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Pessoa, Glover and Boggio Jumper Winners Thursday at Washington International Horse Show

by Washington International Horse Show | 11/4/2010 1:58:00 PM

Rodrigo Pessoa and HH Ashley (Courtesy of the Washington International Horse Show) Oct. 28, 2010 –Brazilian show jumping superstar Rodrigo Pessoa blazed to wins in Thursday’s open jumper classes. Dressed as a Formula One race car driver, he and Palouchin de Ligny won the $20,000 Gambler's Choice Costume Class, and earlier, with HH Ashley, he won the $30,000 class. Plus Kristin Glover and Chase Boggio winners. $20,000 Gambler’s Choice Costume Class (Thursday Evening) The Gambler's Choice Costume...

Hunters Showcase Their Talent at the 127th National Horse Show

by Lauren Fisher for Phelps Media Group, Inc. Interna | 11/4/2010 1:48:00 PM

Goosebumps and Cookie Beck earned multiple blue ribbons in Wednesday's Green Conformation Hunter div (Photo © 2010 Lauren Fisher/PMG) Cazenovia, NY - November 3, 2010 - The 2010 Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament featuring the 127th National Horse Show continued with its second day of competition on Wednesday with the start of the professional, amateur-owner, and junior hunter divisions. Horses and riders showed two rounds over fences and went under saddle in the day's competition....

Local Equestrians Excel in First Day of Syracuse Competition

by Lauren Fisher for Phelps Media Group, Inc. Interna | 11/4/2010 11:45:00 AM

Jennifer Dalhman-Gurney rode The Other Brother to victory in the Beacon Hill Horse Transportation 3' (Photo © 2010 Lauren Fisher/PMG) Cazenovia, NY - November 2, 2010 - The 2010 Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament featuring the 127th National Horse Show began its first day of competition on Tuesday with Atlas Fence Local Day. Held at the Oncenter complex in downtown Syracuse, local riders had the opportunity compete at the prestigious horse show in the hunter, equitation, and jumper...

USEF Announces Dates and Locations for the 2011 USEF National Combined Driving Championships

by By Leah Oliveto | 11/4/2010 11:40:00 AM

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is announcing the following dates and locations for the USEF Pony and Pair, Four-in-Hand and Singles Driving National Championships. The USEF Pony and Pair National Championships will be held at the Live Oak International CDE in Ocala, FL, March 24-27, 2011. Held annually since 1993 at Charlotte Weber's Live Oak Plantation, the Live Oak International CDE regularly attracts the nation's top drivers and played host to the 2010 USEF...

RHSF Welcomes Celebrities for a Fourth Year

by Reining Horse Sports Foundation | 11/4/2010 11:39:00 AM

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – November 2, 2010 – Since 2007, the Reining Horse Sports Foundation (RHSF) has produced a unique, entertaining event sponsored by 4R Performance Horses to help the children from the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Oklahoma – the 4R Performance Horses Celebrity Slide. The location is Oklahoma City; the venue is the NRHA Futurity & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championship Show; and the date is Friday, December 3. The following celebrities are taking time from their busy...

Horses Take Over the Oncenter Complex and Arrive in Downtown Syracuse for the Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament featuring the 127th National Horse Show

by Timothy Williams for Phelps Media Group, Inc. Inte | 11/4/2010 11:31:00 AM

Syracuse, NY - November 1, 2010 - The Oncenter Complex in downtown Syracuse once again has been transformed into a world class horse show and shopping venue in a family friendly environment. This year, forty-five vendors from across the country offering some of the finest equestrian gear, jewelry, and fine art have arrived to set-up shop in the two floors of the Equestrian Expo. Exhibitions are set up throughout the complex with a variety of free activities scheduled during the week including a...

This Week in International Disciplines

by From the USEF Communications Department | 11/2/2010 1:43:00 PM

Elizabeth Barron and The Graduate (Leslie Threlkeld/US Eventing) Dressage In Lyon, France the Equita' Horse Show featured FEI World Cup qualifying events in both dressage and show jumping. Catherine Haddad rode Winyamaro to a sixth place finish in the CDI5* Grand Prix presented by Hermès, scoring a 66.936%. In the Grand Prix Freestyle the pair finished 11th. For complete results please visit https://results.sportcg.net/lyon . Eventing Outside of Atlanta, GA at Bouckaert Farm, The Chattahoochee...

McLain Ward and Sapphire Triumph in $100,000 President's Cup Grand Prix at the 52nd Washington International Horse Show

by Jennifer Wood Media | 11/1/2010 1:22:00 PM

October 30, 2010 – Tonight's $100,000 President's Cup Grand Prix presented by Washington Convention and Sports Authority, CSI 3* was an exciting example of the sport of show jumping and a qualifier for the FEI World Cup Finals in April. Two-time Olympic gold medalist McLain Ward of Brewster, NY, and Sapphire, owned by Ward and Blue Chip Bloodstock, came away with the win in the highlight class of the 52nd Washington International Horse Show (WIHS). Earlier in the evening, 13-year-old Lillie...

Morgan Breed Celebrated in Oklahoma City

by Christina Koliander | 10/28/2010 4:40:00 PM

Photo by C.A. "Tony" Lee Shelburne, VT—The best of the best in the Morgan breed was celebrated in Oklahoma City for the Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show. Since 1973, this show has represented the pinnacle of achievement in the Morgan horse world. More than 1,000 of the world's finest Morgan horses from across the United States, Canada, Austria, and Great Britain met in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to compete in over 250 classes for $250,000-plus in prize money. For the fourth...

This Week in International Disciplines

by From the USEF Communications Department | 10/28/2010 2:15:00 PM

Beezie Madden and Coral Reef Via Volo (Al Cook) Eventing The USEF National CCI1* Championships concluded on Sunday with some of the United States' best up-and-coming combinations vying to be crowned champions in one of four divisions. The competition was held in combination with the Hagyard Midsouth Three-Day Event and Team Challenge at the Kentucky Horse Park. Kristen Rozycki claimed the National CC1* Championship with her own Full Circle finishing on a score of 47.2. Rozycki and the...