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Equestrian Sport Productions to Host North American Studbook and Spy Coast Farm Young Horse Show Series and Year-End Championship

by Equestrian Sport Productions, LLC | 11/11/2011 7:58:42 AM

Wellington, FL - Equestrian Sport Productions is pleased to announce that they will host the Young Horse Show Series and Year-End Championship in partnership with North American Studbook and Spy Coast Farm. The 2011 Young Horse Show Series Year-End Championship will award $10,000 in total prize money and will be held on December 8-9, 2011, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL. The final round of the competition will be held in the evening on December 9 at...

Totilas to Make Exclusive Appearance at World Dressage Masters Palm Beach

by Karen Robinson for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 11/11/2011 7:52:58 AM

Germany's Matthias Alexander Rath and Totilas will be competing at the 2012 World Dressage Masters Palm Beach presented by International Polo Club Palm Beach. Photo: John Flannagan. Wellington, FL - Totilas, the reigning Dressage World Champion and current world record holder in the Grand Prix Freestyle, is coming to the 2012 World Dressage Masters Palm Beach presented by International Polo Club Palm Beach. His appearance at the prestigious WDM CDI5*'s only event in North America, at the...

Jessica Springsteen Takes Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Title at Alltech National Horse Show

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 11/10/2011 7:47:52 AM

Jessica Springsteen and Cincinnati La Silla, 3rd $250,000 ANHS GP. Photo: Shawn McMillen. Lexington, KY - Part of the sizzle of a breathtaking Saturday night of world-class show jumping at this year's Alltech National Horse Show in Lexington, KY, was the awarding of the Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider title. The 2011 title was awarded to one of the nation's fastest rising stars, Jessica Springsteen of Colts Neck, New Jersey. The Alltech National Horse Show concluded on Sunday,...

North American League West Coast Finals Welcomed With Open Arms Inaugural Event at Las Vegas National Horse Show is Huge Success

by Marty Bauman | 11/10/2011 7:16:43 AM

Annville, PA — Competitors hit the jackpot at the inaugural North American League (NAL) West Coast Finals and none of the nearly one hundred exhibitors went home empty-handed. Every NAL member who competed in one of the five classics on “NAL Day” at the Las Vegas National Horse Show on November 6 received a gift bag and an NAL embroidered saddle pad. Those who earned a trip to the victory circle were also rewarded with an array of awards. “We really wanted to celebrate...

Calling all Show Jumpers! Interested in Participating in the 2011 Holiday HorseFest Event in Downtown West Palm Beach at the Meyer Amphitheatre?

by Brooke Bidgood for Equestrian Sport Productions | 11/9/2011 8:00:50 AM

Wellington, FL - The second annual Holiday HorseFest is quickly approaching. Held on Sunday, December 11, from 1-5 p.m., the event will host a unique equestrian competition at the Meyer Amphitheatre in downtown West Palm Beach. World-class riders are needed to participate in this year's event. Riders are encouraged to participate, as the event will introduce them to a new audience in the West Palm Beach area. In addition to developing an interest in West Palm Beach, riders who partake in...

Alltech National Horse Show Wrap Up: November 2-7, 2011

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 11/8/2011 7:31:32 AM

Lexington, KY - Open Jumper action at the Alltech National Horse Show, 128th Edition, wrapped up on Saturday night with a fast-paced jump-off during the Alltech National Horse Show $250,000 Grand Prix CSI-W. Richard Spooner and Cristallo set the pace with tidy inside turns and a clear effort, beating Great Britain's Nick Skelton aboard Carlo 273 by just three-tenths of a second. Jessica Springsteen and Cincinatti Le Silla rounded out the three as the fastest four-fault combination during...

2011 Washington International Horse Show Wrap-up: October 25-30, 2011

by Jennifer Wood Media Inc. | 11/8/2011 7:26:41 AM

Washington, D.C . – The 53rd Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) hosted the best hunter, jumper, and equitation riders in the nation competing for top prizes at Verizon Center in downtown Washington, D.C. over six days of competition, and the WIHS thanks all of the sponsors, employees, exhibitors, volunteers, and spectators for making this year's show an incredible success.??From the puissance to ponies, the best in equestrian sport competed at the WIHS, and with community...

Sarah Milliren Garners 2011 ASPCA Maclay National Championship Title at Alltech National Horse Show

by Rebecca Walton for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 11/7/2011 6:58:19 AM

Sarah Milliren of Sapula, OK, won the 2011 ASPCA Maclay National Championships. Photo: Rebecca Walton/PMG. Lexington, KY - Today marked the final day of competition at the Alltech National Horse Show, 128th Edition. The highlight event at the Alltech Arena in Lexington, KY, was the 2011 Maclay National Championship for the ASCPA Alfred B. Maclay Horsemanship Classes - presented by Hadfield's Saddlery. Riders worked all year to qualify for this event and after three phases of competition and...

Mittleider Keeps Lead In CCI1* at Galway Downs International Three-Day Event

by John Strassburger & Heather Bailey | 11/6/2011 12:32:31 PM

Temecula, CA — Sara Mittleider and Harry Houdini put in a measured dressage test on Thursday, but the Trakehner gelding looked just as at home on the cross-country course today as he galloped around faultlessly to maintain their lead in the CCI1*. Mittleider, of Kuna, Idaho, was thrilled with her rising star, whom she’s only been riding for a year and half. “I was very impressed with the maturity and confidence he showed today. The footing was a non-issue, and I was so, so...

Alliston Gallops To The Lead at Galway Downs International Three-Day Event

by John Strassburger & Heather Bailey | 11/6/2011 8:33:28 AM

James Alliston of Great Britain and Jumbo’s Jake put on a masterful display of cross-country riding to move in to the lead in the CCI3* at the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event, with a score of 45.4. Alliston, who lives in Castro Valley, Calif., finished faultlessly aboard India McEvoy’s 13-year-old Irish Sporthorse, taking over the top spot after dressage leaders Buck Davidson and Ballynoe Castle RM suffered a refusal at fence 23, the PRO Water Complex, and second-placed...