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Marc Grock and Caretol Take It All in the Markel Insurance Grand Prix

by Blenheim EquiSports | 6/22/2015 2:44:49 AM

Marc Grock and Caretol June 21, 2015 - San Juan Capistrano, CA - Celebrating the first day of summer in style, the Blenheim EquiSports June Classic III show culminated with the $30,000 Markel Insurance Grand Prix. In a stellar return to the grand prix stage, Marc Grock rode Jerrie Calandra's Caretol to a decisive win in a thrilling jump-off. With a talented field of riders, several with two or more mounts, FEI course designer Catsy Cruz of Mexico designed a challenging yet inviting track....

USPEA Congratulates the 2015 Para-Equestrian Graduates

by Lindsay Y. McCall | 6/22/2015 12:02:42 AM

Thousand Oaks, CA- June 22, 2015 - United States Para-Equestrian Association would like to honor all the 2015 graduates including 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) athlete Annie Peavy and fellow WEG athlete Sydney Collier, and Para-Dressage international rider Cambry Kaylor. USPEA's President Hope Hand praised, "The USPEA family and friends congratulate our graduates. Their dedication and commitment to their education while still competing at horse shows Internationally and...

U.S. Dressage Earns Bronze Medal in Strong Finish at CDIO5* Rotterdam

by USEF Communications Department | 6/20/2015 9:08:24 PM

Rotterdam, The Netherlands – The United States saw continued success today as CDIO5* competition came to a close at Rotterdam with the Grand Prix Special and Grand Prix Freestyle. The U.S. team of Charlotte Jorst and Kastel's Nintendo, Arlene Page and Woodstock, Kathleen Raine and Breanna, and Shelly Francis and Doktor stood strong against tough European competition to earn the Bronze medal on a team average score of 71.019%. The home country of The Netherlands took the Gold, Sweden...

Vale Continues Winning Streak! Atlanta Summer Classic Week II Welcome and National Derby Results

by The Classic Company | 6/20/2015 7:09:16 PM

Vale and Quidam's Good Luck fly over an oxer on their way to the win in the $15,000 Nalley Toyota Stonecrest Open Welcome Week II at the Atlanta Summer Classics Atlanta, Georgia - June 20, 2015 - What a week at the Atlanta Summer Classics! Big numbers in both the hunter and jumper divisions and sold out attendance in the VIP tent has set the back drop for non-stop show jumping competition at the home of the 1996 Olympic Games at the Georgia International Horse Park. Week II heated up Thursday...

USEA Selects Tryon International Equestrian Center and the Colorado Horse Park for American Eventing Championships

by Tyron International | 6/19/2015 4:20:50 PM

The George Morris Stadium is the main arena at Tryon International Equestrian Center. Photo © Sportfot. Leesburg, Va. - June 18, 2015 – The United States Eventing Association (USEA) is pleased to announce the selection of the Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) and the Colorado Horse Park as the host sites of the USEA American Eventing Championships (AEC) for a three-year term, beginning in 2016. Following a successful three-year term at the Texas Rose Horse Park in Tyler, Texas,...

Tracy Fenney and MTM Reve Du Paradis Only Pair to Jump Double Clear During $20,000 Welcome Stake Sponsored by Nutrena

by Kendall Bierer | 6/12/2015 12:01:02 AM

Tracy Fenney and MTM Reve du Paradis won the $20,000 Welcome Stake, sponsored by Nutrena, at the Showplace Productions Spring Spectacular II. Wayne, IL - June 11, 2015 - Thirty-seven horse and rider combinations attempted to win the lion's share of the earnings during the $20,000 Welcome Stake, sponsored by Nutrena, yet only one would jump double clear for the victory. Texan Tracy Fenney raced around the jump-off track aboard MTM Reve Du Paradis, dashing across the final vertical in 37.247...

Kristen Vanderveen Collects First Career FEI Win at $127,000 Kingsland Grand Prix CSI 3* at Tryon Spring 7

by Jennifer Wood Media | 5/30/2015 11:49:47 PM

Mill Spring, N.C. – Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) hosted the first FEI Grand Prix of the season, showcasing the $127,000 Kingsland Grand Prix CSI 3* in the George H. Morris Stadium in front of the largest crowd to date. The class of 38 entries was led by Kristen Vanderveen (USA) aboard Bull Run Jumpers Five LLC’s Bull Run’s Faustino De Tili, who bested the jump-off with a time of 43.926 seconds, just a tenth of a second faster than Sharn Wordley (NZL) and Sky...

Saugerties Hunter Prix: Michael Desiderio and Zero Tolerance win Devoucoux; Meredith Combs and Honor top Platinum Performance

by HITS, Inc. | 5/27/2015 5:06:10 PM

SAUGERTIES, New York - Hunters had their moment in the sun this Memorial Day weekend, as competitors showed off the talents of their sleek mounts in beautiful spring weather. On Saturday, Michael Desiderio and Zero Tolerance rode fluidly through the Outside Ring at HITS-on-the-Hudson to earn the top score in the first $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix of the HITS Saugerties Series. Michael Desiderio and Zero Tolerance win the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix at HITS-on-the-Hudson I, on Saturday, May 23,...

Andres Rodriguez Rides to Victory in the $40,000 Hollow Creek Farm Grand Prix

by Split Rock Jumping Tour | 5/22/2015 9:45:30 PM

Lexington, KY - May 22, 2015 - On a beautiful Friday in May, The Split Rock Jumping Tour hosted its inaugural evening event on The Rock Jumping Field, the $40,000 Hollow Creek Farm CSI3* Grand Prix. An international field of twenty-four horse and rider combinations representing Argentina, Venezuela, Canada, Australia, Guatemala, Russia, Germany, New Zealand, Chile, Ireland and the United States competed over Brazilian Guilherme Jorge's course. Eight returned for the jump-off. Andres...