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Welsh Ponies and Cobs Earn National Titles at WPCSA American National Show

by Ashley Swift, US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/8/2019 12:00:00 PM

Tulsa, Okla. – The Welsh Pony and Cob Society of America (WPCSA) wrapped up their prestigious American National Show last week, where the riders and horses celebrated more than 50 years of competition history in Tulsa, Okla. From September 25-29, Expo Square at the Tulsa State Fair hosted over 200 exhibitors competing in 400 classes and a variety of disciplines. Divisions included halter, driving, hunter, English and Western pleasure, children’s, and more. These elite equine...

Alexis Taylor Silvernale and Skyhawk Soar to Victory in the $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby

by Blenheim EquiSports | 6/18/2016 10:24:15 PM

Skyhawk and Alexis Taylor Silvernale (McCool) San Juan Capistrano, Calif. - The $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby kicked off a grand Saturday morning at the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park at San Juan Capistrano. After topping the first round, Alexis Taylor Silvernale and Skyhawk, owned by Aleron, LLC, continued to impress both judging panels in the Handy Round for the win in a challenging class. The honorable Bill Ellis and Christina Schlusemeyer judged as Panel One, and Scott...

Developing Show Jumpers Ready for Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals East

by USEF Communications Department | 10/2/2015 10:51:35 AM

Gladstone, N.J. - The future stars of U.S. show jumping will be tested this weekend as 61 top junior and young riders meet for the Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals East taking place October 3-4. The event will be held at the United States Equestrian Team Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, N.J. Judges and course designers Candice King and Chrystine Tauber, both from Wellington, Fla., will put the field through an intense four-phase competition designed to prepare...

U.S. Contests 2015 FEI World Breeding Championships for Dressage Young Horses

by USEF Communications Department | 8/6/2015 12:39:25 PM

Verden, Germany - The FEI World Breeding Championships for Dressage Young Horses will be held this weekend in the historic equestrian town of Verden, Germany, August 6-9. Host to many elite equestrian events, Verden has organized this prestigious competition for 16 out of the 18 years it has been held, to the accolades of the equestrian community. This year the turnout is again very strong with 42 entries from 19 nations competing in the five-year-old division and 36 young horses from 14...

USEF Announces Inaugural USEF U25 Show Jumping National Championship

by USEF Communications Department | 7/6/2015 3:05:18 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The United States Equestrian Federation is pleased to announce the inaugural Sleepy P Ranch & Deeridge Farm $100,000 USEF U25 Show Jumping National Championship presented by the Porter Family, the Jacobs Family, & the Keenan Family will take place at the National Horse Show in Lexington, Ky., October 27-November 1, 2015. Open to athletes from the age of 16 up to and including 25-years-of-age in the calendar year, this individual championship will be based on the...

Andres Rodriguez Rides to Victory in the $40,000 Hollow Creek Farm Grand Prix

by Split Rock Jumping Tour | 5/22/2015 9:45:30 PM

Lexington, KY - May 22, 2015 - On a beautiful Friday in May, The Split Rock Jumping Tour hosted its inaugural evening event on The Rock Jumping Field, the $40,000 Hollow Creek Farm CSI3* Grand Prix. An international field of twenty-four horse and rider combinations representing Argentina, Venezuela, Canada, Australia, Guatemala, Russia, Germany, New Zealand, Chile, Ireland and the United States competed over Brazilian Guilherme Jorge's course. Eight returned for the jump-off. Andres...

CPHA Medal Finals Crown Jorgensen and King

by Belnehim Equisports | 8/17/2014 2:19:23 PM

CPHA Junior Medal Final Winner Abby Jorgensen with family, trainers and CPHA representatives (Captured Moments Photography) San Juan Capistrano, Calif. - Kicking off the medal finals season, Blenheim EquiSports hosted the California Professional Horsemen's Association (CPHA) Junior and Adult Finals at the Blenheim Summer Classic. An impressive crowd gathered at Blenheim Farms' indoor ring for the Final Round. Three experienced female equestrians made up the judging panel, Stacia Madden,...

Giavanna Rinaldi and G.P.S. Brilliant Disguise Top $25,000 Equiline Spring 1 Grand Prix

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 4/7/2014 3:06:43 PM

Giavanna Rinaldi and G.P.S. Brilliant Disguise (Mancini Photos) Wellington, Fla. - Equestrian Sport Productions LLC (ESP) wrapped up its first week of spring competition this weekend at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, with an exciting victory for 14-year-old Giavanna Rinaldi and her mount G.P.S. Brilliant Disguise in the $25,000 Equiline Spring 1 Grand Prix. In the first grand prix victory of her young career, Rinaldi beat out many top riders in a...

Sloane Coles and WEC l'Ami Noir Win $20,000 Adequan® Seven-Year-Old Young Jumper Classic

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/28/2014 11:26:00 PM

Sloane Coles and WEC l'Ami Noir (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - The $20,000 Adequan® Seven-Year-Old Young Jumper Classic was featured at the FTI WEF on Friday afternoon with 20 out of 72 entries making it through to the jump-off and 13 double clear rounds over Anthony D'Ambrosio's short course. Early on, Sloane Coles (USA) and The Windwood Group's WEC l'Ami Noir set a very fast pace in 30.84 seconds that would hold on to the lead through the end. Ronan McGuigan (IRL) and...

Chester Weber Sets New Record at Kingdom of the Sun CDE

by JRPR | 3/7/2014 4:54:08 PM

Live Oak Driver Apprentice Jacob Arnold Scores Personal Best Chester Weber on his way to a record high score in dressage. (PicsofYou.com) Ocala, Fla. - The Florida Horse Park in Ocala saw ten-time US National Driving Champion Chester Weber write combined driving history at its Kingdom of the Sun CDE, February 19-23, as the Ocala horseman dubbed “Mr. Dressage” set a never-before-achieved score of 30.89 in the dressage phase of the Advanced Horse Team division. Then Weber and his team...