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Allyson Blais and Camden Yards Top Horseware Products Adult Amateur 3'3" Hunters at the 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival

by Lauren Fisher and Jennifer Wood for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/13/2012 8:30:00 PM

Wellington, FL - Week one of the 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) continued at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, today with more exceptional hunter competition. Showing in the Eugene R. Mische Grand Hunter Ring, the Horseware Products Adult Amateur Hunter 3'3" division presented championship honors. Twenty-three-year-old Allyson Blais, of Delray Beach, FL, guided her nine-year-old Warmblood gelding Camden Yards to the...

Alltech National Horse Show Wrap Up: November 2-7, 2011

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 11/8/2011 7:31:32 AM

Lexington, KY - Open Jumper action at the Alltech National Horse Show, 128th Edition, wrapped up on Saturday night with a fast-paced jump-off during the Alltech National Horse Show $250,000 Grand Prix CSI-W. Richard Spooner and Cristallo set the pace with tidy inside turns and a clear effort, beating Great Britain's Nick Skelton aboard Carlo 273 by just three-tenths of a second. Jessica Springsteen and Cincinatti Le Silla rounded out the three as the fastest four-fault combination during...

Treddenick Gallops to Win in $31,000 International Open Jumper Victory at 53rd Washington International Horse Show

by Jennifer Wood Media Inc. | 10/27/2011 3:44:00 PM

Sarah Tredennick and Vigaro. Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. Washington, D.C. - The 53rd Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) continued today with classes for jumpers. The International Open Jumpers had two classes, and Sarah Tredennick of Denver, CO, rode Vigaro to the win in the $31,000 International Open Jumper Jump-off class. Todd Minikus and Sweetheart wowed the crowd in their Uncle Sam costume and cleared the Georgetown Cupcake Joker fence to win the $20,000 International Open Jumper...

North American Equitation Championship Weekend Presented by Big Eq.com to Begin 2011 Capital Challenge Horse Show

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 9/28/2011 10:00:11 AM

Upper Marlboro, MD - The 2011 Capital Challenge Horse Show kicks off this Saturday, October 1, 2011, with its North American Equitation Championship Weekend presented by BigEq.com. Running through October 9, the 2011 Capital Challenge Horse Show will feature many of the nation's best horses and riders in a week of exceptional equestrian competition held at Prince George's Equestrian Center in Upper Marlboro, MD. The equitation weekend will host many exciting classes, including the...

Kent Farrington Sweeps the Day at the Fidelity Investments Jumper Classic

by Jennifer Wood Media Inc. | 9/18/2011 8:00:58 PM

Calvin Van Het Wuitenshof and Kent Farrington. Flashpoint Photography. Hampton Falls, NH - The Fidelity Investments® Jumper Classic®, presented by Porsche, was all Kent Farrington today as he won both feature classes. He and Samar, owned by R.C.G. Farm, repeated their win from yesterday, this time in the $15,000 Equine Insurance Services Speed Stake presented by Great American Insurance Group. He then topped a strong field of contenders in the $75,000 Fidelity Investments Grand Prix...

2011 Nutrena/USEA American Eventing Championships, Presented by Bit of Britain - Part 2

by USEA | 9/10/2011 11:00:00 AM

The second day of the Nutrena/USEA American Eventing Championships, presented by Bit of Britain, boasted sunny skies at Chattahoochee Hills. Two disciplines and all levels competed today; Advanced through Training ran cross-country while Novice and Beginner-Novice competed in dressage. Advanced Allison Springer & Arthur - 1st in Advanced (Emily Daily/USEA photo). The top five standings in $25,000 Merial Advanced division remained the same after cross-country. Allison Springer and Arthur had...

This Week in International Disciplines, September 1, 2011

by USEF Communications Department | 9/1/2011 3:35:43 PM

Dressage The Lamplight Equestrian Center hosted the 2011 Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage Championships and USEF National Developing Horse Dressage Championship sponsored by The Dutta Corp. and Performance Sales International. Last, but not least, was the USEF Dressage Seat Medals Finals presented by Dressage Today. Alyssa Pitts Alyssa Pitts & Furst Fiorano. Photo: Chuck Swan/Swan Studios, LLC. The 2011 Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage Championships held three separate...

ASHA to Offer Free Live Webcast, Youth Activities, and Raffle at 2011 Kentucky State Fair World's Championship Horse Show

by Brice Carr/ASHA | 8/18/2011 1:37:32 PM

Lexington, KY - The American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) will once again be offering multiple ways to enhance the Kentucky State Fair World's Championship Horse Show (WCHS) experience in 2011, for both attendees and non-attendees alike. Merial Webcast For those unable to attend every day of the show, ASHA, in conjunction with the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), will be providing the Merial Webcast of the 2011 Kentucky State Fair WCHS, free of charge. Once again, the...

Kentucky Summer Horse Shows Kick Off Wednesday, July 27, 2011

by Rebecca Walton for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 7/25/2011 10:44:39 AM

Hunt Tosh and Lone Star won the 2010 $100,000 Chronicle of the Horse/USHJA International Hunter Derby Finals (Photo: Rebecca Walton/PMG). Lexington, KY - The 2011 Kentucky Summer Horse Shows will begin this Wednesday and run for two weeks, followed by the USEF Pony Finals, the Bluegrass Festival Classic, and the KHJA Horse Show. The Kentucky Summer Horse Show will be held July 27-31, 2011, and will be followed by the Kentucky Summer Classic, scheduled for August 3-7, 2011. The North American...

This Week in International Disciplines - July 12, 2011

by USEF Communications Department | 7/12/2011 3:17:22 PM

Dressage At the CDI Falsterbo in Sweden, Catherine Haddad-Staller and Winyamaro finished fifth in both the Grand Prix class and the Grand Prix Freestyle class with scores of 68.255% and 71.375%, respectively. In the Agria Rider Challenge - Lag, Haddad-Staller finished third with rides on Charleston, Efendi, and Mainau scoring 60.307%, 66.228%, and 64.518%, respectively. Please visit https://falsterbohorseshow.se/se/tavlingar/equipe-start-resultat---dressage/ for complete results. Eventing At...