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Sassafras Creek Named Medium Regular Pony Hunter Champion while Bit of Love Leads Small Regular Division at 2013 US Pony Finals

by Kathleen Landwehr | 8/8/2013 9:30:35 PM

Lexington, KY - The first Regular Pony Hunter Championship title was decided Thursday in the Kentucky Horse Park's Walnut Arena. The judging panel of Chance Arakelian, William Sparks, and Jeff Wirthman evaluated the Small Regular Hunter ponies as they completed the Model and Under Saddle phases of the competition as well as the field of 130 Medium Regular Hunter ponies to declare the winner of the US Hunter Pony Championship presented by Sallee Horse Vans. The US Hunter Pony Championship...

Colombia’s Mark Bluman Scores Third Welcome Stake Victory at Vermont Summer Festival

by Starting Gate Communications | 8/8/2013 4:57:53 PM

Colombia’s Mark Bluman and G&C Blue won the $10,000 Theory Welcome Stake, Presented by Manchester Designer Outlets, on August 8 at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT (David Mullinix Photography) East Dorset, VT - Colombian rider Mark Bluman was in the winner’s circle yet again on Thursday, August 8, after topping the $10,000 Theory Welcome Stake, presented by Manchester Designer Outlets, at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT. The win marked Bluman’s third...

McLain Ward and Cadence Win in Dublin

by Andrew Minnick | 8/8/2013 3:53:48 PM

A couple of U.S riders put in a good show to close the day at CSIO5* Dublin of Thursday. In the Anglesea Stakes sponsored by DT Dublin Hotel, a Table A 1.50m class with jump-off, McLain Ward led Cadence to victory by .03s in an exciting 18 horse jump-off. With 13 of the returning horses clearing the jump-off course, it was Ward and the Procedures, Inc bay gelding that scorched to a 28.30s fault free round and a victory. They edged out Ireland's own Denis Lynch and Double O Seven, and...

2013 Capital Challenge Prize List Now Available Online

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 8/8/2013 9:25:52 AM

Upper Marlboro, MD – The 2013 Capital Challenge Horse Show (CCHS), presented by The Gochman Family, is pleased to announce that the 2013 prize list has been mailed out and the PDF is available for download on the official horse show website www.capitalchallenge.org. Entries should be submitted as soon as possible as space is limited, and they are taken on a first come, first served basis. For those receiving a printed prize list in the mail, please be aware of a correction to the...

Northwind Marin, Show Me Love, and Yes It’s True Receive Green Pony Hunter Championship Titles at Day Two of 2013 US Pony Finals

by Kathleen Landwehr | 8/8/2013 9:10:06 AM

Lexington, KY – The first championship titles of the US Hunter Pony Championship presented by Sallee Horse Vans were claimed Wednesday as the Green Hunter ponies completed their final phase of competition in the 2013 US Pony Finals. The judging panel of Chance Arakelian, William Sparks, and Jeff Wirthman assessed the hunter ponies in the Kentucky Horse Park’s Walnut Arena until weather caused the Under Saddle phase of the Medium Regular Pony Hunters to be moved to the Covered Arena....

Shawn Casady Increases Lead in Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby Series

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 8/7/2013 11:47:32 AM

Shawn Casady Leads the 2013 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby Series. (Emily Riden/PMG) exington, KY - Shawn Casady has upheld his lead in the 2013 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby standings for several weeks, and a top three finish in last week's $5,000 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby further widened the gap between himslef and the second place position. The Hallway Feeds Series consists of seven national hunter derby events to be held during the 2013 show series...

The Dressage Foundation's Michael Puolin Fund Awards Grant for Young Rider Clinic to UDS

by United States Dressage Foundation | 8/7/2013 10:52:20 AM

The Dressage Foundation is pleased to announce that a grant has been awarded to Utah Dressage Society (UDS) from the Michael Poulin Dressage Fund. The Fund’s Selection Committee chose UDS, a Group Member Organization of the United States Dressage Federation, to receive a $2,310 grant for a young rider clinic to be held this fall. “The Junior/Young Riders are an active, enthusiastic, fast-growing part of the Utah Dressage Society who are great ambassadors for the organization and for...

Jorst and Vitalis Eye Top Results at 2013 FEI World Breeding Championships for Dressage Young Horses

by USEF Communications Department | 8/7/2013 9:55:33 AM

Lexington, KY - Charlotte Jorst and Vitalis have travelled to Verden, Germany to represent the U.S. at the 2013 FEI World Breeding Championships for Dressage Young Horses this week. The talented pair will compete in the six-year-old division at the annual championship which hosts many of the of most promising young dressage horses from throughout the world. The 2013 FEI World Breeding Championships for Dressage Young Horses will run August 7-11. Jorst (Reno, NV) and Skagen Holding’...

Vaulters are Gathered in Denver for USEF/AVA National Championships

by Andrew Minnick | 8/7/2013 9:27:14 AM

Last year's A division team champions, Mt. Eden Sun, will return to defend their title in Denver (Lynne Owen/VaultingPhotos.com) Denver, CO - Ten United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) National Vaulting Championships are up for grabs this week at the National Western Complex in Denver, Colorado. Team champions in the A,B, and C divisions will be determined, male and female individuals will compete for Bronze, Silver, and Gold divisions titles, and one pair will walk away Open Pas de Deux...

New European-Style Developing Sport Horse Division to Premier at the 2013 Southeast Medal Finals

by Carrie Wirth for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 8/7/2013 9:19:17 AM

Olympic Gold Medalist Peter Wylde has developed many young jumpers in European competition, including Lipton L'Othain who he began working with as a 6-year-old (Carrie Wirth) Jacksonville, FL - The Southeast Medal Finals management is pleased to announce the addition of a new and exciting young jumper division - the Developing Sport Horse. The competition is based on European-style classes where the horses are judged on their athletic potential to be top contenders in the future of the sport....