HITS Horse Shows

The HITS Staff is back in the Main Office and hard at work processing entries for the first week of the #HITSCulpeper Series at Commonwealth Park! We can’t wait to see everyone, April 21-25, for the Commonwealth National which will feature a USHJA National Hunter Derby, USHJA Pony Hunter Derby, $35,000 Open Jumper Division and more!

Andre Thieme is officially the most decorated HITS Million Winner as Sunday marked his fourth HITS Million title, this time taking home the blue ribbon aboard his own CHAKARIA. "I think everybody can tell by now that this class [HITS $1 Million Grand Prix] means something to me," said Thieme. "I try to really produce my horses for this class every single time. I try to be sure that everything on the day of this class goes perfect because this is the class that I really want to win each year." Read the full story on the seventh Great American $1 Million Dollar Grand Prix here: http://hitsshows.com//andre-thieme-chakaria-win-the-great-

Not a bad day to Make Million Dollar Dreams Come True! Andre Thieme and CHAKARIA took home the coveted Great American $1 Million Grand Prix title! This makes FOUR HITS Million wins for Thieme and his second in Ocala! #HITSOCALA #MAKINGMILLIONDOLLARDREAMSCOMETRUE

Today is the BIG day! We’re back to make another ‘Million Dollar Dream Come True’ at #HITSOcala for the seventh Great American $1 Million Grand Prix, the richest class in the world! While HITS Ocala is CLOSED to spectators you can catch all the action LIVE online at Showhorse.tv! Tune in today at 1 pm for the excitement!

@tackshackocala is the Official Souvenir Shop for the #HITSOcala Winter Circuit! Stop by their store on-site in the Vendor Courtyard or visit their main store just 15 minutes away on SW 60th Ave to get all your #HITSOcala gear! Tack Shack can embroider the HITS Ocala 40th Anniversary logo on a variety of apparel including quarter zips, soft shell jackets, polos and more!

Prize List, Class Listing and Entries! Oh My! The time to make your plans for #HITSOcala is now! Spend your winter in the 'Horse Capital of the World' with the two-week HITS Ocala Holiday Series, December 9-20, 2020, and the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit, January 19 - March 28, 2021 Million Dollar Dreams are sure to come true with 12-weeks of USEF-Rated Hunter/Jumper competition! Riders can expect the same great class offerings with bi-weekly Grand Prix, Hunter Prix including two @ushunterjumper International Hunter Derbies and more!

Tom Struzzieri and HITS, Inc., are pleased to announce the continuing partnership with John Ammerman and the #VermontSummerFestival for the 2021 season The six-week Vermont Summer Festival will return to its home-site in East Dorset, Vermont in 2021. Join HITS at the Vermont Summer Festival July 6 August 15, 2021! Drains are being installed in competition rings and footing is being refurbished, as well as new ring fencing. More information, including the Summer Prize List, Schedules, Class Listing and Entry Blanks will become available in the coming months at HITSShows.com

Hunter and Jumper riders can look forward to even more @ushunterjumper events at #HITSShows! HITS is excited to announce that they will be hosting USHJA National and International, as well as USHJA Pony Hunter Derbies and USHJA World Championship Hunter Rider Weeks in 2021. Along with these featured classes, HITS has been selected to host the USHJA Pony Hunter Derby Finals - East and USHJA Zone 5 HOTY Championships at #HITSChicago and the USHJA Zone 1 & 2 Jumper Team and Platinum Championships at #HITSSaugerties. Check out the complete list of USHJA Events at HITSShows.com! #HITSOcala #HITSCulpeper

The Marshall & Sterling Insurance League 2021 qualifying period runs from August 24, 2020 through August 29, 2021 and promises a full year of exciting competition! With a few changes regarding the League’s sanctioning of shows for 2021, be sure that you check the Upcoming Show Schedule on the Marshall & Sterling League page at HITSShows.com! Get in on the action and renew your membership today to start earning qualifying points! Join by November 1, 2020 and all points will be retroactive to the beginning of the 2020/2021 qualifying season.

HITS first introduced GenZ Homes at the #HITSOcala Winter Circuit in 2020 as a unique on-site housing option for trainers, riders, and staff alike. GenZHomes was founded by Tommy Struzzieri, who made it his goal to provide a modern-day housing solution for a variety of uses and expanded that business into the fast-paced world of horse shows. By popular demand, GenZHomes will return to the selection of houses available for rent at #HITSPostTimeFarm for the 2020/2021 HITS Ocala Winter Circuit. Contact Tommy today at [email protected]!

HITS Culpeper is a wrap, but we're already looking forward to the #HITSOcala Winter Circuit this Decemeber through March See you at HITS Post Time Farm for 12 weeks of USEF-Rated Hunter/Jumper competition in the 'Horse Capital of the World'#40YearsOfTheMillionDollarDream

The #HITSOcala Holiday Series Class Listing & Entry Blanks are now available online at HITSShows.com! Kick-off your winter in the ‘Horse Capital of the World’ with the #HolidaySeries! Schedules & the complete Prize List will be available soon! See you there!

Enjoy convenient, on-site housing for the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit! The fleet of turn-key housing at HITS Post Time Farm include homes, Post Time Condos, and GenZHomes. With 2 and 3 bedroom options, all properties come fully furnished and with utilities included. It’s everything you need all in one place to make HITS Ocala your Home Away from Home this winter! Convention & Visitors Bureau of Marion County #HITSOcala #40thAnniversary #40YearsOfTheMillionDollarDream #HunterJumper #HITSPostTimeFarm #HorseShowsInTheSun #HITSShows #OcalaWinterCircuit

Just a sneak peek at the #HitsOcala grounds! We have all NEW tent stalls coming soon! Enjoy the fresh crisp Ocala morning air in our open-air barns and tents!

Fun FACT! This season we will offer the all new HITS HotSpot, an on-site WiFi lounge where you can work, study, surf and connect with complimentary high-speed internet. The HITS HotSpot will be open daily, and will offer a quiet and inviting space for kids to study and keep up with schoolwork, or for parents and other professionals to stay connected with things at the office. #HITSOcala

This week, we are celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Marshall & Sterling Insurance League National Finals at HITS-on-the-Hudson! We look forward to a week of Champions being crowned! Stay tuned! #HITS #HorseShowsInTheSun #MarshallandSterling #30thAnniversary #MSF #ShowJumping #HorseShows #Horses #HunterJumper #MarshallandSterlingFinals Marshall & Sterling League Marshall & Sterling Insurance/Equisport

We are 90 days away from the HITS Ocala Holiday Series, the kick-off of the 40th Annual HITS Ocala Winter Circuit! Stay up to date with all things happening in preparation for this year’s shows by visiting HITSShows.com or following us on social media! Tent stalls will again be $1000 for the ten-week circuit. Make your plans early - stalls will fill-up fast! Ocala/Marion County, Florida #40YearsOfTheMillionDollarDream #4othAnniversary #HITSOcala #HITS #HorseShowsInTheSun #ShowJumping #HorseShows #Horses #HunterJumper #USEFRated #OcalaHorses #HorseCapitaloftheWorld HITS Horse Shows USEF Network Ocala/Marion County Chamber and Economic Partnership

ICYMI! Ben Maher & EXPLOSION W took first place in the biggest prize money class in the world this year - the AIG $500,000 Grand Prix at the HITS Championship! It was Deja Vu for Jennifer Jones as she was victorious in the @diamondmillsny $250,000 Hunter Prix Final aboard HIGHLIGHTER... Isabelle Greenbaum & WISDOM we’re awarded first place in the @platinumperformance $100,000 Hunter Prix Final Hunter Champey piloted CAPRICE to first place in the @blackbarnrestaurant $25,000 Jr/A-O/Am Jumper Prix Congratulations to all riders that competed in the HITS Championship - the ‘Richest Weekend in Show Jumping’!