McLain Ward, winner of the Hagyard Challenge Series' $45,000 Leading Rider Bonus. Photo By: Shawn McMillen
Lexington, KY – September 29, 2011 – On Friday, September 23, McLain Ward of Brewster, NY, was presented with a check for $45,000 after earning the most points during the 2011 Hagyard Challenge Series. The Hagyard Challenge Series is a show jumping competition that is held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, throughout the summer months. Composed of seven grand prix events, the Hagyard Challenge Series concluded on September 23 with the $50,000 CSI-W Lexington Grand Prix. Ward stormed to victory during the event aboard Pjotter Van De Zonnehoeve with the fastest double clear effort.
Earlier this year, Ward claimed the first and second place honors in the $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic during the Kentucky Summer Horse Show riding Pjotter Van De Zonnehoeve and Vocas, respectively. His stellar performances during each competition scored him the highest number of points for the Leading Rider Bonus.
“I think it is wonderful to have the Rider Bonus,” commented Ward. “It is a reward for consistency, which is something I always strive towards. Hagyard and the Kentucky Horse Shows have great events, and I think there is a lot of quality throughout the Series.”
Several generous sponsors have helped make this exciting series event happen. These gracious supporters include: presenting sponsor Pfizer Animal Health, Audi of Lexington, Dean Dorton Allen Ford, Hagyard Flex-tra 200, Wyatt Equine Law Group, Johnson Horse Transportation, Chase, and J. P. Morgan.
McLain Ward placed first and second in the $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic during the Kentucky Summer Horse Show to take over the lead in the Hagyard Challenge Series standings. Photo: Rebecca Walton/PMG.
Lexington, KY – August 7, 2011 – After claiming the first and second place honors in the $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic during last week’s the Kentucky Summer Horse Show, McLain Ward took over the lead in the 2011 Hagyard Challenge Series. The talented rider completed double clear rounds aboard Pjotter Van De Zonnehoeve and Vocas to earn valuable points towards the $45,000 Leading Rider Bonus.
Ian Millar of Canada continues to hold the second place position, having piloted Instyle and Star Power to fourth and fifth place finishes, respectively, during both of the $30,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic competitions during the Kentucky Spring Horse Show. Hector Florentino from the Dominican Republic is currently in the third place ranking, having placed first and sixth aboard Ultimo earlier in the year.
The Hagyard Challenge Series features seven show jumping events at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. The rider who accumulates the most points in the series will receive a $45,000 Leading Rider Award, presented after the $50,000 World Cup Qualifier held on September 23, 2011, during the Kentucky National Horse Show.
Several generous sponsors have helped make this exciting series event happen. These gracious supporters include: presenting sponsor Pfizer Animal Health, Audi of Lexington, Dean Dorton Allen Ford, Hagyard Flex-tra 200, Wyatt Equine Law Group, Johnson Horse Transportation, Chase, and J. P. Morgan.
Sponsors of the $10,000 Children’s/Adult Jumper Prix
Traverse City, MI – June 13, 2011 – Horse Sports by the Bay, Inc is pleased to announce that Dr. Heather Woodruff from Hagyard Equine Medical Institute will be returning this season as the official Show Veterinarian of the 2011 Horse Shows by the Bay Equestrian Festival.
Hagyard Equine Medical Institute is located in Lexington, KY, and has been in practice since 1876, providing the equine industry with state-of-the art service and cutting-edge technology. Woodruff and her team will be on-site at Horse Shows by the Bay’s home, Flintfields Horse Park, from June 29th thru July 31st.
Hagyard recently launched an e-commerce site and full service compounding pharmacy. Conceived and designed by equine veterinarians, the pharmacy is staffed by licensed pharmacists and personnel with extensive knowledge of equine healthcare.
Lexington, KY- May 11, 2010 – This week marks the beginning of the Kentucky Horse Shows at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. Each week of the Kentucky Horse Shows offers exciting competition, including the race to the Leading Rider Award. $50,000 will be awarded to the rider accumulating the most points in the Hagyard Challenge Series Leading Rider Award.
Sponsors of the $50,000 Leading Rider Award include Dean, Dorton, & Ford; Pfizer Animal Health; Hagyard Flex-Tra 200; Kathleen Sullivan, CIMA, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney; Turf Town Properties; Audi of Lexington and The Spa at Griffin Gate Resort.
Hagyard Equine Medical Institute is pleased to announce the 2010 addition of presenting sponsor Adequan to the Hagyard Challenge Series Leading Rider Award Program.
Traverse City, MI – May 3, 2010 – Horse Sports by the Bay, Inc. is pleased to announce that Hagyard Equine Medical Institute’s Sport Horse Program will once again provide the official veterinarians for the Horse Shows by the Bay Equestrian Festival. Horse Shows by the Bay is a month-long equestrian festival held at the beautiful Flintfields Horse Park in Traverse City, MI, July 14-August 1. Many of the top horses and riders from all over the country travel to northern Michigan for this unique horse show experience, and those horses will receive the best care, thanks to the experienced veterinarians from Hagyard Equine Medical Institute.
Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, one of the leading providers of equine healthcare, offers veterinary service to horse shows through the Hagyard Sport Horse program. This division of Hagyard Equine Medical Institute specializes in the care and maintenance of show horse athletes, bringing the same quality of treatment to sport horses that the practice has provided for the race horse and breeding industries. The Hagyard Sport Horse program incorporates comprehensive services, therapies and performance horse management to serve horses that compete across the country on a national level. The program is led by Duncan Peters, DVM, MS and Holly Schmitt, DVM.
Lexington, Kentucky – April 28, 2010 – Hagyard Equine Medical Institute unveiled their latest Sport Horse Program addition during their sneak preview tours from April 22 – 25, 2010. The innovative Sport Horse Soundness Facility features “state-of-the-art” diagnostic tools, along with quality veterinarians that will provide a dedicated environment within which Hagyard Veterinarians treat joint, muscle, and structural lameness issues in equine athletes. Hagyard is pleased to announce that it is now accepting new clients at the Sport Horse Soundness Facility.
Dr. Andrew Clark, CEO of Hagyard, was excited about the response to the tours of the new facility, stating, “Our objective was to notify existing, as well as potential new clients electronically of the tours being offered to view the new addition to our Sport Horse program. This approach proved to be successful in that we hit the right target of people.”
Horses N Heroes Booth. Hagyard Sponsors Horses N Heroes Benefit Sunday, March 21 2010 at 7:30 in Ocala, FL.
Lexington, KY – March 20, 2010 – The Hagyard Equine Medical Institute is pleased to announce that it will be one of the sponsors for this year’s Horses N Heroes event. Veterinarians Dr. Holly Schmitt will represent Hagyard by participating as a model during a fashion show that will be one of the highlights of the event. The event benefits the Horses N Heroes, which combines horses that have been retired, rescued, and donated with children that have been in unfortunate circumstances such as abusive homes or impoverished areas. This benefit is associated with the Horse Shows in the Sun Ocala circuit and is scheduled for Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 7:30 pm at Cloud Nine in downtown Ocala, Florida.
Dr. Holly Schmitt is excited to participate in this event as one of the 15 models and she is looking forward to the money it will help raise for Horses N Heroes Program. Dr. Schmitt will be wearing clothing from Adobe East in Ocala, FL., and the men participating will wear clothes from Grainer’s in Ocala, FL.
We have coverage and interviews from the Lexington Combined Driving Classic, the 2010 World Equestrian Games driving test event being held at the Kentucky Horse Park. Plus, listen in for more news from the 2010 WEG….
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