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Paul Rohrbach and Camerino Set the Bar High in $25,000 Holiday Inn of Parker Grand Prix

by Mary Adelaide Brakenridge for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 6/8/2014 7:59:55 AM

Paul Rohrbach and Camerino, winners of the $25,000 Holiday Inn of Parker Grand Prix (Phelps Media Group) Parker, Colo. - Paul Rohrbach is based just 15 minutes from the Colorado Horse Park and has claimed grand prix titles around the United States. But he hadn't taken a grand prix victory lap in his hometown until today, when he and Wells Bridge Farm Inc.'s Camerino turned in the only double clear performance to win the $25,000 Holiday Inn of Parker Grand Prix at Summer in the Rockies I....

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...

Team Canada Wins $75,000 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Presented by G&C Farm

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/1/2014 10:35:48 AM

Team Canada's winning presentation with Equestrian Sport Productions' CEO Mark Bellissimo, and Gustavo and Carolina Mirabal of G&C Farm (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - The Canadian team of Yann Candele, Tiffany Foster, Eric Lamaze, and Ian Millar earned victory in Friday night's $75,000 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ presented by G&C Farm, at the 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) in Wellington, FL. Teams representing 12 different countries participated in the...

McLain Ward and Wings Top WIHS $50,000 Open Jumper Speed Final

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 10/25/2013 11:43:08 PM

McLain Ward and Wings (Shawn McMillen Photography) Washington D.C. - McLain Ward and the 15-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding Wings (Lexicon x Jersey) were the winners in the $50,000 International Open Jumper Speed Final, a faults converted class sponsored by Sleepy P Ranch. Twenty-five entries jumped the course and five cleared the obstacles without fault. Ward and Wings jumped with ease in a blazing fast time of 51.35 seconds for the win. Wings is an experienced jumper that Ward originally...

Giavanna Rinaldi Wins NAL Children's Jumper Finals

by Pennsylvania National Horse Show | 10/19/2013 10:47:32 PM

Giavanna Rinaldi and JULIETTE receive their awards from Siri Dupont-Hurley of EquiFit and Annette Longenecker of the NAL (AlCookPhoto.com) Harrisburg, Pa. - October 19, 2013 - Giavanna Rinaldi, of Wayne, Illinois, and her own JULIETTE, won the $10,000 North American League (NAL) Children's Jumper Final, presented by EquiFit, today at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. This was the 14 year old's second NAL victory this week - yesterday she won the NAL Low Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper...

Giavanna Rinaldi Wins $5,000 North American League Low Junior/Amateur Jumper Finals at Pennsylvania National Horse Show

by Pennsylvania National Horse Show | 10/18/2013 8:17:04 PM

Giavanna Rinaldi and G.P.S. BRILLIANT DISGUISE (AlCookPhoto.com) Harrisburg, Pa. - Giavanna Rinaldi, of Wayne, Illinois, beat a field of 25 starters in the $5,000 North American League (NAL) Low Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Final on her own G.P.S. BRILLIANT DISGUISE at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show today. Rinaldi, just fourteen years old, was one of only eight riders to make it to the jump-off round, setting an unbeatable time of 34.993 seconds as second rider into the ring. Madeline...

Patton and Twisther Clear for Victory in North American Junior/Amateur Jumper Challenge

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 10/5/2013 11:10:53 PM

Twisther and Reid Patton (Shawn McMillen Photography) Upper Marlboro, Maryland - The course itself was the biggest obstacle in the $10,000 North American Junior/Amateur-Owner Challenge Cup Final Round. There were 30 entries in tonight's final round, which was held in jump-off format. There was only one clear round over the course designed by Steve Stephens. It featured wide oxers and challenging distances; 18-year-old Reid Patton was the only rider to find the key to a clear on Twisther, a...

Chester Weber Wins WEG Test Event at CAI-Caen

by Andrew Minnick | 8/25/2013 7:33:44 PM

Chester Weber finished 2nd in the Marathon at CAI Caen on his way to a 2014 WEG test event victory (Madeleine Augustsson/CAI Caen) Caen, France - With Sunday's cones complete, Chester Weber has won the WEG test event at the Caen CAI-4A. Weber (Ocala, FL) led a team made up of his own seven-year-old KWPN gelding Boris W, 13-year-old KWPN gelding Boy W, and 16-year-old KWPN gelding Para, along with Jane Clark's 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding Splash, and Koos de Ronde's...

Shane Sweetnam and Fineman Soar to $50,000 Rood & Riddle Grand Prix Victory at Kentucky Summer Horse Show

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 7/27/2013 11:49:49 PM

Shane Sweetnam and Fineman (Shawn McMillen) Lexington, KY - The Rolex Stadium was full of excited spectators as they gathered on Hats Off Day to watch the country's top horse and riders compete during the $50,000 Rood & Riddle Grand Prix. The international riders gave them exactly what they were looking for: an exciting tiebreaker between five-horse and rider combination dashing to the finish. In the end it was Ireland's Shane Sweetnam and his new mount Fineman that led the victory...

Jumping Goes for Speed in Opening Round at NAJYRC

by Jennifer Wood for USEF Communications | 7/18/2013 9:08:47 AM

Lillie Keenan (Zone 2) aboard Londinium, winners of Wednesday evening's Young Rider Show Jumping Individual Qualifier (Sportfot) Lexington, KY - The USHJA North American Junior and Young Riders’ Show Jumping Championship began today with the opening round of competition, a speed class, for Juniors and Young Riders. The course was designed by Steve Stephens of Palmetto, FL. Today's class counts toward the individual standings. In the Junior competition, there was an interesting twist...