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Nicole Lyvere Takes It Up a Notch in Amateur Owner Hunters at Summer in the Rockies II

by Mary Adelaide Brakenridge for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 6/16/2014 2:50:21 AM

Nicole Lyvere and All In (Phelps Media Group, Inc.) Parker, Colo. - Nicole Lyvere has been on a mission to take her riding and her horses' training to the next level, and it paid off at Summer in the Rockies II as she dominated the Amateur Owner 3'6" Hunters, earning champion and reserve champion honors on Wink and All In. Lyvere and her hunters earned many top placings at Summer in the Rockies in 2013, and they have maintained a busy horse show schedule since then, traveling with Cindy...

German Camagro & Centurion win $35,000 Ulcergard Grand Prix in Georgia

by Classic Communications | 6/15/2014 8:30:12 PM

German Camargo and his own Centurion fly over an oxer on their way to the win in the $35,000 UlcerGard Grand Prix Saturday night in the Olympic Arena (Flashpoint Photography) Conyers, Ga. - The Olympic Arena at the Georgia International Horse Park was the backdrop for the $35,000 UlcerGard Grand Prix, designed by International Course Designer, Manuel Esparanza, of Mexico City, Mexico. No stranger to the Classic Company and the Georgia International Horse Park, Esparanza has designed courses for...

Evan Coluccio and Fabled Win First Ever $35,000 International Derby at Genesee Country Village & Museum

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 6/8/2014 10:04:35 PM

Evan Coluccio and Fabled, winners of today's $35,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby (The Book) Mumford, N.Y. - Evan Coluccio and Fabled's ride Sunday marked several firsts - including Fabled's first win in a hunter derby and the first ever USHJA International Hunter Derby victory at the Genesee Country Village & Museum. Coluccio and Fabled bested a field of the nation's leading hunter horses and riders to win the $35,000 USHJA International Derby at The Derby at the Geneseee...

ASPCA Maclay and Junior Hunters Put Young Riders to the Test at Summer in the Rockies I

by Lauren Buettner for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 6/6/2014 11:58:06 PM

Abigail Weiland and Dragon (Phelps Media Group) Parker, Colo . - It was the junior riders' time to shine Friday at the Colorado Horse Park. They had their game faces on as they tackled course designer Scott Starnes' ASPCA Maclay and Junior Hunter courses. The Maclay course assessed the riders' effectiveness while maintaining their position. It included an in-and-out, a rollback, a long approach single oxer, and it tested adjustability with a sharp right turn towards the short side...

Congratulations to Sydney Collier for Earning the Jonathan Wentz Memorial Scholarship Fund

by USPEA | 5/31/2014 10:30:07 AM

Gladstone, N.J. - In less than a week the 2014 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championship and World Equestrian Games Selection Trials will occur June 2-5, 2014. Para-Dressage athletes from around the United States will meet at the USET Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, NJ, for their opportunity to represent the United States in Normandy, France. Over the year equestrians have prepared by traveling around the world to multiple Para-Equestrian Dressage competitions. One of those...

Nancy Hooker and Corianos Boy Win Adult Amateur Jumper Classic at the 2014 Devon Horse Show

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 5/27/2014 9:20:51 AM

Devon, PA – The 2014 Devon Horse Show & Country Fair continued with its fifth day of competition on Monday featuring a win for Nancy Hooker of Wellington, FL, in the $7,500 NAL Adult Amateur Jumper Classic aboard Heather Hooker's Corianos Boy. Alissa Kinsey of Danville, NH, took home the division's overall championship after back to back wins on Sunday and Monday afternoon with Grisset. Nancy Hooker and Corianos Boy. Photo © The Book LLC Showcasing the best horses and riders...

Victoria Colvin Named Devon's Best Child Rider on a Horse for Fourth Consecutive Year

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 5/24/2014 11:01:07 PM

Devon, PA – May 24, 2014 – Sixteen-year-old Victoria Colvin of Loxahatchee, FL, added several accolades to a long list of accomplishments in her junior riding career this weekend competing at the 2014 Devon Horse Show & Country Fair. Colvin was Best Child Rider on a Horse for the fourth year in a row after taking multiple championship titles, including the Grand Junior Hunter Championship with Dr. Betsee Parker's Way Cool. Showcasing the best horses and riders in the...

McLain Ward Takes Top Two Spots in $100,000 Empire State Grand Prix, Presented by The Kincade Group, Merrill Lynch

by Jennifer Woode Media, Inc. | 5/18/2014 9:41:58 PM

North Salem, N.Y. – The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows came to a successful conclusion with their highlight event, the $100,000 Empire State Grand Prix, presented by The Kincade Group, Merrill Lynch. McLain Ward rode to first and second place with HH Cannavaro and HH Carlos Z, both owned by Double H Farm, over a prestigious field of horses and riders. After two weeks of top finishes, Darragh Kenny won the $20,000 Leading Jumper Rider Award, presented by Houlihan Lawrence. Today's...

McLain Ward and Zander Show How It's Done in $20,000 Speed Derby of North Salem, Presented by Miller Motorcars

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 5/18/2014 7:31:20 AM

McLain Ward and Zander (The Book LLC) North Salem, N.Y. – It was Derby Day at Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show, with hunters and jumpers competing in their own derby classes simultaneously on the show grounds. Victory in the $20,000 Speed Derby of North Salem, Presented by Miller Motorcars went to McLain Ward and Zander, who were clear and fast over the challenging course. Jennifer Alfano and Jersey Boy had yet another victory in their specialty, the $10,000 USHJA International Hunter...

Emanuel Andrade and Carboni 3 Capture High Junior Jumpers Win at Kentucky Spring Classic

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. | 5/16/2014 10:41:35 PM

Emanuel Andrade and Carboni 3 (Rebecca Walton/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - Rising talent took center stage in the Rolex Stadium at the Kentucky Spring Classic, with Emanuel Andrade and Carboni 3 taking home a victory in the High Junior Jumpers. Victoria Colvin took home the second place award with Chanel B2, but earlier in the day she bested some of the best professionals in the business during a 1.45m Open Jumpers aboard Ruby. For the High Junior Jumper class, course designer Michel...