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Ashlee Bond and Agrostar Ace the Test in $33,000 ASHCOR Technologies Cup at Spruce Meadows

by Spruce Meadows Media, Service | 7/14/2013 2:11:58 AM

Ashlee Bond and Agrostar shined in round one and braved the rain in round two for their win in Saturday’s $33,000 ASHCOR Technologies Cup (Spruce Meadows Media Services) Calgary, AB – Ashlee Bond (USA) and Agrostar earned an exciting victory in the $33,000 ASHCOR Technologies Cup 1.50m competition on Saturday during day three of the ‘Pan American’ Tournament at Spruce Meadows. The pair led a five-horse jump-off out of 37 competitors to win over Canada’s Kara Chad and...

Kristen VanderVeen and Bull Run's Eternal Triumph in the $40,000 Holiday Inn of Parker Grand Prix at Summer in the Rockies V

by Carrie Wirth for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 7/13/2013 10:06:22 PM

Kristen VanderVeen and Bull Run's Eternal (Carrie Wirth/Mary Adelaide Brakenridge Phelps Media Group) Parker, CO - Brazilian course designer Anderson Lima built what appeared to be a straightforward course for the $40,000 Holiday Inn of Parker Grand Prix for Summer in the Rockies V, considered the peak week of the summer series at the Colorado Horse Park. But the course was tougher than appearances let on. "I decided to do a more technical course than a really big course, which meant they had...

Peter Wylde Clinches Back-to-Back Grand Prix Victories at Vermont Summer Festival

by Starting Gate Communications | 7/13/2013 6:30:25 PM

Peter Wylde guided Lewin 5 to victory in the $30,000 Battenkill Grand Prix, presented by Johnson Horse Transportation, on July 13 at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT (David Mullinix Photography) East Dorset, VT — Olympic gold medalist Peter Wylde and Lewin 5 sped to their second Grand Prix victory in a row at the Vermont Summer Festival, winning the $30,000 Battenkill Grand Prix, presented by Johnson Horse Transportation, during week two of the six-week show jumping...

Katie Prudent and V Take Top Prize in $33,000 Friends of the Meadows Cup 1.60m

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 7/12/2013 11:45:40 PM

Katie Prudent and V (Spruce Meadows Media Services) Calgary, Alberta - Two exciting feature competitions were held on Friday under beautiful blue skies for day two of the ‘Pan American’ Tournament at Spruce Meadows. In the $33,000 Friends of the Meadows Cup 1.60m, Katie Prudent (USA) and V led the victory gallop, while Meagan Nusz (USA) and Vesuvius took top honors in the $15,000 CIBC Junior/Amateur Jumper 1.40m. The ‘Pan American’ Tournament continues through Sunday,...

Traders Point Announces Increased Grand Prix Prize Money for 2013

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 7/12/2013 11:41:06 PM

Zionsville, IN - July 12, 2013 - Now in it's 36th year, the Traders Point Hunt Charity Horse Show and Country Fair continues to grow bigger and better each year. This year, show management is pleased to announce an increase in prize money for the show's most lucrative class, the Grand Prix of Indianapolis. The now $75,000 Grand Prix will be a highlight event held on the afternoon of Sunday, August 11, the final day of the six day show running August 6-11, 2013 at Wild Air Farms in...

Emily Chapman Claims 2013 USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final Title

by Kathleen Landwehr | 7/12/2013 4:35:09 PM

Emily Chapman, the winner of the 2013 USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final, riding CH EQ One Night Stand (Howard Schatzberg) Lexington, KY – A sunny day at the historic Red Mile Race Track in Lexington, Kentucky provided the backdrop for the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final, held during the Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show. The judges made a unanimous decision to crown Emily Chapman the 2013 winner of the USEF Saddle Seat...

Top Riders Prepare for USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final

by USEF Communications Department | 7/11/2013 3:55:16 PM

Lexington, KY – The country’s best adult amateur saddle seat equitation riders are ready to compete in the USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final. Taking place at the historic Red Mile Race Track in Lexington, Kentucky, the Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show plays host to the USEF Championship on Friday, July 12. Riding before judges Chuck Herbert, James Nichols, and Barbe Smith, riders will demonstrate their skills that have qualified them for the Final. The American...

USEF Announces Dressage High Performance Owners’ Task Force

by USEF Communications Department | 7/11/2013 12:45:39 PM

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and President Chrystine Tauber appointed a newly formed six member Dressage High Performance Owners’ Task Force. Dressage High Performance Owners’ Task Force (DOTF): Bruce Hlavacek, Chairman Jane Forbes Clark Margaret Duprey Michael Davis Elizabeth Meyer Akiko Yamazaki The Dressage High Performance Owners’ Task Force was developed out of the recommendation of the Blue Ribbon Panel and the High Performance Dressage...

Alex Granato and Zenith Dance Leave No Margin for Defeat in the $2500 1.30m Open Jumpers

by Carrie Wirth for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 7/11/2013 10:12:36 AM

Parker, CO - Exciting show jumping action kicked off the first day of competition at Summer in the Rockies V in the Kathy and Brad Coors Family Grand Prix Arena at the Colorado Horse Park. Brazilian course designer Anderson Lima welcomed horse and rider combinations to Week V of the "AA"-Rated series with courses that offered interesting options for shaving off time. Thirty riders and their mounts jumped around the 1.30m track. Hunter Holloway and Julie Dodd's Libra were the first to go...

Aaron Vale and Zenith UHS Capture the CMJ Sporthorse Jumper Speed Stake at Horse Shows by the Bay

by Horse Shows by the Bay | 7/10/2013 8:02:30 PM

Zenith UHS and Aaron Vale (Tricia Booker Photography) Traverse City, MI - When Aaron Vale jumped to the victory in today's $2,500 CMJ Sporthorse 1.40m Jumper Speed Stake, he also edged closer to the top of the $10,000 Hagyard Leading Jumper Rider Cash Bonus Award standings. The 6.25 points he accrued for first place with 2VR Showjumpers' Zenith UHS--added to last week's point total of 91--puts him just behind Yann Candele, last week's victor in the $30,000 Danny & Ron's...