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Giavanna Rinaldi Wins $5,000 North American League Low Junior/Amateur Jumper Finals at Pennsylvania National Horse Show

by Pennsylvania National Horse Show | 10/18/2013 8:17:04 PM

Giavanna Rinaldi and G.P.S. BRILLIANT DISGUISE (AlCookPhoto.com) Harrisburg, Pa. - Giavanna Rinaldi, of Wayne, Illinois, beat a field of 25 starters in the $5,000 North American League (NAL) Low Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Final on her own G.P.S. BRILLIANT DISGUISE at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show today. Rinaldi, just fourteen years old, was one of only eight riders to make it to the jump-off round, setting an unbeatable time of 34.993 seconds as second rider into the ring. Madeline...

Martin Is Top U.S. Finisher at Military Boekelo CCIO3*

by Kathleen Landwehr | 10/13/2013 3:35:39 PM

Boyd Martin and Trading Aces (Libby Law Photography) Boekelo, The Netherlands – Competition at the Military Boekelo CCIO3* came to a close Sunday with two riders of the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team contesting the show jumping phase. While there were clear rounds, rails were coming down throughout the day over Jos Brinkman’s course. Boyd Martin and Trading Aces were the top finishers for the U.S in the field of 64 combinations that moved on to the final phase of competition. Martin...

Lillie Keenan Achieves Gold in the Randolph College/USEF National Junior Jumper Individual Championship

by USEF Communications Department | 10/13/2013 11:00:54 AM

Randolph College/USEF National Junior Jumper Individual Championship (©alcookphoto.com) New Cumberland, Pa. - Following four rounds of jumping in the $7,500 Randolph College/USEF National Junior Jumper Individual Championship at the 68th Annual Pennsylvania National Horse Show Lillie Keenan of New York, N.Y., again proved why she is considered one of the top up-and-coming talents in the sport of jumping. Riding her dual Gold medalist from the 2013 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young...

Herslow Maintains Lead as Uhlir and Davis Surge to the Head of their Fields at 2013 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions presented by The Dutta Corp

by Helen Murray and Eileen Schnettler | 10/10/2013 10:19:24 PM

Lexington, Ky. - Two divisions kicked off competition on Thursday at the 2013 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions presented by The Dutta Corp, while Intermediaire I competitors completed their second tests of the weekend. Kim Herslow and Rosmarin continue to hold the lead in The Dutta Corp/USEF Intermediaire I Dressage National Championship following a solid effort in the afternoon. In the first test of the AGCO/USEF Young Rider Dressage National Championship, Ayden Uhlir and Sjapoer powered to...

Peters, Herslow, and Wagner Take First Steps Toward Dressage National Titles

by Eileen Schnettler and Helen Murray | 10/9/2013 8:13:26 PM

Lexington, Ky. - Three division of National Championship competition at the 2013 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions presented by The Dutta Corp got underway Wednesday in the Kentucky Horse Park's Rolex Stadium. In the Dutta Corp/USEF Grand Prix National Championship, Steffen Peters and Legolas 92 have seized a sizable lead following an impressive test in the afternoon session, while Kim Herslow and Rosmarin head the field in the Dutta Corp/USEF Intermediaire I Dressage National...

Kansas State Routs Texas A&M 17-2

by Andrew Minnick | 10/5/2013 11:26:09 PM

Manhattan, Kansas - The No.6 Texas A&M Aggies had a tough task awaiting them in Manhattan. It was their season opener and their opponent was a Kansas State's WIldcats team coming off of a confidence boosting win over rival Oklahoma State. “We made some early-season mistakes today and they cost us the meet,” Texas A&M Head Coach Tana McKay said , and she may have been right, but the lack of mistakes and overall good riding by the Wildcats had just as much to do with it....

Shields, Weber Lead National Championship Chases After Dressage at the Kentucky Classic CDE

by Andrew Minnick | 10/3/2013 10:20:01 PM

Kate Shields (Pics of You) Lexington, Kentucky - Advanced dressage tests at the Kentucky Classic CDE, which is hosting the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Singles and Four-in-Hand Driving National Championships, were held Thursday afternoon at the Kentucky Horse Park. When they were over Kate Shields was atop the single horse leaderboard, and Chester Weber set himself up for a tenth four-in-hand national championship. USEF National Single Horse Championship Kate Shields (Middleburg,...

Star-Studded Field Ready for Platinum Performance/USEF Talent Search Finals East

by Helen Murray | 10/3/2013 2:40:42 PM

Gladstone, NJ - Seventy of the top junior and young riders have flocked to U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, N.J., this week for the annual Platinum Performance USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals East. Ronnie Beard and Anne Kursinski will serve as judges and course designers for the four-phase competition which will be held October 4-6. Competition officially gets underway Saturday morning with Phase I, Flatwork. Competitors will then return to the Dick and Jane...

Final Champions Are Crowned on Day Four of the California Dressage Society Championships

by Yellow Horse Marketing for the California Dressage Society | 9/22/2013 9:22:03 PM

Rachel Wade and "Cambria" won the CDS Horse of the Year title for Open Training Level on the final day of competition at the CDS Championship Show(Jennifer M. Keeler) Racho Murieta, CA - A final group of champions' names was written in the history books on Sunday as the California Dressage Society Championship Show came to a close in Rancho Murieta, CA, with a roster full of new Great American/USDF and CDS Horse of the Year titles presented throughout the afternoon. The final day of...

Angel Karolyi Speeds to Victory in $15,000 Open Jumper Classic in Aiken

by Starting Gate Communication | 9/16/2013 5:04:38 PM

Angel Karolyi of Venezuela rode S-Acorada Donaldson to victory in the $15,000 Open Jumper Classic on Saturday, September 14, at the Aiken Fall Festival II in Aiken, South Carolina (David Mullinix) Aiken, SC – Venezuela’s Angel Karolyi put in an impressive performance to claim victory in dramatic fashion in the $15,000 Open Jumper Classic on Saturday, September 14, at the Aiken Fall Festival II in Aiken, South Carolina. Nine of 15 horse and rider combinations would advance through...