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World Dressage Masters Palm Beach a Resounding Success

by Karen Robinson for Phelps Media Group, Inc. Intern | 3/16/2011 12:56:00 PM

Tinne Vilhelmsson Silfven, Steffen Peters and Tina Konyot. (Photo by Susan J. Stickle.) Wellington, FL - The 2011 World Dressage Masters Palm Beach presented by International Polo Club Palm Beach finished in spectacular style on the evening of Friday March 11th, as eight of the world's top dressage pairs performed Grand Prix Freestyles for a sold out audience of 1200 at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center in West Palm Beach, FL. The performances got progressively more exciting as the evening...

The Intercat, Inc. Lake Placid Horse Shows: Your Piece of Heaven In 2011

by Marty Bauman/Classic Communications | 3/16/2011 9:48:00 AM

Lake Placid, NY – The excitement of the Intercat, Inc. Lake Placid and I Love New York Horse Shows is building as one of the country's most popular hunter-jumper competitions prepares to return to the charming village of Lake Placid, NY, June 28 – July 10. The horse shows feature every level of competition from children under 7 competing in the Juliam Farm Lead Line class to Olympic veterans competing in two Grand Prix – the pinnacle of show jumping competition. Highlighting the two weeks of...

Rodrigo Pessoa and Let's Fly Soar to Victory in $231,000 FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix CSI 4*-W presented by Bainbridge Companies

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/13/2011 9:10:00 AM

Rodrigo Pessoa and Let's Fly. (Photo by Sportfot©.) Wellington, FL - Saturday Night Lights at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival brought a crowd of more than 4,200 spectators out to the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center this weekend to watch Brazil's Rodrigo Pessoa and Let's Fly jump to victory in the $231,000 FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix CSI 4*-W Presented by Bainbridge Companies. Pessoa earned the winning cut of prize money after an exciting jump-off of many of the top horses and riders...

Sarah Mechlin and Yes Indeed Victorious in Gulf Coast Winter’s USHJA International Hunter Derby

by Robbi Meisel/Flashpoint Media Services | 3/5/2011 11:53:00 AM

Gulfport, MS A very positive-minded 23-year-old Sarah Mechlin of Cincinnati, OH, partnered with Yes Indeed took the top spot over 50 competitors in the $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby during the fourth week of the Gulf Coast Winter Classics. Fifty equine athletes were being braided before dawn and began lunging at 5:30 Friday morning in preparation for their first big test, the official presentation and jog before the panel of judges- Mike Rosser, Ray Francis, Betsy Perry, Tucker...

10 Questions With... Boyd Martin!

by USEF Communications Department | 3/4/2011 10:51:00 AM

Boyd Martin on Rock on Rose. (Photo by Mike McNally) Lexington, KY - Welcome to the first of many features profiling various people in equestrian sport - athletes, trainers and more. The profiles will be published regularly in the United States Equestrian Federation’s Week in Review e-newsletter. Is there someone you would like to know more about? Email “10 Questions With” editor Stephanie Doyle at [email protected] . Then, stay tuned to USEF’s Facebook page ( www.facebook....

American Saddlebred Museum Extends Open Invitation to Don Harris's 80th Birthday Celebration

by ASHA News | 3/1/2011 1:00:00 PM

Don Harris and CHImperator. (Photo by Jamie Donaldson.) Lexington, KY - Friends and family of American Saddlebred icon Don Harris are having a party in honor of his turning 80, and you are invited. The party will be held on March 12, 2011, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the American Saddlebred Museum’s Showplace for Saddlebreds. There is no cost to attend, but reservations are required. Don has requested no gifts, but instead asks that his friends make a donation to the American Saddlebred...

Glen Senk Steals the Spotlight with Another Place in the Peggy Cone Memorial WCHR Adult Hunter Classic

by Brooke Bidgood for Equestrian Sport Productions | 2/20/2011 11:14:00 AM

Glen Senk and Another Place. (Photo by Sportfot©.) Wellington, FL - Glen Senk did more than steal the show this morning as fifty-three entries came out for a chance to win the title in the Peggy Cone Memorial WCHR Adult Hunter Classic. Senk had a total of four entries in the class, all of which placed in the top twelve. Senk's newest mount, Another Place, took top honors in the class with an average score of 83.5 in the first round, and 85.5 in the second round. Senk, and his own Fashion Farm,...

Beezie Madden and Mademoiselle Master the Field in $31,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round 6

by Jennifer Wood for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/18/2011 10:28:00 AM

Beezie Madden and Mademoiselle. (Photo by Sportfot©.) Wellington, FL - February 18, 2011 - Two-time Olympic gold medalist Beezie Madden of Cazenovia, NY, rode Abigail Wexner's Mademoiselle to victory in the $31,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round 6 today at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). The grand prix was held on the grass at The Stadium, and riders and spectators alike enjoyed the beautiful weather and change of scenery at the venue. The FTI Winter Equestrian Festival's sixth week of...

International Reining and World Championship Freestyle to Be Held During 2011 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event

by Marty Bauman/Classic Communications | 2/9/2011 3:20:00 PM

Lexington, KY – February 9, 2011 – Equestrian Events, Inc. (EEI), producer of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Bridgestone, and the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) have announced that the Kentucky Reining Cup, which includes international Reining and the first-ever World Championship Freestyle, will be held in addition to this year’s event at the Kentucky Horse Park, April 28-May 1. One of the world’s most prestigious equestrian competitions and the only CCI**** in...

Women Win for the Third Year in Nespresso Battle of the Sexes

by Lauren Fisher and Jennifer Wood for Jennifer Wood | 2/7/2011 9:41:00 AM

Laura Kraut and Winde had the fastest times (Photo by Sportfot©. ) Wellington, FL - February 5, 2011, - The women have dominated the Nespresso Battle of the Sexes for three years now with another exciting win in Saturday evening's dynamic competition. The women's team, captained by Katie Prudent, and including riders Georgina Bloomberg, Ashlee Bond, Brianne Goutal, Lauren Hough, Maggie Jayne, Reed Kessler, Candice King, Laura Kraut, Christine McCrea, Catherine Pasmore and Nicole Simpson, swept...