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Polished Performance Earns Steffen Peters & Rosamunde Another Grand Prix Dressage Win on First Day of Festival of the Horse CDI

by Jennifer M. Keeler, Yellow Horse Marketing | 4/1/2016 8:59:52 AM

Steffen Peters and Rosamunde (Terri Miller) San Juan Capistrano, Calif. – Under glorious spring skies and set within the breathtaking vista of the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park, the Festival of the Horse CDI 3*/Y/J/U-25 (being held March 31-April 2) got underway Thursday in San Juan Capistrano, and as the final event in California Dreaming Productions’ 2016 season this international dressage showcase drew the largest classes of the year across all CDI divisions as Olympic Team...

The Results are in for Round 1 of America's Favorite Equestrian

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 4/1/2011 8:13:00 AM

Wellington, FL - The results of Round 1 of America's Favorite Equestrian are in. Six equestrians in each of the eight disciplines that participated in the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games have moved onto Round 2. America's Favorite Equestrians Round 2 : Dressage : Todd Flettrich, Courtney King-Dye, Debbie McDonald, Leslie Morse, Steffen Peters, Guenter Seidel Driving : Tucker Johnson, Fred Merriam, Lisa Singer, Suzy Stafford, Rochelle Temple, Chester Weber Endurance : Garrett Ford, Becky...

Canadian Para-Equestrian Lauren Barwick Shines At 2011 Dressage Affaire CPED13*

by JRPR | 3/23/2011 4:35:00 PM

Lauren Barwick. (Photos courtesy Lindsay Y McCall.) Del Mar, CA - Canadian Para-Equestrian Team member Lauren Barwick dominated the Grade II division at the 2011 Dressage Affaire at the Del Mar Horsepark during the CPED13* Para-Equestrian Dressage competition, riding away with the blue ribbon on Off To Paris and the red on Ferdonia 2 in the Individual Test. Barwick also took home top honors in the Freestyle, riding Ferdonia 2 to first place with a high score of 75.167% and earning second on Off...

Boyd Martin to Host Live Call-in on Eventing Radio Show

by Chris Stafford/HRN News | 3/17/2011 12:59:00 PM

Lexington, KY - U.S. Team Member Boyd Martin will be the special guest on the Eventing Radio Show's first LIVE call-in program on Monday, March 21st, 2011, from 7-8 p.m. EST. Boyd will take listeners' calls from around the world and around the sport of eventing. The number to call - 347-637-3238 - will also be posted on the Eventing Radio Show's website at www.eventingradio.com. Boyd said he is looking forward to this unique opportunity to take listeners questions about any issue in the sport...

World Dressage Masters Palm Beach a Resounding Success

by Karen Robinson for Phelps Media Group, Inc. Intern | 3/16/2011 12:56:00 PM

Tinne Vilhelmsson Silfven, Steffen Peters and Tina Konyot. (Photo by Susan J. Stickle.) Wellington, FL - The 2011 World Dressage Masters Palm Beach presented by International Polo Club Palm Beach finished in spectacular style on the evening of Friday March 11th, as eight of the world's top dressage pairs performed Grand Prix Freestyles for a sold out audience of 1200 at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center in West Palm Beach, FL. The performances got progressively more exciting as the evening...

Washington International Horse Show Announces Qualifying Periods for 2009

by By Diana DeRosa | 6/29/2009 5:03:00 PM

Riders hoping to qualify for the 51st Washington International Horse Show still have time to earn points that will allow them to compete at one of the country’s leading equestrian competitions. Show officials announced the 2009 qualifying periods for hunter, jumper and equitation classes. Entries will close on Tuesday, September 1, 2009. The 51st annual Washington International will be held October 20-25, 2009, at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. Complete details on qualifying criteria as...

2008 Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Selection Trials Conclude in Raleigh, NC

by By Joanie Morris | 6/4/2008 12:20:00 PM

Lexington, KY - The Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Selection Trials concluded the 2008 qualifying season with competitions held across the country in Illinois, California and North Carolina to select the U.S. representatives for the 2008 FEI World Breeding Championships to be held in Verden, Germany, July 31 – August 3, 2008. The first Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Selection Trial was held at CDI 3*/Y/J Wayne & Dressage at Lamplight in Wayne, IL, May 16 – 18, 2008. Champion Five-Year-Old...

Woodside Horse Trials Offers Chance for Rising Stars

by By Heather Bailey | 5/1/2008 3:14:00 PM

The Adequan/United States Eventing Association (USEA) Gold Cup Series comes to the Woodside Horse Trials on May 23-25, and it will be an excellent opportunity for rising riders and their horses to earn valuable points in the year-long series at the advanced and intermediate levels of eventing. Modeled after NASCAR and other thriving sports series, the Adequan/USEA Gold Cup Series is based on a cumulative points system, with horse-and-rider pairs earning points, prize money and prizes at each of...

Cabana Boy and Donavan Dominate the East in Young Horse Dressage

by By Jennifer Keeler | 6/7/2007 3:30:00 PM

The Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Selection Trials concluded the 2007 qualifying season for the FEI World Breeding Championships at the CDI-W/Y/J Raleigh and Capital Dressage Classic, June 1–3 in Raleigh, NC. Winning both the Preliminary and Final Tests with an overall score of 8.240 secured the Five-Year-Old Selection Trial Championship for Cabana Boy (Contucci x Britania, by Bordeaux; bred in the United States by Doug and Shannon Langer). Cabana Boy is a bay Hanoverian gelding who was...

North American Hanoverian Jumper Breeding Program to Sponsor Incentive Awards Program for 2007 Young Jumper Championship Series

by By Sandra Werkheiser | 3/20/2007 10:23:00 AM

The North American Hanoverian Jumper Breeding Program (JBP) committee is pleased to announce a new awards sponsorship for the top placing Hanoverians in the 2007 Young Jumper Championships. The purpose of the awards is to provide an added incentive for owners of Hanoverian show jumpers to compete their horses in the Young Jumper Championship Series, a well-established national jumping competition recognized by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), which officially ranks all horses...