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Keenan Tops Sam Edelman Equitation Class at Hampton Classic

by Classic Communications | 8/29/2013 8:41:36 PM

Lillie Keenan rode Levistano 2 to victory in the Sam Edelman Equitation Championship, presented by The Chronicle of the Horse, at the Hampton Classic. (Shawn McMillen photo) Bridgehampton, NY - Lillie Keenan won the two-round Sam Edelman Equitation Championship, presented by The Chronicle of the Horse, at the Hampton Classic, scoring 175.5 points. Charlotte Jacobs finished second (171), and McKayla Langmeier finished third (170). Keenan, 16, was disappointed in her first-round performance,...

Weber Undefeated in France Following Win in CAI-A4 Caen Test Event for 2014 WEG-Normandy

by JRPR | 8/29/2013 10:00:17 AM

Team Weber on the marathon course at Caen. (Photo courtesy of Madeleine Augustsson) Ocala, FL – Nine-time U.S. national four-in-hand champion Chester Weber remains undefeated in France following his second win there in the CAI-A4 Caen August 23-25, against a field of 12 drivers and 60 horses representing seven nations. Team Weber’s win at the CAI-A4 Caen is especially significant as the competition was the test event for the 2014 World Equestrian Games. In early June, Weber had the...

Ferreira Earns Children's Hunter Grand Championship at The Hampton Classic

by Classic Communications | 8/28/2013 12:57:31 PM

Erica Ferreira and His Way were the Grand Champion Children's Hunter at the Hampton Classic. (Shawn McMillen photo) Bridgehampton, NY - Children's hunters, both horses and ponies, took over the hunter rings in Tuesday's edition of the 38th Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show. Erica Ferreira, of Bridgehampton, N.Y., and His Way were named the Grand Champion Children's Hunter after earning the Children's Hunter Large Pony Championship. Blu Venture, ridden by Hensley Humphries of...

Tracy Fenney Picks up Zoetis Million Momentum with a Win in the $40,000 HITS Grand Prix at HITS Culpeper

by HITS Communications | 8/27/2013 2:23:57 PM

Tracy Fenney and MTM Centano jump their way to a win in the $40,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis, at HITS Culpeper (ESI Photography) Culpeper, VA – Top prize in the $40,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis at HITS Culpeper came down to a speed duel on Sunday afternoon. Tracy Fenney of Flower Mound, Texas topped a five-horse jump-off with MTM Farms’ MTM Centano by fractions of a second. She returned first over the short course and crossed the timers clear in 42.60...

Pablo Barrios Eyes Hagyard Challenge Series Leading Rider Bonus

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 8/27/2013 10:21:53 AM

Pablo Barrios leads the 2013 Hagyard Challenge Series Standings with Zara Leandra. (Rebecca Walton) Lexington, KY - With another top placing at the KHJA Horse Show last week, Venezuelan rider Pablo Barrios has furthered his lead in the 2013 Hagyard Challenge Series. He and his talented mount Zara Leandra kicked off the Series by winning the first Hagyard Lexington Classic in May, and they then garnered wins in both the third and fourth events. Most recently, Barrios and Zara Leandra finished...

2013 Nor Cal Medal Finals: Bigger and Better Than Ever

by LEG Up News | 8/27/2013 5:13:19 AM

The NorCal Hunter Jumper Association and Langer Equestrian Group are pleased to announce that the 33rd Annual NorCal Medal Finals (Oct 9-13) are right around the corner! Many of Northern California’s top horses and riders will compete at the Brookside Equestrian Park in not only the NorCal Medal Finals themselves, but a variety of other classes and special events at this USEF “A” rated, NorCal double pointed 2013 NorCal Medal Finals Horse Show. The NorCal Medal Finals started...

Riders With Disabilities Earn Championships At 38th Annual Hampton Classic

by Classic Communications | 8/26/2013 9:34:41 PM

Emily McGowan (center) receives her equitation blue ribbon from grand prix rider Molly Ashe-Cawley (left) as mother Katie McGowan watches. (Classic Communications) Bridgehampton, NY - For the eighth consecutive year, the Hampton Classic hosted the championship finals for the Long Island Horse Show Series for Riders with Disabilities on Monday, with riders in three divisions competing for year-end titles. Bridgehampton National Bank sponsored the day of competition for riders with disabilities,...

Ward Heads to Hampton Classic - $200,000 Triple Crown Challenge Within Reach

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 8/26/2013 2:41:47 PM

McLain Ward and Rothchild won the first leg of the THIS Triple Crown Challenge at the Devon Horse Show (The Book LLC) Devon, PA - For the second consecutive year, two-time Olympic gold medalist McLain Ward of Brewster, NY, finds himself going into the $250,000 FTI Hampton Classic Grand Prix with the potential of winning the Taylor Harris Triple Crown Challenge. This unique challenge awards riders a $200,000 bonus should the same horse-and-rider combination win three of the country's best...

Victoria Press Tops $50,000 Hampton Classic Hunter Derby

by Classic Communications | 8/25/2013 11:25:35 PM

Victoria Press and Mayfair won the $50,000 Hampton Classic Hunter Derby on the opening day of the show (Shawn McMillen photo) Bridgehampton, NY - Victoria Press, of New York, N.Y., rode her horse Mayfair to victory in the $50,000 Hampton Classic Hunter Derby, presented by Meadow View Farms, on the opening day of the Hampton Classic Horse Show. Press-at 14 the youngest rider in the 42-horse starting field-confidently guided Mayfair to the best score of the second round to claim the blue ribbon...

Vitalis and Wakeup Earn National Titles to Close Out 2013 Markel/USEF Young & Developing Horse Dressage National Championships presented by Horseshow.com

by Helen Murray | 8/25/2013 4:28:12 PM

Wayne, IL - The 2013 Markel/USEF Young & Developing Horse Dressage National Championships presented by HorseShow.com came to a thrilling conclusion on Saturday with two newly minted National Champions. Top Six-Year-Olds and Developing Prix St. Georges horses put their best efforts forward in Lamplight Equestrian Center’s Championship Arena in front of the judging panel of Lilo Fore, Anne Gribbons and Sandy Osborne. In the Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Six-Year-Old National...