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Montgomery Leads Land Rover U.S. Eventing on First Day of Dressage at the Military Boekelo CCIO3*

by USEF Communications Department | 10/11/2012 4:40:25 PM

Boekelo, The Netherlands- The United States sent two Land Rover Competition and Training Grant recipients down the centerline Thursday at the Military Boekelo CCIO3* in front of the Ground Jury composed of Sue Stewart, Eric Lieby, and Helen Christie. Leading the U.S. effort in FEI Nations Cup Eventing competition are Clark Montgomery and Loughan Glen. The pair performed a pleasing test to score 46.2 and stand in 11th place following the first day of dressage. Clark Montgomery and Loughan Glen...

Top Class Fields Line Up for Randolph College/USEF National Junior Jumper Championships and Pessoa/US Hunter Seat Medal Finals presented by Randolph College Titles at Pennsylvania National Horse Show

by USEF Communications Department | 10/10/2012 4:49:10 PM

Meg O'Mara and Sinatra IV competing in last year's Randolph College/USEF National Junior Jumper Championships (Al Cook) Lexington, KY - The top junior equitation and jumper riders head to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania this week to compete at the prestigious Pennsylvania National Horse Show. "Junior Weekend" runs October 11-14 and will host 28 competitors in the 2012 Randolph College/USEF National Junior Jumper Championships. With more than 275 of the best hunter equitation riders, competitors will...

Watch U.S. Paralympian Rebecca Hart On Good Morning America October 10th with Co-Host Ann Romney

by Lindsay Y McCall/USPEA | 10/8/2012 6:15:00 PM

Rebecca Hart receiving 2012 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championship Award from Ann Romney. Photograph (c)Sue Stickle Photography at SusanJStickle.com New York, NY - On Wednesday October 10th, U.S. Paralympian Rebecca Hart of Unionville, Penn. will be showcased on ABC's Good Morning America. Hart will accompany Ann Romney, wife of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney in New York's Times Square. Mrs. Romney and Rebecca Hart will be speaking about how horses have...

Pessoa Sponsors Medal Finals at Pennsylvania National Horse Show

by Amy Langley for English Riding Supply | 10/8/2012 4:30:00 PM

For the 17th consecutive year, the Pessoa brand of saddles along with their distribution partners, English Riding Supply, will celebrate the best in American Equitation with their sponsorship of the Pessoa / USEF Hunter Seat Medal Finals. The classical systems of riding such as those promoted by the Hunter Seat Medal Finals, are the same as those promoted by the Nelson and Rodrigo Pessoa. As riders, they appreciate the hard work and dedication that is necessary for riding at the highest level....

Victoria Colvin Ties for Grand Junior Hunter Championship with Way Cool and Ovation at Capital Challenge Horse Show

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 10/7/2012 11:15:48 PM

Victoria Colvin and Ovation. (Shawn McMillen Photography) Upper Marlboro, MD – The Capital Challenge Horse Show wrapped up another year of fantastic competition today and finished with younger junior and children's hunters. Victoria Colvin rode two horses owned by Dr. Betsee Parker – Way Cool and Ovation – to the Grand Junior Hunter Championship sponsored by Lochmoor Stables/Mindy and Greg Darst, while the Grand Children's Hunter Championship was also a tie between...

Celebrations Abound and Final Champions Are Crowned on Last Day of 45th Anniversary California Dressage Society Championships Presented By HorseShow.com

by Yellow Horse Marketing | 10/7/2012 9:04:57 PM

Small but mighty: pony "Donar's Diablo" won the CDS Training Level Open Horse of the Year title, with rider Kelly Phillips and owner Kim Crandall. (Jennifer M. Keeler) Burbank,CA - Final championship ribbons were presented Sunday in Burbank, CA for the 45th Anniversary California Dressage Society Championship Show Presented By HorseShow.com, held in conjunction with the CDS Young Horse Futurity (including the Cal-Bred Futurity), the Great American Insurance Group/USDF Region 7 Dressage...

Daisy Farish Cleans Up Pony Awards at the Capital Challenge

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 10/6/2012 11:37:45 PM

Upper Marlboro, MD - The Grand Pony Hunter Championship, sponsored by Lochmoor Stables/Mindy and Greg Darst, went to Hillcrest Blue Halo, owned by Bill Schaub and ridden by 11-year-old Daisy Farish of Versailles, KY. They won three out of four classes in the small pony hunter division and placed second in the remaining class. Daisy Farish and Hillcrest Blue Halo. (Shawn McMillen Photography) They were awarded with the VanderMoore Designs Trophy, donated by VanderMoore Designs. Farish was named...

Celebrations Continue on Second Day of 45th Anniversary California Dressage Society Championships Presented By HorseShow.com

by Yellow Horse Marketing | 10/5/2012 10:46:52 PM

Olympian Jan Ebeling, HorseShow.com's Anne Margaret Meyers, & CDS Board Member Ellen Corob presented prizes to today's winners, including Kathleen Raine & "Breanna". (Jennifer M. Keeler) Burbank, CA - Championship dressage competition and celebration continued Friday at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank, CA for the 45th Anniversary California Dressage Society Championship Show Presented By HorseShow.com , in conjunction with the CDS Young Horse Futurity (including the...

45th Anniversary California Dressage Society Championships Presented by HorseShow.com off to Sensational Start in Burbank

by Yellow Horse Marketing | 10/5/2012 12:34:40 AM

Elma Garcia and "Wenesa" show off the winning form which earned them the blue ribbon in the inaugural CDS Dressage Seat Equitation Challenge. (Jennifer M. Keeler) Burbank, CA - Southern California is known for its star-studded attractions and entertainment, and the 45th Anniversary California Dressage Society (CDS) Championship Show Presented By HorseShow.com buzzed with this same excitement today as five arenas of non-stop competition got underway at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in...

Four National Titles on the Line at the Kentucky Classic CDE, Pairs and Ponies Take Center Stage

by Helen Murray | 10/3/2012 12:50:15 PM

Lexington, KY- The driving championship season comes to a close this weekend, as competitors will vie for National Titles in pair horse and ponies divisions at the Kentucky Horse Park. Held in conjunction with the Kentucky Classic CDE, October 4-7, USEF National Champions will be crowned in Pairs, Single Pony, Pair Pony and Pony Team competition. Competition gets underway Thursday, with the vet check at 9am and the dressage phase beginning at 11:30am. On Saturday, all National Championship...