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Daniel Bluman's Patience Pays Off For a Win in $212,000 U.S. Open CSI 3* Grand Prix, presented by Rolex

by Central Park Horse Show | 9/25/2015 11:47:43 AM

Daniel Bluman and Conconcreto Believe (Josh Walker for The Chronicle of the Horse) New York, N.Y. - Show jumping returned to Wollman Rink as it played host to the third day of competition at the second-annual Rolex Central Park Horse Show with the $212,000 U.S. Open CSI 3* Grand Prix, presented by Rolex, on Friday evening. Colombia's Daniel Bluman has been waiting to win a coveted Rolex watch since the start of his career in show jumping, but the wait is over after he piloted Conconcreto...

Leslie Howard and Lennox Lewis 2 Top $210,000 Cenovus Energy Classic Derby

by Lauren Fisher | 7/5/2015 9:35:06 PM

Leslie Howard and Lennox Lewis 2 © Spruce Meadows Media Services Calgary, AB, Canada – July 5, 2015 – Spruce Meadows hosted the final day of competition in its ‘North American’ Tournament CSI 5* on Sunday with a win for USA’s Leslie Howard and Lennox Lewis 2 in the $210,000 Cenovus Energy Classic Derby. Earlier in the day, McLain Ward (USA) and HH Carlos Z won the $85,000 Enbridge Cup 1.50m. Howard and 16-year-old Lennox Lewis 2 (an Oldenburg gelding by Loreatus x...

Sean Leckie and Kelli Cruciotti Share the Spotlight in the WIHS Equitation at Summer in the Rockies IV

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. | 7/5/2014 2:38:32 AM

Sean Leckie (AnLi Kelly-Durham/Phelps Media Group) Parker, Colo. - All eyes were on the equitation riders Friday in the Olsen Family Main Hunter Ring. The beautiful Fourth of July weather made for ideal conditions for juniors as they vied for points towards several of the prestigious national medal finals. Sean Leckie claimed the blue in the WIHS Equitation Hunter Phase, while Kelli Cruciotti took the win in the Jumper Phase. Courtnay Edwards finished on top in the ASPCA Maclay, and Asha Jain...

USEF Awards $264,500 in Land Rover Competition and Training Grants to 2013 Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team

by USEF Communications Department | 12/17/2013 3:50:38 PM

Lexington, Ky. - In 2013, Land Rover, the official automotive partner of the USEF, continued its unfailing support of the U.S. eventing program, awarding $208,000 in Competition Grants and a further $56,500 toward Training Grants. Eighteen horse-and-rider combinations from the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team received funding to compete at seven prestigious competitions in both Europe and the United States. "I feel very fortunate to have received travel grants from Land Rover for two of my horses,...

Matt Cyphert and Lochivar Win the 1.40m Open Jumpers By Solid Margin on Day One of Summer in the Rockies III

by Carrie Wirth for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 6/20/2013 1:51:03 PM

Matt Cyphert and Lochivar Parker, CO - Summer in the Rockies III kicked off Wednesday with exciting show jumping action in the Kathy and Brad Coors Family Grand Prix Arena. Highlights of the day included the 1.30m and 1.40m Open Jumpers and the Young Jumper Divisions. McLain Ward has called Alan Wade his favorite course designer in the whole world. And here at the Colorado Horse Park's Summer in the Rockies III, the jumper competitors got their first taste of the Irish course designer's...

Victoria Colvin Secures USHJA/WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular Title for Second Year in a Row

by Laura Cardon and Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/24/2013 10:11:12 AM

Victoria Colvin and Ovation (Anne Gittins Photography) Wellington, FL - Week seven of the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF), sponsored by Hermès , continued on Saturday with the $50,000 USHJA World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular. Fifteen-year-old Victoria Colvin of Loxahatchee, FL, took home her second win in a row in the prestigious class, this year riding Dr. Betsee Parker's Ovation to victory. Previous winners...

Meg O'Mara Captures SJHF High Junior Jumper Classic Victory With Sinatra IV at Kentucky Summer Horse Show

by Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 7/30/2012 7:14:46 AM

Meg O'Mara and Sinatra IV were awarded the High Junior Jumper Championship for their efforts throughout the week, as well as the blue ribbon for their impressive double-clear victory in the Show Jumping Hall of Fame High Junior Jumper Classic at the Kentucky Summer Horse Show. (Kendall Bierer/PMG.) Lexington, KY - The final day of the Kentucky Summer Horse Show was afoot with the top amateur-owner and junior riders in the country gathering to compete at the Rolex Stadium. It was a day of...

FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival Week Nine Wrap-up

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/12/2012 9:00:20 AM

Scott Brash and Sanctos Van Het Gravenhof Shine in $200,000 FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix CSI 4* Presented by The Bainbridge Companies Great Britain's Scott Brash guided Sanctos Van Het Gravenhof to victory in Saturday night's $200,000 FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix CSI 4* presented by The Bainbridge Companies at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). In a suspenseful jump-off, Brash beat out Richard Spooner (USA) and Cristallo, and Kent Farrington (USA) and Voyeur, who...

Pennsylvania National Horse Show - Overview

by Phelps Media Group | 10/14/2011 10:11:42 AM

Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania National Horse Show has always set the standard for show event excellence. In its 66th year, the tradition continues with the event being named “Horse Show of the Year” by the National Show Hunter Hall of Fame and “Top 25” by the North American Riders Group. Scheduled to run from October 13 through October 22, 2011, this year’s show promises to be popular with both exhibitors and spectators alike. The competition will be intense,...

Rood & Riddle Partners with the 2011 Alltech National Horse Show

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 9/8/2011 4:00:33 PM

Lexington, KY - September 8, 2011 - The Alltech National Horse Show, 128th Edition, announced today that Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital has been named the Official Veterinarians, Farriers and Equine Pharmacy for this year's event, scheduled for the Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky on Nov. 2 - 6, 2011. Lexington-based Rood & Riddle is a full-service equine hospital established in 1986 as a referral center for horses requiring specialized medical and...