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Steffen Peters & Rosamunde Debut Dramatic New Freestyle on Second Day of Festival of the Horse CDI 3*

by Yellow Horse Marketing for California Dreaming Productions | 4/2/2016 4:38:20 PM

Steffen Peters and Rosamunde (Terri Miller) San Juan Capistrano, Calif. – Anticipation was high as a crowd gathered for the CDI Grand Prix Freestyle (sponsored by Adventure Farms), the highlight class of the second day of competition at California Dreaming Productions' Festival of the Horse CDI 3*/Y/J/U-25 being held March 31-April 2 in San Juan Capistrano. All eyes were on U.S. Team veteran Steffen Peters and fan-favorite Rosamunde (Rheinlander mare Rock Forever x First Lady by...

Jenny Karazissis and Felix Top USHJA National Hunter Derby, presented by Taylor Harris Insurance Services

by Blenheim EquiSports | 4/2/2016 1:42:31 PM

Jenny Karazissis and Felix (McCool Photography) San Juan Capistrano, Calif. - Friday's hunter classes at Blenheim EquiSports' Spring Classic II concluded with the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby, presented by Taylor Harris Insurance Services . An idyllic blue sky was the backdrop for 21 entries as they competed over a flowing course on the grass in the Pacific Hunter Field. With a competitor list including top professionals such as Jenny Karazissis and talented young up-and-coming...

Graves and Perry-Glass Go One-Two in Grand Prix Freestyle at CDIO3* Wellington

by USEF Communications Department | 4/1/2016 11:43:37 PM

Wellington, Fla . – Closing out the Adequan Global Dressage Festival on a high note, Laura Graves and Kasey Perry-Glass placed first and second, respectively, in the Grand Prix Freestyle as part of the CDIO3* presented by Stillpoint Farm. The evening capped off a week of great success for The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team, who topped the podium for the fifth consecutive year in the country’s only dressage Nations Cup competition. Graves and Verdades posted their third personal best...

Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic Series Concludes with $130,000 Final and Leading Rider Award During Week Twelve at the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 4/1/2016 11:05:10 AM

Wellington, FL - April 1, 2016 - As the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) comes to a close, so too will the twelve-week Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic Series. One of the biggest supporters of the Winter Equestrian Festival, Suncast® is now in its eighth year of sponsorship. Suncast® presents the 1.50m Championship Jumper Series, always an exciting and competitive division throughout the winter season. In 2016, the series offered a total purse of $699,000 with 10 FEI...

Team USA Reigns at 2016 Stillpoint Farm FEI Nations' Cup CDIO 3* at AGDF

by Carly Weilminster | 4/1/2016 12:42:29 AM

Wellington, FL - March 31, 2016 - Team USA dominated the 2016 Stillpoint Farm FEI Nations' Cup CDIO 3* at Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF), handily winning the competition with a total team score of 454.698. Canada Laura Graves and Verdades earned the highest score awarded in the FEI Grand Prix Special CDIO 3* presented by Stillpoint Farm. Copyright SusanJStickle.com. finished in second place with a total score of 428.708, while Spain rounded out the top three, collecting the...

David Oliver Willis Wowed Judges & Audience Members Alike at American Equestrians Got Talent Season Finale

by Phelps Media Group | 3/31/2016 3:35:24 PM

Wellington, Fla. - March 31, 2015 - After nine weeks of intense competition, the top 12 finalists battled it out on the stage last Sunday night at the 2016 American Equestrians Got Talent Finale, a fundraiser to support the United States The 2016 American Equestrians Got Talent Finale Contestants. Equestrian Team Foundation. Ultimately, it was gifted musician David Oliver Willis who took home the title of America's Most Talented Equestrian and a $10,000 grand prize courtesy of Robert Ross...

SCAD to host IHSA Zone 5 Finals; 95 adept athletes from five universities to compete this weekend

by SCAD | 3/30/2016 11:59:11 PM

SAVANNAH, Georgia – March 30, 2016 – The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) equestrian team will host the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Zone 5 Championship this Saturday, April 2, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the verdant and expansive Ronald C. Waranch Equestrian Center in Hardeeville, South Carolina. The top two team finishers and top two individual finishers will qualify for the IHSA National Championship Show, May 5-8, 2016. SCAD’s equestrian team regularly...

Galway Downs is Set for a Weekend of Equestrian Excitement & Family Fun!

by Callan Littrell | 3/30/2016 4:29:32 PM

Top riders from across the Western U.S. and Canada will travel to compete in the International (CIC) divisions at the Galway Downs Equestrian Center in Temecula, CA, where the stage is set for what is sure to be an exciting weekend! 2015 CCI3* National Champion Tamra Smith will return to Galway Downs competing 2 horses in the CIC3*, and 2 horses in the CIC2*. Fifty-two horse and rider combinations are set to compete in the International Divisions with Dressage beginning Friday at 8:20am Pacific...

Adequan® Global Dressage Festival Hosts Stillpoint Farm FEI Nations Cup CDIO 3* During Final Week of Competition

by Adequan® Global Dressage Festival | 3/29/2016 8:43:03 PM

Wellington, FL - March 29, 2016 - The final week of competition for the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) is on March 30-April 2 at The Stadium at PBIEC. See some of the best competition of the Team USA won the team portion of competition at the Stillpoint Farm FEI Nations Cup CDIO 3* hosted at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival in 2015. Photo by SusanJStickle.com season as riders represent their countries in the Stillpoint Farm FEI Nations Cup CDIO 3*. Will the United States...

The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team Set to Take on CDIO3* Wellington

by USEF Communications Department | 3/29/2016 7:19:16 PM

Wellington, Fla. – Capping off the winter season at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival, the CDIO3* presented by Stillpoint Farm will take center stage this week in Wellington, Fla. This Nations Cup event is unique to the calendar in that it allows for nations to formulate their teams with both Big and Small Tour combinations. The U.S. will be represented by four Big Tour combinations: Shelly Francis and Doktor, Kasey Perry-Glass and Goerklintgaard’s Dublet, Laura Graves and...