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Fieldstone Spring Festival Prize List Now Available Online

by Phelps Media Group, INC | 4/17/2013 1:55:05 PM

Halifax, MA - April 17, 2013 - Stadium Jumping is pleased to announce that the Fieldstone Spring Festival competition's prize list is currently available online. The prize list and entry blank are posted on www.showfieldstone.com and www.stadiumjumping.com . Entries for the Fieldstone Spring Festival close on May 3, 2013. The Fieldstone Spring Festival will mark the beginning of top competition from May 15 - 19, 2013, at the Fieldstone Show Park in Halifax, MA. Jumper highlights include the...

Todd Minikus and Quality Girl Win $25,000 ESP Spring 2 Grand Prix

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 4/15/2013 3:55:45 PM

Todd Minikus and Quality Girl (Mancini Photos) Wellington, FL - Equestrian Sport Productions LLC (ESP) wrapped up its second week of spring competition April 10-14 at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, with an exciting victory for Todd Minikus and Quality Girl in the $25,000 ESP Spring 2 Grand Prix. Minikus also won the $10,000 Open Jumper Stake earlier in the week riding Legacy Stables' Tuxedo. The week's jumper courses in the International Arena...

Share Your Western Dressage Journey with the WDAA

by Western Dressage Association of America | 4/15/2013 11:31:00 AM

One of the many wonders of Western Dressage is about the Journey. This Journey is one of education, growth, fun, friendships and of course, horses. Western heritage commonly references the tales shared out on the trail and around the campfire. These tales could be life changing experiences, important lessons, new knowledge, or just general fun. The Western Dressage Association® of America is inviting members to share the stories of their Western Dressage Journey. The WDAA is looking for...

Reed Kessler Takes Second in Thrilling Jump-Off at Grand Prix Hermès CSI5*

by Andrew Minnick | 4/15/2013 10:17:40 AM

Reed Kessler and Cylana were .2 seconds away from winning Lexington, KY - Five American jumpers were in Paris over the weekend competiting against the world's top riders, and preparing for the Rolex/FEI World Cup Final, at the Saut Hermes CSI5*. The groups best finish belonged to Reed Kessler and her own Cylana in the Grand Prix Hermès on Sunday. After an impressive fourteen horse jump off, one that included fellow Americans Kent Farrington and Uceko, Reed and Cylana finished in...

Heather Blitz Bookends Wins in CDIO 3* Week

by Jennifer Wood Media and Public Relations | 4/14/2013 9:34:33 PM

Heather Blitz and Paragon (Susan J. Stickle) Wellington, FL - Blitz and Paragon finished first in the FEI Grand Prix Special CDIO 3* with a 72.313%, narrowly beating fellow American Cesar Parra and Van the Man who finished second with a 72.208%. Shelly Francis (USA) and Doktor rounded out the top three with a final score of 70.646%. Judges for the class were: Linda Zang at E, Anne Gribbons at H, Mirabel Alonso at C, Joan Macartney at M, and Evi Eisenhardt at B. The three-day, three-test format...

Christilot Boylen Tops Individual Podium at Wellington Nations Cup CDIO/CDI3* presented by Stillpoint Farm in Final Week of Adequan Global Dressage Festival

by Jennifer Wood Media and Public Relations | 4/14/2013 9:26:53 PM

The top three individual riders from the CDIO were Christilot Boylen with gold, Cesar Parra with silver, and Caroline Roffman with bronze (Susan J. Stickle). Wellington, FL - Canada's Christilot Boylen rode Dio Mio to another victory Sunday in the FEI Intermediaire-1 Freestyle CDIO 3* and ended up as the top individual rider of the week. American Heather Blitz collected yet another top prize for the United States during the last day of competition for the Wellington Nations Cup CDIO/CDI 3*,...

Parra Earns Second-Place Individual Honors at the Wellington Nations Cup CDIO3* presented by Stillpoint Farm

by USEF Communication Department | 4/14/2013 9:15:22 PM

Cesar Parra and Van the Man (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, FL - Cesar Parra (Whitehouse Station, NJ) clinched second-place Individual honors today at the Wellington Nations Cup CDIO3* presented by Stillpoint Farm riding Michael and Sarah Davis' Van the Man. The combination scored 74.375% in Saturday's FEI Grand Prix Freestyle Test and returned Sunday to earn a 72.208% in the FEI Grand Prix Special. The veteran pair finished with 146.583 to claim the runner-up position. "I'm very...

Morgan, Matheson and Stroud Earn National Titles at Southern Pines CDE

by Helen Murray | 4/14/2013 5:30:48 PM

Raeford, NC - The Southern Pines CDE came to a conclusion on Sunday at the picturesque Carolina Horse Park as three pony drivers were crowned 2013 National Champions. In the USEF National Combined Driving Single Pony Championship Tracey Morgan had the trip of day to claim the Single Pony Title for the first time. Jennifer Matheson claimed her third USEF National Combined Driving Pair Pony Championship, with a solid cones phase. The USEF National Combined Driving Pony Team Championship went to...

NCEA Announces All-America Class

by NCEA | 4/14/2013 4:15:48 PM

The National Collegiate Equestrian Association has selected its 2013 All-America class, it was announced today. The NCEA also announced its Second-Team All America class and the All-America Honorable Mention squad. NCEA FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICA Equitation Over Fences: Samantha Schaefer (Baylor), Carly Anthony (Georgia), Elizabeth Benson (Auburn), Olivia Dorey (Georgia). Equitation on the Flat: Samantha Schaefer (Baylor), Carly Anthony (Georgia), Meredith Finch (Kansas State), Demi Stiegler (TCU)....

Western Dressage: Newsy Bits

by Michelle Binder-Zolezzi of www.RelationalRidingAcademy.com | 4/14/2013 4:10:36 PM

Western Dressage clinics are rolling all over the nation. Here in the Pacific Northwest one clinic series has been endorsed by our USDF Region 6 Director, Donna Longacre. Her lifetime of experience in the dressage world combined with her judging experience in both dressage and western disciplines makes her uniquely qualified to comment on Western Dressage training and judging. I am so excited to have created a clinic series that carries such an endorsement as I continue to try to present...