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Tracy Fenney Takes Top Two Spots in $50,000 Lamplight Grand Prix

by Phelps Media Group | 8/2/2015 11:25:10 AM

Tracy Fenney won the $50,000 Lamplight Grand Prix with Reve du Paradis Wayne, IL - August 2, 2015 - Tracy Fenney was back on top of the leader board in Lamplight's $50,000 Grand Prix during week two of Equifest, held at Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, IL. Fenney was the only rider to go double clear, a feat she accomplished with her relatively new mount, Reve Du Paradis. Fenney with her three rides and Andrew Kocher with his six, had the most chances for the check and it proved...

Sydney Shulman Sweeps Second Straight Grand Prix Win in Kentucky

by Phelps Media Group | 7/30/2015 11:44:49 PM

Sydney Shulman and Wamira Lexington, KY - July 30, 2015 - Sydney Shulman is on a roll, and she is not showing signs of slowing down. In the past month and a half the young rider has won four grand prix - first at the Ox Ridge Hunt Club, then at the Fairfield County Hunt Club and just four days ago in the $50,000 Rood and Riddle Kentucky Grand Prix. On Thursday night she returned to the Rolex Stadium at the Kentucky Horse Park to capture the win in the $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic. Shulman...

Steffen Peters Dressage Demonstration Added to Longines Masters of Los Angeles Program

by Sunshine Sachs | 7/27/2015 11:46:11 AM

EEM and Olympic Dressage Rider Will Bridge the Gap Between Disciplines During Longines Masters of Los Angeles CSI5* Show Jumping Competition LOS ANGELES, CA – EEM is proud to announce a world class dressage demonstration at the upcoming American leg of the Longines Masters series in Los Angeles, October 1-4. Local California Olympian and recent Pan American Games individual and team Gold medallist Steffen Peters will showcase all that the sport has to offer, teaching fans and spectators...

Blue for Brett Burlington in $25,000 U25 Grand Prix at Kentucky Summer Horse Show

by Phelps Media Group | 7/26/2015 9:35:37 PM

Brett Burlington and Anders Wictor L (Phelps Media Group) Lexington, KY - July 26, 2015 - Fresh off a successful week at the North American Junior and Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC), rising star Brett Burlington returned to the Rolex Stadium ready to give it her all during Sunday's $25,000 Under 25 Grand Prix at the Kentucky Summer Horse Show. Out of 24 horse-and-rider combinations that attempted the Alan Wade-designed course, Burlington and Anders Wictor L were one of only three...

Molly Sewell and EL Raymond Ride to the Win in $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby at Kentucky Summer Horse Show

by Phelps Media Group | 7/26/2015 9:35:08 PM

Molly Sewell and EL Raymond (Phelps Media Group) Lexington, KY - July 26, 2015 - When it comes to winning the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby at the Kentucky Summer Horse Show, Molly Sewell and EL Raymond are two-for-two. The pair won the class last year at the Kentucky Horse Park, and they returned on Sunday to do it again this year. "He never lets me down. I think we've been in the top four of every derby that we've ever done - usually winning because that's what Raymond does,"...

David Beisel Steals the Show at Great Lakes Equestrian Festival Week IV $25,000 Welcome Stake

by Emily Meehan/Phelps Media Group | 7/25/2015 1:54:50 AM

David Beisel and Ammeretto win the $25,000 Welcome Stake at Great Lakes Equestrian Festival. (Emily Meehan/Phelps Media Group) Traverse City, MI - July 24, 2015 - Equine Holdings LLC's Ammeretto and David Beisel enjoyed another victory lap around the Grand Prix Ring at Flintfields Horse Park after sealing the deal with the fastest double clear round of the $25,000 Welcome Stake during the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival Week IV. Beisel, from Goshen, Ohio and Ammeretto, a bay Dutch Warmblood...

Wilton Porter and Patriot Prove Victorious in $5,000 1.40m Open Jumpers at Kentucky Summer Horse Show

by Phelps Media Group | 7/24/2015 7:07:08 PM

Wilton Porter and Patriot (Phelps Media Group) Lexington, KY - July 24, 2015 - Wilton Porter and longtime partner Patriot are no strangers to success in the Rolex Stadium the Kentucky Horse Park. On Friday, the pair again found themselves at the top of the leaderboard, besting the field of 31 to take home the blue ribbon in the $5,000 1.40m Open Jumpers. However, it was Shane Sweetnam and Beluga who took the early lead in the power-and-speed class, clocking a seemingly unbeatable jump-off time...

Lisa Goldman and Lisa Jacquin Ride Clean and Clear at the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival IV

by Emily Meehan | 7/22/2015 11:57:00 PM

Sovereign is stepping up to the plate for Lisa Goldman. Traverse City, MI - July 22, 2015 - The fourth and final week of the all-new Great Lakes Equestrian Festival got underway this morning, and many familiar faces returned to the beautiful Grand Prix Ring at Flintfields Horse Park to make their mark during the last week of competition. Lisa Goldman stole the show in the Grand Prix Arena, riding away with wins in both the 1.40m and 1.35m classes. Her ride in the 1.40m atop her new horse of...

Kaitlyn Van Konynenburg and Wish List Gallop to the Victory in the 2015 U.S. Junior Hunter National Championship - West Coast

by Blenheim EquiSports | 7/22/2015 9:16:48 AM

Wish List and Kaitlyn Van Konynenburg (c) CapturedMomentPhoto.com July 22, 2015 - Del Mar, CA - Over the previous two days, when the horse show grounds are usually quiet in anticipation of the next show, the green grass of the Del Mar Horse Park Grand Prix Field was dressed in flower boxes, walls, stone rolltops and white poles, setting the stage for the 2015 U.S. Junior Hunter National Championship - West Coast. After a Classic Round on Monday, and an Under Saddle and a Handy Round on Tuesday,...

David Beisel and Ammeretto Seize the Win of the $50,000 Flintfields Grand Prix presented by North Face Farm

by Carrie Wirth | 7/20/2015 10:23:59 AM

David Beisel and Ameretto Traverse City, MI - July 19, 2015 - David Beisel and Ammeretto, owned by Equine Holdings LLC, wasted no time in the jump-off round to edge out Ryan Genn and Cookie Monster, owned by Wilhelm and Patty Genn, the only other double clear round of the $50,000 Flintfields Grand Prix presented by North Face Farm. The Genns kept it in the family, with Ryan's father, Wilhelm Genn, claiming third place aboard Bugatti, owned by Eduardo Leon, who were clear in the first round...