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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...

News Flash: Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team Qualifies for Final Round of Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping Final

by USEF Communications Department | 9/24/2015 12:57:01 PM

Barcelona, Spain - The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team has qualified for the final round of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping Final on the strength of a fourth place finish in today's first round. The team is composed of Lucy Davis riding Barron, Lauren Hough riding Ohlala, Laura Kraut riding Nouvelle, and Beezie Madden riding Cortes 'C'. More news and photos to follow.

Freddie Vazquez and Pan Am Mount Esprit de Vie Capture the $30,000 Showplace Fall Classic Championship Grand Prix

by Carrie Wirth for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 9/21/2015 2:05:50 PM

Freddie Vazquez and Esprit de Vie (Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group) Mettawa, Ill. - Messenger Hill Farm's Freddie Vazquez and Esprit De Vie won the $30,000 Showplace Fall Classic Championship Grand Prix, at Lamplight Equestrian Center in their first outing since the Pan Am Games in Toronto. Vazquez, encouraged by the Puerto Rico Equestrian Federation, went on a down-to-the-wire journey to find a new Pan Am mount when his beautiful bay Zangersheide stallion Zippo Z, sustained a minor bone...

Fappani Edges Mills to Win 2015 $25,000 Adequan/USEF Open Reining National Championship

by Dana Rossmeier | 9/19/2015 11:10:49 AM

Las Vegas, Nev. – Andrea Fappani came out the gate strong Thursday night to earn the 2015 $25,000 Adequan/USEF Open Reining National Championship during the High Roller Reining Classic. Fappani scored a 229 to edge out Reserve Champion Matt Mills who scored a 226. Andrea Fappani and Custom Spook (Waltenberry) The 2015 $25,000 Adequan/USEF Open Reining National Championship was comprised of elite reining talent including four members who competed in the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian...

Jenkins Takes Early Lead After First Two Phases of 2015 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals West

by Dana Rossmeier | 9/19/2015 10:29:51 AM

San Juan Capistrano, Calif. - Savannah Jenkins jumped out to the early lead yesterday at the 2015 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals West hosted by Blenheim EquiSports after completing the flat phase and gymnastics phase of this two-day competition. She will head into today's jumping phase with a two-phase score of 202 hoping to make the ride-off against three other competitors in the 21-person field. Eve Jobs sits in second place with a two-phase score of 196.5 and...

Top Junior and Young Rider Show Jumpers Set to Face Off at 2015 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals West

by Dana Rossmeier | 9/17/2015 12:16:21 PM

San Juan Capistrano, Calif. – A field of 20 rising show jumping stars will gather in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., for the Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals West taking place September 18-19. The event is part of this week’s Blenheim International Jumping Festival at the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park. Twelve competitors return from the 2014 Finals West competition. All riders are coming off spectacular performances in USEF Show Jumping Talent Search...

Riders and Coaches Enjoy Carlisle Academy's Para-Equestrian Pipeline Training Camp and Three Day Clinic

by Lindsay McCall for USPEA | 9/15/2015 1:53:20 PM

Para-Equestrian Dressage riders enjoyed the Carlisle Academy's Para-Equestrian Pipeline Training Camp August 25-28, 2015 in Lyman, Maine, with 5* Olympic and Paralympic Judge Hanneke Gerritsen from Holland and International Para-Dressage Coach Clive Milkins. Carlisle along with the United States Para-Equestrian Association (USPEA) and the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) work together to create these educational opportunities for riders and coaches. Lyman, Maine - Para-Equestrian...

Jennifer Hoffmann and Florentinus V Unbeatable in Small Tour, with Rubinio NRW Second Place in Grand Prix at CDI3* Lamprechtshausen

by Jürgen Hoffmann | 9/8/2015 2:18:56 PM

Jennifer Hoffman and Florentinus V (Courtesy of Jürgen Hoffmann) Lamprechtshausen, Austria - At the CDI3* in Lamprechtshausen, Austria, Sept. 3-6, 2015, the U.S. rider Jennifer Hoffmann and Gestuet Letter Berg's Florentinus V, were unbeatable in the small tour. In the Prix St. Georges they achieved 70.56% and in the Intermediate I they scored 71.3%, which clearly meant first place in both classes. This was their fourth CDI in the row, where they achieved scores above the 70% mark. Riding...

Kelley Farmer and Charities Win Big at Chicago Hunter Derby Presented by CP

by Brenda Mueller/Chicago Equestrian | 9/8/2015 12:28:57 PM

Kelley Farmer with Mindful and Dalliance, finished first and second respectively in the $50,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby presented by CP. Ed Steinbeck of CP (second from the right) was on hand for the presentations. (ChicagoEquestrian) Antioch, Ill. – The National Show Hunter Hall of Fame Chicago Hunter Derby, presented by Canadian Pacific, has another year in the books with big winners all the way around. The big winner of the day was Kelley Farmer, taking the top three spots in...

$20,000 USHJA Children's & Adult Amateur Jumper North Regional Championships Conclude with Kesley Taylor and Lisa Baker Winning Individual Championships

by Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group | 9/8/2015 12:14:10 PM

The $5,000 USHJA North Regional Children's Individual Jumper Championships concluded Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015, during the Showplace Jumper Spectacular. Kesley Taylor won the gold medal, Noa Leibson was awarded the silver and Madeline DeRose captured the bronze. (Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group) Roscoe, Ill. - Three days of fierce competition led up to the crowning moment of the 2015 USHJA Children's & Adult Amateur North Regional Championships, with the final phase of the $5,000 USHJA...