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Dressage at Devon Day 6: Freestyle, Juniors and Much More Conclude the Final Day of the 2012 Dressage at Devon

by Project Marketing | 10/1/2012 4:20:37 PM

Chris Hickey on Witness Hilltop (Hoof Print Images) Devon, PA – Much of the concluding day at Dressage at Devon was composed of Freestyle classes – from the FEI Junior Freestyle to the FEI Intermediare Freestyle CDI W. The afternoon also featured the FEI Olympic Grand Prix Special CDI W. Up and Coming Talent Alexandra Reid, a 20 year-old Canadian, and her mount V.I.P (Rousseau x Nastrade) swept the Young Rider classes this year with winning scores for the FEI Young Rider Individual...

Dressage at Devon Day 5

by Project Marketing | 9/30/2012 9:26:48 AM

Devon, PA – The competition continued today with classes including the FEI Intermediaire I, the FEI Young Rider Individual Text, Fourth Level tests, FEI Team Test Ponies and the highly anticipated FEI Grand Prix Freestyle. The Riders Jacqueline Brooks and D-Niro (Hoof Print Images) “This night is my favorite. I’m thrilled to have won,” said Jacqueline Brooks, winner of the Grand Prix Freestyle. She’s only been riding D-Niro since February of 2011 but has already...

Hunt Ltd Joins as Sponsor of American Gold Cup

by Carrie Wirth for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 9/13/2012 10:02:07 AM

North Salem, NY - September 12, 2012 - Hunt Ltd has signed on to sponsor the legendary American Gold Cup, one of the world's most prestigious show jumping events, at its new home at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, NY. The show started today, September 12,2012, and will run through September 16, 2012, with the famed $200,000 American Gold Cup CSI4*-W FEI World Cup Qualifying Competition as the highlight event on Sunday. Hunt Ltd is a popular retailer of women's clothing, jewelry and...

The Jumper Classic Names Official Local Inns and Hotels

by The Jumper Classic | 6/19/2012 9:24:00 AM

Official Inn of The Jumper Classic The Exeter Inn, Exeter, New Hampshire Hampton Falls, NH - The New England area's largest equestrian show jumping event, The Jumper Classic - featuring the $75,000 Fidelity Investments Grand Prix - comes to the Hampton Falls, NH area during the week of August 8-12, 2012. For this occasion several conveniently-located inns and hotels are offering special packages for fans. With just two months to go before hundreds of horses and thousands of spectators...

Little-Meredith Leads at Volvo CCI3* Bromont Three Day Event

by Jennifer Ward for Starting Gate Communications | 6/9/2012 8:45:25 AM

Marilyn Little-Meredith of the United States and RF Rovano Rex won the dressage phase of the CIC3* division of the Volvo CCI3* Bromont Three Day Event on June 7 in Bromont, Quebec. (Cealy Tetley) Bromont, Quebec – Marilyn Little-Meredith took the lead in the CIC3* division of the Volvo CCI3* Bromont Three Day Event, The Todd Sandler Challenge, following the opening phase of dressage in Bromont, Quebec. This 26th edition of the Volvo CCI3* Bromont Three Day Event is the final North...

U.S. Completes First Leg of 2012 Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final

by Helen Murray | 4/20/2012 12:25:47 PM

Shawna Harding and Come On III (Susuan J. Stickle/PhelpsSports.com) 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands - The standard was set early this afternoon at the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final, as a field of 18 performed the Grand Prix test at the Indoor Brabant. The two American entries of Shawna Harding and Jan Ebeling closed out the first leg of the 2012 Final, riding in the 16th and 18th spots respectively. Harding (Aiken, SC) appeared with her own Come On III in their second Reem Acra...

U.S. Show Jumping Chef d'Equipe to Undergo Treatment for Cancer

by USEF Communications Department | 4/12/2012 5:39:55 PM

Lexington, KY - U.S. Show Jumping Chef d'Equipe George Morris will be undergoing treatment for prostate cancer this spring. Morris will remain in his position of Chef d'Equipe and will stay closely involved with the program, the selection process and the riders even though he will be unable to travel to the Observation Events. Morris has asked Robert Ridland (who was recently named the Morris' successor beginning in 2013: https://www.usefnetwork....

Devon Ticket Office Opens, McLain Ward Says He Will Compete

by The Devon Horse Show and County Fair, Inc | 4/9/2012 4:00:33 PM

Devon, PA - The ticket office for the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair opens Today, April 9, and with top Olympic hopefuls competing in two Observation Events at this year’s show, getting reservations early is very important. At least three of the eight top riders on the long list of candidates for the London Olympics show jumping team have said they will compete in the Observation classes at Devon, May 24 to June 3. Mclain Ward on Sapphire and Antares F were given a bye for the first...

Adrienne Lyle And Wizard Are Magical At $120,000 5* West Palm Beach

by Jamie Saults for Equestrian Sport Productions | 3/30/2012 9:00:00 AM

L to R: Lyle and Wizard, Terri Kane of Diamante Farms, Ghislain Fouarge (Susan J. Stickle) Wellington, FL - Adrienne Lyle, 27, and Wizard took the top award at the Global Dressage Festival (GDF) in the FEI Grand Prix at the $120,000 5* West Palm Beach, presented by Diamante Farms. Their score of 73.021% placed them well above Anja Plonzke of Germany on Le Mont d'Or, who received 71.851% to come in second, and Ashley Holzer of Canada on Breaking Dawn with 70.957% for third place. Lyle works...

Record Donation to Bryn Mawr Hospital from Devon Horse and County Fair

by Sara Cavanagh for the Devon Horse Show & County Fair | 3/14/2012 9:13:28 PM

Devon, PA — Devon Horse Show and Country Fair, which benefits the Bryn Mawr Hospital, has donated over $14 million, and last year another record donation was made to the Hospital. The 2011 show generated a record donation of $402,000 for the Hospital that will be used for a variety of much needed equipment including two Cardiac Catheterization Lab Fast Track Holding Bays, a pediatric anesthesia monitoring and gas system and a SonoSite ultrasound machine. Thousands of volunteers work...