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Victoria Colvin and Inclusive Lead the Way During East Coast Junior Hunter Finals

by Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 7/25/2012 10:20:57 AM

Victoria Colvin and Inclusive lead USEF East Coast Junior Hunter Finals on day one of the Kentucky Summer Horse Show. (Kendall Bierer/PMG) Lexington, KY - The Kentucky Horse Park was filled with anticipation as the top Junior riders in the nation gathered for the first day of the Kentucky Summer Horse Show to vie for the championship honors in the 2012 USEF East Coast Junior Hunter Finals. The entire year of competition has led to this point in their Junior career, with some continuing their...

Roenick and Tetreault Win Dressage Young Rider and Junior Freestyle Championships

by Jennifer Wood | 7/22/2012 12:20:34 AM

Lexington, KY - As the day continued on Saturday for the 2012 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC), more gold medalists were crowned. Brandi Roenick and Weltino's Magic had the highest score to capture the Dressage Young Rider Freestyle Championship, while Canadian rider Laurence Blais Tetreault and Pissaro were gold medalists in the junior division. The dressage is sponsored by Platinum Performance and the United States...

Ken Berkley Wins $30,000 Battenkill Grand Prix in Vermont

by Starting Gate Communications | 7/14/2012 9:48:58 PM

Ken Berkley and Waminka claimed victory in the $30,000 Battenkill Grand Prix on Saturday, July 14, at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT.(David Mullinix) East Dorset, VT – Kenneth Berkley of Flemington, NJ, captured victory in the $30,000 Battenkill Grand Prix held Saturday, July 14, during the second week of the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT. The six-week equestrian competition is running at Harold Beebe Farm from July 4 through August 12, 2012. Hot off his win...

USEF Names Squad and Alternates for U.S. Endurance Team

by USEF Communications Department | 7/11/2012 5:20:11 PM

Lexington, KY - Following the approval of the USEF High Performance Working Group and the USEF Executive Committee, the squad and alternates for the U.S. Endurance Team for the 2012 World Endurance Championship is as follows. Squad (In Alphabetical Order) John Crandell III on John Crandell Jr's Heraldic Becky Hart on her own No Repeat Valerie Kanavy on her own Reach For The Gold Nicki Meuten on her own Not Tonight Heather Reynolds on her own and Jeremy Reynolds' Riverwatch Jeremy...

Coco Fath Pilots Red Robin to Grand Pony Hunter Championship at Brandywine Valley Summer Series

by AnLi Kelly-Durham for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 7/8/2012 9:32:18 PM

Coco Fath and Red Robin won the Grand Pony Hunter Championship at the Brandywine Valley Summer Series (AnLi Kelly-Durham/PMG) Devon, PA - The Pony Hunter competitors were glad to see an end to the heat wave as they took center stage in the Gold Ring today at the Brandywine Valley Summer Series, presented by Taylor Harris Insurance Services (THIS). The Large Pony Hunter Champion award went Barbara Ann Merryman and For the Love. Daisy Farish took home division championship honors with Sassafras...

Avalon and Lillie Keenan Claim Junior Hunter Grand Championship at Brandywine Valley Summer Series

by Rebecca Walton for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 7/8/2012 6:21:14 PM

Lillie Keenan and Avalon (Rebecca Walton/PMG) Devon, PA - On the final day of the Brandywine Valley Summer Series presented by Taylor Harris Insurance Services (THIS), the Junior Hunter and Amateur-Owner 3'3" Hunter divisions wrapped up their competition. With multiple blue ribbons in the Large 15 & Under Junior Hunters, Lillie Keenan and Avalon took home the Junior Hunter Grand Championship. Earlier in the day, Tina Furey and French Kiss were the winners of the Amateur-Owner 36 &...

Corvine and Louise Serio Win $5,000 Get Real Get RAW USHJA National Hunter Derby at Brandywine Valley Summer Series

by Rebecca Walton for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 7/7/2012 9:17:38 PM

Louise Serio and Corvine won the $5,000 Get Real Get RAW USHJA National Hunter Derby at the Brandywine Valley Summer Series (Rebecca Walton/PMG) Devon, PA - For the second time this year, Louise Serio piloted the five-year-old gelding Corvine to a National Hunter Derby victory. During their first derby at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show, Serio and Corvine held the leading score from start to finish, and during the Brandywine Valley Summer Series' $5,000 Get Real Get RAW USHJA National Hunter...

Clementina Brown and Isis Garner Adult Amateur Hunter Grand Championship at Brandywine Valley Summer Series

by Rebecca Walton for Phelps Media Group, Inc. | 7/6/2012 9:12:35 AM

Celementina Brown and Isis won the Grand Adult Amateur Hunter Championship at the Brandywine Valley Summer Series. (Rebecca Walton/PMG) Devon, PA - Soaring temperatures greeted the Adult Amateur Hunters today in the Dixon Oval during the Brandywine Valley Summer Series presented by Taylor Harris Insurance Services (THIS), but that did not stop the best horse and rider combinations from rising to the top. Leading the way was Clementina Brown and Isis, who garnered the Grand Adult Amateur Hunter...

Autumn Janesky and Peper Gold Win NAL/WIHS Child/Adult Jumper Classic at Brandywine Valley Summer Series

by AnLi Kelly-Durham for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 7/6/2012 9:12:31 AM

Autumn Janesky and Peper Gold won the NAL/WIHS Child/Adult Jumper Classic at the Brandywine Valley Summer Series. (AnLi Kelly-Durham/PMG) Devon, PA - The Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumpers and NAL/WIHS Child/Adult Jumper Classic took center stage in the Gold Ring this afternoon during the Brandywine Valley Summer Series horse show, presented by Taylor Harris Insurance Services (THIS). Molly Wolfe aboard ZZ Top's double clear effort in Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumpers garnered a blue ribbon, while...

Fourth of July Features Fantastic Hunters at Brandywine Valley Summer Series

by Rebecca Walton for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 7/5/2012 8:33:41 AM

Louise Serio and Aate won both over fences classes in the First Year Green/High Performance Working Hunters at the Brandywine Valley Summer Series. (Rebecca Walton/PMG) Devon, PA - Red, white and blue was the theme at the Brandywine Valley Summer Series presented by Taylor Harris Insurance Services (THIS) as the nation's top horses and riders celebrated Independence Day at the historic Devon Show Grounds. Louise Serio led the professional divisions with wins in the First Year Green/High...