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Reed Kessler Flies Into First During $7,500 Randolph College/USEF Jr. Jumper Championship Welcome at Harrisburg

by Robyn Keyster/Phelps Media Group | 10/14/2011 10:31:38 AM

Reed Kessler and Ligist. Photo: Rebecca Walton/Phelps Media Group. Harrisburg, PA – Junior jumpers were in the zone tonight at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show, running October 13-22, 2011 in the state capital of Harrisburg. Reed Kessler of Armonk, NY, soared to victory in the first phase of the $7,500 United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Junior Jumper Individual Championship, sponsored by Randolph College. With a smooth and controlled round, Kessler and her own horse, Ligist,...

Pennsylvania National Horse Show - Overview

by Phelps Media Group | 10/14/2011 10:11:42 AM

Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania National Horse Show has always set the standard for show event excellence. In its 66th year, the tradition continues with the event being named “Horse Show of the Year” by the National Show Hunter Hall of Fame and “Top 25” by the North American Riders Group. Scheduled to run from October 13 through October 22, 2011, this year’s show promises to be popular with both exhibitors and spectators alike. The competition will be intense,...

Morgan Breed Celebrated in Oklahoma City

by AMHA | 10/13/2011 4:58:22 PM

Anne Marie Biron of Overtime Farm and trainer Tim Roesink with the 2011 World Champion Mare, Jungle Love. (Photo © Abbie Trexler) Shelburne, VT — The best of the best in the Morgan breed is being celebrated in Oklahoma City for the 39th edition of the Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show®. Since 1973, this show has represented the pinnacle of achievement in the Morgan horse world. More than 1,000 of the world's finest Morgan horses from across the United...

Ladies Western Pleasure Gelding

by Janelle Schroeder | 10/12/2011 8:51:29 AM

21 in the class!!! So many really nice horses that won’t get a ribbon in here!! I love a ladies class because they really bring out the fab outifts!!! 1 Intrepid Rock Festival and Kasey Monty (Soooooo pretty!!! Congratulations, Kasey!!!!) 2 Cavalli and Ling Fu Wylie (Gorgeous, Ling!!! Beautiful ride!!) 3 JW Sporting Victory and Jane Morrell 4 RBF Russian Roulette and Amy Bessey 5 Medowair Fire Dance and Hanna Welch 6 FCF Montego Bay and Judy Nason 7 UVM Opportunity and Chris Cassenti 8...

Hunter Pleasure Youth Mare

by Janelle Schroeder | 10/12/2011 8:45:50 AM

Just drifted off for my first nap-during-class. Sorry, ladies/kids/youth/Generation Why Should I….it wasn’t because you didn’t look pretty (you do), but you don’t have silver on your saddle and you don’t have Swarovski, so zzzzzzzzzzz. Wow, that little 5 minute pop felt good! Phew, I just thought that I lost one of my favorite earrings, but it turns out it was stuck in my hair. That’s what I get for doing the head-snap and falling asleep, haha! 1 Gracious...

Classic Pleasure Saddle Junior Exhibitor 16 & 17

by Janelle Schroeder | 10/12/2011 8:42:26 AM

15 in the class! Nice group of jr ex classic horses! 1 Pacific Rim Take Aim and Gabrielle Blackman (this is his second win in two days!!) 2 Merriehill Destiny Bay and Alysa Wright 3 BJB The Gambler and George Liberty 4 Sarde’s Manistique 5 Spirit Of The Heart and Hailey Perlee 6 Heyday Black Hawk and Nicole Rent 7 Stoneleigh Flair For Life and Jennifer Shubitowski 8 Festival Mariachi and Cierra Holtz 9 Highlander Tequila Chaser and Davis Shoemaker 10 MLF Caliente and Tayler Walters

Horses and Riders Head to Chile for 2011 Pan American Endurance Championship

by USEF Endurance Department | 10/11/2011 11:51:21 AM

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation has named the following horse/rider combinations for the 2011 Pan American Endurance Championship being held in Santo Domingo, Chile, October 22, 2011. The following horse/rider combinations will represent the U.S. at the Pan American Championship (listed in ranked order): Name/Age/Hometown/Horse/Breed/Age/Sex/Owner John Crandell III/49/West River, MD/Heraldic/Arabian/13/Gelding/John Crandell JR Meg Sleeper/43/Frenchtown, NJ/Syrocco...

Samantha Schaefer Triumphs in 2011 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals-East

by Lauren Fisher for USEF | 10/9/2011 10:00:18 PM

Gladstone, NJ – The 2011 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals-East concluded on Sunday afternoon with an exciting victory for 18-year-old Samantha Schaefer of Westminster, MD. Showing over two beautiful autumn days at the USET Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, NJ, eighty-four hopefuls came out to show this weekend in the 30th annual competition. Schaefer earned the win with high scores across the board in a head-to-head final four jump-off. Judges Jimmy Lee and...

Championship Action Wraps Up on Final Day of California Dressage Society Championships

by Jennifer Keeler, Yellow Horse Marketing | 10/9/2011 9:00:30 PM

Final championship ribbons were presented Sunday in Rancho Murieta, CA, for the 44th Annual California Dressage Society Championship Show presented by HorseShow.com, in conjunction with the CDS Young Horse Futurity (including the Cal-Bred Futurity), the Great American Insurance Group/USDF Region 7 Dressage Championships, and the Great American Insurance Group/USDF Breeders Championships West Coast Series Final. Jaye Cherry & "Santana" win the CDS Horse of the Year title for Open Training...

Victoria Colvin Sweeps Junior Hunters, Rides Ovation to Grand Junior Hunter Championship at Capital Challenge Horse Show

by Jennifer Wood Media Inc. | 10/9/2011 7:00:43 PM

Upper Marlboro, MD - The Capital Challenge Horse show wrapped up another year of fantastic competition today and finished with younger junior and children's hunters. Victoria Colvin swept the junior hunter awards today by winning all four tricolors. She and Scott Stewart's Ovation were awarded the Grand Junior Hunter Championship sponsored by Lochmoor Stables/Mindy and Greg Darst, while the Grand Children's Hunter Championship went to Rosebud and Audrey Layman. The Capital Challenge...