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U.S. Lands Two in Top 12 at Conclusion of Dressage at Luhmuhlen CCI4*

by Helen Murray | 6/13/2014 2:04:50 PM

Luhmuhlen, Germany - The United States produced strong performances in the first phase of competition at the Luhmuhlen CCI4* landing two riders in the top 12. Land Rover Competition Grant recipients Boyd Martin and Shamwari 4 scored 47.8 from the Ground Jury of Gillian Rolton, Ernst Topp, and Alain James and will head out onto Captain Mark Phillips’ cross country course in 12th place. Boyd Martin and Shamwari 4 (Stockimageservices.com) Martin (Cochranville, Pa.) has spent much of the...

USEF Names Team and Individual for 2014 FEI World Para Equestrian Driving Championships for Singles

by USEF Communications Department | 5/23/2014 3:44:16 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named three drivers to the Team and one Individual to represent the United States at the 2014 FEI World Para Equestrian Driving Championships for Singles in Sandringham, Great Britain, June 27-29. The following drivers have been named to the U.S. Team for the 2014 FEI World Para Equestrian Driving Championships for Singles (listed in Alphabetical Order): Virginia (Boo) Fitch (Penhook, Va.) will drive her own Kiko. Kiko is 2003...

Chester Weber Wins in Style in Windsor at the Land Rover CAI3*

by Royal Windsor Horse Show | 5/18/2014 2:58:08 PM

Chester Weber in the marathon on Saturday (From the @Windsorhorse on Twitter) This article was originally published at www.rwhs.co.uk/ Windsor, England - Chester Weber from Florida, USA took the top spot in the fiercely contested horse four-in-hand class at Royal Windsor after an edge-of-the seat final phase. Weber, who last competed – and won – here with a horse pair in 1996, posted a smooth and accurate dressage test with his perfectly-matched bay KWPNs, earning him the early lead...

Segal, Selleck Win Split Open Jumper 1.30m Class at Old Salem

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 5/14/2014 9:35:45 PM

Hannah Selleck and Bauer (The Book LLC) Old Salem, N.Y. - With 91 entries, Wednesday's $3,000 Open Jumper 1.30m class awarded a full set of ribbons and prize money to two lists of horses and riders. The two winners of the sections were Zelda, ridden by Sarah Segal, and Bauer, ridden by Hannah Selleck. Segal and Zelda were double clear in 31.179 seconds, while Selleck and Bauer were just behind in 31.249 seconds. Second place in Section A with a time of 33.212 seconds was Palmyra Partners...

Darragh Kenny Rides to Another Victory in 1.40m Jumpers

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 5/8/2014 4:42:06 PM

Darragh Kenny and SIEC Ledgepoint (The Book LLC) North Salem, N.Y . - In the $5,000 Open Jumper 1.40m at Old Salem on Thursday, it was another win for Darragh Kenny (IRL), this time riding Gabriela Mershad's SIEC Ledgepoint. To ensure that the grass Grand Prix Field is as good as it can be for the duration of the horse shows, classes were moved to the sand ring today in the rainy weather. Winning the $5,000 Open Jumper 1.40m class for the second day in a row was Darragh Kenny. He rode...

Karl Cook Wins Grand Prix of Del Mar

by Andrew Minnick | 5/5/2014 12:08:53 PM

Karl Cook & Jonkheer Z (Osteen/From the Del Mar National Horse Show Facebook page) Del Mar, Calif. – Thirty horses tried to clear the $100,000 Grand Prix of Del Mar course on Saturday night, only two were able to do it. Designer Leopoldo Palacios lined up a set of obstacles with enough variety that one little misstep turned otherwise fnatastic rides into efforts of 4 faults or more. Nineteen from the field of thirty had tried to jump those obstacles before Lane Clarke & Charlotte...

Fantastic Win for McLain Ward in Front of a Full House in Antwerp

by Global Champions Tour | 4/26/2014 7:28:52 PM

McLain Ward & Rothchild (Stefano Grasso/LGCT) Antwerp, Belgium - McLain Ward (USA) and Rothchild blasted to the top of the new season ranking winning the Longines Global Champions Tour of Antwerp Grand Prix in front of a buzzing, sell-out crowd this evening. Second place went to LGCT fan favourite Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (SWE) with Casall ASK and third to a thrilled Constant van Paesschen (BEL) with Citizenguard Toscan de Sainte. The first leg of the prestigious LGCT series was a truly...

Konyot and Parra Produce Determined Efforts in Grand Prix at 2014 Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final

by Helen Murray | 4/19/2014 5:30:27 PM

Tina Konyot and Calecto V (MA Brakenridge/PSdressage.com) Lyon, France - The highly anticipated 2014 Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final got underway Saturday afternoon at the Lyon Eurexpo. As 17 of the world’s best horse-and-rider combinations performed the FEI Grand Prix Test before the Ground Jury of Eduard de Wolff van Westerrode, Dr. Jean-Michel Roudier, Thomas Lang, Dr. Evi Eisenhardt, Gary Rockwell, Jacques van Daele, and Leif Tornblad. The U.S. combinations of Tina Konyot with...

Jeffery Welles Wins Again to Kick Off Wellington Turf Tour Finale Week

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 3/20/2014 9:35:40 AM

Jeffery Welles and Bilion (Phelps Media Group, Inc.) Wellington, Fla. - The final week of the Wellington Turf Tour kicked off today at Deeridge Farms. It was a heated competition, with some of the nation's top riders, both professional and amateur, going neck to neck for the top awards in the 1.30m-1.35m Jumper classes and the YJC Finals. Jeffery Welles and Bilion once again rode to the top of the leader board in the first 1.30m-1.35m Jumpers, proving exactly why he sits at the pinnacle of...

Richie Moloney and Alsvid Win $34,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/16/2014 9:27:54 PM

Richie Moloney and Alsvid (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Week ten of the 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF), sponsored by Horseware Ireland, concluded on Sunday with a win for Ireland's Richie Moloney and Alsvid in the $34,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic. The FTI WEF, held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, features 12 weeks of world-class competition through March 30, awarding $8 million in prize money....