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Kurtz and Colvin Win Big On Junior Hunters At PNHS

by Classic Communications | 10/9/2015 12:22:35 PM

Dr. Betsee Parker presents the Championship to Kahlua and Emma Kurtz. (All Cook Photo) Harrisburg, Pa. - Emma Kurtz and Victoria Colvin cantered off with all the division titles for Junior Hunters at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. Kurtz, who hails from Hudson, OH, won both the Small and Large Junior Hunter - Riders 15 and Under Champion ribbons, while Colvin, Wellington, FL, took the Small and Large Junior Hunter - Riders 16-17 Champion titles. Kurtz, 14, won the Small Junior Hunter...

Meagan Nusz, Denise Wilson and Derek Braun Bring the Split Rock Jumping Tour to UK Children's Hospital

by Classic Communications | 10/8/2015 11:53:22 AM

Meagan Nusz, Landyn Maynard, Derek Braun and Denise Wilson (Classic Communications) Lexington, Ky. - As excitement builds for the Bourbon International CSI 3*, Grand Prix riders Meagan Nusz and Denise Wilson joined Derek Braun, founder of the Split Rock Jumping Tour, to visit with patients at the University of Kentucky Children's Hospital. The kids and their families talked horses, hobbies and sports with the riders, and were happy to hear about a fun equestrian event happening in Lexington...

Ladies Sweep the FEI Grand Prix Freestyle

by Ginny Simon for Dressage at Devon | 10/5/2015 4:35:18 PM

Mikala Gundersen and My Lady (Hoof Print Images) Devon, Pa. – With the sun actually peeking out from behind the clouds, the rescheduled FEI Grand Prix Freestyle took place Sunday morning. It was ladies day with female riders claiming the top three places. My Lady, a bay Danish Warmblood owned by Janne Rumbough, danced into first place under the guidance of her rider, Mikala Gundersen. My Lady, who also won last night’s Grand Prix Freestyle Qualifier, demonstrated even more of her...

Colvin Wins Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals East

by USEF Communications Department | 10/4/2015 7:25:31 PM

Gladstone, N.J. – Victoria (Tori) Colvin of Loxahatchee, Fla. led the 2015 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals East from start to finish. With her signature grace under pressure, the young superstar revealed the innate equestrian intuition for which she is famous, besting the field of 61 to win the French Leave Memorial Perpetual Trophy. Earning the highest score in each of the four phases of competition, Colvin was crowned champion aboard Betsee Parker’s...

HITS Culpeper Finals Competition Round-Up

by HITS Horse Shows | 10/2/2015 10:12:25 AM

Culpepper, Va. - Fall show jumping competition at HITS Commonwealth Park came to a close with the HITS Culpeper Finals but not without one last week of exceptional competition boasting over $86,000 in prize money. Dorothy Douglas and S&L Elitewin the final $15,000 Brook Ledge Open Jumper Prix of HITS Culpeper. (ESI Photography) $15,000 Brook Ledge Open Jumper Prix Friday’s final $15,000 Brook Ledge Open Jumper Prix of HITS Culpeper went to Dorothy Douglas, of Flower Mound, Texas, and...

Jennifer Alfano and Miss Lucy Claim Inaugural $50,000 Duchossois Cup at the Rolex Central Park Horse Show

by Phelps Media Group | 9/28/2015 9:55:48 AM

Jennifer Alfano and Miss Lucy (Phelps Media Group) New York, N.Y. - The hunters made their Rolex Central Park Horse Show debut on Saturday with SBS Farms' Jennifer Alfano and Helen Lenahan'sMiss Lucy making history by claiming the inaugural $50,000 Duchossois Cup, presented by the Gochman family and held in memory of Bruce Duchossois. The horse show posed an unusual city setting for the hunters with fences painted in graffiti and decorated to represent elaborate New York City skylines...

News Flash: Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team Qualifies for Final Round of Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping Final

by USEF Communications Department | 9/24/2015 12:57:01 PM

Barcelona, Spain - The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team has qualified for the final round of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping Final on the strength of a fourth place finish in today's first round. The team is composed of Lucy Davis riding Barron, Lauren Hough riding Ohlala, Laura Kraut riding Nouvelle, and Beezie Madden riding Cortes 'C'. More news and photos to follow.

Freddie Vazquez and Pan Am Mount Esprit de Vie Capture the $30,000 Showplace Fall Classic Championship Grand Prix

by Carrie Wirth for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 9/21/2015 2:05:50 PM

Freddie Vazquez and Esprit de Vie (Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group) Mettawa, Ill. - Messenger Hill Farm's Freddie Vazquez and Esprit De Vie won the $30,000 Showplace Fall Classic Championship Grand Prix, at Lamplight Equestrian Center in their first outing since the Pan Am Games in Toronto. Vazquez, encouraged by the Puerto Rico Equestrian Federation, went on a down-to-the-wire journey to find a new Pan Am mount when his beautiful bay Zangersheide stallion Zippo Z, sustained a minor bone...

Fappani Edges Mills to Win 2015 $25,000 Adequan/USEF Open Reining National Championship

by Dana Rossmeier | 9/19/2015 11:10:49 AM

Las Vegas, Nev. – Andrea Fappani came out the gate strong Thursday night to earn the 2015 $25,000 Adequan/USEF Open Reining National Championship during the High Roller Reining Classic. Fappani scored a 229 to edge out Reserve Champion Matt Mills who scored a 226. Andrea Fappani and Custom Spook (Waltenberry) The 2015 $25,000 Adequan/USEF Open Reining National Championship was comprised of elite reining talent including four members who competed in the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian...

Jenkins Takes Early Lead After First Two Phases of 2015 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals West

by Dana Rossmeier | 9/19/2015 10:29:51 AM

San Juan Capistrano, Calif. - Savannah Jenkins jumped out to the early lead yesterday at the 2015 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals West hosted by Blenheim EquiSports after completing the flat phase and gymnastics phase of this two-day competition. She will head into today's jumping phase with a two-phase score of 202 hoping to make the ride-off against three other competitors in the 21-person field. Eve Jobs sits in second place with a two-phase score of 196.5 and...