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Fieldstone Spring Festival Prize List Now Available Online

by Phelps Media Group, INC | 4/17/2013 1:55:05 PM

Halifax, MA - April 17, 2013 - Stadium Jumping is pleased to announce that the Fieldstone Spring Festival competition's prize list is currently available online. The prize list and entry blank are posted on www.showfieldstone.com and www.stadiumjumping.com . Entries for the Fieldstone Spring Festival close on May 3, 2013. The Fieldstone Spring Festival will mark the beginning of top competition from May 15 - 19, 2013, at the Fieldstone Show Park in Halifax, MA. Jumper highlights include the...

Oklahoma State, Kansas State Win on Day 1 of the Big 12 Equestrian Championship

by Andrew Minnick | 3/29/2013 7:48:46 PM

Stillwater, OK - The No.3 ranked Oklahoma State Cowgirls and No.4 Kansas State Wildcats both won today in Stillwater, and they will meet tomorrow in the Big 12 Equestrian Championship finals. Oklahoma State punched their ticket to the finals in dramatic fashion after nearly blowing a 6-2 lead, and being saved by their final rider. With a 4-0 win in Horsemanship and 2-2 tie in Equitation over Fences the top seeded Cowgirls held a 6-2 lead over Baylor halfway through the match. But after OSU...

New Patsy Albers Award Fund Established at The Dressage Foundation

by The Dressage Foundation | 12/11/2012 12:40:23 PM

The Dressage Foundation announced Tuesday that a new fund has been established in special remembrance of Patsy Albers. The Patsy Albers Award Fund will provide one annual Award to the highest placing dressage rider at the United States Equestrian Federation’s High Performance Championships who was also a rider competing for the U.S. at a North American Junior/Young Rider Championship. The Award will provide financial support for continuing education and training. “Patsy was a Region...

Kelley Farmer and Act of Valor Validate Victory in $5,000 Hallway Feeds National Hunter Derby at Bluegrass Festival Horse Show

by Ashley N. Williams for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 8/20/2012 4:20:37 AM

Kelley Farmer and Act of Valor won the $5,000 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby at the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show of Kentucky Summer Series. (Ashley N. Williams/PMG) Lexington, KY - Along the fence line of the Stonelea Arena, people watched as the first competitor entered the ring for the $5,000 Hallway Feeds National Hunter Derby. In the fourth week of the Kentucky Summer Series, the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show welcomed riders of all experience to a challenging course, and a...

Genevieve Zock Rises to the Top Winning 2012 USHJA Hunterdon Cup at Kentucky Summer Horse Show

by Ashley N. Williams for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 7/26/2012 12:02:39 PM

Genevieve Zock won the 2012 USHJA Hunterdon Cup Equitation Classic at the Kentucky Horse Park (Kendall Bierer/PMG) Lexington, KY - As the sun began to set on the Kentucky Horse Park, the final work-off of the USHJA Hunterdon Cup Equitation Classic got underway. The prestigious championship prize was only a test away from being revealed, and four riders were vying for the top honors. It came down to Meredith Darst, Lillie Keenan, Hasbrouck Donovan and Genevieve Zock as they completed the final...

Quality Shines Through on Day One of Dressage at Flintridge CDI*

by Yellow Horse Marketing for Cornerstone Event Management | 5/26/2012 9:24:58 AM

Craig Stanley rode the 5-year-old U.S.-bred "Caliente DG" to victory in the opening round of the Markel/USEF Western Dressage Selection Trial on the first day of competition at the Dressage at Flintridge CDI*/Y/J. (Jennifer M. Keeler) Burbank, CA - A small but talented group of young horses contested the opening round of the Markel/USEF Western Dressage Selection Trial, part of the Dressage at Flintridge CDI*/Y/J in La Cañada-Flintridge, CA. Judges Lilo Fore (4* USA), Lois Yukins (4*...

Second 2012 US Show Jumping Team Observation Event Features 15 of America’s Best Jumpers in Lexington, KY

by USEF Communications Department | 5/10/2012 2:57:45 PM

Lexington,KY - The second of four 2012 US Show Jumping Team Observation Events takes place this weekend at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show held at the Kentucky Horse Park. Fifteen members of the USEF Long List for the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2012 Olympic Games are set to contest two Observation Event classes. On Friday, these combinations will jump alongside other entries in the $50,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic and will return to the Rolex Stadium Sunday afternoon to try and top an open...

Roffman Triumphs At The $15,000 Wellington Dressage Classic CDI3* At Global Dressage Festival

by Jamie Saults for Global Dressage Festival | 3/18/2012 8:53:42 AM

Caroline Roffman and Pie (Susan J. Stickle) Wellington, FL - Caroline Roffman, resplendent in a green top hat in honor of St. Patrick's Day, rode Pie to victory in Intermediare 1 at the $15,000 Wellington Dressage Classic CDI***, presented by the Chesapeake Dressage Institute, held March 15-18 at the Global Dressage Festival (GDF)Stadium show grounds in Wellington, FL. Fifteen horse and rider combinations from seven different countries competed in the Global Dressage Festival's large...

Para-Equestrian Qualifiers to Kick Off Gold Coast Dressage CDIW and Wellington Classic Sunshine Challenge CDI3*

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 12/7/2011 2:41:47 PM

Wellington, FL - At the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center in West Palm Beach, FL, dressage is poised to take center stage this January. Among the many high-level competitions that will occur at the venue this winter will be a Para-Equestrian CPEDI3* qualifier for the 2012 Paralympics. This exciting three-test qualifying competition will serve as an inspiring opener for both the Gold Coast Dressage CDIW and the Wellington Classic Sunshine Challenge CDI3*, both of which now offer the chance to see...

45th ANNUAL ARABIAN AND HALF-ARABIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP HORSE SHOW STARTS IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA

by Christy Egan | 10/20/2011 12:17:55 PM

Tulsa, OK - On Friday, October 21, the 45th Annual Arabian National Championship Show begins at the Tulsa Expo Square in Tulsa, OK. The show runs for nine days, through Saturday evening, October 29. It’s the fourth year for this major national equine event in Tulsa, OK. Arabian and Half-Arabian horses hailing from most of the 48 states and Canada will fill the barns, warm-up arenas and wash racks for the next few weeks, while their owners, trainers and grooms enjoy Oklahoma’s warm...