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Mid-Winter Dressage Fair & CDI-W/Y/J - Day Three

by Yellow Horse Marketing for Cornerstone Event Management | 2/26/2012 7:22:34 PM

Brandi Roenick was all smiles after topping the CDI Young Rider division on "Pretty Lady" as well as the Intermediaire Freestyle with "Nobel". (Jennifer M. Keeler) Burbank, CA - On the final day of the Mid-Winter Dressage Fair CDI-W/Y/J, competitors vied for top honors in the Intermediaire Freestyle. Young Rider Brandi Roenick topped senior competitors to claim the win with "Nobel", a 17-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Rohdiamant x Hestella) owned by Tracy Roenick of Scottsdale, AZ. Her score...

World Dressage Masters Palm Beach Grand Prix Order of Go

by Karen Robinson for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 1/27/2012 11:44:50 AM

Wellington, FL - Following the draw for order of go at the WDM Palm Beach presented by International Polo Club Palm Beach, the competition for Friday afternoon's Nürnberger Grand Prix is as follows: 2:00 PM Carl Hester (GBR) Wie Atlantico De Ymas 2:09 PM Yvonne Losos de Muñiz (DOM) Liebling II 2:18 PM Heather Blitz (USA) Paragon 2:27 PM Pierre St Jacques (USA) Lucky Tiger 2:36 PM Ashley Holzer (CAN) Breaking Dawn 2:45 PM James Koford (USA) Pharaoh 2:54 PM ***Break*** ***Break***...

Scott Brash and Intertoy Z Top $50,000 Wellington Equestrian Realty Grand Prix, CSI 2*

by Jennifer Wood and Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/22/2012 7:52:45 AM

Sambalino and Becky Gochman Top Elite Shavings Amateur-Owner Over 35 Championship Wellington, FL - January 21, 2012 - A great crowd came out to watch the $50,000 Wellington Equestrian Realty Grand Prix, CSI 2* at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF). Topping a full field of competitors and winning in front of more than 4,000 spectators was Great Britain's Scott Brash on Stan Brash's Intertoy Z. Olympic gold medalist Eric Lamaze (CAN) was second on Torrey Pines &...

USEF Names Jumping Team for CSIO-W Buenos Aires

by USEF Communications Department | 11/16/2011 11:27:33 AM

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named the four athlete/horse combinations to represent the U.S. at CSIO-W Buenos Aires in Argentina. This CSIO will take place over Thanksgiving weekend (November 23-27). The following Team will represent the United States in Argentina: Cara Raether (Bedford, NY) will ride Trelawny Farm's Lyonell Lyonell is a 10-year-old Sachsen-Anhaltiner gelding Cara Anthony (Redmond, WA) will ride Potcreek Partners, LLC's Woodpecker...

Todd Minikus and Sweetheart Blaze to Victory in Sasco Creek Farm $50,000 Welcome Stake at the Alltech National Horse Show

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 11/2/2011 10:40:22 AM

Lexington, KY - It was a thrilling night of competition in the Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park as the Alltech National Horse Show, 128th Edition, made its debut at its new home. The top horses and riders from around the world showed up tonight to compete during the Sasco Creek Farm International Open Jumpers $50,000 Welcome Stake, benefiting the Alltech Sustainable Haiti Project. Riders raced over the technical track set by Richard Jeffery, and with a blazing pace of 57.93 seconds the...

Noah Buehler and Porsche Win North American League Pony Jumper Finals at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show

by Classic Communications | 10/13/2011 11:51:00 AM

Noah Buehler and Porsche Win the North American League Pony Jumper Finals. (Al Cook Photo). Harrisburg, PA – Noah Buehler of Wall, NJ, took top honors in the North American League (NAL) $5,000 Pony Jumper Finals at the 66th annual Pennsylvania National Horse Show on Thursday evening riding Porsche, his 11-year-old Quarter Horse. Buehler was the only rider out of the field of 16 that negotiated a clear round to win the class. Elizabeth Shaffer and Styled with Perfection managed to leave...

Championship Action Wraps Up on Final Day of California Dressage Society Championships

by Jennifer Keeler, Yellow Horse Marketing | 10/9/2011 9:00:30 PM

Final championship ribbons were presented Sunday in Rancho Murieta, CA, for the 44th Annual California Dressage Society Championship Show presented by HorseShow.com, in conjunction with the CDS Young Horse Futurity (including the Cal-Bred Futurity), the Great American Insurance Group/USDF Region 7 Dressage Championships, and the Great American Insurance Group/USDF Breeders Championships West Coast Series Final. Jaye Cherry & "Santana" win the CDS Horse of the Year title for Open Training...

U.S. Drivers Look Strong in Slovenia as Temple and Matheson Cruise to Top Placings

by USEF Communications | 9/22/2011 5:00:26 PM

Lexington, KY – The U.S. drivers put in incredible performances on the first day of competition at the FEI World Pony Driving Championships. Competition got underway in Lipica, Slovenia, with the Pony Pair Championship and the first section of the Pony Singles Championship completing the driven dressage. The U.S. drivers are poised for top individual honors as they occupy first and third places in these two championship divisions. The U.S. Team ready for competition in Lipica....

Ladies Night! Coe Operates for a One-Two Victory

by EquestriSol for Blenheim EquiSports | 9/16/2011 11:00:46 AM

Kirsten Coe and Baronez pictured with (from left) Moti Ferder, Equ Lifestyle's Francisco Pasquel, Tomas Harlan, Melissa Brandes, Robert Ridland, Nathalie Cooper and RJ Brandes. CapturedMomentPhoto.com. San Juan Capistrano, CA – Twenty couples toured the track designed by Leopoldo Palacios in tonight's $50,000 World Cup Qualifying Grand Prix, presented by Equ Lifestyle Magazine in the Blenheim Farms Covered Arena. Of those twenty we saw four fault free trips, all ridden by talented...

William Fox-Pitt Wins Record Sixth Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials; American Boyd Martin Defies the Odds With Neville Bardos

by Joanie Morris | 9/4/2011 3:54:00 PM

Boyd Martin and Neville Bardos. Photo: www.stockimageservices.com. Lexington, KY - There are incredible stories and then there is the story of the 2011 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials. Not only did William Fox-Pitt ride Parklane Hawk to a record sixth win of his career, but a little American horse named Neville Bardos defied every possible odd to finish seventh in the world's toughest four-star. Fox-Pitt and the New Zealand Thoroughbred added one time fault in the show jumping to his...