Thursday, March 24, 2011

HRTV UNVEILS "HORSE & COUNTRY ON HRTV, THE BEST FROM ACROSS THE POND" EQUESTRIAN PROGRAMMING

Arcadia, CA, March 24 -- HRTV's (R) scope of its equestrian line-up will reach into the international realm as the result of an agreement with Horse & Country Television -- which will provide viewers with outstanding weekly programming from the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Jumping: Young Rider: News from Leipzig: Artisan Farms Young Rider Grand Prix Series Leaders to Attend EY Cup in Leipzig, Germany

News from Leipzig

For Immediate Release

Leipzig, Germany - March 24, 2011 - Following the great success of the Artisan Farms Young Rider Grand Prix Series where Reed Kessler, Charlotte Jacobs and David Arcand qualified for the EY Cup to be held in Leipzig, Germany, the Leipzig organizers have decided to use their option of inviting some wild cards to the EY Cup Final. They have given these wild cards to the fourth and fifth placed finishers in the Artisan Farms Young Rider Grand Prix Series.

Volker Wulff, the organizer in Leipzig, commented that he was "so impressed with the great competition and series in the U.S. and wanted to get more of these talented riders to Europe."

More than 60 young riders competed in the series at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival, and it was a great success in providing a new opportunity for these riders.

The final standings for the Artisan Farms Young Rider Grand Prix Series are:

1 Reed Kessler
2 Charlotte Jacobs
3 David Arcand
4 Caitlin Ziegler
5 Katherine Dinan
6 Chase Boggio
6 Meg O'Mara
8 Callie Schott
9 Catherine Pasmore
10 Quentin Judge
10 Victoria Birdsall
10 Navona Gallegos

For more information on the EY Cup, please visit www.eycup.eu.

Dressage: World Cup: 2012 REEM ACRA FEI WORLD CUP™ DRESSAGE FINAL AWARDED TO ‘S-HERTOGENBOSCH (NED)

FEI PRESS RELEASE
Lausanne (SUI), 24 March 2011

The FEI Bureau has awarded the 2012 Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final to ‘s-Hertogenbosch (NED). This major event, which will be held in conjunction with the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final, will take place from 18 to 22 April 2012.

This weekend, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, located in the southern Netherlands, will play host to the last qualifiers of the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping and the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage for the 2010/2011 season.

Both competitions will be broadcast LIVE on the official FEI online video platform FEI TV on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 March.