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Sunday’s Ocala Week VI Premier Jumper Classes Dominated by Local Rider Hayley Waters

by HITS Horse Shows | 3/1/2016 2:01:48 PM

Ocala, FL (March 1, 2016): A big day for jumper exhibitors commenced on Sunday as Week VI of the Ocala Winter Circuit came to a close. Horses and riders battled it out for winning titles and a piece of the prize purses at HITS Post Time Farm. $50,000 HITS Grand Prix A plethora of talented starters filled the Order of Go as the crowd descended upon Ocala Horse Properties Stadium to witness who would conquer the course set by Danny Foster of Ontario, Canada and take home the crown in the $50,000...

Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven and Don Auriello Secure Win in FEI Grand Prix CDI-W, presented by The Axel Johnson Group at AGDF 7

by Allison Kavey and Carly Weilminster | 2/25/2016 10:36:18 PM

Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven and Don Auriello (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, Fla. - The FEI Grand Prix CDI-W, presented by The Axel Johnson Group, concluded today at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF), featuring 50 riders from a stunning array of countries at The Stadium at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven (SWE) and veteran partner Don Auriello, owned by Lövsta Stuteri, earned top honors in the competitive class and were the final pair...

Reed Kessler and Cylana Win $130,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 5

by Lauren Fisher and Callie Seaman for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/11/2016 9:46:52 PM

Reed Kessler and Cylana (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - USA's Reed Kessler and Cylana were the winners of the $130,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 5 on Thursday afternoon at the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, FL. Competing in the International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), Kessler and Cylana topped the week five class over Elizabeth Gingras (CAN) and Coup de Chance in second, and Yann Candele (CAN) aboard First Choice 15 in...

Supreme Show Jumping Competition in Week III of the HITS Desert Circuit featuring the $100,000 Purina Animal Nutrition Grand Prix

by HITS Horse Shows | 2/7/2016 11:52:33 PM

Thermal, Calif. - Spectacular competition and superior prize purses continue as the ever-present theme in Week III of the HITS Desert Circuit. Jumpers vie for the money in the $100,000 Purina Animal Nutrition Grand Prix and the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix. Rich Fellers and Lux Lady on their way to a $100,000 Purina Animal Nutrition Grand Prix win. (ESI Photography) $100,000 Purina Animal Nutrition Grand Prix Desert Circuit III was in full swing as the $100,000 Purina Animal Nutrition Grand Prix...

Eric Lamaze and Check Picobello Z Capture $216,000 Ariat® Grand Prix CSI 4* at WEF 4

by Equestrian Sport Productions News | 2/7/2016 8:45:01 PM

Eric Lamaze and Check Picobello Z (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Concluding the fourth week of competition at the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), Eric Lamaze (CAN) and Check Picobello Z jumped to victory in the $216,000 Ariat® Grand Prix CSI 4*. WEF continues on February 10-14 with CSI 5* competition. WEF hosts 12 weeks of competition and awards more than $9 million in prize money at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL. Forty entries competed and...

USEF Announces 2015 Equestrian of the Year Nominees

by USEF Communications Department | 12/21/2015 8:00:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation is pleased to announce the nine 2015 Equestrians of Honor. Laura Graves (StockImageServices.com) Laura Graves Geneva, Fla. Dressage The William C. Steinkraus Trophy is presented to an equestrian competing in the Olympic disciplines of dressage, eventing, or show jumping. Laura Graves has spent 2015 solidifying her name amongst top dressage athletes here in the U.S., as well as abroad. At only 28-years-old, Graves and her mount, Verdades,...

USA's Peter Lutz Pilots Robin De Ponthual to Victory in Las Vegas

by Esther Hahn/FEI | 11/16/2015 10:34:12 AM

By Esther Hahn An enthusiastic crowd in Las Vegas cheered each rider who entered the arena at the South Point Hotel and Casino, but it was the American Peter Lutz and Robin de Ponthual that claimed the final winning praise by beating a field of 30 to claim the $100,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping North American League qualifier at CSI3* Las Vegas National. Peter Lutz (USA) and Robin de Ponthual claim victory of the $100,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping North American League...

HITS Culpeper Finals Competition Round-Up

by HITS Horse Shows | 10/2/2015 10:12:25 AM

Culpepper, Va. - Fall show jumping competition at HITS Commonwealth Park came to a close with the HITS Culpeper Finals but not without one last week of exceptional competition boasting over $86,000 in prize money. Dorothy Douglas and S&L Elitewin the final $15,000 Brook Ledge Open Jumper Prix of HITS Culpeper. (ESI Photography) $15,000 Brook Ledge Open Jumper Prix Friday’s final $15,000 Brook Ledge Open Jumper Prix of HITS Culpeper went to Dorothy Douglas, of Flower Mound, Texas, and...

Jennifer Alfano Tops Day Two of the 2015 USHJA Pre-Green Incentive Championship at the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show

by Phelps Media Group | 8/13/2015 10:43:48 AM

Jennifer Alfano and Castle topped round two of the 2015 USHJA Pre-Green Incentive Championship. Lexington, KY - August 12, 2015 - It was nearly one year ago that Jennifer Alfano spotted Castle in a schooling ring in Houston, Texas. Fellow professional rider Tracy Fenney was aboard the bay gelding, and after Alfano saw him take two jumps, she knew that she wanted to be the rider in his saddle. Her instincts proved correct as she topped the 2015 USHJA Pre-Green Hunter Incentive leader board...

David Beisel Steals the Show at Great Lakes Equestrian Festival Week IV $25,000 Welcome Stake

by Emily Meehan/Phelps Media Group | 7/25/2015 1:54:50 AM

David Beisel and Ammeretto win the $25,000 Welcome Stake at Great Lakes Equestrian Festival. (Emily Meehan/Phelps Media Group) Traverse City, MI - July 24, 2015 - Equine Holdings LLC's Ammeretto and David Beisel enjoyed another victory lap around the Grand Prix Ring at Flintfields Horse Park after sealing the deal with the fastest double clear round of the $25,000 Welcome Stake during the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival Week IV. Beisel, from Goshen, Ohio and Ammeretto, a bay Dutch Warmblood...