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Weber Maintains Lead in USEF Four-in-Hand Driving National Championship at Kentucky Classic CDE

by Kathleen Landwehr | 10/3/2015 6:21:11 PM

Lexington, Ky. – A rainy day at the Kentucky Classic CDE did not stop the competitors in the USEF Four-in-Hand Driving National Championship from delivering competitive performances in the marathon phase over the picturesque grounds of the Kentucky Horse Park. Chester Weber won the phase and remained atop the leaderboard as he looks to claim his 12th National title. Chester Weber (Picsofyou.com) Weber (Ocala, Fla.) and his and Jane Clark’s team looked phenomenal throughout the...

Between the Raindrops Performance Classes Take Center Stage at Dressage at Devon 2015

by Ginny Simon for Dressage at Devon | 10/2/2015 4:27:27 PM

Laren Annet and Savannahh (Hoof Print Images) Devon, Pa. - For the first in 40 years, Dressage at Devon postponed the Grand Prix Freestyle Qualifier. “The safety of our competitors and their horses is our primary concern,” said President and CEO of Dressage at Devon. The following changes to the schedule and reserved seating have been made. Due to rescheduling of the Grand Prix Freestyle from Saturday 10/3 to Sunday 10/4, Saturday reserved seat tickets will be honored on Sunday 10/4....

Developing Show Jumpers Ready for Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals East

by USEF Communications Department | 10/2/2015 10:51:35 AM

Gladstone, N.J. - The future stars of U.S. show jumping will be tested this weekend as 61 top junior and young riders meet for the Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals East taking place October 3-4. The event will be held at the United States Equestrian Team Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, N.J. Judges and course designers Candice King and Chrystine Tauber, both from Wellington, Fla., will put the field through an intense four-phase competition designed to prepare...

HITS Culpeper Finals Competition Round-Up

by HITS Horse Shows | 10/2/2015 10:12:25 AM

Culpepper, Va. - Fall show jumping competition at HITS Commonwealth Park came to a close with the HITS Culpeper Finals but not without one last week of exceptional competition boasting over $86,000 in prize money. Dorothy Douglas and S&L Elitewin the final $15,000 Brook Ledge Open Jumper Prix of HITS Culpeper. (ESI Photography) $15,000 Brook Ledge Open Jumper Prix Friday’s final $15,000 Brook Ledge Open Jumper Prix of HITS Culpeper went to Dorothy Douglas, of Flower Mound, Texas, and...

Longines Masters of Los Angeles Opens with Heart-Pounding Sport, Renowned Artwork and More

by Sunshine Sachs | 10/2/2015 10:06:19 AM

Eve Jobs, Hannah Selleck, Georgina Bloomberg, and Jessica Springsteen (Shutterstock Rex for EEM) Opening day of the Longines Masters of Los Angeles attracted crowds of sports fans, families, business executives, and celebrities to witness all levels of international show jumping as athletes from around the world converged on the city for the start of four days of competition. Eve Jobs, daughter of the late Steve Jobs, and Quickley 3 won the Écuries d’ Écaussinnes Trophy,...

USEF Four-in-Hand Driving National Championship Set to Begin at Kentucky Classic CDE

by Kathleen Landwehr | 10/1/2015 10:00:37 AM

Lexington, Ky. – The Kentucky Classic CDE will host a small but mighty field for the USEF Four-in-Hand Driving National Championship, October 1-4. The renowned drivers will vie for top honors as they compete in the dressage, marathon, and cones phases at the Kentucky Horse Park. Chester Weber competing at the 2013 Kentucky Classic CDE (Picsofyou.com) Chester Weber (Ocala, Fla.) has his eye on his 12th USEF Four-in-Hand Driving National Championship title. After earning the Individual...

Top Junior Riders Advance to ASPCA Maclay Finals Following Regionals

by Emily Riden for Phelps Media Group | 9/30/2015 10:45:26 AM

Region 1 Winner - Kendra Gierkink Lexington, Ky. - In just one month, the nation's top junior equitation riders will travel to Lexington, Kentucky for the CP National Horse Show and the prestigious ASPCA Maclay Horsmanship Finals. In order to punch their ticket to the finals, riders first had to qualify through highly competitive Regional Finals held in eight different regions throughout the month of September. Winning their regions this year were Kendra Gierkink, Katherine Bundy, Ashton...

Fletcher and Atlantic Domino Lead Start to Finish in 2015 USEF Open Horse Trial National Championship

by Kathleen Landwehr | 9/29/2015 10:00:13 AM

Tyler, Texas – A small but mighty field of 11 combinations competed in the Adequan Advanced Gold Cup Final division of the 2015 Nutrena USEA American Eventing Championships presented by VTO Saddlery (AEC) at the Texas Rose Horse Park over the weekend. The USEF Open Horse Trial National Championship was held in conjunction with the Advanced division, allowing this year’s nine U.S. competitors to earn an additional prestigious title. Twenty-one-year-old Jacob Fletcher had a stellar...

Jennifer Alfano and Miss Lucy Claim Inaugural $50,000 Duchossois Cup at the Rolex Central Park Horse Show

by Phelps Media Group | 9/28/2015 9:55:48 AM

Jennifer Alfano and Miss Lucy (Phelps Media Group) New York, N.Y. - The hunters made their Rolex Central Park Horse Show debut on Saturday with SBS Farms' Jennifer Alfano and Helen Lenahan'sMiss Lucy making history by claiming the inaugural $50,000 Duchossois Cup, presented by the Gochman family and held in memory of Bruce Duchossois. The horse show posed an unusual city setting for the hunters with fences painted in graffiti and decorated to represent elaborate New York City skylines...

$215,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping New York Viewed by Largest US Broadcast Television Audience on NBC Sports Network

by Carrie Wirth for Phelps Media Group | 9/28/2015 9:49:08 AM

Irish native Richie Moloney earned the win of the $215,000 Longines FEI World Cup™Jumping New York. (The Book LLC) North Salem, N.Y. - More than 5,000 fans experienced the $215,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping New York in person at Old Salem Farm during the American Gold Cup September 13. An international field of world-class competitors representing 14 nations from around the globe competed in this year's event. The following day, NBC Sports Network aired a 90-minute broadcast of...