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Riders Triumph during the Third Day at the 2016 IEA National Finals

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. | 4/23/2016 4:50:10 PM

Varsity Intermediate Over Fences 2' Team Elizabeth Trexler from Chatham, Virginia who rides for Chatham Hall in Zone 3 (McKenzie Yates for IEA) Lexington, Ky. - After two days filled with rigorous competition, the third day of the Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) National Finals highlighted individual awards and saw the start of the team competition, which will take place on Saturday and Sunday. Classes included Hunt Seat Team and Western Individual competitions. Of the Hunt Seat...

Ocala Week IX Sunday Jumper Round-Up Featuring the $100,000 Sullivan GMC Truck Grand Prix

by HITS Horse Shows | 3/24/2016 11:52:04 AM

Ocala, Fla. - The countdown to the Great American $1 Million Grand Prix at HITS Post Time Farm on March 27 is on, but there was plenty excitment, not to mention big money opportunities in store for jumper exhibitors during Week IX of the Ocala Winter Circuit. Matthew Williams and Valinski S winning the $100,000 Sullivan GMC Truck Grand Prix (ESI Photography) $100,000 Sullivan GMC Truck Grand Prix The crowds turned out to see a field of 43 exhibitors compete for $100,000 in prize money sponsored...

Grand Prix Riders Battle for the Blue in Week IX at HITS Ocala

by HITS Horse Shows | 3/20/2016 9:28:04 AM

Ocala, FL (March 19, 2016): Riders went head-to-head for a shot at the winning title and the lion's share in Ocala Week IX's $2,500 Brook Ledge Open Welcome and $25,000 SmartPak Grand (C) ESI PHOTOGRAPHY David Beisel and Cumana on their way to a $2,500 Brook Ledge Open Welcome win. Prix. $2,500 Brook Ledge Open Welcome David Beisel of Goshen, Ohio, gave a lesson in turning and burning on his way to victory in the $1,500 Brook Ledge Open Welcome to kick off the penultimate week at HITS...

Inspirational Adult Amateurs and Olympians are the Highlight of Second Championship Day of US Dressage Finals Presented By Adequan®

by Jennifer M. Keeler, Yellow Horse Marketing | 11/8/2015 10:27:21 AM

Earlier this week, things weren’t looking good for Catalina Sherwood as she pursued her dream of riding at the US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan®, a unique national head-to-head competition for adult amateur and open riders of all levels being held November 5-8, 2015 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. After a long van ride from Tucson, Ariz., her eight-year-old RPSI mare Razmitaz wasn’t her usual self. “She wasn’t feeling well when she came off the...

National Sunshine Series I Hunter Round-up

by HITS Horse Shows | 11/4/2015 3:47:59 PM

John Bragg and Lukatoni take home a $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix blue ribbon from National Sunshine Series I in Thermal, Calif. (ESI Photography) Thermal, Calif. - Excitement filled the air at National Sunshine Series I with anticipation for the $100,000 USHJA Hunter Derby debut on Saturday, November 7, as hunter riders continued to prepare for the Week II main event. John Bragg, of Laguna Beach, California, and Lukatoni, owned by Pamela Moellenhoff closed out the weekend winning the $5,000...

Melissa Feller and Serafino Win the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix at HITS-on-the-Hudson V

by HITS, Inc | 7/28/2015 2:43:09 PM

(c) ESI Photography Melissa Feller and Serafino, owned by Elisabeth McFadden, jump in the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix at HITS-on-the-Hudson V on Saturday. SAUGERTIES, New York - July 28, 2015 - Melissa Feller and Serafino, owned by Elisabeth McFadden, took first place in the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix by more than six points out of a field of 50 entries Saturday at HITS-on-the-Hudson V. Feller, of Lincoln Park, New Jersey, and Serafino did not have the highest score, an 88.5, in Round 1, but...

Schuyler Riley Impresses Again in $127,000 Grand Prix CSI 3* Aboard Q-7 at Final "Saturday Night Lights" Grand Prix of Tryon Summer Series

by Tryon International | 7/19/2015 10:26:59 AM

Schuyler Riley and Q-7 ©LizCrawleyPhotography Mill Spring, NC - July 18, 2015 - In an impressive feat, Schuyler Riley (USA) added another grand prix win to her resume at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) for the third week in a row in the $127,000 Grand Prix CSI 3*. Riley, this time aboard Q-7, mastered the track and bested the jump-off round with a time of 50.627 seconds. Sharn Wordley (NZL) and Casper followed in second, crossing the timers in 51.649 seconds, while Richie Moloney...

Great Lakes Equestrian Festival Wrap-Up: July 1 - 5, 2015

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. | 7/6/2015 9:06:02 AM

Wilhelm Genn and Welcome COR won the $50,000 Grand Prix of Traverse City, sponsored by Meijer, on the final day of the opening week of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival. (Phelps Media Group) Traverse City, MI - July 6, 2015 - For Wilhelm Genn the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival at Flintfields Horse Park holds nostalgic memories. One in particular flashed across his face Sunday afternoon as he won the $50,000 Grand Prix of Traverse City, presented by Meijer. It was a decade ago that Genn rode...

Kent Farrington and Belle Fleur 38 Win Spring 2 Grand Prix at PBIEC

by Cat Allen for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 4/14/2015 10:16:31 AM

Kent Farrington and Belle Fleur 38 (Mancini Photos, www.manciniphotos.com) Wellington, Fla. - Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) finished its second week of its Spring Series this past weekend at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, with a victory for the number five ranked rider in the world, Kent Farrington of Wellington, FL. He rode Belle Fleur 38, owned by Haity McNerney, to victory in the $30,000 Equestrian Sport Productions Spring 2 Grand Prix....

Aubrienne Krysiewicz-Bell Wins $10,000 WIHS Children's Hunter Championship

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 10/21/2014 8:38:02 PM

Washington, D.C. - The 56th annual Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) began Tuesday with the first day of hunter competition at Verizon Center in downtown Washington, D.C. The day featured professional and amateur hunters showing in the first classes of their divisions as well as year-end championships for the children’s and adult hunter riders. The WIHS continues its six-day competition through Sunday, October 26. Monopoly and Aubrienne Krysiewicz-Bell (Shawn McMillen) The...