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Superbad is Super Great for Amanda Flint in $30,000 Vermont Grand Prix

by Starting Gate Communications | 7/5/2014 8:32:07 PM

Amanda Flint and Superbad (David Mullinix Photography) East DOrset, Vt. - Superbad failed to live up to his name, carrying Amanda Flint to victory in the $30,000 Vermont Summer Special Grand Prix, presented by Johnson Horse Transportation, on July 5 at the Vermont Summer Festival. The six-week equestrian competition runs through August 10 at Harold Beebe Farm in East Dorset, VT. Flint of Long Meadow, NJ, was riding a winning streak into Saturday’s main event, having placed first and...

Kent Farrington Keeps His Cool to Win the Prix SBM Le Casino

by Global Champions Tour Press Office | 6/27/2014 2:05:58 PM

Kent Farrington & Willow (Stefano Grasso/LGCT) Port Hercule, Monaco - As the sun sank towards the horizon at beautiful Port Hercule, Monaco, the afternoon’s hotly contested CSI5* Prix SMB Le Casino was won by the USA’s Kent Farrington with Willow, who clinched the win from last to go in the jump-off, ahead of Pius Schwizer (SUI) and Anisette de Lassus in 2nd, and a thrilled Ali Yousef al Rumaihi (QAT) with Gunder in 3rd, in front of a vocal crowd and packed VIP suite. The first...

Delaney Flynn and Kelli Cruciotti In It to Win It in Junior Jumpers at Summer in the Rockies

by Lauren Buettner for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 6/16/2014 3:31:09 AM

Delaney Flynn and Quite Quick (Phelps Media Group, Inc.) Parker, Colo. - Delaney Flynn and Quite Quick have done it again at Summer in the Rockies. These two won the $5,000 Show Jumping Hall of Fame High Junior/Amateur Owner Jumper Classic last week, and they returned to the Kathy and Brad Coors Family Grand Prix Arena this Sunday to do the same. They are both fierce competitors, making their pairing a dynamite combination. With years less experience than most other riders who showed against...

U.S. Eventers Ready For Luhmuhlen, Land Rover Grant Recipients Martin and Shamwari 4 Set to Make CCI4* Debut

by USEF Communications Department | 6/11/2014 3:53:32 PM

Luhmuhlen, Germany - Land Rover Competition Grant recipients Boyd Martin and Shamwari 4 have traveled to Germany eyeing a top placing at this week’s Luhmuhlen CCI4* . They will be among 53 combinations from 12 nations set to contest the event which runs June 12-15 and is one of only seven CCI4*s held annually throughout the world. Shamwari 4 is presented at the first horse inspection by Phillip Dutton for Boyd Martin (Stockimageservices.com) Martin (Cochranville, Pa.) acquired the...

Darragh Kenny Rides to Another Victory in 1.40m Jumpers

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 5/8/2014 4:42:06 PM

Darragh Kenny and SIEC Ledgepoint (The Book LLC) North Salem, N.Y . - In the $5,000 Open Jumper 1.40m at Old Salem on Thursday, it was another win for Darragh Kenny (IRL), this time riding Gabriela Mershad's SIEC Ledgepoint. To ensure that the grass Grand Prix Field is as good as it can be for the duration of the horse shows, classes were moved to the sand ring today in the rainy weather. Winning the $5,000 Open Jumper 1.40m class for the second day in a row was Darragh Kenny. He rode...

Konyot and Parra Produce Determined Efforts in Grand Prix at 2014 Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final

by Helen Murray | 4/19/2014 5:30:27 PM

Tina Konyot and Calecto V (MA Brakenridge/PSdressage.com) Lyon, France - The highly anticipated 2014 Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final got underway Saturday afternoon at the Lyon Eurexpo. As 17 of the world’s best horse-and-rider combinations performed the FEI Grand Prix Test before the Ground Jury of Eduard de Wolff van Westerrode, Dr. Jean-Michel Roudier, Thomas Lang, Dr. Evi Eisenhardt, Gary Rockwell, Jacques van Daele, and Leif Tornblad. The U.S. combinations of Tina Konyot with...

Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team Draws Sixth in Quest for Sixth Victory in Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup presented by G&C Farm at CSIO4* Wellington

by Helen Murray | 2/27/2014 3:20:38 PM

Brianne Goutal and Nice de Prissey (Shawn McMillen Photography) Wellington, Fla. - The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team heads into the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup presented by G&C Farm looking to repeat its victory from last year and secure its sixth win in its home Nations Cup. A total of 12 teams are set to go head-to-head on Friday evening at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center during the feature of CSIO4* Wellington, held in conjunction with the FTI Consulting Winter...

Abigail McArdle and Cosma 20 Win $34,000 G&C Farm 1.45m

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/21/2014 8:36:11 PM

Abigail McArdle and Cosma 20 (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Friday's competition at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival featured a $34,000 G&C Farm 1.45m speed class with a win for 19-year-old Abigail McArdle (USA) aboard Cosma 20. In the hunter rings, Kyle Owens swept the youngest division of the Adult Amateur Hunters with his horses Voila and Messick. Sponsored by Adequan®, FTI WEF week seven runs February 19-23, 2014. The week will feature the $280,000 Adequan® Grand...

Santiago Diaz and Tizimin LS Top $50,000 Equestrian Sotheby's Jumper Derby

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/16/2014 9:39:59 PM

Santiago Diaz and Tizimin LS (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla . - The 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) concluded its sixth week of competition, sponsored by Salamander Hotels & Resorts, with action on both sides of the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) on Sunday. On the beautiful grass field at The Stadium at PBIEC, 25-year-old Santiago Diaz of Colombia earned the biggest win of his career riding Tizimin LS in the $50,000 Equestrian Sotheby's Jumper...

Alexander Zetterman and Cafino Win $34,000 Suncast 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic

by Lauren Fischer for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/16/2014 2:54:26 AM

Alexander Zetterman and Cafino (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Saturday's competition at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) featured a $34,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic, held on the beautiful derby field at The Stadium at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), with a win for 24-year-old Alexander Zetterman (SWE) aboard Cafino. Twenty-eight entries showed over the Richard Jeffery (GBR) designed course with five clear rounds to jump-off....