Archives Spring 2008
A New Twist in the Exciting World of Show Jumping Happened in Jacksonville, FL, Apr. 17-20
 The 1st Annual City League event was held at the Jacksonville Equestrian Center with twenty teams from as far away as Bogotá, Colombia; Caracas, Venezuela; Mobile, Alabama; Lafayette, Louisiana testing their skills against the course and the clock. More>
See the winning Grand Prix ride by Derek Peterson video by Select Media
See a slideshow of pictures by Glossy Finish
See a slideshow of pictures by Teri Rehkopf
City League International Grand Prix Show Jumping - Over $400,000 in total prize money!
 April 17-20, 2008 First Annual Grand Prix Show Jumping Extravaganza with Entertainment and Trade Show. Over $400,000 in total prize money for the 2008 series
Excitement! Thrills! Speed! Fun! That's Grand Prix Show Jumping! Come one, come all - SPECTATORS WELCOME!
"We're transforming Show Jumping into a spectator sport, something that people haven't done for hundreds of years." Vick Russell, City  League Co-Founder
City League International Show Jumping is coming to Jacksonville for its first event of their League series on April 17-20, 2008 at the Jacksonville Equestrian Center. City League's mission is to support endeavors for the prevention and treatment of cancer. City League will achieve this by transforming Show Jumping into a spectator sport through establishing City teams, riders, and fans throughout the Southeast.
Teams of Grand Prix-level show jumping horses and riders from FIVE CITY LEAGUES will be navigating jump course obstacles as much as 5 feet high and 6 feet wide, with each rider trying to beat the time of the other rider. Each team will compete in three events over the course of the long weekend, which will end with a Saturday evening Grand Prix.
Read more - Derek Peterson wins the jump-off for the Jacksonville Calvary>
Jared Peterson, with the Jacksonville Calvary in first place in individual standings after Thursday’s Speed Competition!
For the first time in Florida an Arabian Community Show was offered on Saturday March 8th, 2008.
The show was sponsored by the North Florida Arabian Horse Club and wasl be held in the beautiful Jacksonville Equestrian Center.
 The show offered many featured classes like: Sport Horse In Hand, Sport Horse Under Saddle, Sport Horse Under Saddle Most Suitable for Dressage, All types of Halter classes for all ages, Western Pleasure and Equitation classes for all ages, Hunter, English Pleasure and Country Pleasure classes, Championships classes with percentage payoffs, and Specialty classes like Liberty, Lead Line and Native Costume. Our Show Judge is Matt Murray, Trail Judge is Barbara Aponte, and our Paddock Master is Linda Roberts.
On Sunday the 9th the 17th Annual Karen Fry Memorial Horse Show was held at the same facility.
Judge for this show is Jennifer Moshier, and Trail Judge Barbara Aponte. This is an Open All Breed horse show which means the Arabian horses can also enter a 2nd day show. This show offers many classes including some gaited classes for our gaited horse  owners, some percentage payoff Championship classes and classes for all ages for both horses and riders. Laurine and Lonnie Fry, Karen's parents, will again present a beautiful trophy to the 1st place winner of the Good Sportsmanship Award and give 6 medallions to 6 deserving youngsters that they have observed during both days of showing. Youngsters from both of these shows are eligible for the Karen Fry Memorial Good Sportsmanship Award.
For further information regarding both of these shows you may contact Nancy Pooley (904) 291-6804 email: nfahc@home.att.net, or visit the club's web site at: http://nfahc.home.att.net
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NFAHC Pictures
A possible twister hit Wellington in Palm Beach County, where the violent weather ripped a small barn off its foundation and left a horse standing unhurt on a concrete slab, authorities said. At another location, the Palm Beach Equine Clinic, quarterhorse was in a stall, untied, when the suspected tornado hit about 2 a.m. It destroyed the structure and left the horse standing there unscathed.
The roof tiles flew off the veterinary clinic and broke car windows in a nearby parking lot. The storm also picked up a horse trailer and smashed it into another horse trailer.
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