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Victoria Colvin and Lucas Porter Win Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classics in Washington

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 10/26/2014 2:07:35 AM

Washington, D.C. - The $15,000 Ambassador’s Cup High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic, sponsored by Ellen and Daniel Crown, saw a win for Victoria Colvin (17) and Karen Long Dwight’s Chanel B 2 on Saturday afternoon at WIHS. Colvin, of Loxahatchee, FL, rode the nine-year-old Mecklenburg mare (Cellestial x C-Indoctro) to victory to earn The Ambassador’s Cup Perpetual Trophy donated by Ambassador and Mrs. Marion H. Smoak. The Ambassador’s Cup saw 21 entries with six to...

Springsteen Jumps Great Heights in $25,000 Puissance Presented by The Boeing Company

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 10/25/2014 8:35:06 AM

Washington, D.C. - The 56th annual Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) continued on Friday with an exciting day of hunter, jumper, and equitation competition at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.. The $25,000 International Jumper Puissance, presented by The Boeing Company, was the highlight class of the evening with a win for 21-year-old Jessica Springsteen (USA) aboard Stone Hill Farm's Lisona after clearing the wall up to 6'10” (2.08m). For the win after clearing all four...

Beat Mandli and Antares F Win $85,000 FEI World Cup Grand Prix de Penn National

by Classic Communications | 10/18/2014 11:00:08 PM

Winners Beat Mandli and Antares F (Al Cook - alcookphoto.com) Harrisburg, Pa. - The excitement was palpable at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show as crowds filed into the stadium to watch the star-studded field of top international riders, including Olympic and World Champions, compete in the $85,000 FEI World Cup Grand Prix de Penn National, a qualifying competition for the 2015 FEI World Cup Finals in Las Vegas. Olympic silver medalist Beat Mandli of Switzerland, proved unbeatable aboard...

Dressage Horses Arrive In Caen

by Andrew Minnick | 8/21/2014 2:04:07 PM

Team U.S.A.'s Dressage horses arrived in Caen, France Thursday afternoon. They are now getting settled in and their teams are getting stalls set-up. Dressage competiton at WEG starts bright and early on Monday morning. Only a few days away! There are more photos like this on the USEF Facebook Page .

Endurance Team Checks In

by Andrew Minnick | 8/21/2014 9:39:25 AM

Team processing began today at WEG. First U.S. team to get "processed" was the U.S. Endurance Team. Ellen Olson, Kelsey Russell, Dr. Margaret Sleeper, Heather Reynolds, and Jeremy Reynolds are now set to race on Thursday.

Leslie Howard and Tic Tac Top $100,000 CSI2* Synoil Energy Services Cup

by Starting Gate Communications | 8/9/2014 1:09:06 PM

U.S. Olympic gold and silver medalist Leslie Howard guided Tic Tac to victory in the $100,000 CSI2* Synoil Energy Services Cup on August 9 at the CSI2* Summer Festival at the Caledon Pan Am Equestrian Park in Palgrave, ON. (Ben Radvanyi Photography) Palgrave, Ontario – U.S. Olympic gold and silver medalist Leslie Howard topped an international starting field to win the $100,000 CSI2* Synoil Energy Services Cup at the CSI2* Summer Festival held August 6 to 10 at the Caledon Pan Am...

Mark Q Jumps Kevin Babington to Redeeming Win in $100,000 Strongid© C 2X™ Grand Prix

by HITS E-News | 8/4/2014 11:03:36 AM

Kevin Babington jumps to his second grand prix win at HITS Saugerties VI (ESI Photography) Saugerties, N.Y. - Kevin Babington and Shorapur were on the brink of their second grand prix win in a row at HITS Saugerties as they approached the fifth fence of Sunday’s jump-off. They were on track to best 15 contenders when Babington’s martingale got caught on his rein. “Once I got my tack sorted out we had already added three strides,” said Babington. “I knew her...

Juan Pablo Gaspar and Puetras So What Prove Perfect in SJHOF Junior Jumper Classic at Kentucky Summer Horse Show

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 7/28/2014 11:01:19 AM

Juan Pablo Gaspar and Puetras So What (Rebecca Walton/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - The South American contingent has had a strong showing during the Kentucky Summer Horse Show, and Sunday was no exception. Mexico's Juan Pablo Gaspar proved that speed is the name of the game when he took home top honors in the $7,500 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Junior Jumper Classic, sponsored by Sleepy P Ranch. Gaspar and his new mount Puetras So What were faultless over the jump-off track with a two...

George H. Morris Gladstone Program Concludes Exemplary Week at USET Foundation’s Hamilton Farms

by Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group Inc. International | 5/25/2014 5:46:01 PM

Gladstone, N.J. – The final day of the George H. Morris Gladstone Program came to a conclusion today at the USET Foundation Headquarters at Hamilton Farms. Legendary horseman, George Morris, pushed the 10 riders to their fullest potential in the flat and gymnastics phases, being as forward as the seat he advocates. The riders were tested through training in classical dressage, as well as over a full course featuring a water jump, liverpool, airy verticals, and a dodgy triple combination....

Farrington and his Blue Angel fly to victory in MAG-JLT Small Grand Prix

by From Piazza Di Siena | 5/24/2014 10:05:17 PM

Rome, Italy - Kent Farrington, the only American rider at Piazza di Siena this year, galloped to victory with Blue Angel in the Premio MAG-JLT Small Grand Prix this afternoon and now has his sights firmly set on securing the new D’Inzeo Brothers Trophy tomorrow afternoon. Uliano Vezzani’s track produced only eight first-round clears from a starting field of 63, partly due to a very tight time-allowed of 78 seconds. The jump-off line-up was world-class however, led by Germany’s...