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NBC and USEF Network Will Offer Extensive Coverage of the 2012 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bridgestone

by USEF Communications Department | 4/12/2012 9:11:58 AM

Extensive Coverage of the 2012 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bridgestone will be available to millions of people around the world. An unprecedented five hours of television coverage of the western hemisphere's only CCI4* will air on the NBC family of channels as the Rolex Equestrian Championships presented by Land Rover. For the intensity and excitement of the Cross-Country phase, tune into Universal Sports on Saturday, April 28th from 10:00am - 12:00pmET and NBC Sports...

Horse Inspection and Auction Kick Off Galway Downs International Horse Trials

by Galway Downs news | 3/31/2011 12:54:00 PM

Temecula, CA — A total of 57 horses passed the horse inspection at the Galway Downs International Horse Trials this afternoon. The ground jury accepted all 14 of the CIC3* horses presented to them without a second look. All 14 of the CC2* horses who were presented today will also start in dressage tomorrow. This afternoon also featured the presentation of 19 of the 20 horses offered for sale in the third annual Elite Event Horse Auction. The horses range from just-started Thoroughbreds and...

New Schedule Announced for Galway Downs International Horse Trials

by By John Strassburger and Heather Bailey | 3/18/2010 10:07:00 AM

Riders in the Galway Downs International Horse Trials will compete under a different schedule and format than previously announced for the event at the Southern California Equestrian Center on March 26-28. The 21 horses entered in the CIC***, along with those in the CIC** and CIC*, will still perform their dressage tests on Friday, but now they’ll also show jump on Friday afternoon, starting at 1 p.m. Their competition will climax on Saturday with the now increasingly decisive cross-country...

Jumper Classic Welcomes New Show Manager for 2010

by By Anne Wargo | 11/2/2009 3:39:00 PM

The Jumper Classic, New England's premieer high-performance show-jumping event held each September since 1989, welcomes a new show manager—Bridget Fleming. Fleming steps up to the position Margaret (Peggy) Lynch held for 19 years and brings an extensive background in events management, sales management, and hunter/jumper equestrian competition to her new position. She is a resident of Hampton Falls, NH, home to the Jumper Classic at Silver Oak Equestrian Center. "Bridget has been both an...

Andy Kocher Wins $25,000 Nutrena Grand Prix

by Classic Company | 1/26/2015 8:43:36 PM

Andy Kocher and Land Rebel sail over the CWD oxer on their way to the win Saturday night (A&S Photography) Pensacola, Fla. - Andrew Kocher of Lake St. Louis, Missouri has had a very successful run during Week II of the Gulf Coast Winter Classics in Pensacola. After scoring a trifecta win in Friday's $5,000 HorseFlight Open Welcome class, he went on to win the $25,000 Nutrena Grand Prix with his own Land Rebel under the lights in the covered arena on Saturday night. "The course looked...

Kocher and Land Rebel Win $25,000 Nutrena Grand Prix

by Classic Communications | 1/19/2015 2:48:48 AM

Andy Kocher and Land Rebel sail over the CWD oxer on their way to the win Saturday night (A&S Photography) Pensacola, Fla. - Andrew Kocher of Lake St. Louis, Missouri has had a very successful run during Week II of the Gulf Coast Winter Classics in Pensacola. After scoring a trifecta win in Friday's $5,000 HorseFlight Open Welcome class, he went on to win the $25,000 Nutrena Grand Prix with his own Land Rebel under the lights in the covered arena on Saturday night. "The course looked...

Greg Prince is "King" of the $10,000 Open Hunter Derby

by Classic Communications | 9/1/2010 11:22:00 AM

Halifax, MA -August 27, 2010- Gregory Price and Mariano became derby royalty following their win in the $10,000 3'3" Open Hunter Derby on the fourth day of competition at the Fieldstone Summer Showcase. The Summer Showcase, which runs August 24-29, features top-notch equestrian competition, great prize money, and nightly parties. The schedule for this year's Summer Showcase is highlighted by the $35,000 Grand Prix, which will be held on Fieldstone's pristine, all grass Grand Prix field on...

The Spring Event at Woodside Gets You Close to the Action

by By Heather Bailey and John Strassburger | 5/19/2010 4:57:00 PM

San Francisco Bay-area equestrian fans who can’t attend the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games this autumn will enjoy a special treat at the Spring Event At Woodside on May 28-30. Fans can sit or stand close by as the West Coast’s best event riders compete in dressage, cross-country and show jumping at the inviting Horse Park at Woodside. All levels—from beginner novice to advanced—perform their dressage tests on Friday, and the 30-plus contestants in the featured $30,000...

Galway Downs International Horse Trials Kicks Off World Championship Year

by By John Strassburger and Heather Bailey | 2/11/2010 12:23:00 PM

At least half a dozen U.S. riders aiming to represent the United States at the 2010 Eventing World Championships will launch their selection bids at the Galway Downs International Horse Trials on March 26-28. The CIC*** at Galway Downs will be a vitally important preparation event for these riders as they head for the Rolex Kentucky CCI**** in late April, the primary U.S. selection trial for the Eventing World Championships. Several Canadian World Championship candidates are also expected to...

Collier and Boyer Aim To Top Galway Downs International Three-Day Event

by By John Strassburger and Heather Bailey | 10/22/2009 12:48:00 PM

Anna Collier and Julie Ann Boyer have each won international divisions at Galway Downs events in the last year, and on October 30-November 1, they’ll be facing off in the CCI** at the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event. Boyer, 50, will be riding her Thoroughbred mare Rumor Hazit, with whom she was victorious in the CIC** at the Galway Downs International Horse Trials last March. Collier, 33, won the CCI** last October at the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event on Uppercrust D....