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Richard Spooner and Uraguay Victorious in $33,500 Duncan Ross Cup 1.50m at Spruce Meadows

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 6/28/2014 7:47:15 AM

Richard Spooner and Uraguay (Spruce Meadows Media Service) Calgary, Alberta – It has been two days and two major victories for Richard Spooner (USA) at the Spruce Meadows ‘Canada One’ Tournament in Calgary, AB, Canada. Following a win with Cristallo on Thursday, Spooner jumped to top honors with brand new mount Uraguay in Friday’s $33,500 Duncan Ross Cup 1.50m. Eric Lamaze (CAN) also got a win on Friday with new horse Fine Lady 5 as well as taking second place honors...

Genn Family Dominates Open Jumper Victories at Showplace Spring Spectacular III

by Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 6/19/2014 9:14:05 AM

Theo Genn and Asirea Fortuna led the way in the 1.30m Open Jumpers on the second day of the Showplace Spring Spectacular III.(Phelps Media Gorup) Wayne, Ill . - For the Genn family, the Showplace Spring Spectacular series is a family affair. Kicking off the second day of the third week was Theo Genn with Asirea Fortuna in the $2,500 1.30m Open Jumpers, sponsored by Canterbury Farms, taking the victory in 27.626 seconds. Shortly after, Wilhelm Genn rode to the top of the leader board in the...

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...

Jennifer Alfano and Me Again Dominate Derby at the Genesee Country Village & Museum

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 6/7/2014 10:32:55 PM

Jennifer Alfano and Me Again (E.Riden/Phelspsports.com) Mumford, N.Y. - Jennifer Alfano has won USHJA National and International Hunter Derbies across the country, and Saturday she added a win at a brand new, beautiful venue to her resume - the victory in the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby at the Genesee Country Village & Museum. Alfano clinched the win on the breathtaking Great Meadow of the 19th-Century Country Village aboard Me Again, a Dutch Warmblood owned by Helen Lenahan. The...

Quality Girl Carries Todd Minikus to $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix Win in Saugerties

by HITS E-News | 6/6/2014 10:04:02 PM

Saugerties, N.Y. - Quality Girl is no stranger to clean rounds with Todd Minikus of Loxahatchee, Florida and at the top of her game as of late. Highlighted by their Open Jumper success at Devon last weekend and Friday, winning the HITS $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix the 11-year-old Oldenburg mare continues to shine. Todd Minikus and Quality Girl were the top pair in Friday’s $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix presented by Zoetis at HITS Saugerties (©ESI Photography) “She’s turning into a...

Mindful and Kelley Farmer Top $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 5/30/2014 10:36:25 AM

Devon, Pa. - A $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby was held on Thursday afternoon, presented in honor of Kenneth and Sally Wheeler, with a win for Kelley Farmer of Keswick, VA, riding Glefke & Kensel LLC's Mindful. Mindful, a 10-year-old Hanoverian gelding (Graf Grannus x Bold Indian), won his first derby with Farmer just a few weeks ago in Kentucky after transitioning out of the jumpers this winter. He was also presented with the High Performance Hunter division championship on...

Scripted Takes Devon Grand Hunter Championship with Leading Hunter Rider Kelley Farmer

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 5/29/2014 1:00:20 AM

Devon, Pa. – The 2014 Devon Horse Show & Country Fair hosted its final day of professional hunter divisions on Wednesday and awarded Grand Hunter and Leading Rider awards for its 2014 competition. For the second year in a row, Kelley Farmer of Keswick, VA, was Devon's Leading Hunter Rider as well as the Leading Lady Rider in the High Performance division. She guided Glefke & Kensel LLC's Scripted to the Devon Grand Hunter Championship after taking top honors in the Green...

Alpha VDL is Worth the Wait for Darragh Kenny as They Win HITS Saugerties $50,000 Grand Prix, Presented by Zoetis

by HITS | 5/26/2014 9:22:41 AM

SAUGERTIES, NY – Darragh Kenny first saw Alpha VDL at the VDL Sport Horse Auction in Florida two years ago, and instantly knew he wanted to ride the then 7-year- old Dutch Warmblood gelding. Kenny had to be patient however, until this past January, for his wish to come true. The pair was quick to find their way to the top, winning the $50,000 Grand Prix during Week V at HITS before topping the field in Darragh Kenny’s partnership with Alpha VDL may not have come as soon as he would have...

Victoria Colvin Named Devon's Best Child Rider on a Horse for Fourth Consecutive Year

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 5/24/2014 11:01:07 PM

Devon, PA – May 24, 2014 – Sixteen-year-old Victoria Colvin of Loxahatchee, FL, added several accolades to a long list of accomplishments in her junior riding career this weekend competing at the 2014 Devon Horse Show & Country Fair. Colvin was Best Child Rider on a Horse for the fourth year in a row after taking multiple championship titles, including the Grand Junior Hunter Championship with Dr. Betsee Parker's Way Cool. Showcasing the best horses and riders in the...

Michael Pollard and Ballingowan Pizazz take the CCI*** Lead at Jersey Fresh at Dressage

by Amber Heintzberger for USEA | 5/10/2014 8:53:33 AM

Article origionally published at www.useventing.com . Michael Pollard and Ballingowan Pizazz (StockImageServices.com) Allentown, N.J. - Two days of dressage have wrapped up at the Jersey Fresh International CCI*** at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Allentown, with Michael Pollard and Ballingowan Pizazz throwing down the gauntlet with a 41.6 for the early lead out of 24 starters in the CCI*** division. Pollard, 33 of Dalton, Ga. and “Mango,” a 12-year-old Irish Sport Horse (OBOS...