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Georgina Bloomberg and Scott Brash Declare 2016 Season Open

by Longines Global Champions Tour | 4/6/2016 5:57:53 PM

Georgina Bloomberg threw down the gauntlet to the rest of the Global Champions League teams declaring “we have the best team”, as she sat alongside Miami Glory teammates Scott Brash (GBR), Kimberly GCL / Stefano Grasso Prince (USA) and Jessica Mendoza (GBR) earlier today at a pre-event press conference. Longines Global Champions Tour Founder and President Jan Tops spoke of the evolution of show jumping over the ten years of the Tour, and the thought behind the new Global Champions...

Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic Series Concludes with $130,000 Final and Leading Rider Award During Week Twelve at the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 4/1/2016 11:05:10 AM

Wellington, FL - April 1, 2016 - As the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) comes to a close, so too will the twelve-week Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic Series. One of the biggest supporters of the Winter Equestrian Festival, Suncast® is now in its eighth year of sponsorship. Suncast® presents the 1.50m Championship Jumper Series, always an exciting and competitive division throughout the winter season. In 2016, the series offered a total purse of $699,000 with 10 FEI...

Ocala Week IX Sunday Jumper Round-Up Featuring the $100,000 Sullivan GMC Truck Grand Prix

by HITS Horse Shows | 3/24/2016 11:52:04 AM

Ocala, Fla. - The countdown to the Great American $1 Million Grand Prix at HITS Post Time Farm on March 27 is on, but there was plenty excitment, not to mention big money opportunities in store for jumper exhibitors during Week IX of the Ocala Winter Circuit. Matthew Williams and Valinski S winning the $100,000 Sullivan GMC Truck Grand Prix (ESI Photography) $100,000 Sullivan GMC Truck Grand Prix The crowds turned out to see a field of 43 exhibitors compete for $100,000 in prize money sponsored...

Laura Graves and Verdades Hit Season High Mark with 79.475% in AGDF 10 FEI Grand Prix Freestyle CDI 4*, presented by Havensafe Farm

by Carly Weilminster | 3/19/2016 2:07:00 AM

Wellington, FL – March 18, 2016 – Laura Graves (USA) and Verdades performed one of their best FEI Grand Prix Freestyle tests so far this season at the Laura Graves and Verdades. Photo by SusanJStickle.com. Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF), earning a 79.475% to take a commanding win in the FEI Grand Prix Freestyle CDI 4*, presented by Havensafe Farm. Competition at AGDF continues tomorrow with the FEI Grand Prix Special CDI 3*, presented by The Dutta Corporation, and the...

Desert Circuit VI Hunters Jump for Prizes in the First of Week VI’s Special Hunter Classes

by HITS Horse Shows | 3/6/2016 5:59:35 PM

Thermal, Calif. - Hunter exhibitors took center stage as the weekend kicked off in Desert Circuit VI. Riders vied for a prestigious victory and a slice of the purse in Friday’s $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix and $1,500 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix. Katie Gardner and Maldini on their way to a $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix win. (ESI Photography) $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix The top 14 horse and riders from the first round returned to compete in the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix, which...

McLain Ward and HH Carlos Z Speed to Victory in $35,000 Douglas Elliman 1.45m Classic to Start WEF 7

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/24/2016 9:22:26 PM

McLain Ward and HH Carlos Z (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Week seven of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), sponsored by Suncast®, began Wednesday morning at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, with a win for McLain Ward (USA) and HH Carlos Z in the $35,000 Douglas Elliman 1.45m Jumper Classic. WEF 7, sponsored by Suncast®, runs February 24-28, 2016. The week's highlight classes include the $130,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup...

Graves and Verdades Return to Fine Form in FEI Grand Prix CDI 5*, Presented by Diamante Farms at AGDF 5

by Carly Weilminster | 2/11/2016 11:35:35 PM

Wellington, FL - February 11, 2016 - Topping a talented field of seasoned international competitors, Laura Graves (USA) and Verdades returned to their winning ways in the FEI Grand Prix CDI 5*, Laura Graves and Verdades. Photo by Susan J Stickle. presented by Diamante Farms, at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF). Competition at AGDF 5 continues tomorrow with the FEI Intermediaire I CDI 1*, presented by Kirk Arabians, at 8 a.m., the FEI Grand Prix Freestyle CDI 3*, presented by...

Week III of the Ocala Winter Circuit Sets the Stage for Hunter Exhibitors

by HITS Horse Shows | 2/9/2016 1:59:27 PM

Ocala, Fla. - The $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix and the $1,500 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix resumed a weekend packed with big opportunities for horses and riders at HITS Post Time Farm. Robert Lee and Cameron winning the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix (ESI Photography) $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix A talented field of thirty-three tested the course to vie for the blue as well as a prestigious qualifying opportunity for the $500,000 Diamond Mills Hunter Prix at the HITS Championship in September...

Alexander, Moffitt, Heise, and Yates Win $25,000 Artisan Farms Under 25 Team Event, Sponsored by The McNerney Family

by Equestrian Sport Production News | 2/6/2016 10:23:24 AM

Taylor Alexander, Tina Yates, Emma Heise, Emily Moffitt, and Chef d'Equipe Laura Kraut, with Carlene Ziegler of Artisan Farms, and ringmaster Christian Craig. (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Week four of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) featured a busy schedule of competition, with jumper action on both sides of the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) on Friday. The $35,000 Illustrated Properties 1.45m Classic was held in the International Ring on the main show grounds,...

Inspirational Adult Amateurs and Olympians are the Highlight of Second Championship Day of US Dressage Finals Presented By Adequan®

by Jennifer M. Keeler, Yellow Horse Marketing | 11/8/2015 10:27:21 AM

Earlier this week, things weren’t looking good for Catalina Sherwood as she pursued her dream of riding at the US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan®, a unique national head-to-head competition for adult amateur and open riders of all levels being held November 5-8, 2015 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. After a long van ride from Tucson, Ariz., her eight-year-old RPSI mare Razmitaz wasn’t her usual self. “She wasn’t feeling well when she came off the...