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Kent Farrington and Voyeur Top $400,000 Pan American Cup, Presented by Rolex

by Lauren Fisher | 7/12/2015 8:10:26 PM

Kent Farrington and Voyeur Calgary, AB, Canada – July 12, 2015 – Kent Farrington (USA) and Amalaya Investments’ Voyeur concluded the Spruce Meadows ‘Pan American’ Tournament CSI 5*, presented by Rolex, with a masterful win Sunday. Competing in the $400,000 Pan American Cup, presented by Rolex, competition ended impressively as the three highest ranked American riders in the world claimed top honors. With Farrington leading the way, Beezie Madden (USA) finished...

Richard Spooner and Chivas Z Win $85,000 ASHCOR Technologies Cup at Spruce Meadows

by Lauren Fisher | 7/10/2015 8:02:09 PM

Richard Spooner of USA riding Chivas Z © Spruce Meadows Media Services Calgary, AB, Canada – July 10, 2015 – USA’s Richard Spooner jumped to victory aboard his own Chivas Z in the $85,000 ASHCOR Technologies Cup on Friday of the ‘Pan American’ Tournament, presented by Rolex, at Spruce Meadows. Friday’s competition also included a $34,000 Friends of the Meadows 1.45m competition with a win for Brazil’s Eduardo Menezes and Carushka 2. The ‘Pan...

Wilhelm Genn and Welcome COR Blaze the Way to Win $50,000 Grand Prix of Traverse City, Sponsored by Meijer

by Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group | 7/5/2015 7:21:06 PM

Wilhelm Genn and Welcome COR win the $50,000 Grand Prix of Traverse City, sponsored by Meijer, during the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival. Pictured with Kendall Meijer (left) and Patty Genn (right). (Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group) Traverse City, MI - July 5, 2016 - For Wilhelm Genn the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival at Flintfields Horse Park holds nostalgic memories. One in particular flashed across his face Sunday afternoon as he won the $50,000 Grand Prix of Traverse City, presented by...

Hayley Barnhill and Zephire Win $25,000 Antares Welcome Stake as Only Double Clear

by Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group | 7/3/2015 9:00:16 PM

Hayley Barnhill and Zephire (Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group) Traverse City, MI - July 3, 2015 - Hayley Barnhill has competed at the Flintfields Horse Park for four years, riding to the top of the ranks, but always falling just shy of the first place finish. Friday afternoon, that all changed during the opening week of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festval. Barnhill posted the only double clear ride of the $25,000 Antares Welcome Stake with Zephire, owned by Barnhill Enterprises, LLC, riding to...

U.S. Team and Individuals Claim Gold at U.S. Saddle Seat Invitational

by USEF Communications Department | 6/29/2015 5:03:00 PM

New Orleans, La. - The 2015 U.S. Saddle Seat Invitational concluded on Saturday, June 27 at Cascade Stables, Inc. in New Orleans, La., with the United States repeating their 2013 performance by sweeping the top podium positions in the competition. The U.S. took home Gold medals in both the Three-Gaited and Five-Gaited sections, and won the Individual Competition in both sections. U.S. Team Three- and Five-Gatied Sections Gold medalists (Erin DesNoyers) Athletes from the U.S., Canada, and South...

Osvaldo Ornia Pacher Sees Second Day of Victory in $5,000 USHJA Swan Lake National Hunter Derby

by Emily Meehan, Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 6/18/2015 11:18:11 PM

Osvaldo Ornia Pacher and Provenance Littlestown, PA - June 18, 2015 - As rain came down over Swan Lake Stables on Thursday afternoon, Osvaldo Ornia Pacher and Palermo Show Stable's Provenance delivered two seamless, smooth rounds in sharp contrast to the turbulent skies overhead. When the rain clouds cleared and the dust settled in the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby, it was Pacher and Provenance who had risen to the top of the field to claim victory in the Swan Lake Summer Kick Off...

Lisa Goldman and Morocco Win $20,000 Welcome Stake Sponsored by The Novak Family During the Spring Spectacular III

by Kendall Bierer | 6/18/2015 10:19:11 PM

Lisa Goldman and Morocco win the $20,000 Welcome Stake, sponsored by The Novak Family, during the Spring Spectacular III Wayne, IL - June 18, 2015 - The third day of the Showplace Productions Spring Spectacular III opened with a bang on Thursday as the skies threatened another day of torrential rain. Luckily for the Lamplight Equestrian Center, the grey clouds lifted and the sun returned to the facility in enough time for a full day slated with action. The Grand Prix Ring was alive with action...

Dorothy Douglas and S&L Elite Secure $50,000 Barrington Saddlery Grand Prix as Only Double Clear

by Kendall Bierer | 6/6/2015 2:25:46 PM

Dorothy Douglas and S&L Elite win the $50,000 Barrington Saddlery Grand Prix as the only pair to jump double clear. Wayne, IL - June 6, 2015 - Jumping a national standard $50,000 grand prix is a feat of its own. For Dorothy Douglas and S&L Elite, jumping to the only double clear effort of the $50,000 Barrington Saddlery Grand Prix at the Showplace Spring Spectacular Horse Show marked a moment Douglas will always remember. "This is definitely a highpoint," eventual winner Douglas said....

Laura Linback and Attention Please Victorious in $5,000 SJHOF Junior/Amateur-Owner Classic at Showplace Fall Classic

by Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 9/13/2014 10:43:36 AM

Laura Linback and Attention Please rode to the top of the $5,000 SJHOF Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic at the Showplace Productions Fall Classic (Phelps media Group, Inc) Wayne, Ill. - The seconds ticked away in the background as Laura Linback navigated Attention Please through the serpentine of obstacles. It came down to two competitors in the $5,000 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Junior/Amateur-Owner Classic presented by Wisconsin Equine Clinic, but Linback captured the win with her young...

Julie Welles Jumps to Victory on Opening Day of 2014 American Gold Cup CSI4*-W

by Emily Riden for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 9/10/2014 10:13:33 PM

Julie Welles and Twan (Emily Riden/Phelps Media Group) North Salem, N.Y. - The 2014 edition of the American Gold Cup CSI4*-W kicked off today at Old Salem Farm, and from the perfectly manicured jump field to the phenomenal weather and the equally phenomenal competition, there was no place better to be horse showing today - particularly if you were Julie Welles or Shane Sweetnam. Welles and Sweetnam each rode away with victories in the $8,000 Danbury Porsche Audi 1.40m Open Jumpers. With over...