2026 – Amateur Owner Hunter champions opened the day’s competition at the 143rd National Horse Show, while top hunter horses and riders took center stage for the evening’s featured event, the $75,000 National Horse Show Hunter Classic. The day concluded with the $10,000 1.30m Open Jumper Stake. $75,000 NHS …
Mill Spring, NC – October 29, 2026 – Wednesday marked the exciting conclusion of the professional Hunter divisions at the 143rd National Horse Show, highlighted by the crowning of the Rockstar Grand Champion Professional Hunter. By evening, jumpers took center stage for their first two feature classes: the $5,000 1.30m Open Jumper Welcome and the …
Mill Spring, NC – October 28, 2026 – The future of the hunter sport was on display at the 143rd National Horse Show as talented young horses took center stage in the $10,000 Young / Green Hunter Championship on Tuesday evening, kicking off Week II of competition at Tryon International. Designed to support the development …
Jo Anne Miller received the 2026 WIHS/EQUUS Foundation Honor and Service Award on Military Night, Thursday, October 22, 2026, at the Washington International Horse Show in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. The award was established in 2013 to recognize a horse, individual, or organization that best demonstrates the values of honor and service as embodied by Klinger …
Mill Spring, NC – October 26, 2026 – Competition at the 143rd National Horse Show began before sunrise in Tryon International’s indoor arena with the highly anticipated 2026 NHS 3’3″ Equitation Championship, sponsored by the Hamel Family Foundation. Among the 190 riders competing for top honors, one horse-and-rider combination rose to the occasion, delivering standout …
Mill Spring, NC – October 25, 2026 – Championship ribbons were awarded to seven junior riders on Saturday in the Pérez & Bennett Under 14 Equitation, Pérez & Bennett 14–15 Equitation, and Pérez & Bennett 16–17 Equitation Divisions. The day concluded with the highly anticipated $10,000 Adult Amateur Hunter Classic, presented by Mr. & Mrs. …
Mill Spring, NC – October 23, 2026 – Adult equitation riders took center stage on the second day of competition at the 143rd National Horse Show at Tryon International with the feature event — the NHS Adult Equitation Championship Sponsored by Taylor Harris Insurance Services, crowning champions across three age divisions. NHS Adult Equitation Champions …
Mill Spring, NC – October 22, 2026 – Wednesday marked the opening of the 143rd National Horse Show at its new home, Tryon International in Mill Spring, North Carolina. One of the most prestigious and historic events in American equestrian sport, the National Horse Show welcomes exhibitors from across the country over the next two …
In August 2018, as California and the West were already enduring massive wildfires and toxic smoke, William E. Simpson II issued a direct, detailed warning to the Department of the Interior, the Bureau of Land Management, the USDA, and the U.S. Forest Service. The press release, titled “Catastrophic Wildfire and Toxic Smoke Evolved from Ecological …