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Ocala Winter Circuit III Sunday Jumper Round-Up

by HITS Horse Shows | 2/10/2016 6:11:20 PM

Ocala, Fla. - Jumpers descended upon HITS Post Time Farm during Week III of the Ocala Winter Circuit on Sunday to compete for the blue-ribbon titles and a shot at the money. Robyn Hannigan and Capacabana on their way to a $7,500 Marshall & Sterling/Tuffrider Equine Couture Child Jumper Classic win. (ESI Photography) $7,500 Marshall & Sterling/Tuffrider Equine Couture Child Jumper Classic The Ocala Horse Properties Stadium was the place to be on Saturday night, as HITS featured two...

Ashley Foster and Leena L In Perfect Form to Capture the ASPCA Maclay Regional Finals at Southeast Medal Finals

by Carrie Wirth for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 9/23/2013 11:04:12 AM

Barbara Ann Merryman, Ashley Foster and Haley Waters (Randi Muster) Jacksonville, FL - The highly- anticipated ASPCA Maclay Regionals were held on the final day of the 2013 Southeast Medal Finals at the Jacksonville Equestrian Center. Ashley Foster of Brookeville, MD executed Allen Rheinheimer's course flawlessly aboard Leena L, owned by KMW Ponies LLC, to take home the coveted prize out of a total of 39 riders. Her life-long friend, Haley Waters earned the second place prize with an...

Talent Showcased in Featured HJAM Junior and Adult Medal Finals at Horse Shows by the Bay Equestrian Festival

by Weinberg Harris & Associates | 7/29/2012 9:51:21 PM

Maggie Ridenour Traverse City, MI - The final Saturday afternoon of the Horse Shows by the Bay Hunter/Jumper Series kicked off with the featured HJAM Junior and Adult Medal Finals. After one course walk prior to the three hotly contested Finals, Horse Shows by the Bay held a moment of silence to honor the recent passing of Richard A. Cram, Sr., a legendary Michigan horseman. His son, Rick Cram, Jr., provided a tribute to his dad that was read to the large crowd gathered to pay respects to a...

Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team Qualifies for Paris 2024 Olympic Games with Silver Medal Finish at Conclusion of 2022 FEI Eventing World Championship

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 9/18/2022 1:24:00 PM

Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy – The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team has officially secured qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, capturing the first team world championship medal for the program since 2002, as they hoisted the silver medal on the podium. The team finished on a final score of 100.3 behind the German team who took gold on a 95.2. New Zealand followed closely in third on a combined total of 100.7. The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team captured the first team medal since 2002...

Rizvi Reaches New Heights in Young Rider Individual Final at Gotham North FEI North American Youth Championships Presented by USHJA

by Tori Bilas | 8/14/2022 9:00:00 PM

Traverse City, Mich. - Sunday marked a special milestone for Zayna Rizvi (Zone 4 – Wellington, Fla.) as she claimed her second individual gold medal at the Gotham North FEI North American Youth Championships for Jumping (NAYC) presented by USHJA, aboard Excellent. Zayna Rizvi and Excellent. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian On 3.02 penalties after day one, she saw herself lower on the leaderboard than riders who put in extremely quick rounds. A double-clear effort–one of only...

Adequan®/USEF Eventing Youth Team Challenge Temecula – West Coast Final Concludes with Showcase of Top Upcoming Talent in CCI3*-L and CCI2*-L Competition

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 11/6/2021 7:15:00 PM

Temecula, Calif. – The inaugural Adequan/USEF Eventing Youth Team Challenge Temecula – West Coast Final concluded on Saturday with awards being presented in both the CCI3*-L and CCI2*-L divisions. Audrey Sanborn (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) and OBOS Quality Time placed first in the YTC CCI3*-L and third overall, finishing on a 37.3, while Harper Click (Fall City, Wash.) led YTC Team A to victory in the CCI2*-L, earning top honors in YTC competition, and completing on a 31.5. Audrey...

Four National Champion Titles Claimed on Day Five of 2020 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions

by Kathleen Landwehr and Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/22/2020 11:49:00 PM

Wayne, Ill. – Talented combinations delivered quality performances on the penultimate day of competition at the 2020 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions at HITS Chicago at the Lamplight Equestrian Center. Four titles were determined on Saturday in the Markel/USEF Young Horse Four-Year-Old Dressage National Championship, Markel/USEF Young Horse Five-Year-Old Dressage National Championship, Adequan®/USEF Junior Dressage National Championship, and Markel/USEF Developing Horse Prix St....

Panel: Safe Sport – What’s New to Know

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 1/8/2020 10:12:00 PM

Since its inception in 2017, the U.S. Center for SafeSport has received over 4,600 reports of alleged abuse in sport and the center continues to work diligently to provide resources and resolution for survivors of abuse across the 52 sports embodied by the Olympic movement and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee. There is a rough estimate that more than 18+ million people are involved in sports that fall under U.S. Center for SafeSport’s jurisdictional umbrella and that...

Emma Catherine Reichow Tops the Field in the 2019 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – West

by US Equestrian Communications Department/EQSOL | 9/22/2019 11:43:00 AM

San Juan Capistrano, Calif . – Emma Catherine Reichow (Menlo Park, Calif.) takes home the win in the 2019 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – West aboard Campitello 5. In a testament to her talent and ability, Reichow competed and captured the title aboard a catch ride. Clearly suitable for the role, the 12-year-old Hanoverian gelding, owned by Highpoint Farm LLC, earned the Gulliver Perpetual Trophy, donated by Karen Healey, as the event’s best horse...

Sarah Lockman and First Apple Remain Undefeated at Lima 2019 Pan American Games to Take Individual Gold in Dressage

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/31/2019 6:04:00 PM

Lima, Peru – Sarah Lockman (Wildomar, Calif.) and First Apple performed a stunning Intermediate I Freestyle to capture individual gold, concluding dressage competition at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games. The duo recorded a personal high score of 78.890 percent in only their second international Freestyle together. Tina Irwin of Canada and her mount Laurencio took silver after receiving a 77.780 percent, while the U.S.’s Jennifer Baumert (Wellington, FL) and Handsome secured bronze...