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2013 Jumper Classic Prize List is Online

by The Jumper Classic, Inc. | 5/7/2013 5:09:16 PM

Gloucester, MA - Now celebrating it's 24th Anniversary, The Jumper Classic® will be show jumping's hottest destination for the Northeast this July. The prize list for The Jumper Classic, a five-day international event to be held on its new dates, July 10-14, has been mailed out and is now available online at www.jumperclassic.com . See the 2013 Jumper Classic Prize List here . The show will offer over 50 classes and new divisions including the Young Jumper Division, which we are...

Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows Offer the Best Thanks to Generous Sponsors

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 4/24/2013 9:40:04 PM

North Salem, NY – The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows will be awarding almost a half million dollars in prize money this year at their two-week event on May 7-12 and 14-19, 2013. This great opportunity for hunters, jumpers, and equitation riders is thanks to many generous sponsors that help make the shows one of the best in North America. A Top 25 Rated Event by the North American Riders Group, the Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows will welcome some of the country's best horses and...

McLain Ward Will Return to Devon to Defend His Open Jumper Title at the Devon Horse Show

by Devon Horse Show and Country Fair, Inc. | 4/18/2013 9:28:30 AM

Devon, PA - Two time Olympic team gold medalist McLain Ward will defend his Leading Open Jumper Rider title at the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair, which runs May 23 to June 2. Ward of Brewster, N.Y., has entered last year’s Devon Open Jumper Champion Antares F, the horse he rode in the 2012 London Olympic Games. Ward also won last year’s $100,000 Wells Fargo Grand Prix of Devon on Antares F, a class he has won six times in the last 10 years. Devon benefits Bryn Mawr Hospital,...

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...

Saer Coulter Honored with 2013 Maxine Beard Award by USET Foundation

by Rebecca Walton for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 4/8/2013 9:28:03 AM

Wyeth, Jim and Penny Coulter with George H. Morris, Saer Coulter and Ronnie Beard at the Maxine Beard Award Presentation. (V.Valenti - The Book LLC) Tampa, FL - The United States Equestrian Team Foundation is pleased to announce that 21-year-old Saer Coulter of San Francisco, CA, has been selected as the 2013 recipient of the Maxine Beard Show Jumping Rider Award. Coulter was presented with the Maxine Beard Award trophy at the American Invitational on April 6, 2013, at the Raymond James Stadium...

Mikala Munter Gundersen and My Lady Earn Another Danish Victory in FEI Grand Prix Special 5* Presented by Diamante Farms

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 4/7/2013 3:00:00 PM

Mikala Munter Gundersen and My Lady (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, FL - Following Lars Petersen's victory in Saturday evening's freestyle, Mikala Munter Gundersen collected another top prize in Denmark's honor with My Lady in the FEI Grand Prix Special 5* presented by Diamante Farms. The FEI Grand Prix Special 5* was the final 5* class of the Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) Wellington 5*, presented by Diamante Farms and hosted at That Stadium at the Palm Beach International...

McLain Takes Third Victory at 2013 $200,000 American Invitational Aboard Rothchild

by Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 4/7/2013 8:41:15 AM

McLain Ward stands center as the victor of the 2013 Gene Mische American Invitational, while second place Reed Kessler (right) and third place Sharn Wordley (left) celebrate their top three finishes in the class (V.Valenti/The Book LLC) Tampa, FL - For over four decades Raymond James Stadium has been home to the $200,000 Gene Mische American Invitational, presented by G&C Farm. The class has made history as a tradition and landmark of the showjumping world, and Saturday was no exception. It...

Lars Petersen and Mariett Amaze in FEI Grand Prix Freestyle at Wellington CDI 5* Presented by Diamante Farms

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 4/7/2013 8:22:48 AM

Lars Petersen and Marietta (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, FL - Lars Petersen (DEN) and Mariett emerged victorious from Saturday night's FEI Grand Prix Freestyle 5*. The class was showcased under the lights of The Stadium at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) during the Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) Wellington 5*, presented by Diamante Farms. Second place went to Steffen Peters and Legolas 92, and Tina Konyot rode Calecto V to third place. Judges for the class...

Shelly Francis and Danilo Finish First in FEI Prix St. Georges presented by Peacock Ridge

by Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 4/6/2013 10:28:07 AM

Shelly Francis and Danilo (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, FL - Shelly Francis (USA) and Danilo clinched another FEI Prix St Georges victory on Friday afternoon with a score of 72.579% in the class presented by Peacock Ridge. Francis and Danilo were the only pair to break 70% in the class of nearly twenty competitors. Judges for the class were: Cesar Torrente at E, Stephen Clarke at H, Anne Gribbons at C, Lilo Fore at M, and Raphael Saleh at B. Brittany Fraser (CAN) and All In secured a second...