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Chester Weber Tied for Lead After Day One of Combined Driving Dressage at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

by Leah Oliveto | 10/7/2010 7:06:00 PM

Chester Weber and his Four-in-Hand Team. (Photo by Shannon Brinkman for USEF. ) Lexington, KY - The final World Championship event in the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games began today as part one of the Combined Driving Dressage took place. Thirteen drivers performed their tests today, 11 competing as part of the team competition and the United States' Casey Zubek and Bill Long competing as individuals. At the top of the leader board there is a tie for first place between Ijsbrand Chardon of...

Rock and Roll! Kate Conover and Rock Steady win the $10,000 Pre-Green Hunter Classic at HITS Culpeper

by HITS Shows | 10/5/2010 12:29:00 PM

CULPEPER, VA (October 4, 2010)--Kate Conover and Rock Steady were the top pair in Saturday's $10,000 Pre-Green Hunter Classic during the Culpeper Finals at HITS Commonwealth Park in Culpeper, Virginia. Rock Steady is 10 years old and was imported from Europe by Emil Spadone in July. Since coming into the country, the horse has certainly lived up to his name in the show ring, and he put the icing on the cake with a win in Saturday's feature class for hunter riders. "He is so much fun to ride,"...

Holder Sits Fifth Individually; Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team in Seventh After the First Phase of the Eventing World Championship presented by Reem Arca at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

by Helen Murray | 10/1/2010 6:43:00 PM

Shannon Brinkman (Becky Holder and her Courageous Comet.) Lexington, KY - The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team continued to demonstrate consistency in the first phase with Karen O’Connor, Becky Holder and Phillip Dutton performing their dressage tests on Friday at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Riding as an Individual, Becky Holder and her own and Tom Holder’s Courageous Comet were second to go after the lunch break. They set the stage for the remainder of the afternoon scoring a 39....

A “second-chance” competition allows five more riders into Thursday’s individual finals at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

by Holly Clanahan of America’s Horse | 9/29/2010 9:42:27 AM

Great Britain dominated the second individual qualifying round at the FEI World Reining Championship presented by John Deere, held Tuesday at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. The top qualifying score of 217.5 went to Great Britain’s Lee Rutter riding Setting Off Sparks, while his countryman Doug Allen with Don Julio Whiz had the second highest score of 216.5. Twenty horses had been given this second chance at qualifying for Thursday’s individual finals. Sixteen horse and...

U.S. Event Team Takes on Team GBR in Land Rover Test Drive Challenge

by By Deborah Sandford | 9/28/2010 8:19:00 AM

The U.S. Event Team and Team GBR at the Land Rover Test Drive (Glen Davis) Lexington, KY - Today was a day for horsing around at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. In a light hearted competition, the U.K. based Team GBR beat the local favorites from the U.S. as they took top-honors in today’s Land Rover Test Drive Challenge. The two teams swapped their customary single horsepower for an entirely different kind of horsepower, behind the wheel of identical 375 hp Land Rover LR4...

Kent Farrington Wins $75,000 Evergreen Invitational Grand Prix

by Rebecca Michuda | 9/23/2010 11:57:00 AM

Kent Farrington and Up Chiqui put in a winning ride at the Evergreen Invitational $75,000 Grand Prix (Rebecca Michuda) Bristol, WI - The Evergreen Invitational had a wet start this year with scattered showers throughout the morning. The $25,000 Junior/Amateur Owner, which kicked off the event, had no jump off, resulting in a five-way tie. But it cleared up for Kent Farrington and Up Chiqui to take first in the $75,000 Grand Prix. The sun burst through the clouds just in time for the victory lap....

Nation's Best Prepare for Jump Canada National Young Horse Finals

by Equine Canada | 9/22/2010 5:08:00 PM

“The Canadian-bred Grand Finale 3E, ridden by Roberto Teran for owner and breeder KingRidge Stables, (Michelle C. Dunn ) Ottawa, ON, Canada - The top young horses in the country will be showcased in the $51,000 Jump Canada Young Horse National Finals taking place September 22-26 at the Canadian Show Jumping Tournament in Palgrave, ON. Running Wednesday through to Sunday, National Champions will be crowned in three divisions: Five-Year-Old, Six-Year-Old and combined Seven- and Eight-Year-Old....

Want to Know a Little More About the Horses on Team USA for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games?

by From the USEF Communications Department | 9/20/2010 2:01:00 PM

Carlingford JD Brings Color to the U.S. Team (Fire and Earth Photo) Lexington, KY - People and horses from around the world are descending on the Kentucky Horse Park for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. With the world's largest airlift of horses already underway, horses from every corner of the earth are making their way to the Kentucky blue grass. The U.S. squad is represented by an international group of horses of all shapes and sizes too, here is a glimpse of the four-legged athletes...

PSI-Auction Prepares for 31st Year of Success

by PSI-Auction | 9/16/2010 10:46:00 AM

Provided by PSI Offering eager and exquisite horses – this is the challenge the two initiators of the now 31st PSI-Auction have consistently been pursuing over the years. "This year, we are glad to be able to offer a collection of a very homogenous, extraordinary quality," Ullrich Kasselmann happily said. Together with Paul Schockemöhle, he is one of the initiators of this event. Ex-traordinary quality is the standard the international equestrian experts are looking for when they travel to...

Getting Wild! Amanda Steege and Duval win the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Derby Wild Card at HITS Saugerties

by HITS Media | 9/14/2010 2:01:00 PM

ESI Photography. (Amanda Steege and Duval in the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Derby Wild Card at HITS Saugerties. ) Saugerties, NY - In a week highlighted by jumpers that are in the Hudson Valley for the historic Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix, hunter riders got a chance to take center stage during Friday's $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Derby Wild Card at HITS-on-the-Hudson, in Saugerties, NY. When the popular derby was complete, it was Amanda Steege that rode Randi Vladimer's Duval past the 19 starters...