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Boyd Martin and Trading Aces Take Home the Win in the Inaugural $50,000 Wellington Eventing Showcase presented by Asheville Regional Airport

by Carly Weilminster for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/1/2015 8:53:42 AM

Boyd Martin and Trading Aces (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, FL - Boyd Martin (USA) and Trading Aces proved to be unbeatable this weekend at the first-ever $50,000 Wellington Eventing Showcase presented by Asheville Regional Airport. Martin and Trading Aces led the competition from start to finish, completing the weekend on their original dressage score of 24.80. Michael Pollard (USA) and Cyrano Z finished in second place on a 25.7 with Laine Ashker (USA) and her own Anthony Patch in third,...

Georgina Bloomberg and Lilli Win $127,000 Adequan® Grand Prix CSI 3*

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/25/2015 7:54:47 AM

Georgina Bloomberg and Lilli (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Georgina Bloomberg guided Gotham Enterprizes LLC's 11-year-old Brandenburg mare, Lilli (Lefevre x Diamir), to the big win in Saturday night's $127,000 Adequan® Grand Prix CSI 3* at the 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Wellington, FL. In a five-horse, all-American jump-off, Bloomberg topped the class over Laura Chapot and ISHD Dual Star (2nd), Wilton Porter with Diamonte Darco (3rd), Schuyler Riley and Dobra de...

World-class equestrians celebrate Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Final with iconic image

by FEI PRESS RELEASE | 10/8/2014 9:41:04 AM

LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION! Riders from around the globe in Barcelona for the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Final draw inspiration from the iconic Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc, home of the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Diving Finals, with its magnificent city backdrop. [L-R], Simone Coata (ITA), Alexander Zetterman (SWE), Andres Rodrigez (VEN), William Whitaker (GBR), Julia Hargreaves (AUS), Ben Asselin (CAN), Pedro Vennis (BRA), Margie Engle (USA), Simon Delestre (FRA), Paula Amilibia (ESP) and...

Tina Konyot and Calecto V Clinch American Victory in FEI Grand Prix Freestyle CDI 5* During AGDF 12

by Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/29/2014 9:50:34 AM

Tina Konyot and Calecto V with ringmaster Gustavo Murcia, judge Anne Gribbons, Terri Kane of Diamante Farms, Allyn Mann of Adequan, and Katherine and Mark Bellissimo of Equestrian Sport Productions (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Competition for the AGDF 12 CDI 5* continued on Friday at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) with four major classes. Starting out the day, American Chris Hickey topped the FEI Prix St. Georges, presented by Wellington Equestrian Realty, with Cecelia...

The Women Can't Be Beat in $75,000 Nespresso Battle of the Sexes at FTI WEF

by Lauren Fisher and Katie Macleod for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/12/2014 10:37:25 AM

The winning women's team with Michelle McFaul, Vice President, Community Affairs & Special Events for Nespresso, ringmaster Gustavo Murcia, and Paige, Mark and Katherine Bellissimo (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla, - January 10, 2014 - The crowds were out in full force at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) on Saturday night to watch the women's team earn their sixth consecutive victory in the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival's (FTI WEF) $75,000 Nespresso...

U.S. Lands Two in Top 15 Following the Dressage at 2013 Les Étoiles de Pau CCI4*; Dutton Seventh, Burnett Eleventh

by Helen Murray | 10/25/2013 4:15:59 PM

Pau, France - The second day of dressage at the 2013 Les Étoiles de Pau CCI4* hosted the final 35 combinations, five of which were representing the U.S., as they performed their tests in front of the Ground Jury of Angela Tucker, Christina Klingspor , and Alain James. Leading the way for the United States after the first phase are Land Rover Competition Grant recipients Phillip Dutton and Mr. Medicott on a score of 44.2 in seventh place. Marilyn Little, Kristi Nunnink and Michael...

Scott Stewart Leads Mounts to the Winner's Circle at Bluegrass Festival Horse Show

by Ashley N. Williams | 8/17/2012 1:08:13 AM

Scott Stewart won the Regular Conformation Championship with recently acquired mount Showman at the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show.Photo (Ashley N. Williams/PMG) Lexington, KY - It was perfect weather at the Stonelea Arena for greeting champions into the winner's circle Thursday at Bluegrass Festival Horse Show at the Kentucky Horse Park. The Professional Hunters Divisions wrapped up the two-day competition with one name resounding above others. While, Hunt Tosh and Rosalynn earned an...

Dutton Leads American Olympic Eventing Team After Dressage

by Joanie Morris | 7/29/2012 3:54:49 PM

Greenwich, UK - The Olympic Eventing dressage concluded today and the U.S. put in two strong performances to settle into seventh place after the first phase. The Germans have a commanding lead on a combined score of 119.10, just clear of Australia on 122.10. The home team sits third on 127. The next five teams are separated by less than 11 points, meaning that Monday’s cross country is destined to be influential. There is an unlikely leader at the top of the leaderboard as Yoshiaki Oiwa...

HSBC FEI Classics™: Fox-Pitt swoops to conquer at Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials

by FEI Press Release | 9/1/2011 3:51:47 PM

William Fox-Pitt (GBR), the new world number one, is on top again, this time at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (GBR), the second-last leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™, where he leads after the first day of Dressage on a mark of 39.7. Fox-Pitt (GBR), who is wearing the special armband as leader of the HSBC Rankings, has posted the only sub-40 mark so far on his first ride, Catherine Witt’s 11-year-old Parklane Hawk, winner of the Blenheim CCI3* (GBR) last year. The British pair...

FEI World Championships for Young Dressage Horses 2011 - Astrix Does the Double, but Woodland Farouche is the Show-Stealer

by Louise Parkes/FEI | 8/8/2011 12:35:00 PM

The Hannoverian mare Woodlander Farouche, with Great Britain's Michael Eilberg on board, produced spectacular scores to take the 5 Year Old title at the FEI World Championships for Young Dressage Horses 2011 at Verden, Germany (Photo: FEI/Karl-Heinz Freiler). Verden, Germany - More than 50,000 visitors descended on Verden, Germany, for the FEI World Championships for Young Dressage Horses 2011 over the weekend as the KWPN stallion, Astrix, claimed his second gold medal in succession with The...