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Tracy Magness and Tarco Van Ter Moude Triumph in $50,000 Vermont Summer Celebration Grand Prix

by Starting Gate Communications | 8/11/2012 7:21:34 PM

Tracy Magness and Tarco Van Ter Moude won the $50,000 Vermont Summer Celebration Grand Prix on Saturday, August 11, at the 2012 Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT. (David Mullinix Photography) East Dorset, VT – Tracy Magness, of Hughesville, MD, rode M/M John Bartko’s Tarco Van Ter Moude to victory in the $50,000 Vermont Summer Celebration Grand Prix, on Saturday, August 11, at the 2012 Vermont Summer Festival. In a ten-horse jump-off, Magness had the only clear round to...

Peter Leone and Tuvalu Victorious in $3,500 DG Ventures Speed Derby at The Jumper Classic®

by Jennifer Wood Media Inc. | 8/11/2012 8:33:02 AM

Peter Leone and Tuvalu (Tammy Hardy Photography.) Hampton Falls, NH – Speed was the word of the day at The Jumper Classic®, presented by Fidelity Investments® and Audi of America. In the $3,500 DG Ventures Speed Derby, Olympian Peter Leone piloted Tuvalu, owned by Alison Finger, to the fastest clear round for victory. Located in the beautiful town of Hampton Falls, NH, The Jumper Classic is New England’s premier equestrian event. This elite level competition attracts the...

Aaron Vale and Spirit of Alena Capture Young Jumper Victory at Kentucky Summer Horse Show

by Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 8/2/2012 8:23:29 AM

Aaron Vale and Spirit of Alena rode to the victory in the Seven/Eight-Year-Old Jumpers at the Kentucky Summer Classic. (Kendall Bierer/PMG) Lexington, KY - Riders of the top caliber competed this afternoon at the Kentucky Horse Park to commence the second day of the Kentucky Summer Classic. The Young Jumpers took center stage as the sun sat overhead the Rolex Stadium, competing in the Six-Year-Old and Seven/Eight-Year-Old Jumper classes. Christian Heineking and Aaron Vale captured today's...

Angela Covert-Lawrence Wins Grand Prix of St. Lazare

by Starting Gate Communications | 5/27/2012 9:31:25 AM

Angela Covert-Lawrence of St. Lazare, QC, riding Utan won the $25,000 Eastwood Equine Grand Prix of St. Lazare on Saturday, May 28, at the 2011 Pépinière and St. Lazare Horse Shows (Cealy Tetley) St. Lazare, Quebec – Angela Covert-Lawrence of St. Lazare, QC, scored victory on home turf, winning the $25,000 Eastwood Equine Grand Prix held Saturday, May 26, during the 38th annual Pépinière and St. Lazare Horse Shows in St. Lazare, QC. The win marked the third victory in the...

Madden and Simon Win $50,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic

by Helen Murray | 5/11/2012 10:57:55 PM

Lexington, KY- Efficient clear rounds were at a premium as elite horses and riders went to task over Richard Jeffery’s demanding track in the $50,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic. Of the 23 horse and rider pairs to enter the Rolex Stadium, 15 were combinations from the USEF Long List for the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2012 Olympic Games. Friday’s feature Grand Prix at the Kentucky Horse Park served as the first of two classes the long listed pairs will contest in the 2012 US Show...

Daniel Bluman and Sancha LS Conquer All-Star Lineup in the $500,000 FTI Consulting Finale Grand Prix, CSI 5*

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 4/1/2012 10:55:10 AM

Kraut Wins $100,000 FTI Consulting Rider Challenge, Skelton Takes $50,000 Suncast 1.50m Championship Jumper Series Bonus, Lamaze Triumphs In $32,000 Suncast 1.50m Championship Jumper Series Final Wellington, FL - March 31, 2012 - Twenty-two-year-old Daniel Bluman, of Colombia, jumped to an exciting victory on Saturday night in the $500,000 FTI Consulting Finale Grand Prix, CSI 5* at the 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF). Over 7,000 fans filled the stands to see the best...

FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival: Week Ten Wrap-up

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/19/2012 4:39:00 PM

Nick Skelton and Big Star Repeat Victory in $80,000 Pennfield Feeds CSI 3* Grand Prix The tenth week of the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) concluded with a day full of jumper competition at The Stadium on the beautiful grass field. Nick Skelton (GBR) and Beverly Widdowson's Big Star earned yet another victory at the FTI WEF in the $80,000 Pennfield Feeds CSI 3* Grand Prix. Skelton and Big Star beat out Cian O'Connor (IRL) and KEC Alligator Alley and David McPherson...

List of Applicants for the US Eventing Team for the 2012 London Olympics

by USEF | 3/19/2012 10:39:52 AM

List of Applicants for the US Eventing Team for the 2012 London Olympics Laine Ashker and Anthony Patch Emily Beshear and Here’s To You Kristen Bond and Are You Ready Jan Byyny and Inmidair Jan Byyny and Syd Kent Jan Byyny and Why Not Will Coleman and Twizzel Will Coleman and Nevada Bay Tiana Coudray and Ringwood Magister Barbara Crabo and Eveready Buck Davidson and Absolute Liberty Buck Davidson and The Apprentice Buck Davidson and Ballynoe Castle RM Buck Davidson and Mar De Amor Buck...

Germany Wins $75,000 FEI Nation's Cup Presented by G&C Farm

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/3/2012 9:20:49 AM

The teams in the 2012 FEI Nations Cup presented by G&C Farm (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - Germany earned victory in Friday night's 10th annual $75,000 FEI Nations Cup, presented by G&C Farm, at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL. Teams representing ten different countries participated in the evening's competition and this was Germany's first time winning the class. Ireland finished second and Canada was third. Week eight of the FTI WEF, sponsored...

Nick Skelton and Carlo 273 Repeat Victory in $32,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round 3

by Lauren Fisher and Shona Rosenblum for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/27/2012 7:00:26 AM

Jimmy Torano and Bentley Bring Home the Pre Green Hunter Level 1 3' Division Championship Nick Skelton and Carlo 273 (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - For the second week in a row, Nick Skelton and Beverley Widdowson's Carlo 273 led the victory gallop in the Thursday afternoon $32,000 WEF Challenge Cup Grand Prix in Wellington. Today's class was the third in the series at the 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival, which runs through April 1, 2012. Week three of the FTI WEF runs...