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Reed Kessler Wins in Munich

by Andrew Minnick | 11/3/2013 3:52:22 PM

Reed Kessler & Cylana (Karl Heinz Frieler) Munich, Germany - In Munich over the weekend Reed Kessler and Cylana put forward a beautiful double clear effort in the Championat von München at the Munich Indoor CSI3*. With a fault free jump off in 34.78s Reed and Cylana put themselves atop a group of 65 tough international competitors. South Africa’s Oliver Lazarus finished second with Pour Led Poussage. John Whitaker of Great Britain and Argento were third. Full results are...

Mittleider Wins 5-year-Old Prize At Galway Downs International Three-Day Event

by Galway Downs Press | 11/1/2013 8:26:53 AM

Code Name and Sara Mittleider, winners of the 5-Year-Old USEA Young Event Horse West Coast Championships at the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event. (Amy McCool photo) Temecula, Calif. - The USEA Young Event Horse West Coast Championships crowned their 4- and 5-year-old winners at Galway Downs International Three-Day Event. In the 5-Year-Old class, Sara Mittleider and her own Code Name led from start to finish, while in the 4-Year-Old class, Jennifer McFall and Dragonfire Farm’s...

Farmer and Stewart Professional Hunter All-Stars at Alltech National Horse Show

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 10/29/2013 10:47:07 PM

Kelley Farmer and Quotable (Phelps Media Group, Inc. International) Lexington, Ky. - The Kentucky Horse Park hosts numerous, top-of-the-line horse shows throughout the year, but only once a year is the Alltech Arena transformed into the beautiful home of the prestigious Alltech National Horse Show. The final destination on the indoor horse show circuit, the Alltech National Horse Show welcomes the nation's top hunter and jumper riders. Among them are Kelley Farmer and Scott Stewart. Both...

Kent Farrington and Blue Angel are Divine in $125,000 President's Cup Grand Prix, CSI 3*-W

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 10/27/2013 8:47:53 AM

Kent Farrington and Blue Angel (Shawn McMillen Photography) Washington, D.C. - Kent Farrington (USA) and Robin Parsky's Blue Angel beat out Brianne Goutal (USA) and Remarkable Farms' Nice de Prissey in an exciting one-on-one jump-off for victory in Saturday night's $125,000 President's Cup Grand Prix CSI 3*-W presented by Events DC at the 55th annual Washington International Horse Show (WIHS). The FEI World Cup qualifying grand prix was a highlight event of the week at WIHS,...

Rich Fellers Goes Double Clear to Secure Del Mar Prix de Nations Team Win

by West Palms Event Managment | 10/20/2013 8:18:08 AM

Rich Fellers and HTH Crazy for Crown leading team Power Puffs (Captured Moment Photography) Del Mar, Calif . - Saturday saw exciting competition in the Lewis Circle of Horses Prix de Nations, as Team Power Puffs captured the lead, closely followed by Team Ham and Team Mercedes Benz. As Team Captain and anchor rider for the Power Puffs, Rich Fellers secured the team's win with two clear rounds. Congratulations to Kimber Evers, Hallie Miller, Madeline Bergman and Rich Fellers! In the Open...

Ireland's Conor Swail Wins Grand Prix De Penn National

by Pennsylvania National Horse Show | 10/20/2013 7:54:31 AM

Conor Swail and GAME READY (photo © AlCookPhoto.com) Harrisburg, Pa. - It was a thrilling finale on the last night of the Pennsylvania National Horse Show as many of the world's top riders competed in the $85,000 FEI World Cup Grand Prix De Penn National. You could hear the crowd collectively hold its breath as each horse sped around the course, but it was Irish rider Conor Swail and GAME READY who pulled out all the stops to clinch the win. Twenty four competitors attempted course designer...

Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team Stands Sixth Following the Dressage at the Military Boekelo CCIO3*

by Helen Murray | 10/11/2013 4:00:45 PM

Boekelo, The Netherlands - The final two riders from the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team completed their dressage tests on Friday at the Military Boekelo CCIO3* in a deluge of rain. Lauren Kieffer and Veronica were the first pair in the ring for the U.S., earning a mark of 47.4, while Boyd Martin was the third-to-last competitor down centerline scoring a 46 with Trading Aces. The third pair of the U.S. effort in Boekelo, Elizabeth Halliday-Sharp and Fernhill by Night, performed its test on...

Halliday-Sharp Kicks off Competition for Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team at Military Boekelo CCIO3*

by Kathleen Landwehr | 10/10/2013 3:35:50 PM

Elizabeth Halliday-Sharp and Fernhill By Night (Libby Law Photography) Lexington, Ky. - The first U.S. horse-and-rider combination performed their dressage test Thursday for the FEI Nations Cup competition at the Military Boekelo CCIO3*. Elizabeth Halliday-Sharp and Fernhill By Night took to the dressage arena in front of the judging panel of David Lee (IRL), Andrew Bennie (NZL), and Ciska Van Meggelen-Peek (NED) at the historic venue in Boekelo, The Netherlands. Halliday-Sharp (East Sussex,...

An Impressive Victory for Victoria Colvin in North American Junior Equitation Championships

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 9/29/2013 9:57:03 PM

Victoria Colvin and VIP Z (Shawn McMillen Photography) Upper Marlboro, MD – There were three competitive equitation finals held today during the Capital Challenge Equitation Championship Weekend, presented by Bigeq.com. Victoria Colvin was victorious in the North American Junior Equitation Championships on VIP Z. The win in the Taylor Harris Insurance Services (THIS) National Children's Medal Finals went to John Porter on Kennebec, while Conor Perrin and Gelato won the blue ribbon in...

U.S. Wins Consolation Round at Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Final

by Andrew Minnick | 9/28/2013 9:13:58 AM

McLain Ward & Rothchild (Beatrice Scudo) Barcelona, Spain – With Friday’s disappointment behind them, the U.S. Nations Cup Jumping team was determined to jump well at CSIO5* Barcelona on Saturday. The day wasn’t without its ups and downs, or its thrills and disappointments, but it ended with a hard fought U.S. win in the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping Final Consolation Round. The U.S. team had the advantage of being the last in the order of go. McLain Ward (Brewster,...