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HITS Ocala Week V Wrap-Up

by By the HITS Media Team | 3/18/2010 10:27:00 AM

Photo by ESI Photography (Emma Kennedy, the owner and rider of Summer Hill, captured Sunday's $5,000 Pony Commotion. ) The Ocala Winter Finals wrapped up another exciting week of show jumping that included two of the four remaining qualifying grand prix classes this winter for the Pfizer Million at HITS Post Time Farm in Ocala, FL. Maryland’s Tracy Magness captured the win in the $25,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, aboard Mr. and Mrs. John Barko’s Tarco Van Ter Moude for...

Scott Stewart and Way Cool Cruise to Victory in $15,000 WIHS Hunter Classic Derby

by By Rebecca Walton | 10/24/2009 7:32:00 PM

On Saturday, the best horses and riders from the hunter divisions competed for the top prize in the $15,000 WIHS Hunter Classic Derby at the Washington International Horse Show. After two rounds of competition it was Scott Stewart, of Ocala, FL, and Way Cool that led the victory gallop after they earned a total score of 170.9. Earlier in the day the Washington Pony Equitation Classic Finals were held, with Madeyln Keck and Tango receiving the top call and earning the blue ribbon. The champions...

Zayna Rizvi and Mimi Gochman Are Golden on Concluding Day of Gotham North FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships, presented by USHJA

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 8/15/2021 7:16:00 PM

The 2021 Gotham North FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships concluded Sunday afternoon in Traverse City, Michigan at Flintfields Horse Park. After postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the young athletes were eager to once again participate in the unique opportunity to represent their nation on an international stage. It was Zayna Rizvi and Mimi Gochman who took home the final individual medals of the week, emerging victorious in the Junior Individual Championship and the...

U.S. Jumping Team Takes Silver Medal in Jumping Team Final to Conclude Equestrian Competition at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 8/7/2021 2:15:00 PM

Tokyo, Japan – The U.S. Jumping Team earned the silver medal after an intense jump-off battle with Sweden in the Jumping Team Final to conclude equestrian competition at Tokyo 2020. The team of Laura Kraut and Baloutinue, Jessica Springsteen and Don Juan van de Donkhoeve, and McLain Ward and Contagious put the pressure on the Swedish team, showcasing the best of the sport under the lights in Tokyo. The Swedish topped the podium, with the Belgian team finishing with the bronze. US...

Call for Media Credential Applications: 2021 U.S. Dressage Short List Observation Event

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/11/2021 11:25:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. - The U.S. Dressage Short List Observation Event will take place June 8-11, 2021, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, Fla. Members of the media who would like to request credentials to cover the event should submit a completed application form by May 31, 2021. You must request special permission for more than one person per media outlet to attend the event. Media attending the event are expected to follow all outlined procedures in the COVID-19 Action...

Kelley Farmer and Taken Gallop to $50,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby Victory

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 4/1/2012 8:41:00 PM

Scott Stewart and Declaration (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - The 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival drew to a close today. The feature attraction of the day was the $50,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at The Stadium, and Kelley Farmer rode Nancy Amling's Taken to victory. Competition concluded in the International Arena on Sunday with the junior and amateur-owner jumpers competing in their final classics. Beginning the morning, Abigail McArdle jumped to victory in the $10,000...

The Road to Grand Prix at the KWPN-NA Annual Meeting Includes Steffen Peters, Lendon Gray, Courtney King-Dye, Christine McCarthy, Cor Loeffen and Bart Henstra

by Christine DeHerrera/Equestrian Sport Productions | 3/17/2011 11:47:00 AM

Courtney King-Dye will speak about The Road to Grand Prix during the KWPN-NA Annual Meeting. (Susan J. Stickle.) Sutherlin, OR - Once again the KWPN-NA Annual Meeting pulls out all of the stops to give breeders, trainers, owners and riders information to help them advance their horses up the ranks to Grand Prix, for both jumping and dressage. The Royal Dutch Warmblood Studbook of North America (KWPN-NA) has put together an unprecedented number of experts that includes Olympic medalist Steffen...

HITS Thermal Mid-Circuit Report: Kyle King's Birthday Ride, High-Performance Riders Aim for Pfizer Million, Nick Haness Hunts for Spot in Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final, and SmartPak Salutes Top Performers

by HITS Media | 2/17/2011 3:29:00 PM

Kyle King and Corrine Super's Capone I. (Flying Horse Photography© . ) Thermal, CA - February 17, 2011 - Kyle King (Ocala, Florida) celebrated his birthday with a bang when he rode Corrine Super's Capone I to a triumph in Sunday's $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, at the HITS Desert Horse Park in Thermal, CA. Winning Sunday's feature class was extra remarkable for the birthday boy, who won the Grand Prix with the largest starting field to date at the 2011 HITS...

USEF Names Vaulting Short List/Nominated Entry for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

by Joanie Morris | 8/16/2010 4:06:00 PM

Gladstone, NJ – The United States Equestrian Federation has named the following vaulters to the Short List/ Nominated Entry for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games according to the USEF Selection Procedure for Vaulting. From this group the Definite Entry will be named to represent the United States in the Vaulting Championships. The 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games take place from September 25-October 10, 2010 in Lexington, Kentucky. The following vaulters for Individual Women,...

Tina Konyot Continues to Conquer Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Festival of Champions; Pestana Takes the Lead in the National Junior Dressage Championship

by Joanie Morris | 8/13/2010 5:55:00 PM

Jamie Pestana and Winzalot (SusanJStickle.com Photo) Gladstone, NJ – Tina Konyot (Palm Beach City, FL) had a lock on the National Grand Prix Dressage Championship over the first weekend, winning both the Grand Prix and the Grand Prix Special handily. She made it very clear in the Grand Prix on Friday of the second weekend that she wasn’t going to give up her top spot without a fight. Her score of 71.319% with her beloved Calecto V was a reward from another consistent performance for the pair...