Lake Placid and I Love New York Horse Shows return
Jimmy Torano wins $75,000 in the Hermès I Love New York Grandprix CSI 2* to close the 28th Annual I Love New York Horse Show.
(Photo -Kathy Russell for J.L. Parker)
Lake Placid residents and visitors know that the summer never truly begins until the Lake Placid and I Love New York Horse Shows come to town. This year, summer excitement gets underway once again with the return of the Lake Placid Horse Shows, June 27 to July 9.
Not many horse shows can combine a world-class event with small-town charms and continually bring together families, celebrities, Olympians and an array of champions like the Lake Placid Horse Shows. What sets the horse shows apart from all others is not only the incredible beauty of the village of Lake Placid and the surrounding Adirondack Region, but the shows and show grounds themselves.
Lake Placid attracts America's absolute best show-jumping riders like Olympic veteran and nine-time American Grandprix Association Rider of the Year Margie Goldstein Engle and 2004 Athens Olympic team Gold Medalists Chris Kappler and McLain Ward. This year, some of the riders who have become familiar faces at the horse shows
» Full StoryAdmission and ticket price information
Make plans now to see the exhilarating action of world-class equestrian competition at the 2006 Lake Placid and I Love New York Horse Shows. Whether you spend one day or stay for the whole two weeks of action-packed competition, you'll treat yoursel
» Full StoryA look back at the 2005 Lake Placid and I Love NY Horse Shows
For decades, world-class show jumping competition and tons of family fun has been the hallmark of the Lake Placid and I Love New York Horse Shows, and last year's shows were no exception. Kent Farrington of Southport, Conn., and Jimmy Torano of Fort
» Full StoryThe annual Doggie Costume Contest
Another beloved Lake Placid tradition, the 14th annual Doggie Costume Contest, is set for Saturday, July 8 at noon. Canines of all shapes and sizes take center stage at the I Love New York Horse Show during these "dog-days" of summer. All people w
» Full StoryAnimal Planet Kids' Day: Kids + horses = fun!
The Lake Placid Horse Shows' annual Kids' Day will return again this year combining kids, horses and tons of fun! The Horse Shows are proud to welcome Animal Planet as the sponsor for this year's Kids' Day festivities.
The 14th annual Animal
» Full StoryThe Feldmans: Heart and soul of the horse shows
For nearly two decades, Lake Placid Horse Shows Association (LPHSA) Chairman Richard M. "Dick" Feldman has been a daily fixture on the show grounds during the annual Lake Placid and I Love New York Horse Shows. He confers with riders, trainers and o
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