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2013 Jumper Classic Prize List is Online

by The Jumper Classic, Inc. | 5/7/2013 5:09:16 PM

Gloucester, MA - Now celebrating it's 24th Anniversary, The Jumper Classic® will be show jumping's hottest destination for the Northeast this July. The prize list for The Jumper Classic, a five-day international event to be held on its new dates, July 10-14, has been mailed out and is now available online at www.jumperclassic.com . See the 2013 Jumper Classic Prize List here . The show will offer over 50 classes and new divisions including the Young Jumper Division, which we are...

Three U.S. Competitors Complete 2013 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials

by USEF Communications Department | 5/6/2013 2:55:27 PM

Lexington, KY - The 2013 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials came to an exciting conclusion Monday with the final show jumping phase. The CCI4* held annually in Gloucestershire, Great Britain boasted one of the strongest fields outside of championship competition. It was New Zealand’s Jonathan Paget and Frances Stead’s Clifton Promise who collected the winner’s spoils in their first attempt at the prestigious competition; they finished on their dressage score of 39.7....

Tracy Fenney Goes 1-2 in Lone Star Round Up Grand Prix

by Andrew Minnick | 5/6/2013 11:47:40 AM

Tyler, TX - Saturday was Tracy Fenney's day at theTyler Horse Park. The Flower Mound, Texas native took the top two spots at the $25,000 Lone Star Round Up Grand Prix. She had five entries in the Grand Prix field, a total of 21 horses, and finished in the money with each won. Leading the way were MTM Farm's MTM Centano and Derek Petersen's Leviticus. She finished first and second on those horses respectively. With MTM Farm's MTM Southern Grace she was fourth, with MTM Farm's...

Rowdie Adams takes Two Divisions at Weatherford & Greenwood Horse Trials CIC2*

by Andrew Minnick | 5/6/2013 11:37:48 AM

Weatherford, TX – This weekend at the Weatherford & Greenwood Horse Trials was a good one for rider/owner Rowdie Adams. In the CIC2* division she won with her own RF Blitsfee. They finished on their dressage score of 46.5. With that score they were more than ten points better than runners up Julie Wolfert & Buenos Aires who finished on a score of 54.9. Adams also won the Open Intermediate division with her own No Money Down. With a 38 in dressage, 9.2 time faults on the cross...

Historic Collegiate Cup Tie at 2013 IHSA National Championships

by LA Pomeroy | 5/6/2013 10:50:57 AM

(l-r) St Lawrence Univ, Skidmore College, and Stanford Univ (LA Pomeroy) Harrsiburg, PA - "Sharing is better than losing to her," joked Mary Drueding, coach of defending Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Collegiate Cup team, St. Lawrence University, about good friend and even better rival, coach Cindy Ford, whose Skidmore College team turned up the heat in the homestretch like true Thoroughbreds on the first Saturday in May and brought the 2013 Collegiate Cup at the 40th annual IHSA...

Laura Kraut Starts the GCT Season Strong in Madrid

by Andrew Minnick | 5/6/2013 9:57:34 AM

Laura Kraut & Jubilee d'Ouilly clearing the water during the GCT Grand Prix of Madrid (Stefano Grasso/Longines Global Champions Tour) Madrid, Spain - The Global Champions Tour 2013 season started up in Madrid on Friday and right away Laura Kraut was making an impact. With Wotsamillion, Kraut sped to victory in the Trofeo Grupo Arturo 1.45m opening speed class. At 74.70s, their clear jumping round was more than four seconds faster than the next closest clear, delivered by Great...

Western Dressage: A Means to an End

by Elaine Ward for the Western Dressage Association® of America | 5/2/2013 1:46:46 PM

Although some of you may think Western Dressage is new; when I discovered the Western Dressage Association of America was formed 2 years ago, my first thought was “there is actually a name for it?” For well over 30 years, I have taught riders the wisdom of dressage to Western riders. Through the years, I have been contacted to resolve issues with horses and riders working on games, pleasure and reining. I have always addressed the issues the same. Learn the basics, understand the...

USEF Network to Broadcast Two Grand Prixs from the Del Mar National Horse Show

by Andrew Minnick | 5/1/2013 10:09:18 PM

Lexington, KY - This week, USEF Network coverage will feature west coast show jumpers at the Del Mar national Horse Show. The first of two nights of live coverage will be tomorrow, May 2nd, and feature the $25,000 Surfside Grand Prix at 7pm local time (10pm ET). The second night will be Saturday, May 4th, and feature the $100,000 Grand Prix of Del Mar. Both Grand Prix classes will be streamed live, online, at www.usefnetwork.com/featured/2013DelMarNationalHorseShow/ The Surfside Grand Prix and...

Applications Now Being Accepted for 2014 U.S. Saddle Seat Equitation World Cup Team Selection Trials

by USEF National Affiliates Department | 5/1/2013 12:13:07 PM

Lexington, KY - Applications are now being accepted for consideration to participate in the 2014 U.S. Saddle Seat Equitation World Cup Team Selection Trials. The trials will be held at William Woods University in Fulton, MO, on December 7, 2013, with the team being announced that evening. The Saddle Seat World Cup is a bi-annual international competition that includes both three- and five-gaited sections. Teams from as many as five nations now compete for the coveted World Cup titles. The 2014...

Final Spring Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Training Session at Oak Hill Farm Is a Success

by USEF Communications Department | 5/1/2013 10:25:50 AM

Amy Lewis and Sir Steinerman (David Honor) Lexington, KY - The final Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Training Session of Spring 2013 wrapped up Sunday at Oak Hill Farm in Lockport, Illinois. The two-day training session featured 11 horses between the ages of four and six and was once again led by USEF Young Horse Coach Scott Hassler. “We had a terrific training session at Oak Hill Farm in Illinois. There was once again a nice balance of U.S.-bred and imported horses,” said Hassler....