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Nick Skelton Scores Again in $32,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round 2 with Carlo 273

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/19/2012 9:33:18 PM

Ken Berkley and Prestige Win Sanctuary First Year Green Working Hunter Championship Wellington, FL - Nick Skelton (GBR) accumulated another win at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) today in the $32,000 WEF Challenge Cup 2, this time taking the top prize with Beverley Widdowson's Carlo 273. The Irish took the next two places, with Richie Moloney on Slieveanorra, owned by Equinimity LLC/Richie Moloney in second and Cian O'Connor on Ashkirk Ltd. & Cian...

Beezie Madden and Simon Take First "Saturday Night Lights" Victory in $30,000 Surpass Grand Prix

by Jennifer Wood and Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/15/2012 10:00:00 AM

Spandau and Schaefer Raposa Garner Marley Goodman Small Junior Hunter 16-17 Championship Wellington, FL - The FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) hosted its first "Saturday Night Lights" event this evening with the $30,000 Surpass Grand Prix. Olympic gold medalist Beezie Madden (USA) and new mount Simon, owned by Abigail Wexner, took home the blue ribbon. Nick Skelton (GBR) and Beverley Widdowson's Unique finished second, while Cian O'Connor (IRL) rode Blue Loyd, owned...

World Dressage Masters Palm Beach Announces Change to Line-Up

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 1/6/2012 4:19:00 PM

Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro. Photo courtesy of British Dressage Wellington, FL - Organizers of the World Dressage Masters presented by Axel Johnson Group have been informed that the stallion Totilas and his rider Matthias Rath of Germany will be unable to attend the WDM Palm Beach presented by International Polo Club Palm Beach, which is set to take place January 26th to 28th. "I received a call this morning from Paul Schockemöhle, one of the owners of Totilas," said WDM Palm Beach...

USEF Announces 2012 Eventing Developing Riders

by USEF Communications Department | 11/22/2011 6:56:39 PM

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Eventing High Performance program congratulates the following horse and rider combinations for their acceptance into the 2012 Developing Rider Program. 2012 USEF Developing Riders Susan Beebee (Southern Pines, NC) and Plan Bee Equestrian's Wolf Wolf is an 8-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding Maya Black (Clinton, WA) and her own and Teresa Stewart's Konyagi Konyagi is a 10-year-old Thoroughbred gelding and Dawn Dofelmier's...

USEF High Performance Training Lists Updated for the 2012 Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team

by USEF Communications Department | 11/20/2011 2:00:16 PM

Lexington, KY - The USEF Eventing High Performance Training Lists have been revised for the upcoming 2012 season. Athlete/Horse combinations will be invited to participate in training sessions this winter with U.S. Chef d'Equipe and Technical Advisor Capt. Mark Phillips. Preparation for and success at the 2012 Olympic Games were the Eventing Selectors and the High Performance Committee's highest priorities in developing these lists. A List Phillip Dutton (West Grove, PA) and Bruce...

Sarah Milliren, Brook Pettet, Madison Cameron and Morgan Geller Top 2011 ASPCA Maclay Regional Championships

by Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 9/23/2011 10:23:00 AM

Wellington, FL - The 2011 ASPCA Maclay Regional Championships continued this past weekend with competitors for Regions 5, 6, 7 and 8 vying for the top honors in their respective regional competitions. On September 18, 2011, talented horse and rider combinations began competing to place in the top 60% of their classes, earning the top combinations an invitation to the prestigious finals held in Lexington, KY, for the Alltech National Horse Show. Taking home the blue ribbon prize and winning...

Kent Farrington Sweeps the Day at the Fidelity Investments Jumper Classic

by Jennifer Wood Media Inc. | 9/18/2011 8:00:58 PM

Calvin Van Het Wuitenshof and Kent Farrington. Flashpoint Photography. Hampton Falls, NH - The Fidelity Investments® Jumper Classic®, presented by Porsche, was all Kent Farrington today as he won both feature classes. He and Samar, owned by R.C.G. Farm, repeated their win from yesterday, this time in the $15,000 Equine Insurance Services Speed Stake presented by Great American Insurance Group. He then topped a strong field of contenders in the $75,000 Fidelity Investments Grand Prix...

2011 Nutrena/USEA American Eventing Championships, Presented by Bit of Britain - Part 2

by USEA | 9/10/2011 11:00:00 AM

The second day of the Nutrena/USEA American Eventing Championships, presented by Bit of Britain, boasted sunny skies at Chattahoochee Hills. Two disciplines and all levels competed today; Advanced through Training ran cross-country while Novice and Beginner-Novice competed in dressage. Advanced Allison Springer & Arthur - 1st in Advanced (Emily Daily/USEA photo). The top five standings in $25,000 Merial Advanced division remained the same after cross-country. Allison Springer and Arthur had...

Mandatory Outing for the 2011 Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team Set to Begin

by Joanie Morris | 8/25/2011 9:00:43 AM

Lexington, KY - The journey to the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico makes its next eventing stop in Richland, Michigan. Fourteen of the 15 horses currently short-listed by the USEF head to the Midwest to contest their Mandatory Outing at the Richland Park CIC and Horse Trials August 25-28. The Pan American Games will be contested at the CCI2* level in 2011, which gives many riders who have never before represented the United States the chance to ride on the Land Rover U.S....

Laura Kraut Victorious in Sparkassen-Youngsters Cup; Steffen Peters Continues to Win; and Chester Weber Drives to Third Overall

by Jennifer Wood for USEF | 7/17/2011 10:50:00 AM

Laura Kraut clears a jump on her horse Teirra during the Warsteiner jumping competition on July 13, 2011, in Aachen, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Images). Aachen, Germany - Another American victory came Saturday at the World Equestrian Festival CHIO in Aachen, Germany. Show jumper Laura Kraut rode Woodstock O, owned by Joan Kalman and The Freedom Group, to the win in the Sparkassen-Youngsters Cup. They were also awarded with the overall special prize for the best rider/horse of...