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The 65th Annual Pennsylvania National Horse Show

by Marty Bauman | 10/28/2010 9:32:00 AM

Pennsylvania National Horse Show Harrisburg, PA - The 65th annual Pennsylvania National Horse Show, which took place October 14-23 in Harrisburg, PA, showcased a wealth of equestrian talent ranging from pony hunters to grand prix competitors. From the first junior rider to step into the area at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Exhibition Center until Rodrigo Pessoa crossed the timers to win the $75,000 Grand Prix de Penn National on the horse show's closing night, this year's Pennsylvania...

Time Was Not a Challenge for Olympian Peter Leone at Hampton Classic Horse Show in the $20,000 Nicolock Time Challenge

by Classic Communications | 9/1/2010 11:29:00 AM

Bridgehampton, NY-August 29, 2010- Peter Leone of Greenwich, CT, crossed the wire in the nick of time to win the $20,000 Nicolock Time Challenge on Nevval De La Batia, owned by Margaret Bopp, in a time of 65.516 seconds on Opening Day at the Hampton Classic Horse Show. Sloan Coles and Annie 66 just missed with a time of 66.095. Olympic Gold Medalist Leslie Howard and Jeans Glove Varnel were third with 67.100 seconds. As the first rider of the day, Howard set the pace, but not for long. Coles...

USEF Names Team for 2010 FEI World Singles Driving Championships

by By Joanie Morris | 7/8/2010 3:33:00 PM

Photo by PicsofYou.com (National Champions Robin Groves and Thor's Toy Truck) Lexington, KY - Pending the final approval of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Ad Hoc Committee on Selection, the following combinations have been named to represent the USA at the FEI World Singles Driving Championship in Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy July 30 - August 1, 2010. Team: National Champions Robin Groves and Thor's Toy Truck (Picsofyou.com) Robin Groves/65/Brownsville, VT/Thor's Toy...

The Nation's Best Junior Riders Take Center Stage at Harrisburg for the 65th Annual Pennsylvania National Horse Show

by By Classic Communications | 7/7/2010 3:14:00 PM

The 65th Annual Pennsylvania National Horse Show (PNHS) will return to the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Exhibition Center in Harrisburg, PA, October 14-23. As is tradition, the PNHS will open with Junior Weekend. Each year this popular opening weekend attracts the best junior riders (up to age of 18) from across the country as they compete for championship titles in hunter, jumper and equitation divisions. "I love Junior Weekend because the riders bring a great sense of enthusiasm and...

This Week in International Disciplines

by From the USEF Communications Department | 6/29/2010 4:03:00 PM

Kyndall Harper and Whiz Bang Boom (Waltenberry Photo) Dressage In Austria at the Fritzen CDI4*, Chris Hickey and Cabana Boy finished seventh in the Prix St. Georges and eighth in the Intermediaire I. Riding in the Grand Prix for Special, Tina Konyot and Calecto V scored a 69.02% to finish fourth and were then seventh in the Grand Prix Special. In the Grand Prix for Freestyle, Catherine Haddad guided new partner Winyamaro to a fifth place finish, the pair scored a 71.55% in the Grand Prix...

First Stop on the US Show Jumping Young Rider Tour: CSIOY Moorsele

by Joanie Morris | 5/15/2010 9:33:00 AM

Lexington, KY – The US Show Jumping Young Rider Tour gets underway this weekend (May 14-16) in Belgium at CSIOY Moorsele. The following five riders will represent the United States under the guidance of Assistant Chef d’Equipe Ralph Caristo: Rider/Age/Hometown/Horse/Age/Breed/Sex/Owner Karl Cook/18/Woodside, CA/Uno de Laubry/13/BWP/S/Signe Otsby & Notories Utopia/15/KWPN/G/Signe Otsby Nick Dello Joio/20/Wellington, FL/Malcolm/12/KWPN/G/Ellie Belknap, Judy Richter & The Ferderman Family Taylor...

US Show Jumpers Second at La Baule in First Leg of Meydan FEI Nations Cup

by Joanie Morris | 5/14/2010 7:56:00 PM

Lexington, KY and La Baule, France - Ten teams were in the hunt at the first CSIO of the 2010 Meydan FEI Nations Cup including Poland, a team taking the huge step from the FEI Promotional League to the Meydan Nations Cup, who led off the jumping in La Baule, France. As the show celebrated its 50th anniversary before a capacity crowd and six clear trips out of the first 10 horses made it look as though the course would be soft. That form didn't hold however and as the class unfolded, the rails...

2009 Performance Horse Registry’s Silver Stirrup Champions Announced

by By Ken Ball | 12/30/2009 2:43:00 PM

The final shows have been posted and the 2009 Performance Horse Registry’s (PHR) Silver Stirrup Award winners have been announced. One of the Hunter winners include Krishna Buyalos’s beautiful two-year-old filly, Outstanding. This bay filly is by Popeye K and out of Delilah. She was bred in California by Leslie Nelson. She is the winner of the Hunter Breeding Award. The Anglo-Trakehner gelding Unbelievable (Zarr x Rhapsody II) took home the award for the best Green Working Hunter. The Jumper...

Record Numbers Vie for USEF National Eventing Championships at the 2009 Dansko Fair Hill International

by Joanie Morris | 10/14/2009 7:03:00 PM

Elkton, MD – The 2009 Dansko Fair Hill International Horse Trails was inundated with a record number of entries, as 141 horses will go forward to the dressage after a chilly Wednesday afternoon horse inspection. Of those, 113 will be vying for the United States Equestrian Federation’s (USEF) National CCI** and National CCI*** Eventing Championship titles. The only fall CCI*** held in the United States, the Dansko Fair Hill International Horse Trials brings the best to Elkton, MD every October....

Team USA’s Johnson Drives to Third at CAI-A4 Donaueschingen

by By Joanie Morris, additional information from a Press Release by the FEI | 9/21/2009 12:20:00 PM

Lexington, KY – Tucker Johnson staked his claim to a top spot in next year’s Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games with an impressive third place finish out of 25 teams at the CAI-A4 Donaueschingen in Germany. Driving in an international competition for the first time since the World Championships in Beesd 2008, Johnson won the dressage, finished eighth in the marathon but retained third place overall with a strong performance in the cones. In a strong field, which included two former world...