FLAIR LLC ANNOUNCES PARTIAL LIST OF 2012 HORSE TRIALS SPONSORSHIPS
Posted on Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 at 12:13 pm.
2-29-2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FLAIR LLC ANNOUNCES PARTIAL LIST OF 2012 HORSE TRIALS SPONSORSHIPS
Flair LLC, makers of the FLAIR® Equine Nasal Strip, is pleased to announce it’s sponsorship of the following Horse Trials and Events:
Red Hills Horse Trials – Currently in it’s 15th year, the Red Hills Horse Trials will be contested March 9 -11, 2012 at the Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park in Tallahassee Florida.
In addition to financial support and prizes for the event, Flair LLC will be giving each competitor a certificate entitling them to 1 Free FLAIR Nasal Strip Application on Cross-Country Saturday. Application certificates will be redeemable at the Veterinary inspection tent by northwest gate of stabling. For more information about Red Hills Horse Trials, please visit http://www.rhht.org
Galway Downs International Spring Horse Trials – The Galway Downs International Horse Trials — contested from March 30 to April 1, 2012 — is one of a series of horse trials organized by Del Mar Events and has become one of the premier series of horse trials of the Western United States. In addition to financial support and prizes for the event, Flair LLC will give all Galway competitors a certificate entitling them to 1 Free FLAIR Nasal Strip Application on Cross-Country Saturday. Application certificates will be redeemable at a location near the stabling area, to be announced,. For more information about Galway Downs and other Del Mar Events, please visit http://www.delmareventing.org
Jersey Fresh International 3-Day Event – The Jersey Fresh International 3-Day Event – the final USEF 2012 Olympic Selection Trials — celebrates it’s10th anniversary with this year’s competition, which runs May 10-13, 2012. In addition to financial support and prizes for the event, Flair LLC will give each Jersey Fresh competitor a FLAIR Equine Nasal Strip, located in their competitor packets. For more information about the Jersey Fresh International 3-Day Event, please visit http://www.horseparkofnewjersey.com/jersey-fresh-info.html
Additional Flair LLC event, horse show, and rider sponsorships will be announced in the coming weeks.
About FLAIR Nasal Strips: FLAIR Strips provide drug-free support and protection to the respiratory system of the hard-working equine athlete. FLAIR Strips are proven to: reduce airway resistance, reduce lung stress and bleeding, reduce fatigue, and shorten post-exercise recovery time. For more information about FLAIR Strips, please visit http://flairstrips.com
For more information about these and other horse trials in the US, please visit http://useventing.com
Media Contact:
Nan Rawlins
pr@flairstrips.com
Don’t discount Auckland Reactor says Butt
Posted on Thursday, February 23rd, 2012 at 9:21 am.
“They don’t give these finals away and it’s not a two-horse race by any means,” Butt said after driving New Zealand superstar Auckland Reactor to a convincing victory in the sixth heat of the series at Gloucester Park on Monday night.
Auckland Reactor was the fastest of the four heat winners on the second night of the carnival and after the first eight heats the brilliant seven-year-old, Im Themightyquinn and Smoken Up are the only undefeated pacers in the series…Read more>>
Allison Springer – Eventing
Posted on Sunday, February 19th, 2012 at 6:43 am.
Allison Springer and ARTHUR, Rolex Kentucky 2011 - Equimage® Photo
Allison Springer has continually finished in the top ten on the Leading Rider board for The United States Eventing Association. She has been named multiple times on multiple horses to the United States Equestrian Team’s High Performance Training List.
A veteran four-star event rider, trainer, and coach, Allison aspires to represent the United States in Olympic and International competition.In 2011, Allison won the Dubarry award for “best dressed” at Rolex, to go along with her winnings of the Zeppa award for “best turned out” pair at Rolex back-to-back years in 2008 and 2009.
In 2010, Allison was the reserve rider for the U.S. Three Day Eventing Team at the World Equestrian Games, a strong testament to her riding abilities. Allison actively competes across the country and internationally, trains and shows horses for clients, and teaches professional and amateur riders.
Allison’s horsemanship is paramount: her commitment to the well being of the horse yields a system that balances competitive edge with long-term stability in the sport. Allison’s commitment to the sport of Eventing is impressive as well. She is a founding member and sits on the Executive Board of the Professional Riders Organization – a group committed to serving the interests and concerns of professional Event riders competing at the highest levels of the sport (professionalriders.org).
Allison is also a member of the USEA’s Board of Governors and is active in The Professional Horseman’s Council. She is a trendsetter in the Equine industry, being the first rider ever to wear a helmet with a chin strap in the Dressage phase of competition at the prestigious Rolex CCI4* event, standing up for the safety of herself and her peers.
Allison is a certified ICP Level 4 instructor, and coach of the Haitian National Three Day Event Team. As a graduate of Bowdoin College in 1997, Allison hopes to continue helping riders and horses of all levels achieve their goals. For more information about Allison, please visit www.allisonspringer.com.
Auckland Reactor draws first blood for NZ
Posted on Sunday, February 19th, 2012 at 5:49 am.
Auckland Reactor draws first blood for NZ
Auckland Reactor drew first blood for the Kiwis when he won the first heat of harness racing’s prestigious 2012 Inter Dominion Pacing Championship at Gloucester Park in Perth tonight (Friday February 17).
The former Auckland Cup winner, who is affectionately nicknamed Mac because of his Dad - Mach Three, proved too smart after receiving a glorious one-one trip by Canterbury reinsman Anthony Butt… Read more>>
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Posted on Friday, February 17th, 2012 at 3:10 am.
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O’Neill hopes he has ‘Another’ Derby Horse
Posted on Monday, February 13th, 2012 at 1:15 pm.
O’Neill hopes he has ‘Another’ Derby horse for owner Reddam
by Steve Bailey
Thoroughbred Times TODAY| Februar y 9, 2012|pg 4
If trainer Doug O’Neill had gotten his way, I’ll Have Another would have made his first start in five months in an allowance race.
Instead, he may have a horse for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum Brands (G1) after J. Paul Reddam’s chestnut Flower Alley colt captured the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3) on Saturday at Santa Anita Park at odds of 43.30-to-1.
It was Reddam that, when he heard O’Neill and his brother Dennis talking about the allowance race, let them know that their sights were not set nearly high enough… Read more>>
LACIE SLEW rallies to victory…
Posted on Monday, February 13th, 2012 at 5:15 am.
Laurel: Lacie Slew rallies to victory in Maryland Racing Media
Lacie Slew made a wide move under rider Joe Rocco Jr. leaving the eighth pole and went from fourth in a field of five to the one-length winner of Saturday’s $100,000 Maryland Racing Media Stakes. Maryland Jockey Club/Jim McCue Lacie Slew, with Joe Rocco Jr. riding, wins the Maryland Racing Media.
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The 8-1 Pilot Point Lady made the early pace in the 1 1/8-mile Maryland Racing Media, setting fractions of 24.88 seconds, 48.67, and 1:13.01, with the 6-5 favorite, Acting Happy, in close pursuit while Rocco saved ground aboard Lacie Slew. Pilot Point Lady led Acting Happy by a head entering the stretch. Those two bumped a furlong out, and Acting Happy would fade to fourth… Read more>>
I’LL HAVE ANOTHER WINS ROBERT B. LEWIS STAKES
Posted on Thursday, February 9th, 2012 at 9:31 am.
I'LL HAVE ANOTHER WINS ROBERT B. LEWIS STAKES- Benoit & Associates photo
Posted at www.thoroughbredtimes.com Wednesday, February 08, 2012 6:51 PM
by Steve Bailey
If trainer Doug O’Neill had had his way, I’ll Have Another would have made his first start in five months in an allowance race. Instead, he may have a horse for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum Brands (G1) after J. Paul Reddam’s chestnut Flower Alley colt captured the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G2) on Saturday at Santa Anita Park at odds of 43.30-to-1… Read more>>
FLAIR® Master Class: Eric Dierks No 4: Big Bank and Skinny Brush
Posted on Monday, February 6th, 2012 at 12:20 pm.
In this fourth video in a series of videos featuring Team FLAIR’S Eric Dierks, Dierks takes the viewer through Complex Number 12 of the 2010 American Eventing Championship — explaining just how he would ride this Big Bank and Skinny Brush.
See the complete list of Eric Dierks’ Master Class videos here…
