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Devon Horse Show and Country Fair Streamed Live by USEF Network

by Phelps Media Group | 5/23/2016 4:08:25 PM

Devon, Pa. - The 120th Annual Devon Horse Show and Country Fair, just days away from getting underway for the 2016 season, will be featuring a full slate of equestrian action, including the all-new FEI Open Jumper division with a huge boost in prize money, the best professional hunter competition in America, the American Saddlebreds in all their glory, the majestic Coaching division and exhibitions that will thrill the entire family. It all kicks off on Thursday with the traditional Junior...

Boyd Martin Repeats Victory at $75,000 Asheville Regional Airport Wellington Eventing Showcase, Presented By Wellington Equestrian Realty

by Equestrian Sport Production News | 2/7/2016 9:26:53 AM

Boyd Martin and Blackfoot Mystery (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, Fla. - Boyd Martin (USA) piloted new mount Blackfoot Mystery to victory in the $75,000 Asheville Regional Airport Wellington Eventing Showcase, presented by Wellington Equestrian Realty, held at The Stadium at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center and produced by Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP). Martin bested a class of 35 entries with a final score of 30.60. Colleen Rutledge (USA) and Covert Rights finished in second...

CP National Horse Show Welcomes Stadium Jumping as New Management Team

by Phelps Media Group | 11/30/2015 1:12:32 PM

Hugh Kincannon Lexington, Ky. - The CP NationalHorse Show today announced the appointment of Stadium Jumping, Inc. as the new management team for the show. Bringing over five decades of quality equestrian event production to Lexington, the SJI crew takes over for veteran show manager Hugh Kincannon, who announced that he would be stepping aside in an effort to reduce his year-long workload which includes the popular Kentucky Spring and Summer series of horse shows and the USEF National Pony...

Reed Kessler (USA) Wins the Prize of Firma Walter Solar Ahead of German Felix Hassmann

by Stuttgart German Masters Press Release | 11/20/2015 10:53:41 AM

Reed Kessler & Cylana on their way to winning the Prize of Firma Walter Solar at the Stuttgart German Masters Stuttgart, Germany – Late on Thursday evening, American Reed Kessler won the speed class for the Prize of the Firma WALTER Solar at the 31st International STUTTGART GERMAN MASTERS Horse Show. It was the first of two qualifying competitions for the MERCEDES GERMAN MASTER on Friday. In the saddle on the 13-year old mare Cylana, the 21-year old rider’s time of 60.94 seconds...

Martin and Delux Z Rise to Second on Cross-Country Day at The Event at Rebecca Farm CCI3*

by USEF Communications Department | 7/25/2015 3:59:56 PM

Kalispell, Mont. – Cross-country day for the CCI3* division was an influential one at The Event at Rebecca Farm. USEF Land Rover Competition Grant recipients Kurt Martin and Delux Z were one of only three combinations to have a double-clear round over Ian Stark's track on Saturday, moving into second place. Martin (Middleburg, Va.) gave his own and Caroljean Martin’s 2005 Irish Sport Horse gelding an excellent ride in the horse's first attempt at the CCI3* level. Kurt Martin...

U.S. Pan American Eventing Team and Alternates Head to Land Rover Great Meadow International presented by Adequan for Preparation Event

by USEF Communications Department | 6/19/2015 10:39:35 AM

The Plains, Va. – The Land Rover Great Meadow International presented by Adequan is set to host elite eventing combinations this weekend in the final Preparation Event for the U.S. Pan American Eventing Team and Alternates . The U.S. combinations will be joined in the Preparation Event by five Mexican and one Brazilian athlete-and-horse combinations as they, too, will use the weekend to fine tune performances in the lead-up to the 2015 Pan American Games, taking place July 17-19 in...

The Dressage Foundation Announces Krystal Wilt as Recipient of the Inaugural Karen Skvarla Fund Grant for Young Professionals

by The Dressage Foundation | 4/13/2015 10:58:17 AM

Krystal Wilt (Pat Hendrick Photography) The Dressage Foundation is pleased to announce that the inaugural Karen Skvarla Fund Grant has been awarded to young professional, Krystal Wilt, of Sand Lake, NY. Krystal intends to use the $500 grant to ride two horses in Eastern New York Dressage and Combined Training Association’s Gary Rockwell clinic in May. Krystal is a high school biology teacher who devotes the rest of her hours to dressage training. She would like to build her dressage...

Paul O'Shea and Skara Glen's Sienna Win $34,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/15/2015 10:07:54 PM

Paul O'Shea and Skara Glen's Sienna (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Week ten of the 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), sponsored by Horseware Ireland, concluded on Sunday with a win for Ireland's Paul O'Shea and Skara Glen's Sienna in the $34,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic. Competing at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, O'Shea guided the mare, owned by Skara Glen Stables, to victory in a five-horse jump-off with Laura...

Top European Young Riders Set to Compete at AGDF 10 Young Rider Championships

by Carly Weilminster for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/19/2015 7:24:14 PM

The winning trophy for the Florida International Dressage Youth Championships Wellington, Fla. - Four National and European Champion youth riders from Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands will be making the journey across the Atlantic to compete at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival's Week 9 Palm Beach Dressage Derby and the Week 10 Florida International Dressage Youth Championships. All four riders, traveling with Jochen Arl, are set to compete in Wellington for the championships,...

Arabian Horse Association’s Annual Convention to Convene in Denver: Connect, Collaborate, Create

by Arabian Horse Association | 11/10/2014 3:54:15 PM

Aurora, Colo. - Once a year, members and delegates of the Arabian Horse Association (AHA) meet to discuss, develop and discern the future of the Arabian horse breed. This year, an emphasis on connecting, creating and collaborating will bring members together at the 12th Annual AHA Convention. All active AHA members are invited and encouraged to attend. At Convention, AHA members are encouraged to connect through a variety of forums including a Q&A session with the AHA’s Judges and...