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Second Leg of $200,000 Taylor Harris Triple Crown Challenge Spotlighted at Hampton Classic Horse Show

by Kenneth Kraus for Phelps Media Group, Inc. Internatio | 8/25/2012 10:30:19 AM

McLain Ward and Antares F winning the $100,000 Wells Fargo Grand Prix of Devon, the first leg of the THIS Triple Crown (Parker Russell - The Book LLC) Middleburg, VA - Olympic gold Medalist McLain Ward and his London partner Antares F will be in the spotlight as the second leg of the all-new Taylor Harris Insurance Services (THIS) Triple Crown Challenge takes place at the famed Hampton Classic Horse Show in Bridgehampton, NY on Sunday, September 2nd during the $250,000 FTI Grand Prix & FEI...

The Race is Set to Begin at the Longines FEI World Endurance Championship

by Kathleen Landwehr | 8/24/2012 4:52:14 PM

The U.S. Endurance Team (Donna Shifflette) Newmarket, UK – A true championship test awaits some of the best endurance riders from around the world in Euston Park near Newmarket, Suffolk, UK for the Longines FEI World Endurance Championship. The 160-km race will take place on August 25 across the English countryside where riders will encounter heathland, forest tracks, river meadows, and open farmland. The United States will be represented by five riders, who aim to bring back both team...

Historic ASPCA Maclay National Championship Returns to Alltech National Horse Show

by Kenneth Kraus for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 8/24/2012 11:17:38 AM

Lexington, Ky - The second edition of the Alltech National Horse Show in Lexington, KY, is set for October 30 through November 4, 2012. The show will once again be held at the Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park. In addition to world-class show jumping and the country's best and most competitive hunter divisions, the show will also feature one of the nation's longest running and most coveted national championships, the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty...

Future of the Sport on Display at Lamplight Equestrian Center as Seven USEF National Dressage Champions to be Crowned

by Helen Murray | 8/22/2012 10:29:53 AM

Lexington, KY - The top rising dressage talents in the U.S. will descend on the Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, IL this week as seven USEF National Dressage Championships will be up for the taking. These championships will once again be held in conjunction with the Dressage at Lamplight competition August 23-26, 2012. In the Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage Championships three national titles will be awarded for the Four, Five and Six-year-old Championships. Additionally, the...

Route for Longines FEI World Endurance Championships 2012 Looks Like a True Championship Test

by FEI World Endurance Championships Press | 8/17/2012 10:23:00 AM

Organisers of the Longines FEI World Endurance Championships at Euston Park, near Newmarket, Suffolk, UK have released final details of the 160km track that will test up to 150 riders from around 40 countries on 25th August 2012. The route comprises six loops of between 20km and 38km five of which take riders on different routes around the Suffolk countryside covering heathland, forest tracks, river meadows and open farmland all with the support of local landowners, farmers and the Forestry...

Megan Moshontz-Bash and Pourkoipa Fontaine Fault-Free and Fast for First Place in 1.35m Open Jumpers at Bluegrass Festival Horse Show

by Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 8/16/2012 10:56:28 PM

Megan Moshontz-Bash and Pourkoipa Fontaine won the 1.35m Open Jumper class at the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show. (Kendall Bierer/PMG) Lexington, KY - The morning was ablaze with fierce competition in the Rolex Stadium as the second day of the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show got underway at the Kentucky Horse Park. Time was the bottom line Thursday with riders speeding to break the beam with both accuracy and an unsurpassed pace. Shane Sweetnam and Solerina exceeded expectations in the 1.40m Open...

FEI President Celebrates London 2012 Clean Games in Equestrian Sport

by FEI Communications | 8/16/2012 1:49:31 PM

FEI President HRH Princess Haya is proud to announce that London 2012 was a clean Games for equestrian sport, following confirmation that all human and equine samples taken during the Olympic equestrian events at Greenwich Park were negative. “The FEI had a really steep mountain to climb after Athens and Hong Kong, but we had a clean Youth Olympic Games, a clean FEI World Equestrian Games and now we’ve crowned it with a clean Olympic Games in London,” Princess Haya said....

Hunt Tosh and Rosalynn Repeat Excellence for Double Blue Ribbons at Bluegrass Festival Horse Show

by Ashley N. Williams for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 8/16/2012 1:23:24 AM

Hunt Tosh and Rosalynn were awarded two blue ribbons in the High Performance Hunter division at the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show. (Ashley N. Williams/PMG) Lexington, KY - It was a welcoming day for the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show at the Kentucky Horse Park show grounds where five divisions were set to display the top hunter horse and rider combinations. The morning started off with a variation of winners while the two divisions to emerge with double blue ribbons were Scott Stewart and...

Ilan Bluman and Quatro Go Clear With Blazing Speed in 1.40m Open Jumpers at Bluegrass Festival Horse Show

by Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 8/15/2012 8:05:07 PM

Ilan Bluman and Quatro won the 1.40m Open Jumper class at the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show. (Kendall Bierer/PMG) Lexington, KY - It was the start of the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show at the Kentucky Horse Park, and talented horse and rider combinations gathered at the Rolex Stadium to showcase their speed and agility in the 1.35m and 1.40m Open Jumpers. Wednesday was all about accuracy and tripping the timers with a blazing fast time. It was Shane Sweetnam and Kalle who delivered the 1.35m...

Top U.S. Vaulters Set to Compete in France at FEI World Vaulting Championship

by Kathleen Landwehr | 8/15/2012 4:05:17 PM

Lexington, KY - The best vaulters from across the U.S. are ready to begin competition at the FEI World Vaulting Championship at the Pole Europeen du Cheval in Le Mans, France from August 16-19, 2012. Vaulters will be vying for World Championship titles in the Individual Female, Individual Male, Pas de Duex, and Team competitions. The recently crowned Gold Individual Female National Vaulting Champion Mary McCormick (Woodside, CA) hopes to continue her success in France. Having also won the...