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Top Junior Jumpers Ready for 2017 Neue Schule/USEF National Junior Jumper Championships at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show

by USEF/Classic Communications | 10/11/2017 4:44:00 PM

Harrisburg, Pa. - Dozens of qualified top junior jumper riders from across the nation are descending on Harrisburg, Pa., this week to vie for team and individual medals in the 2017 Neue Schule/USEF National Junior Jumper Championships. The Pennsylvania National Horse Show (October 12-21) is again hosting this exciting competition at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center, the show’s home for over seven decades. The championship event is a thrilling competition consisting of...

2017 Western Dressage World Championship Show: Honoring the Horse, Celebrating Successes

by Edited Press Release from Western Dressage Association of America | 10/10/2017 9:59:00 AM

Parker, Colo. - The Western Dressage Association® of America is celebrating the success of its fifth annual Western Dressage World Championship Show. More than 800 rides were held over four days, Sept. 28-Oct. 1, at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, OK, with competitors vying for 79 world championships and 15 divisional championship belt buckles. “Western dressage honors the partnership between horses and riders, and that was certainly on display at our World Show,” said WDAA...

The 2017 IALHA National Championship Horse Show Exhibits the Nation’s Best Iberian Horses

by International Andalusian and Lusitano Horse Association/US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/9/2017 9:00:00 AM

Katy, Texas – The 2017 International Andalusian and Lusitano Horse Association (IALHA) National Championship Horse Show returns to the Great Southwest Equestrian Center, October 10 through 15, and is dedicated to Malen Dell. Judges Leslie Connor, Joan Harms, and Richard Petty will be joined by dressage judge Peggy Klump and international guest judges Rafael Ortíz Alcalá-Zamora (Spain) and João Ralão Duarte (Portugal) to evaluate the country’s best...

Nifty Hamilton Is Victorious at the 2017 USEF Single Horse Combined Driving National Championship

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/8/2017 8:34:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The final day and phase of the 2017 USEF Single Horse Combined Driving National Championship at the Kentucky Classic CDE proved to be a challenging test for the drivers and horses. Nifty Hamilton and Makari Design (Picsofyou.com) Nifty Hamilton (Alva, Fla.) and Makari Design, a nine-year-old KWPN gelding owned by herself and Milton Hamilton, completed the cones course with 2.85 penalty points, but they could not be caught by the competition. Hamilton secured the title of...

Hamilton and Makari Design Maintain Strong Lead After Marathon Phase in the 2017 USEF Single Horse Combined Driving National Championship at the Kentucky Classic CDE

by US | 10/7/2017 9:55:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – Saturday concluded the marathon and second phase of competition for the 2017 USEF Single Horse Combined Driving National Championship at the Kentucky Classic CDE. Nifty Hamilton (Alva, Fla.) and Makari Design expertly navigated the obstacles of the marathon course to a clear round, winning the second phase with 86.97 points. After the marathon and dressage phases, Hamilton remains in the lead with a cumulative score of 140.46 points. Nifty Hamilton and Makari Design...

Hamilton Leads After First Day of Competition for the 2017 USEF Single Horse Combined Driving National Championship

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/6/2017 9:11:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – After the dressage phase of competition at the Kentucky Classic CDE Friday night, Nifty Hamilton (Alva, Fla.) and Makari Design lead the 2017 USEF Single Horse Combined Driving National Championship with 53.49 points. Nifty Hamilton and Makari Design (Picsofyou.com) The American drivers hold the next three positions behind Hamilton. Leslie Berndl (Newcastle, Calif.) and Uminco completed the first phase with 54.88 points, earning them the second position going into the...

We're Days Away From the Morgan World Championship Show

by Edited Press Release from the American Morgan Horse Association | 10/5/2017 2:49:00 PM

Shelburne, Vt. - The 2017 Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show® is shaping up to be another monumental event in the show's 44-year history. More than 1,000 of the finest Morgan horses from across the United States and Canada will meet in Oklahoma City, Okla., October 7-14 to compete for more than $250,000 in prize money. Since 1973, the show has represented the pinnacle of achievement in the Morgan horse world . Matt Kwapich (Bernalillo, N.M.) will once again serve...

2017 USEF Single Horse Combined Driving National Championship Begins Today at Kentucky Classic CDE

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/5/2017 2:26:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The Kentucky Classic CDE is set to host an elite group of drivers competing for the 2017 USEF Single Horse Combined Driving National Championship. From October 5-8, the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. will set the scene for an exciting showcase of four of the top Single Horse drivers in the country. Leslie Berndl and Uminco (Picsofyou.com) Leslie Berndl (Newcastle, Calif.) and her 16-year-old Royal Dutch Warmblood gelding, Uminco, competed as members of the U.S....

Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team Set to Take on FEI Nations Cup Military Boekelo-Enschede CCIO3*

by Dana Rossmeier, US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/4/2017 4:30:00 PM

Boekelo, The Netherlands – The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team will wrap up the 2017 FEI Nations Cup™ season when they compete against 12 nations at Military Boekelo-Enschede CCIO3* Thursday, October 5-8, 2017. Under the guidance of acting Chef d’Equipe Leslie Law, the team of Katherine Coleman, Elisabeth Halliday-Sharp, and Caroline Martin will fight for a strong finish as they work to upset series leaders Great Britain, who hold a 10-point lead over Germany. Coleman...

2017 IFSHA World and Grand National Championship Horse Show Commences

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/4/2017 1:44:00 PM

Springfield, Ohio – The 2017 International Friesian Show Horse Association (IFSHA) World and Grand National Championship Horse Show begins today, Wednesday, October 4, at the Champions Center Expo. Over 230 classes will display the beauty and athleticism of the Friesian and part-bred Friesian horse across a variety of disciplines that include dressage, Western dressage, English pleasure, carriage pleasure driving, trail, in-hand, and more. Now through Sunday, October 8, the honorable...