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Top Olympic Candidates Head Entry List for the 2016 Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event

by Classic Communications | 5/2/2016 1:40:19 PM

2015 Jersey Fresh International Three-Day CIC3* champion Lauren Kieffer and Meadowbrooks's Scarlett during Show Jumping. (Shannon Brinkman) Allentown, N.J. - Leading contenders for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team headline the entry list at the 2016 Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event (JFI) presented by B.W. Furlong & Associates, which returns to the Horse Park of New Jersey, May 11-15. As the last qualifying selection event for the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team that will compete in the...

Halpin and Meyer Earn Dubarry Boots at Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, Presented by Land Rover

by Classic Communications | 4/28/2016 9:52:57 AM

Sinead Halpin won the Dubarry boots as the best-dressed woman at the first horse inspection. (Ben Radvanyi photo) Lexington, Ky. - Sinead Halpin and Joe Meyer are the first riders to win awards at this year's Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Land Rover. During Wednesday evening's welcome reception, they each earned a new pair of Dubarry boots as the best-dressed female and male riders at the first horse inspection, held on Wednesday afternoon. Danny Hulse, from Dubarry of...

Daniel Deusser turns up the heat with high octane American Invitational win

by LGCT | 4/9/2016 11:29:49 AM

Daniel Deusser (GER) and Clintop 2 (LGCT/Stefano Grasso) Miami - Daniel Deusser (GER) stole the show in today’s prestigious American Invitational CSI5* feature class with his beautiful bay gelding, the 13 year old Clintop 2. The exhilarating jump-off saw the top three riders cross the line all within sixth tenths of a second of each other, and all three clearing the field a full two seconds ahead of everyone else. As the sun began to set behind the iconic Miami Beach skyline, 47 of the...

Adequan® Global Dressage Festival Hosts CDI 4*/3*/1* Alongside Florida International Youth Dressage Championships

by Adequan Global Dressage Festival | 3/15/2016 10:29:15 PM

Mikala Gundersen (DEN) and My Lady, winners of the 2015 FEI Grand Prix Freestyle CDI 4* at AGDF. (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, Fla. - The Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) welcomes back international competition this week to Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) as the facility prepares to host the AGDF 10 CDI 4* presented by Havensafe Farm, CDI 3* presented by The Dutta Corporation, and CDI 1* presented by Mike & Roz Collins. The 2016 Florida International Youth...

Lauren Hough Announces Retirement Of Quick Study

by LaurenHough.com | 2/29/2016 1:53:31 PM

Lauren Hough has announced the retirement of 17-year-old Selle Francais, Quick Study (Quick Star—Sirene de Plantro, What A Joy XX), after a decade-long partnership that traveled the world many times over. “It is with great pride, and a touch of sadness, that I am announcing the retirement of my partner of 10 years, Quick Study, better known to his friends as Joey,” said Hough from her winter base in Wellington, Fla. “We have had a remarkable journey together and have had...

Katie Dinan and Dougie Douglas Capture $50,000 National Grand Prix to Conclude WEF 6

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/21/2016 11:16:30 PM

Katie Dinan and Dougie Douglas (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Week six of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) concluded on Sunday at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, with hunter and jumper action across the show grounds. The $25,000 Artisan Farms U25 Grand Prix, sponsored by EnTrust Capital, as well as the $50,000 WEF 6 National Grand Prix, were both held on the derby field at The Stadium at PBIEC. The win in the U25 class went to Madison Goetzmann...

Scott Stewart and Catch Me Win $100,000 WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/21/2016 12:37:50 AM

Wellington, FL - February 20, 2016 - In the 20-year history of the WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular, one well-known name never made it on to the roster of winners until now. Scott Stewart, of Wellington, FL, showed in Catch Me and Scott Stewart. Photo by Sportfot. almost every year of the competition in his long running and decorated career as a top hunter rider, but the winning prize had eluded him. On Saturday night at the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), Stewart...

Great Meadow International Sends First Round of Invitations

by Marty Bauman Classic Communications | 2/12/2016 12:32:22 PM

The Plains, Virginia -- February 12, 2016 -- The Great Meadow International presented by Adequan® has extended invitations world wide for nations to compete at Great Meadow this July when it hosts the first FEI Eventing Nations' Cup™ ever held outside Europe. Top riders will bring world-class horses and showcase their hard work and preparation at the picturesque Great Meadow in The Plains, Virginia, July 9-10. The event will be the final outing for the Land Rover U.S. Eventing...

Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event - An Event for Olympic Hopefuls

by Classic Communications | 2/4/2016 10:47:35 AM

Michael Pollard riding Cyrano to victory at the 2015 Jersey Fresh International CCI** (Shannon Brinkman) Allentown, N.J. -- Instrumental in the Olympic and World Equestrian Games qualifying selection process for the United States and Canada, Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event (JFI) returns to the Horse Park of New Jersey, May 11-15, to host qualifying selection trials for the U.S. Eventing Team that will compete in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In its 14th...

Judges Determine Winner of AEGT Week 3

by Phelps Media Group | 1/29/2016 4:29:23 PM

It was too close to call for Robert Dover, MC of the America’s Equestrian’s Got Talent competition, to determine a winner for the third week of auditions. Nine acts competed in Tuesday night’s competition, which Teaghan James and Robert Dover by G. Cizadlo is a United States Equestrian Team Foundation event to benefit USEF Developing Programs. Hheld at the White Horse Fashion Cuisine in Wellington, all acts are seeking a spot in the line-up for the Finale to be held Sunday,...