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Nicholas Dello Joio and Geledimar Z Swiftly Succeed in the Tampa Bay Classic with 1.40m Open Jumper Victory

by Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 3/29/2012 4:00:00 PM

Nicholas Dello Joio and Geledimar Z left all the rails intact during the 1.40m Open Jumpers at the Tampa Bay Classic in Tampa, FL, breaking the beam at 31.764 seconds and taking home the top award. (Kendall Bierer/PMG) Tampa, FL - Riders gathered at the Covered Arena early this morning to welcome the second day of the Tampa Equestrian Series at the Bob Thomas Equestrian Center at the Florida State Fairgrounds. The morning was filled with anticipation as some of the nation's top riders took...

USEF Weekend Preview March 14, 2012

by USEF Communications Department | 3/14/2012 3:56:47 PM

Major Equestrian competitions attended by US athletes, both domestic and overseas, are listed in this weekly preview. Please look below to find competition listings by discipline* and breed. We hope you will follow the competitions that most interest you, but check the USEF Week in Review on Monday for a report of any top finishes by US Equestrians. *lists of competitions in all international disciplines will include only FEI competitions within the USA and international FEI competitions in...

Demi Stiegler Champion of the Platinum Performance/USEF Talent Search Final - West

by LEG Up News for USEF | 9/25/2011 10:14:36 PM

Lexington, KY - On Saturday afternoon at the L.A. International Jumping Festival (Sep 21-25), a crowd gathered on LAEC's grass Cricket Field to watch the Show Jumping phase of the demanding and prestigious Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals West. When all was said and done, Demi Stiegler (Robin Stiegler and Archie Cox, trainers) led the victory gallop as champion of the 41-entry field. Demi Stiegler. Photo by Flying Horse Photography. "It was amazing!" Stiegler said...

FEI Nations Cup Jumping Gets Back Underway at CSIO5* Flasterbo

by USEF Communications Department | 7/7/2011 3:15:14 PM

Charlie Jayne and Athena. Photo by Sophie Durieux. Lexington, KY - FEI Nations Cup Jumping gets back underway tomorrow at CSIO5* Falsterbo. After a month's hiatus, the world's top show jumping teams will return to the ring in Sweden. The U.S. has drawn the first position of the nine teams for their Chef d'Equipe George Morris. Charlie Jayne will lead things off for the U.S. with The London Group's Athena. This pair has jumped in the Nations Cups in La Baule, Rome, and St. Gallen...

Whiteface Mountain 1.45m Open Jump-off Highlights Wednesday Action

by Marty Bauman/Classic Communications | 6/30/2011 11:00:18 AM

Lake Placid, NY — Richie Moloney of Stonybrook, NY, rode Alsvid to victory in the Whiteface Mountain 1.45m Jump-off to highlight Wednesday’s competition at the 42nd annual Intercat, Inc. Lake Placid Horse Show. Darragh Kenny of Ireland, who will be defending his championship this Sunday in the featured $75,000 Mirror Lake Inn Grand Prix of Lake Placid, took an early lead in the class with a four-fault ride in 33.072 seconds. However, Moloney claimed the win when he finished the...

Kessler and Springsteen Take Top Two Spots in Austrian Young Rider Grand Prix

by Joanie Morris | 6/13/2011 3:00:54 PM

Lamprechtshausen , Austria - Building on their win in the Nations Cup at CSIOY Lamprechtshausen, the U.S. Young Rider Show Jumping Tour capped off a successful weekend with a one-two finish in the Young Rider Grand Prix. Reed Kessler took the top spot for the U.S. on Ligist, she jumped the only clear round in the jump-off for the win. Jessica Springsteen was second on Cincinnati La Silla, she had the fastest short-course round by more than five seconds, but had one rail to settle for second....

FEI Nations Cup™ 2011 Series Goes Ahead

by FEI Communications | 4/20/2011 3:34:12 PM

The FEI Nations Cup™ 2011 series will go ahead with its prize money unchanged from last year. The agreement with series title sponsor Meydan came to an end in 2010 and the Dubai-based company has chosen to refocus its cooperation with the FEI and is currently negotiating terms to move into an exciting new partnership in Endurance. Whilst negotiations with potential partners for the FEI Nations Cup™ Top League are still ongoing, the FEI has guaranteed that prize money to the athletes...

Sarah Mechlin and Yes Indeed Victorious in Gulf Coast Winter’s USHJA International Hunter Derby

by Robbi Meisel/Flashpoint Media Services | 3/5/2011 11:53:00 AM

Gulfport, MS A very positive-minded 23-year-old Sarah Mechlin of Cincinnati, OH, partnered with Yes Indeed took the top spot over 50 competitors in the $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby during the fourth week of the Gulf Coast Winter Classics. Fifty equine athletes were being braided before dawn and began lunging at 5:30 Friday morning in preparation for their first big test, the official presentation and jog before the panel of judges- Mike Rosser, Ray Francis, Betsy Perry, Tucker...

Bjorn Ikast and Gretchen Lof Shine at the HITS Tucson Winter Classic

by HITS Media | 2/24/2011 11:48:00 AM

Bjorn Ikast and Colorado. (Horseinsport© ) Tucson, AZ — The midway point of the six week HITS Arizona Winter Circuit was highlighted by big victories for Bjorn Ikast in the $25,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, and Gretchen Lof in the $2,500 Devoucoux Hunter Prix. Ikast, originally from Kolding, Denmark and now a Colorado resident, is a regular at the HITS Arizona Winter Circuit and has been knocking on the door for a Grand Prix win all season. He finished third two weeks...

Desert Circuit I in Review: John Pearce's Clean Sweep, Nick Haness Hunts Down the Competition and Exhibitors Rave about The HITS Desert Horse Park

by HITS Media | 2/2/2011 9:50:00 AM

Nick Haness and Catwalk (Flying Horse Photography© ) Thermal, CA - Canadian Olympian John Pearce seems determined to return to the Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix after a tremendous first week in the Grand Prix ring at the HITS Desert Horse Park in Thermal, CA. Pearce swept both Grand Prix classes at HITS Thermal last week, winning the blue in Friday's $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, aboard Forest View Farm's Chianto, the horse he placed third on in the 2010 Pfizer...