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Hunt Tosh Pilots Say Again to Multiple Hunter Wins on Day One of Tampa Bay Classic

by Elizabeth Vieira for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 3/28/2012 8:00:00 PM

Hunt Tosh and Say Again earned top honors in the Green Conformation Hunters at the Tampa Bay Classic. (Elsie Vieira/PMG) Tampa, FL - The Tampa Equestrian Series, held at the Bob Thomas Equestrian Center in Tampa, FL, is off to a great start in its first day of competition. The hunter ring was especially prominent today with a consistent string of winning horse and rider combinations. It was Hunt Tosh who stole the show today, he swept the over fences in multiple divisions aboard his talented...

HITS Saugerties poised for stellar spring and summer as riders eye HITS Championship Weekend

by HITS, Inc | 3/27/2012 12:49:20 PM

Olympian Margie Engle and Ashland Farms' Lord Spezi (ESI Photography) Saugerties, NY – This year, HITS Saugerties will be in a qualifying frenzy as riders spanning the spectrum of levels will make HITS Championship Weekend the last stop on their summer show schedule. Highlighting the schedule at HITS-on-the-Hudson this spring and summer will be the 14 qualifiers for the famed Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix , seven for the second-annual Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final and seven for...

Over 150 Horses are Expected at Texas Rose Horse Park’s March Horse Trials on March 31-April 1, 2012

by Texas Rose Horse Park | 3/25/2012 7:00:13 PM

Texas Rose Horse Park on Highway 110, Tyler, Texas, will be the host for the Texas Rose Horse Park March Horse Trials. This wonderful event is being held March 31st and April 1st. This will be one of the premier Horse Trials for the United States Eventing Association and Area V. Area V for the USEA includes Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas. This exciting event is bringing top riders and instructors from Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Mississippi and Kansas. A Horse...

Live Oak International Marathon Phase Wraps Up With Chester Weber in Position to Win a 9th USEF National Four-in-Hand Championship

by USEF Communications Department | 3/25/2012 2:21:34 AM

Chester Weber (Picsofyou.com) Ocala, FL - Record crowds turned out Saturday to watch the marathon phase of the Live Oak International Combined Driving event. Harmut Kaufmann's course challenged the 78 drivers who tackled the technical and option-filled hazards along the route. On a marathon score of 80.86, Chester Weber has secured a formidable lead in his bid for a record-breaking ninth USEF National Four-in-Hand Championship title. "My team was fantastic today," explained Weber following...

Engle and Kessler Tie for the 2012 USEF National Show Jumping Championship

by Joanie Morris | 3/24/2012 10:23:14 PM

Wellington, FL - Both youth and experience prevailed at the 2012 USEF National Show Jumping Championship at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center and with three horse/rider combinations tied at the end of the third round - the race for the overall title was wide open. It was standing room only for the second to last Saturday night of the 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival, and Alan Wade’s courses continued to prove influential and challenging in the fourth and final...

Randolph College Signs as Title Sponsor of the USEF National Junior Jumper Championships and Presenting Sponsor of the Pessoa/USEF National Hunter Seat Medal Finals for Third Straight Year.

by USEF Communications Department | 3/24/2012 9:38:00 AM

Lexington, KY -The United States Equestrian Federation is once again pleased to announce that Randolph College of Lynchburg, VA has signed on as the title sponsor of the USEF National Junior Jumper Championships and presenting sponsor of the Pessoa/USEF National Hunter Seat Medal Finals. 2012 is the third consecutive year of Randolph College's sponsorship. "Randolph College is excited to continue sponsoring high caliber events such as the USEF National Junior Jumper Championships and the...

Nick Skelton Does It Again at $30,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round 11

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/22/2012 11:00:15 PM

Nick Skelton and Big Star (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - First thing Thursday morning, there were 26 entries in the $30,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round 11. The class saw 11 clear rounds advance to the jump-off, and once again it was Nick Skelton and Beverley Widdowson's Big Star that sped to the win. They knocked almost two seconds off the winning time and finished in 33.77 seconds. Ben Maher, who went first in the jump-off with Tripple X 111, led for almost the whole jump-off with a time of 35.39...

Alix Szepesi and William Repeat Winning Ways at Global Dressage Festival National Classic 2

by Jamie Saults for Equestrian Sport Productions | 3/22/2012 9:37:30 AM

Alix Szepesi and William (Susan J. Stickle) Wellington, FL - Alix Szepesi of Hamilton, MA topped the leader board again at the Global Dressage Festival National Classic 2 on Wednesday, the second and final day of the show. Szepesi and William, owned by Margie Kelk, scored 75.541% in the USEF First Level Test 2-Open at the Stadium show grounds of the Global Dressage Festival (GDF). Szepesi was not even supposed to compete this week and was a late entry. "His owner was originally going to compete...

Eight Clear Rounds on Day One at the 2012 USEF National Show Jumping Championships/USEF Selection Trials for the U.S. Show Jumping Team

by Joanie Morris | 3/21/2012 5:16:58 PM

Wellington, FL - Eight was the magic number for clear rounds at the 2012 USEF National Show Jumping Championships at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. Of the 37 starters, eight managed clear rounds over Alan Wade's course during Week 11 of the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival. This event also serves as the USEF Selection Trials for the US Show Jumping Team for the 2012 Olympic Games. There is plenty on the line over the four rounds of jumping at the end of which a...

Alix Szepesi and William Are High Score Winners at Global Dressage Festival National Classic 2

by Jamie Saults for Equestrian Sport Productions | 3/21/2012 9:41:53 AM

Alix Szepesi and William (Susan J. Stickle) Wellington, FL - Alix Szepesi of Hamilton, MA captured the high score of the day at the Global Dressage Festival National Classic 2 on Tuesday. Riding William, owned by Margie Kelk, Szepesi scored 74.189% in the USEF First Level Test 2-Open at the Stadium show grounds of the Global Dressage Festival (GDF). "William is a dream to ride in the ring. He gets really nice scores and he is fun to ride," said Szepesi of the eight-year-old Dutch Warmblood....