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Brannigan and Martin Lead 2013 National Championship Fields after Dressage at The Dutta Corp Fair Hill International

by Helen Murray | 10/18/2013 7:40:55 PM

Elkton, Md. - The first phase of The Dutta Corp Fair Hill International competition came to a close on Friday in the William DuPont Jr. Arena as all 45 CCI3* entries completed their dressage tests and the second half of CCI2* competitors went down centerline. In The Dutta Corp/USEF Three-Star Eventing National Championship Jennie Brannigan and Cambalda hold the early lead heading into the cross country on a score of 42.6. While Thursday's dressage leader in the CCI2* Boyd Martin and Pancho...

Mid-America Mane Event Stream Starts Next Thursday

by Joy Meierhans for Mid-America Mane Event (edited by Andrew Minnick) | 10/18/2013 2:04:40 PM

Springfield, Ill. - When you can’t attend, a free live broadcast is the closest thing to being there! The Mid-America Mane Event Show live stream will begin Thursday, October 24, and continue through Sunday, October 27, from the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield. Wall to wall coverage includes three national finals – NHS “Good Hands,” Pleasure Olympics and AHHS Hackney Youth Medallion – plus all 126 classes for Saddlebreds, Hackneys, and Roadsters. This...

Martin and Pancho Villa Lead 2013 USEF National Two Star Championship after First Day of The Dutta Corp Fair Hill International

by Helen Murray | 10/17/2013 4:59:23 PM

Elkton, Md.- The Dutta Corp Fair Hill International began Thursday with the first half of the CCI2* field completing their dressage tests and U.S. entries taking initials steps toward 2013 USEF National Two Star Championship honors. Boyd Martin and Pancho Villa seized the lead following the first day of competition scoring 41.4 in front of the Ground Jury of Judy Bradwell and Bobby Stevenson. Martin (Cochranville, Pa.) and the Pancho Villa Syndicate’s 10-year-old Selle Francais cross...

Ninety-Five Combinations to Vie for Eventing National Titles across Two Divisions at The Dutta Corp Fair Hill International

by Helen Murray | 10/16/2013 7:25:26 PM

Elkton, Md. - The Dutta Corp Fair Hill International hosts top U.S. combinations this week in Elkton, Md., as competitors vie for national titles at the CCI2* and CCI3* levels. The prestigious competition celebrates its 25th anniversary as it hosts 114 entries at the international levels, with 95 setting their sights on USEF National Championships, October 17-20, 2013. Wednesday afternoon hosted the first Veterinary Inspection; the CCI3* will be contested by 45 competitors, while in the CCI2*,...

USEF National One-Star Eventing Championship Titles Up for Grabs at Hagyard Midsouth CCI1*

by Kathleen Landwehr | 10/16/2013 5:30:25 PM

Lexington, Ky. – Top competitors will vie for a national title at the Kentucky Horse Park as they compete in the USEF National One-Star Eventing Championships. Held October 17-19 in conjunction with the Hagyard Midsouth Three-Day Event & Team Challenge, 42 horse-and-rider combinations will contest the CCI1* after all pairs passed the first horse inspection. In the USEF National One-Star Championship, riders age 22 or over hope to be crowned champion and receive the Richard Collins...

Friesian World and Grand National Championship Horse Show Recap

by Gareth Selwood for IFSHA | 10/16/2013 1:50:17 PM

The 2013 IFSHA Friesian World and Grand National Championship Horse Show was held from October 2 through 6 in Lexington, Virginia. This annual celebration of the Friesian horse began on Monday the 30th of September when early arrivals made their way to the Virginia Horse Center and almost 60 of those came early to take advantage of the FHANA Keuring on the 1st, sponsored by the Mid Atlantic Friesian Horse Association. This was the 10th year that IFSHA has held a USEF Championship Finals Event...

Bacardi Wins Grand Green Working Hunter Championship at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show

by Pennsylvania National Horse Show | 10/16/2013 9:23:55 AM

Grand Green Working Hunter Champion BACARDI and Havens Schatt (AlCookPhoto.com) Harrisburg, PA - The stunning 7 year old grey gelding BACARDI, owned by Caroline Moran and ridden by Havens Schatt, won the prestigious Grand Green Working Hunter Championship tuesday at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. "He's the horse of a lifetime", said a teary-eyed Schatt when she came out of the ring. "He's done everything I've ever asked him to do. I'm just so proud of him", she beamed....

U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Trial Participants Announced

by USEF Communications Department | 10/15/2013 12:15:33 PM

Lexington, Ky. - Thirty-two top U.S. saddle seat riders have been selected to compete at the U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Trials on December 7, 2013 at William Woods University in Fulton, Missouri. These riders will attempt to earn a spot on the 2014 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team as either a three- or five-gaited competitor. Riders invited to the U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Trials are: Three-Gaited Aleia Brown/15/Dayton, Ohio Allison Schuh/19/Seymour, Wis. Anya Pierson/20/Wichita, Kan. Brooke...

Keenan Earns Impressive Victory in 2013 Pessoa/US Hunter Seat Medal Finals presented by Randolph College

by Helen Murray | 10/14/2013 5:12:08 PM

Lillie Keenan, winner of the 2013 Pessoa/US Hunter Seat Medal Finals presented by Randolph College (©alcookphoto.com) New Cumberland, Pa.- More than 200 of the most talented junior riders went to task on Sunday in the Pessoa/US Hunter Seat Medal Finals presented by Randolph College. Held during junior week of the 68th Annual Pennsylvania National Horse Show, judges Ralph Caristo and Leo Conroy brought 25 riders back for the second round and tested the top six riders to crown the 2013 champion....

Martin Is Top U.S. Finisher at Military Boekelo CCIO3*

by Kathleen Landwehr | 10/13/2013 3:35:39 PM

Boyd Martin and Trading Aces (Libby Law Photography) Boekelo, The Netherlands – Competition at the Military Boekelo CCIO3* came to a close Sunday with two riders of the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team contesting the show jumping phase. While there were clear rounds, rails were coming down throughout the day over Jos Brinkman’s course. Boyd Martin and Trading Aces were the top finishers for the U.S in the field of 64 combinations that moved on to the final phase of competition. Martin...