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Paul O'Shea and Primo de Revel Win $100,000 Grand Prix of Devon

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 5/30/2014 10:00:01 AM

Devon, Pa. –The Devon Horse Show's famous Dixon Oval hosted an exciting evening of grand prix show jumping Thursday night as fans watched Ireland's Paul O'Shea and Primo de Revel jump to victory in the $100,000 Grand Prix of Devon, sponsored by Main Line Dental, Land Rover, and Horseshoe Trail Farm, LLC. In his first time ever competing at Devon, O'Shea took the victory gallop in front of thousands of cheering spectators in the highlight event of the week. Paul O'Shea and...

McLain Ward and Super Trooper de Ness Triumph in $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m Jumpers

by Lauren Fisher and Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/18/2013 7:50:42 PM

McLain Ward and Super Trooper de Ness (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - January 18, 2013 - Week two of the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) continued on Friday at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) with a win for McLain Ward and Grant Road Partners' Super Trooper de Ness in the $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m jump-off class. Laura Chapot and Bradberry won the $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m speed class and Laurie Stevens and Iceman took home their second...

Divita and Aniello Finish Second and Third at Master International de Voltige CVI2*W

by USEF Communications Department | 12/18/2012 10:36:48 AM

Paris, France – Two U.S. vaulters had stellar performances against some of the world’s top vaulters at the Master International de Voltige CVI2*W at the Salon du Cheval in Paris, France December 7-8. Alicen Divita (Redwood City, CA) finished in second place in the Individual Women’s Senior division. Vaulting on Pino del Rio lunged by Elke Schelp, Divita received on overall score of 7.889. In the Individual Men’s Senior division, Gabe Aniello (Redwood City, CA) took third...

US Equestrian Saddened by Loss of Crackerjack at the Les Etoiles De Pau CCI4*

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/28/2017 1:51:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. - It is with great sadness that US Equestrian, the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), and Les Etoiles De Pau announce that Crackerjack, ridden by Boyd Martin and owned and bred by Lucy Boynton was humanely euthanized today as a result of an accident while competing on October 28, 2017, during the Les Etoiles De Pau CCI4* in Pau, France. The 14-year-old Thoroughbred gelding had nearly completed the cross-country phase and was entering the arena when he took a...

Paul O'Shea and Primo de Revel Capture Victory in $25,000 Nutrena Spring I Grand Prix

by Equestrian Sport Productions | 4/11/2016 3:47:18 PM

Paul O'Shea and Primo de Revel (Mancini Photos) Wellington, Fla. - Paul O'Shea of Wellington, FL, and longtime mount Primo de Revel earned top honors in the $25,000 Nutrena Spring I Grand Prix at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) with a time of 38.402 seconds, besting a class of 34 entries, while Kelsey Thatcher of Bluffdale, UT, and Everything finished in second place, crossing the timers in 38.971 seconds. Diego Vivero of Wellington, FL, and Bijoux collected third place...

Canada's Belinda Trussell and Anton Capture Victory in FEI Grand Prix, Presented by Yeguada de Ymas, at AGDF 3

by Allison Kavey and Carly Weilminster | 1/28/2016 5:07:16 PM

Belinda Trussell and Anton top the AGDF3 FEI Grand Prix presented by Yeguada de Ymas. (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, Fla. - The extraordinarily full FEI Grand Prix class, presented by Yeguada de Ymas, concluded today at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF). Held over two days with 49 pairs competing in the Van Kampen Covered Arena due to inclement weather, the competition was strong and impressively consistent, with the top four riders scoring within tenths of points of each other....

Ruppel Completes European Debut at Les Étoiles de Pau CCI4*

by Kathleen Landwehr | 10/25/2015 2:31:19 PM

Pau, France – An influential show jumping day closed out Les Étoiles de Pau CCI4*. Yann Royant’s challenging track saw few clear rounds to bring the competition to an exciting conclusion. U.S. combination Katie Ruppel and Houdini concluded their European debut with a 33rd-place finish. Katie Ruppel and Houdini (Libby Law Photography) Ruppel (Anthony, Fla.) and her own Houdini began the competition with a nice dressage test to receive a score of49.3 from the Ground Jury of...

Lane Clarke and Semira de Saulieu Take the Cake in a Sweet Victory

by Blenheim EquiSports | 4/5/2015 10:42:57 AM

Lane Clarke and Semira de Saulieu (McCool) San Juan Capistrano, Calif. - Easter weekend was celebrated in style at Blenheim EquiSports Spring Classic II, complete with an Easter bunny, egg hunt, and the exciting $40,000 Spring Classic II Grand Prix, presented by Orange County Register. Indeed an International class, flags representing competitors' nationalities fluttered in the background. Spectators covered the grassy knoll above the Grand Prix field, while 38 entries tried to conquer...

Lane Clarke and Semira De Saulieu Win $50,000 Card Flex Grand Prix at HITS Thermal

by HITS E-News | 3/9/2015 8:57:55 PM

Lane Clarke and Semira De Saulieu win the the $50,000 Card Flex Grand Prix, Sunday, March 8, 2015, at HITS Thermal (ESI Photography) Thermal, Calif. - Lane Clarke and Semira De Saulieu, owned by Charlotte Gadbois, topped the $50,000 CardFlex Grand Prix at HITS Desert Horse Park Saturday afternoon, trumping a field of 52 competitors, with a clear round in the jump-off and a time of 39.309 seconds. Karl Cook, winner of Friday's $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, placed second Sunday, this time on...

Halpin and Manoir De Carneville Have Perfect Timing in CIC3* Win at The Fork

by USEA | 4/7/2014 8:47:32 AM

From www.useventing.com . Sinead Halpin and Manoir De Carneville (StockImageServices.com) Norwood, N.C. - Sinead Halpin and Manoir De Carneville proved to have perfect timing in their win of The Fork International CIC*** and Adequan USEA Gold Cup/PRO Tour Series. The home-turf favorites finished in a tie with Marilyn Little and RF Demeter after the cross country phase of the competition, both with a score of 49.8, but Halpin hit the optimum time of six minutes and nineteen seconds on the dot,...