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Dedication Crowned Pennsylvania National Grand Hunter Champion at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show

by Classic Communications | 10/20/2011 5:20:11 PM

Dedication Wins Pennsylvania National Grand Hunter Championship Left to Right, Rider: Scott Stewart, Richard Hornberger. (Al Cook Photo). Harrisburg, PA – Dedication, owned by Fashion Farm in Philadephia, PA, received the Hunter Divisions’ highest title by winning the Pennsylvania National Grand Hunter Championship, sponsored by Stephanie and Louise Riggio, at the 66th Annual Pennsylvania National Horse Show on Thursday. Dedication earned the Grand award with consistent performances...

Meg O’Mara and Sinatra IV Go for the Gold in Randolph College/USEF Junior Jumper Championships at Harrisburg

by Robyn Keyster/Phelps Media Group for USEF | 10/16/2011 8:42:11 AM

Meg O'Mara and Sinatra IV. Photo: Phelps Media Group. Harrisburg, PA – An action-packed junior weekend continued to wow the crowd at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show tonight, as Phase III of the Randolph College/USEF Individual Championships culminated in a triumph for junior jumper Meg O’Mara. Riding out of Romson, NJ, O’Mara and Sinatra IV had one of only two clear rounds of the evening, emerging victorious through a steady, controlled approach. Earning the silver medal...

Victoria Colvin Dominates Junior Hunter Championships at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show

by Classic Communications | 10/14/2011 11:41:36 AM

Large Junior Hunter—Riders 15 & Under Division Champion Way Cool. Left to Right: Scott Stewart, Victoria Colvin, Judy Klinefelter, Dr. Betsee Parker and Tim Bolton. (Al Cook Photo). Harrisburg, PA – Victoria Colvin of Loxahatchee, FL, dominated the Junior Hunter Division winning Championship and Reserve titles in the Small Junior Hunter Division 15 & Under and the Large Junior Hunter Division 15 & Under at the 66th Annual Pennsylvania National Horse Show on Friday. Colvin and...

Noah Buehler and Porsche Win North American League Pony Jumper Finals at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show

by Classic Communications | 10/13/2011 11:51:00 AM

Noah Buehler and Porsche Win the North American League Pony Jumper Finals. (Al Cook Photo). Harrisburg, PA – Noah Buehler of Wall, NJ, took top honors in the North American League (NAL) $5,000 Pony Jumper Finals at the 66th annual Pennsylvania National Horse Show on Thursday evening riding Porsche, his 11-year-old Quarter Horse. Buehler was the only rider out of the field of 16 that negotiated a clear round to win the class. Elizabeth Shaffer and Styled with Perfection managed to leave...

Zoie Nagelhout Leads After Gymnastics Phase of Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Final - West

by LEG Up News for USEF | 9/24/2011 5:47:00 PM

Lexington, KY - The 2011 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Final - West is well under way at the L.A. International Jumping Festival, September 21-25, in Burbank, CA. The flat phase, first of the four phases took place Thursday night. The judging team of noted judge Sue Ashe and her daughter, international jumper rider Molly Ashe, tested the riders on their mastery of the skills needed to properly prepare a jumper for flatwork, including a demonstration of haunches in and a...

Ladies Night! Coe Operates for a One-Two Victory

by EquestriSol for Blenheim EquiSports | 9/16/2011 11:00:46 AM

Kirsten Coe and Baronez pictured with (from left) Moti Ferder, Equ Lifestyle's Francisco Pasquel, Tomas Harlan, Melissa Brandes, Robert Ridland, Nathalie Cooper and RJ Brandes. CapturedMomentPhoto.com. San Juan Capistrano, CA – Twenty couples toured the track designed by Leopoldo Palacios in tonight's $50,000 World Cup Qualifying Grand Prix, presented by Equ Lifestyle Magazine in the Blenheim Farms Covered Arena. Of those twenty we saw four fault free trips, all ridden by talented...

Respectiful Dressage for Nev

by Boyd Martin | 9/2/2011 8:53:52 AM

Nev went in and did a pretty good test. I was very happy with the way he warmed up. He was really trying. In hindsight I might of warmed him up 10 minutes too long, as he was a little flat especially in the trot work. All of my dressage coaches (Bettina, Mark & Silva) said that I should of pushed him a bit more in the trot work. He finished on a 49, which left him in 12th on the first day. https://www.bdwp.co.uk/bur/11/ I felt pretty bad for my USA team mate Will Colman who had to withdraw...

Kentucky Summer Classic Wrap-Up: August 3-7, 2011

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 8/8/2011 2:14:39 PM

Lexington, KY - There was a huge crowd gathered at the Rolex Stadium Saturday night to witness the $50,000 Rood and Riddle Grand Prix during the Kentucky Summer Classic. The event was held in conjunction with the Kentucky Horse Park's "Hats Off Day," and the audience had the opportunity to witness a very exciting grand prix event. Michael Morrissey and Vorst topped the eight-horse jump-off with a very fast double clear effort, and Morrissey took home the winning prize for the second year in...

Young Jumper Victory Goes to Kim Prince Aboard King of Hearts at Kentucky Summer Horse Show

by Rebecca Walton for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 7/31/2011 10:32:16 AM

Lexington, KY - It was slightly overcast today at the Kentucky Horse Park as riders gathered to compete in the Walnut Ring during the Kentucky Summer Horse Show. The Young Jumpers took center stage competing in the Five-Year-Old, Six-Year-Old, and Seven/Eight-Year-Old classes. Today's top ribbon winners included Kim Prince, Christian Heineking, and Mark Bluman in their respective classes. Allen Rheinheimer designed today's designed today's technical tracks, which included a...

Greer Hindle has Spectacular Day at Horse Shows by the Bay

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 7/8/2011 11:45:31 AM

Greer Hindle and Freedom (Photo by Katie Anich/PMG). Traverse City, MI - Junior and Amateur riders could not ask for a better start to a busy weekend of competition, as there were just a few small clouds in the sky at Horse Shows by the Bay today in beautiful Traverse City, MI. Amateur-owner hunters started the day off in the R.L. Polk main hunter ring, and the WIHS Hunter Phase concluded the day with nearly a dozen entries. Greer Hindle had a spectacular day in nearly every ring, from...