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Colin Syquia Tops $30,000 Mount Equinox Grand Prix at Vermont Summer Festival

by Jennifer Wood, Jump Media | 7/30/2016 7:05:19 PM

Colin Syquia and Adventure E won the $30,000 Mount Equinox Grand Prix, presented by Purina Horse Feed, on July 30 at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT. (Andrew Ryback Photography) East Dorset, Vermont – Colin Syquia of Forest Hills, NY, and Adventure E, owned by Eurasia, Inc., won the $30,000 Mount Equinox Grand Prix, presented by Purina Horse Feed, on Saturday, July 30, during week four at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT. The Vermont Summer Festival runs for...

Laura Chapot Grabs First, Second and Fourth the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix

by Phelps Media Group | 7/30/2016 11:02:23 AM

Laura Chapot and ISHD Dual Star on their way to a $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix win. (ESI Photography) Saugerties, N.Y. - Thirty-one riders and horses descended on the Grand Prix ring at HITS-on-the-Hudson for the fifth $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix of the season. The order-of-go was stacked with talent, including the likes of Kevin Babington and Manuel Torres ,but Neshanic Station, New Jersey equestrian Laura Chapot once again swooped in to steal away with not only the victory, but with second and...

Lucy Deslauriers Takes Top Honors Once Again at International Bromont

by Phelps Media Group | 7/30/2016 10:59:30 AM

Lucy Deslaurieres and Hester (Tom von kap-Herr) Bromont, Quebec - Young rider Lucy Deslauriers (USA) scored another victory at the International Bromont ahead of 25 participants on Friday, July 29, in the FEI Assante Classic. Course designer Guilherme Jorge (BRA) once again created an excellent course for the participating riders, as 25 horse and rider combinations started in the event. Nine of those qualified for the second round. A Female and American Podium Experienced rider Leslie Howard...

Mexico North Junior Team Captures Gold Medal in Junior Team Show Jumping Competition; Nicholas Hansen and Ritter Benno Take Gold in Young Rider Individual Test; Ontario Team Leads CH-J* Heading Into Cross-Country Phase

by The Colorado Horse Park/USEF | 7/30/2016 10:40:06 AM

Parker, Colo. - The Adequan®/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC) continued on at The Colorado Horse Park (CHP) welcoming the third day of championships for athletes competing in the show jumping, dressage, and eventing disciplines. The Mexico North Junior Team captured a significant feat in the USHJA North American Junior & Young Rider Show Jumping Championships Junior Team competition, as the winner's podium welcomed the only...

Nick Novak and Climbus Capture $25,000 Welcome Stake Win at GLEF Week IV

by Phelps Media Group | 7/29/2016 9:33:25 PM

Nick Novak and Climbus win the $25,000 Welcome Stake at the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival Week IV. (Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group) Traverse City, Mich. - Nick Novak finally overcame his five-year drought on Friday afternoon at the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival (GLEF). For years, he has fallen just shy of the victory, taking the backseat to the winner's circle. During Week IV of GLEF, the drought came to an end for Novak, and as the old saying goes, "when it rains, it pours." Novak...

Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team Ties for Fourth in CSIO5* Hickstead Nations Cup

by Kathleen Landwehr | 7/29/2016 5:40:50 PM

West Sussex, England – The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team put forth a great effort in the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ of Great Britain presented by Longines at CSIO5* Hickstead. On Friday, Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland guided the team of Katie Dinan, Lauren Hough, Lillie Keenan, and Paris Sellon against a top international field of eight nations. After two rounds over a solid track designed by Kelvin Bywater (GBR), the U.S. tied with Switzerland for fourth place on 12...

USET Foundation Hosts Welcome Party to Kick-Off 2016North American Junior & Young Rider Championships

by Phelps Media | 7/29/2016 4:37:34 PM

Parker, Colo. -The 2016 Adequan®/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC), presented by Gotham North, kicked off on Wednesday at the Colorado Horse Park. On Tuesday evening, the United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation hosted a welcome party. The festivities, held at Harmony Equine Center, consisted of a parade of athletes, dinner, a bounce house, a mechanical bull and a dunk tank for exhibitors to enjoy as they geared up for the weeklong competition. The...

U.S. Show Jumping Team Finishes Seventh at CSIO3* Samorin

by USEF Communications Department | 7/29/2016 3:53:38 PM

Samorin, Slovakia - The U.S. Show Jumping Team finished seventh out of 14 teams in the Nations Cup at CSIO3* Samorin today. The team was composed of Jamie Barge and Luebbo, Lisa Goldman and Hindsight, Brittni Raflowitz and Hope Van't Zorgvliet, and Chloe Reid and TNT Explosive, who are participants in the USEF Show Jumping Development Tour. France took home the title on a total of four faults over two rounds. Italy earned Silver with nine faults, while Germany earned Bronze on a total of 12...

Andrew Ramsay Wins Québec Original Open Welcome at International Bromont

by Phelps Media Group | 7/29/2016 11:14:39 AM

Andrew Ramsay and Stranger (Tom von kap Herr) Bromont, Quebec - The last week of the International Bromont continued with the victory of American rider Andrew Ramsay on Stranger, in the FEI Québec Original Open Welcome on Thursday, July 28, 2016. An Excellent Opening Event Spectators and riders at the International Bromont were treated to an exciting event designed with brio by Olympic course designer Guilherme Jorge. Although the course was not easy, time was not a factor in the first...

Gold Medals Awarded to Zone 4/7 Team As They Take The Top Podium in Young Rider Team Show Jumping Competition at NAJYRC

by The Colorado Horse Park/USEF | 7/29/2016 10:30:45 AM

Dressage Junior Rider Team Gold Medals Awarded to Region 3; Carlos Guerrerio and Santos Claim Victory in USHJA North American Junior & Young Rider Show Jumping Championships Junior Individual First Round Qualifier; Elena Hengel Sits in the Lead aboard Zipp in the USEA North American Junior & Young Rider Championships CIC2* Division While Team Canada Holds Top Team Position Parker, Colo. - The first medals for team show jumping were presented today at the Adequan®/FEI North American...