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Ward Does It Again at $75,000 Empire State Grand Prix

by Classic Communications | 5/20/2012 10:00:00 PM

North Salem, NY - McLain Ward, Brewster, NY, and Grant Road Partners’ Zander captured the top prize in the $75,000 Empire State Grand Prix Sponsored by the Kincade Group to cap off two weeks of competition at the Old Salem Spring Horse Shows in North Salem, NY. A total of 10 horse-and-rider combinations from the starting field of 33 qualified for the jump-off. Cara Raether, North Palm Beach, FL, and Trelawny Farm’s Lyonell were the first to go and took the lead with a clear round in...

Biltmore Challenge Results

by USEF Endurance Department | 5/7/2012 2:48:56 PM

CEIJY 1* 80km 1st Heleen De Beer/DCL Mooi Vembe/7:42:05 CEI 1* 1st Misha Green/Vagas/6:22:30 2nd Lizanne Dorian/SH Sur Trad/6:47:12 3rd Barbara Hershberger/Kenlyn Irishman/7:33:05 CEIJY 2* 120km 1st Leigh Hutton (CAN)/Parker AES/8:24:40 2nd Christina Kimery/DJB Santanas Chief/8:45:27 3rd Mary Katherine Clark/Remminisonce/9:07:38 CEI 2* Ceci Butler Stasiuk/DJB Black AL Badi/7:38:35 Mary Farris/Thundering Overtime/8:38:50 TJ Vore/BHF Flashback/9:03:01 CEI 3* Eone Williamse(RSA)/My Wild Irish...

USEF Weekend Preview May 2, 2012

by USEF Communications Department | 5/2/2012 3:29:41 PM

Major equestrian competitions attended by U.S. athletes, both domestic and overseas, are listed in this weekly preview. Please look below to find competition listings by discipline* and breed. We hope you will follow the competitions that most interest you, but check Equestrian Weekly on Monday for a report of any top finishes by U.S. Equestrians. *lists of competitions in all international disciplines will include only FEI competitions within the USA and international FEI competitions in which...

USEF Weekend Preview April 25, 2012

by USEF Communications Department | 4/25/2012 3:00:40 PM

Major equestrian competitions attended by U.S. athletes, both domestic and overseas, are listed in this weekly preview. Please look below to find competition listings by discipline* and breed. We hope you will follow the competitions that most interest you, but check Equestrian Weekly on Monday for a report of any top finishes by U.S. Equestrians. *lists of competitions in all international disciplines will include only FEI competitions within the USA and international FEI competitions in which...

Festival of the Horse CDI 3*/Y/J Presented By HorseShow.com - Day One Wrap Up

by Yellow Horse Marketing for Cornerstone Event Management | 3/31/2012 5:00:00 AM

Steffen Peters & "Legolas 92" were presented with a HorseShow.com dress sheet by judge Mary Seefried for winning today's CDI Grand Prix Test (Jennifer M. Keeler) Burbank, CA - West Coast riders continued their journeys toward qualification for the Olympic Games today in San Juan Capistrano, CA at the Festival of the Horse CDI 3*/Y/J Presented By HorseShow.com. An international field of 41 CDI horses vied for critical qualifying scores in the Grand Prix, Intermediaire I, Young Rider, and...

USEF Weekend Preview March 21, 2012

by USEF Communications Department | 3/21/2012 12:48:00 PM

Major Equestrian competitions attended by US athletes, both domestic and overseas, are listed in this weekly preview. Please look below to find competition listings by discipline* and breed. We hope you will follow the competitions that most interest you, but check the USEF Week in Review on Monday for a report of any top finishes by US Equestrians. *lists of competitions in all international disciplines will include only FEI competitions within the USA and international FEI competitions in...

Chris Pratt Cruises to victory in Friday’s $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix at HITS Thermal to kickoff Horsepower Weekend

by HITS Communications | 3/9/2012 8:11:15 PM

Thermal, CA – As the final days of the 2012 HITS Desert Circuit approach, Chris Pratt of Lake View Terrace, California shifted things into high gear when he and Indigo Farms, LLC’s Cruise beat out 54 other starters to take the top prize in Friday’s $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health. Pratt’s victory is his first of the season after he and Cruise finished fourth in the $53,000 Chartis Grand Prix CSI2*-W, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, last...

David McPherson and Silver Spring, Scott Brash and Sanctos Van Het Gravenhof Share British Victory in $32,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round 9

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc | 3/9/2012 8:53:19 AM

David McPherson and Silver Spring (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - Top British riders David McPherson and Scott Brash each took home their winner's share on Thursday in a split class for round nine of the $32,000 WEF Challenge Cup Series at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Held in a 'California Split' due to the large number of entries, the class awarded two sets of placings, each with $32,000 distributed. McPherson and his own Silver Spring and Brash and Lady Harris...

USEF Weekend Preview March 7, 2012

by From the USEF Communications Department | 3/7/2012 12:00:10 PM

Major Equestrian competitions attended by US athletes, both domestic and overseas, are listed in this weekly preview. Please look below to find competition listings by discipline* and breed. We hope you will follow the competitions that most interest you, but check the USEF Week in Review on Monday for a report of any top finishes by US Equestrians. *lists of competitions in all international disciplines will include only FEI competitions within the USA and international FEI competitions in...

FEI Nations Cup Eventing Debuts at Fontainebleau

by FEI | 2/15/2012 4:00:16 PM

The FEI’s first team Eventing series, the FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing 2012, will début at Fontainebleau (FRA) on 22-25 March 2012. The brand new six-leg series, which will take place on a trial basis this year, is open to all nations fielding one team composed of 3 or 4 riders at each leg. The FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing 2012 will be run under FEI Eventing rules at CICO and CCIO 3* level and riders will accumulate points under a dedicated system created for the new series....