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Richie Moloney and Alsvid Win $35,000 Douglas Elliman 1.45m Classic at WEF 4

by Equestrian Sport Productions | 2/3/2016 9:49:03 AM

Richie Moloney and Alsvid (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Week four of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) kicked off on Wednesday morning with a win for Richie Moloney (IRL) and Equinimity LLC's Alsvid in the $35,000 Douglas Elliman 1.45m Jumper Classic. WEF 4, sponsored by Ariat®, runs February 3-7, 2016, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL. The week will feature the Great Charity Challenge presented by Fidelity Investments® on Saturday,...

Hunter Hayes to Perform during Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event

by Classic Communications | 2/1/2016 12:06:26 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, Presented by Land Rover will feature a special concert- Hunter Hayes & Friends - following Saturday's Cross-Country. Known as the "Best Weekend All Year," Rolex Kentucky takes place April 28 - May 1 at the Kentucky Horse Park. Hayes, a 5-time GRAMMY nominee whose hits include his most recent single "21" and the No. 1 smashes "Wanted," "Somebody's Heartbreak" and "I Want Crazy," will perform at the Alltech Arena at the Kentucky...

Leida Collins-Strijk and Don Tignanello Sweep Small Tour Competition at AGDF 3

by Carly Weilminster | 1/31/2016 6:34:53 PM

Wellington, FL - January 31, 2016 - Leida Collins-Strijk (NED) and Don Tignanello took a clean sweep of Small Tour competition at the third week of the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF), earning wins in all three classes presented by Chesapeake Dressage Institute. Collins-Strijk and Don Tignanello completed their dominating week this afternoon, earning a 75.792% in the FEI Intermediaire I Freestyle to take top honors. Michael Klimke (GER) and Djamba Djokiba followed in second place...

Skyllar Beckel and Lyons Creek Action Take $10,000 NAL Children's Jumper Final

by Classic Communications | 10/17/2015 10:32:30 AM

Skyllar Beckel and Lyons Creek Action Take $10,000 NAL Children's Jumper Final (Al Cook - www.alcookphoto.com) Harrisburg, Pa. - Skyllar Beckel of New Albany. OH, rode her Lyons Creek Action to victory in the $10,000 North American League (NAL) Children's Jumper Final Presented by EquiFit at the 70th Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg, PA. Seven horses out of a starting field of 30 made it through a difficult first round course to contest over the jump off round. Course designer...

Smith and Coleman Lead after Dressage at The Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International

by USEF Communications Department | 10/16/2015 5:10:20 PM

Elkton, Md. – The quest for National Championship titles got underway this week with two days of dressage at The Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International. Athletes from 24 states performed their tests as part of The Dutta Corp./USEF Three- and Two-Star Eventing National Championships. Tamra Smith and Mai Baum currently lead the CCI3* with a score of 38.5 while Will Coleman and Tight Lines sit atop the CCI2* leaderboard on a score of 42.5. Tamra Smith and Mai Baum (Shannon Brinkman Photo)...

Daniel Bluman's Patience Pays Off For a Win in $212,000 U.S. Open CSI 3* Grand Prix, presented by Rolex

by Central Park Horse Show | 9/25/2015 11:47:43 AM

Daniel Bluman and Conconcreto Believe (Josh Walker for The Chronicle of the Horse) New York, N.Y. - Show jumping returned to Wollman Rink as it played host to the third day of competition at the second-annual Rolex Central Park Horse Show with the $212,000 U.S. Open CSI 3* Grand Prix, presented by Rolex, on Friday evening. Colombia's Daniel Bluman has been waiting to win a coveted Rolex watch since the start of his career in show jumping, but the wait is over after he piloted Conconcreto...

Lisa Goldman and Morocco Victorious in $10,000 Welcome Stake Sponsored by Adequan at Showplace Fall Classic Championship

by Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group | 9/10/2015 1:52:31 PM

Lisa Goldman and Morocco win the $10,000 Open Welcome Stake, sponsored by Adequan, during the Showplace Fall Classic Championship. (Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group) Wayne, Ill. - More than two seconds separated the top three finishers in the $10,000 Open Welcome Stake, sponsored by Adequan, at the Showplace Fall Classic Championship on Thursday. The lead continued to change hands throughout the 13-horse jump-off, with each consecutive rider gaining speed in an attempt to find their way to the...

Alison Robitaille Rides to the Win in $50,000 Kentucky Summer Classic Grand Prix

by Phelps Media Group | 8/1/2015 11:22:50 PM

Alison Robitaille and Cassinja Lexington, KY - August 1, 2015 - Alison Robitaille has traveled to the Olympics as a first alternate, competed at the World Equestrian Games and won team silver at the Pan American Games, but in recent years, as she busily brings along young horses and two young children of her own, she has been continually knocking on the door of a grand prix win. On Saturday night at the Kentucky Horse Park she knocked the door all the way down and rode away with an impressive...

Julie Welles Dominates $30,000 Manchester & the Mountains Grand Prix at Vermont Summer Festival

by Jump Media | 8/1/2015 7:03:31 PM

Julie Welles and Virginia W Z on their way to victory in the $30,000 Manchester & the Mountains Grand Prix on August 1 at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT. (Photo by David Mullinix Photography) East Dorset, Vermont – Julie Welles of Wellington, FL, was first, second and third in the $30,000 Manchester & the Mountains Grand Prix, winning aboard Virginia W Z on Saturday, August 1 at the 2015 Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT. The Vermont Summer Festival runs...

Molly Sewell and EL Raymond Ride to the Win in $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby at Kentucky Summer Horse Show

by Phelps Media Group | 7/26/2015 9:35:08 PM

Molly Sewell and EL Raymond (Phelps Media Group) Lexington, KY - July 26, 2015 - When it comes to winning the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby at the Kentucky Summer Horse Show, Molly Sewell and EL Raymond are two-for-two. The pair won the class last year at the Kentucky Horse Park, and they returned on Sunday to do it again this year. "He never lets me down. I think we've been in the top four of every derby that we've ever done - usually winning because that's what Raymond does,"...