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Olympian Lisa Jacquin Returns to Traverse City Winning $1,500 1.35m Open Jumpers With Chapel Z at Great Lakes Equestrian Festival

by Kendall Bierer | 7/9/2015 10:18:16 PM

Lisa Jacquin and Chapel Z Traverse City, MI - July 8, 2015 - Two-time Olympic Silver medalist Lisa Jacquin has been showing in Michigan for over two decades, racking up wins throughout the state. After taking a year away from the Flintfields Horse Park to recover from an injury, Jacquin returned to the venue to prove on the second day of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival that she is back in top form, winning the $1,500 1.35m Open Jumper victory with Chapel Z. Jacquin has known Karin Flint,...

Christian Heineking Continues Winning Streak with $20,000 Wells Bridge Farm Open Welcome Stake at Summer in the Rockies V

by Cat Allen | 7/9/2015 9:12:13 PM

Christian Heineking and NKH Quanto (c) Flying Horse Photography Parker, CO - July 9, 2015 - Summer in the Rockies V continued at the Colorado Horse Park Thursday with the $20,000 Wells Bridge Farm Open Welcome Stake. Twenty-seven competitors contested the course, five of which earned clear rounds to advance to the jump-off. The course was designed by Danny Foster of Canada, and contained a number of difficult combinations. In the end, it was Christian Heineking aboard NKH LLC's NKH Quanto...

Pablo Barrios and Abigail McArdle Speed to Wins on Opening Day of Spruce Meadows ‘Pan American’ Tournament

by Lauren Fisher | 7/9/2015 7:45:33 PM

Abigail McArdle of USA riding Cosma 20 © Spruce Meadows Media Services Calgary, AB, Canada – July 9, 2015 – The 2015 Spruce Meadows Summer Series began its final week of competition, the ‘Pan American’ Tournament CSI 5*, presented by Rolex, with wins for Pablo Barrios (VEN) and Abigail McArdle (USA) on Thursday. The ‘Pan American’ Tournament continues with world-class show jumping through Sunday, July 12. Pablo Barrios led the victory gallop in the $34,000...

Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team Takes Aim at CSIO5* Falsterbo

by USEF Communications Department | 7/9/2015 6:13:39 PM

Falsterbo, Sweden – The Falsterbo Horse Show presented by Longines will host elite equestrian competition this week as dressage and show jumping teams arrive from many countries. The United States will be represented in the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup competition by an accomplished team of show jumping athletes. Guided by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team has drawn second in the order. “Our hopes are always high up. We are up against stiff...

Brett Self Claims 2015 USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final Title

by Kathleen Landwehr | 7/9/2015 12:45:53 PM

Lexington, Ky. – A field of 15 competitors vying for the 2015 USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final title kicked off the evening session at the Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show on Wednesday, July 8. Following the competitive field’s display of equitation skills, 18-year-old Brett Self was named the winner of the 2015 USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final. Self (Charleston, W.Va.) rode her own Safe Harbor to top honors under the tutelage of Stephanie Lilly. Brett...

Richie Moloney and Alsvid Start Off Tryon Summer 3 With Win in $34,000 Tryon 1.45m Challenge

by Tryon International | 7/8/2015 10:34:06 PM

Richie Moloney and Alsvid ©LizCrawleyPhotography Mill Spring, NC - July 8, 2015 - Starting off the third week of the Tryon Summer Series by making a major statement, Richie Moloney (IRL) and Alsvid took the first FEI class of the week in good form with a speedy jump-off round clocking in at 36.375 seconds to take the win at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC). Kristen Vanderveen (USA) had a strong showing with both her mounts, finishing second and third aboard Bull Run's Eternal in...

Junior Rider Alexandra Ozymy Claims Victory in $2,500 Adequan® 1.30m Open Jumper at Summer in the Rockies V

by Cat Allen | 7/8/2015 10:21:46 PM

Alexandra Ozymy and NKH Barbosa (c) Flying Horse Photography Parker, CO - July 8, 2015 - Summer in the Rockies V got off to an exciting start at the Colorado Horse Park in Parker, CO, on Wednesday. The $2,500 Adequan® Open Jumper Class saw eighteen horse-and-rider combinations take on the course, with eight entries advancing to the jump-off in the II2b format class. Kim Barone, aboard Raven Ridge Farm's Rival, held the lead throughout the majority of the class. That is, until Alexandra...

David Beisel Dominates Open Jumper Divisions Beginning Second Week of Great Lakes Equestrian Festival in Top Form

by Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group | 7/8/2015 7:44:43 PM

David Beisel and Call Me Hannes won the $3,000 1.40m Open Jumpers during the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival II. (Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group) Traverse City, MI - July 8, 2015 - The second week of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival kicked off with blue skies and brisk winds as horses and riders prepared for a full schedule of competition at the destination venue. New faces arrived at the Flintfields Horse Park, offering enticing jumper action as many of the nation's top riders...

Colvin and Pilla Capture Grand Champion Titles at US Junior Hunter National Championship East Coast

by USEF Communications Department | 7/8/2015 9:52:24 AM

Devon, Pa. - The 2015 US Junior Hunter National Championship East Coast came to a close on Tuesday, following two days of competition in the historic Dover Arena at the Devon Horse Show grounds. More than 150 of the country’s top juniors headed to the championship to complete three phases in front of the judging panel of Hope Glynn, Marylisa Leffler, and Ken Smith over Skip Bailey-designed Classic Round course and Handy Hunter courses, which both counted for 40% of the overall score. The...

Tori Colvin Tops Hunterdon Cup on Day One of U.S. Junior Hunter National Championship East Coast

by Emily Riden/Phelps Media Group | 7/6/2015 11:18:13 PM

Tori Colvin topped 76 other entries to win the Hunterdon Equitation Cup Classic (Emily Riden/Phelps Media Group) Devon, PA - July 6, 2015 - On Sunday, Tori Colvin was earning major jumper victories in Tryon, North Carolina. Fast-forward less than 24 hours and one drive through the night with her mother, and the 17-year-old from Loxahatchee, Florida was winning every class she was entered in at the 2015 U.S. Junior Hunter National Championship East Coast, hosted by the Brandywine Valley Summer...