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Ellen Toon Wins Two in a Row, Pilots Mirror Image to Top in Hunt Ltd. Amateur-Owner Hunter Over 35

by Lindsay Brock for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/13/2015 12:56:17 PM

Ellen Toon and Mirror Image (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Earlier this week, Ellen Toon admitted that she was feeling a little rusty in the tack, but it didn't show as she won her second division championship during Week 10. After clinching the Adult Amateur 50 and Over Section A yesterday, Toon and James Toon's Mirror Image took the top tricolor in the Hunt LTD. Amateur-Owner Over 35 Division today. Still in her first year with the Toons at JT Farm in South Salem, New York, Mirror...

Graves and Verdades Amaze In Global Dressage Festival Week 10 FEI Grand Prix

by Carly Weilminster for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/13/2015 9:28:00 AM

Laura Graves and Verdades (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, Fla. - Laura Graves (USA) and Verdades will clearly be a force to be reckoned with this season, as the duo continues to improve and impress. In just their second show back since the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) this past August, the pair scored a remarkable 76.680% in the FEI Grand Prix CDI-W 3*, presented by Today's Equestrian and Diane and George Fellows, to start competition in the Large Tour off with a bang at Week 10...

Nick Dello Joio and Contiki Win WEF Challenge Cup Round 10

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/12/2015 9:16:26 PM

Nick Dello Joio and Contiki (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Nick Dello Joio (USA) and Coker Farm, Inc.'s Contiki were the winners over Kent Farrington (USA) and Robin Parsky's Blue Angel in a thrilling jump-off for Thursday's $34,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 10 at the 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Twenty-five-year-old Dello Joio edged out Farrington by less than one-tenth of a second for his first ever WEF Challenge Cup win. Michel Vaillancourt (USA) set the...

Charlotte Jorst Fulfills Life-Long Dream Aboard Kastels Adventure with First CDI Win at AGDF

by Carly Weilminster for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/12/2015 9:00:17 AM

Charlotte Jorst and Kastels Adventure (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, Fla. - Charlotte Jorst (USA) and Kastels Adventure achieved something most Adult Amateurs only dream of, when the duo placed first in the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival's (AGDF) Week 10 FEI Prix St. Georges CDI-W 1* class presented by Mike and Roz Collins, a class that boasted more than 40 entries. Jorst and Kastels Adventure won the class on a 71.842%, followed by Shelly Francis (USA) and Rubinio with a 71.605%...

Matthew Metell Cruises to Victory in The Ridge at Wellington's Turf Tour 1.30-1.35m Jumper Class

by Phelps Media Group International | 3/11/2015 9:34:40 PM

Matthew Metell and Cyon Z Won 1.30-1.35m Jumper Class at The Ridge at Wellington Turf Tour (Shannon Bower/Phelps Media Group) Wellington, Fla. - The Ridge at Wellington's Turf Tour returned to International Polo Club (IPC) Palm Beach to kick off the tenth week of competition. While the morning saw some unexpected showers, the afternoon brightened up and competitors flocked to the expansive polo fields to try their hand against some of Wellington's most competitive jumpers. It was a...

USEF Names Combinations for Stillpoint Farm Nations Cup CDIO3*

by USEF Communications Department | 3/11/2015 11:12:58 AM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations who will represent the United States at the Stillpoint Farm Nations Cup CDIO3*, which runs in conjunction with the Adequan Global Dressage Festival, March 24-28, 2015 in Wellington, Fla. The U.S. will field two teams each composed of two Big Tour and two Small Tour combinations. USA I Team The USA I Team will be composed of the following combinations: Big Tour Laura Graves...

USEF Names Combinations for Stillpoint Farm Nations Cup CDIO3*

by USEF Communications Department | 3/11/2015 11:12:30 AM

Lexington, Ky . - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the athlete-and-horse combinations representing the United States at the Stillpoint Farm Nations Cup CDIO3*, running in conjunction with the Adequan Global Dressage Festival, March 24-28, 2015 in Wellington, Fla. The U.S. will field two teams each composed of two Big Tour and two Small Tour combinations. USA I Team The USA I Team will be composed of the following combinations: Big Tour Laura Graves...

John Bragg Claims Sixth Devoucoux Win at HITS Thermal

by HITS E-News | 3/10/2015 1:01:50 PM

John Bragg and Social Hour, owned by Laura Strasburg, win the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix, Sunday, March 8, 2015, at HITS Thermal, in Bragg's fifth Devoucoux win this circuit (ESI Photography) Thermal, Calif. - John Bragg claimed his sixth $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix victory at HITS Thermal this past weekend on Social Hour, owned by Laura Strasburg — and second place on Pamela Mollenhoff's Lukatoni. Buddy Brown rounded out the top three on Finally Ours, owned by Derby Hill. Bragg...

Melissa Rudershausen & Abracadabra Win $7,500 Junior/AO Jumper High Classic at HITS Ocala

by HITS E-News | 3/9/2015 11:55:03 PM

Melissa Rudershausen and Abracadabra (ESI Photography) Ocala, Fla. - Melissa Rudershausen, of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, riding her own Abracadabra, took home the first-place prize in the $7,500 U-Dump/SJHOF Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper High Classic, presented by VETERA® XP Vaccines, on Sunday morning in the Ocala Horse Properties Stadium. Six moved onto the jump-off and Rudershausen had the advantage of going last, when one other rider had been double-clear. She posted a clear round in...

Angel Karolyi and Wings Win $50,000 Purina Animal Nutrition Grand Prix

by HITS E-News | 3/9/2015 9:35:24 PM

Angel Karolyi and Wings, owned by McLain Ward, Win the $50,000 Purina Animal Nutrition Grand Prix, Sunday, March 8, 2015, at HITS Ocala (ESI Photography) Ocala, Fla. - HITS Ocala VIII finished up with the $50,000 Purina Animal Nutrition Grand Prix, held in the Ocala Horse Properties Stadium on Sunday. Angel Karolyi of Aiken, South Carolina, riding McLain Ward’s Wings was the only rider to have two clear rounds for the win. Karolyi went last in the jump-off and took a chance by going...