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William Coleman On Top in CIC** Following Dressage at Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event Caroline Martin Holds Lead in CIC***

by Classic Communications | 5/13/2016 8:28:01 PM

Allentown, N.J. - Olympic veteran William Coleman (USA) and Off the Record are on top of the leaderboard in the CIC** scoring 43.3 penalties in the dressage phase at the Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event (JFI), William Coleman and Off the Record Photo Credit: (c) Shannon Brinkman "He was good, he's a young horse, he's only seven and this is his first CIC**. I was pleasantly surprised with how he did," said Coleman of his Irish Sport Horse. "He can do a good test but for the...

Karen Pavicic Wins FEI Grand Prix Dressage Freestyle at International Omaha Leads Another Canadian Sweep of Top Two Places

by Classic Communications | 5/6/2016 11:13:11 PM

Omaha, Nebraska - May 6, 2016 - Karen Pavicic led another Canadian sweep of the top two places, winning the Borsheims FEI CDI4* Grand Prix Dressage Freestyle at the fifth annual International Karen Pavicic and Don Daiquiri (c)SusanjStickle.com Omaha. Pavicic and her 14-year-old, Oldenburg gelding won for the second straight night in the first International Equestrian Federation (FEI) approved CDI 4* Dressage competition being held at Omaha along with its CSI 3* Jumping competition....

Davidson and The Apprentice Are Top U.S. Pair after Dressage at Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials CCI4*

by Kathleen Landwehr | 5/6/2016 4:00:37 PM

Badminton, Gloucestershire, England – Two days of dressage at the 2016 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials CCI4* saw 77 combinations come down the centerline in front of the Ground Jury of Marilyn Payne (USA), Andrew Bennie (NZL), and Angela Tucker (GBR). Buck Davidson and The Apprentice are just outside the top 20 after the first phase and lead the U.S. contingent with a score of 45.7, followed by Land Rover/USEF Eventing Competition Grant recipient Boyd Martin and Cracker Jack and...

Dutton Holds Top Two Places in Rolex/USEF CCI4* National Championship after Cross-Country Day at Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover

by Kathleen Landwehr | 4/30/2016 7:39:23 PM

Lexington, Ky. – A rainy cross-country day at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover (RK3DE) proved influential at the Kentucky Horse Park. While 56 of the 64 starters did finish Derek di Grazia’s tough track, none were able to finish within the optimum time. Phillip Dutton rode determinedly to move into first and second in the Rolex/USEF CCI4* National Championship with Fernhill Fugitive and Mighty Nice, respectively. Defending RK3DE champion Michael Jung (GER)...

Halliday-Sharp and Dutton Are Top Americans after Day One of Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover

by Kathleen Landwehr | 4/28/2016 6:47:57 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover (RK3DE) got underway Thursday with the first day of dressage at the Kentucky Horse Park. Thirty-five of the 72 combinations performed their dressage test in front of the Ground Jury of Ernst Topp (GER), Sandy Phillips (GBR), and Andrew Bennie (NZL). Seven U.S. combinations sit in the top 10 following day one of the dressage phase, with Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp and Fernhill By Night in second place and Phillip Dutton and...

David Blake and Binkie Earn Top Honors in $30,000 Noble Outfitters Grand Prix at ESP Spring II

by Equestrian Sport Productions | 4/18/2016 9:24:48 PM

David Blake and Binkie (Mancini Photos) Wellington, Fla. - David Blake of Wellington, FL, and Binkie, owned by Pine Hollow Farm, finished atop the leaderboard in the $30,000 Noble Outfitters Grand Prix at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), finishing the jump-off in 40.653 seconds. Andrew Ramsay of San Francisco, CA, and Winn Winn collected second place, crossing through the timers just four-hundredths off the winning pace with a time of 40.699 seconds. Benjamin Meredith of...

Olympic and World Champions Head Impressive Entry List for 2016 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event Defending Champion Michael Jung Tops List of World-Class Competitors

by Marty Bauman, Classic Communications | 4/15/2016 9:50:45 AM

Michael Jung and Fischerrocana FST (Ben Radvanyi Photography) Lexington, Ky. - Defending champion and Olympic gold medalist Michael Jung of Germany heads an impressive list of entries for the 2016 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, Presented by Land Rover. Known as the "Best Weekend All Year," the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event returns to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky, April 28-May 1. The starting field features 71 riders from nine countries including Australia, Brazil, Canada,...

WCHR Week at Blenheim Equisports - Over Twenty Special Awards Presented in Ten Divisions, Cassini V & Boss Claim Top Honors

by Blenheim EquiSports | 4/12/2016 8:35:22 AM

April 12, 2016 - San Juan Capistrano, CA - Horses and riders glittered with special hunter awards in ten WCHR divisions at this week's Blenheim Spring Classic III. New this year, SmartPak presented the High Georgy Maskrey-Segesman's Cassini V, ridden by Victoria Otto Score and Grand Champion awards to ponies and horses alike which generated some intense competition throughout the open, amateur, junior, children's and pony divisions. Once all the classes were pinned, and awards...

Miss Lucy Proves She's Still Got It! Jennifer Alfano Tops $30,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at Pin Oak Charity Horse Show

by Phelps Media Group | 4/5/2016 3:35:09 PM

Jennifer Alfano and Miss Lucy win the $30,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at the 71st Pin Oak Charity Horse Show. Owner of Miss Lucy, Helen Lenahan, was onsite to watch the two-round event and accept the award. (Tricia Booker Photography) Houston, Texas - The 71st Pin Oak Charity Horse Show presented by Irish Day Farms finished up its two-week series as it drew to a close on Sunday, April 3. Foremost hunter rider and trainer for SBS Farms, Jennifer Alfano, continued to dominate the show...

Colombia’s Roberto Teran Beats a Field of the Very Best to Earn the Top Title in the Great American $1 Million Grand Prix at HITS Ocala

by HITS Horse Shows | 3/29/2016 11:07:09 AM

Roberto Teran and Woklahoma on their way to a Great American $1 Million Grand Prix win. (ESI Photography) Ocala, Fla. - Spectators filed into HITS Post Time Farm to witness a world-class line-up of national and international riders battle for the blue in the Great American $1 Million Grand Prix on Sunday, March 27. Just one week after the AIG $1 Million Grand Prix in Thermal, California, top-dollar competition returned to the Horse Capitol of the World in Ocala, Florida for the Great American...