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Weber Leads After Dressage at Royal Windsor CAI3*

by Andrew Minnick | 5/16/2014 3:46:01 PM

Chester Weber & Misdee Wrigley-Miller (Photo's from respective Facebook pages) Windsor, England – “Mr. Dressage” Chester Weber has impressed again, this time with a stellar 31.38 score in the dressage test at the Royal Windsor CAI3*. That score puts Chester and his four-in-hand team more than four penalties ahead of Australia’s Boyd Excell, who is in second place after dressage. Weber’s compatriot Misdee Wrigley-Miller earned a spot in the top ten with 52.80...

Kent Farrington and Blue Angel Win $125,000 Trump Invitational Grand Prix CSI 2*, Presented by Rolex

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media Inc. | 1/6/2014 7:27:42 AM

Kent Farrington and Blue Angel (Sportfot www.us.sportfot.com) Palm Beach, Fla. - Kent Farrington (USA) and Robin Parsky's Blue Angel added another victory to their roster of recent wins with a top finish in Sunday's $125,000 Trump Invitational Grand Prix, presented by Rolex. Held at The Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, FL, the second annual event brought together many of the best in equestrian show jumping for a day of great competition and charity fundraising, set on the lawn of Mr....

Reed Kessler Takes Preis der Oldenburger Wirtschaft with Ligist

by Andrew Minnick | 11/10/2013 9:41:47 AM

Reed announced her win on Instagram. Oldenburg, Germany - Only days after winning the Longines Rising Star award at the FEI Awards Gala , Reed Kessler showed the form that earned her that recognition by taking a 1.45m winning round compeition at CSI2* Oldenburg. The class was broken into eleven groups with the winners plus three returning for the winning round. Kessler qualified for that winning round and was the penultimate in the order of go. When her turn came around she and her own Ligist...

Canadians Dominate CDI1* at Centerline Events at HITS on the Hudson

by Andrew Minnick | 8/19/2013 12:40:34 PM

Saugerties, NY - A talented group of Canadian dressage stars crossed the border into New York over the weekend. One of them was on top of the leaderboard more often than not. In the two major Grand Prix classes Ashley Holzer and Jacqueline Brooks earned victory. With Jewel's Adelante, Holzer won the FEI Grand Prix test with a score of 68.936%. That put here above fellow Canadians Diane Creech and Jacqueline brooks in second and third respectively. In the Grand Prix Freestyle it was brooks...

U.S. Vaulters Compete at Krumke CVI3*

by USEF Communications Department | 6/10/2013 11:53:52 AM

Lexington, KY - U.S. vaulters put their skills to the test this weekend in Germany at the Krumke CVI3*, competing in the Individual Female, Male and Pas de Deux divisions. In Individual Female competition, Alicen Divita (Redwood, CA) vaulted on Julie Divita’s Pino del Rio earning third place honors on an overall score of 7.638. While in Individual Male competition, Kristian Roberts (Moss Beach, CA) finished on an overall score of 5.768 in ninth place with the Herrenkrugpark Riding...

Junior Gambler's Choice Concludes Night Two at Devon

by Devon Walder | 5/24/2013 10:34:44 PM

Lillie Keenan Takes Blue on Vanhattan (The Book LLC) Devon, PA - Night two of Devon raced to a close with the Junior Jumper Gambler's Choice. The riders put up a fierce fight for first, battling winds and cold air as they maneuvered their horses through the course. The crowd braved the cold as well, lining the stands and fence seating, eager to watch the young riders compete for the prize. After an intense night of strong riding,Lillie Keenan,took home first riding Vanhattan. Following up...

Will Faudree Takes the Lead of The Adequan USEA Gold Cup Advanced Division at The Fork

by USEA news | 4/10/2011 1:20:00 PM

Will Faudree and Andromaque. (Emily Daily/USEA Photos.) Norwood, NC - It became a lovely day for cross-country in Norwood, NC, as the competitors in the Adequan USEA Gold Cup Advanced division took their trips around Captain Mark Phillips' course. Time became the ultimate determiner of standings at the end of the day as Will Faudree and Andromaque took the lead with a double-clear trip across the country. Aboard Jennifer Mosing's 10-year-old Thoroughbred mare, he finished the big rolling course...

Sons of the Wind Performs Beautiful Quadrille at Dressage Under the Stars

by Rebecca Walton for Phelps Media Group, Inc. Intern | 4/4/2011 10:06:00 AM

Silva from Sons of the Wind Lusitanos performed a Quadrille at Dressage Under the Stars. (Photo by Rebecca Walton/PMG. ) Palm City, FL - The riders from Sons of the Wind performed a moving quadrille performance with their talented Lusitano mounts during the Dressage Under the Stars competition. The beautiful event was held at the world famous Players Club in Wellington, FL. Following the Iberian Challenge between the Lusitano and PRE horses, the Sons of the Wind riders and their four horses...

Canadian Para-Equestrian Lauren Barwick Shines At 2011 Dressage Affaire CPED13*

by JRPR | 3/23/2011 4:35:00 PM

Lauren Barwick. (Photos courtesy Lindsay Y McCall.) Del Mar, CA - Canadian Para-Equestrian Team member Lauren Barwick dominated the Grade II division at the 2011 Dressage Affaire at the Del Mar Horsepark during the CPED13* Para-Equestrian Dressage competition, riding away with the blue ribbon on Off To Paris and the red on Ferdonia 2 in the Individual Test. Barwick also took home top honors in the Freestyle, riding Ferdonia 2 to first place with a high score of 75.167% and earning second on Off...

Meet Jjs Summer Breeze - and Her Record-Breaking Tail

by Stephanie Doyle | 3/19/2011 11:02:00 AM

Augusta, KS Meet Jjs Summer Breeze, who holds the Guinness Book of World Records title for horse with the longest tail. Editor Stephanie Doyle “interviewed” Summer (via her owner, Crystal Socha). Summer is a registered American Paint Horse and also is registered with the Pinto Horse Association of America. Just how long is your tail? Currently my tail is 13’6” long. When it was officially measured for the Guinness Book it was 12’6”. What’s your favorite thing about your tail? My favorite thing...