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Penny Brennan and Japan Defend Their Title Winning $7,500 Welcome Stake at the Fieldstone Summer Showcase II

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 8/22/2013 11:41:09 AM

Paul O'Shea and Skara Glen's Sienna (Anne Gittins) Halifax, MA - Sixteen horse and rider combinations gathered on the Grand Prix Field at the Fieldstone Show Park this afternoon to compete for the winning honors in the $7,500 South Shore Equine Clinic Welcome Stake. Penny Brennan and Japan once again stole the show, capturing the first place and defending their title for the second day of the Fieldstone Summer Showcase II. Brennan also piloted Dare Devil to the second place price, outriding...

Two for Two - Shulman & HH Narcos Du Marais Triumph in $25,000 Fairfield Grand Prix

by Lynn Coakley for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 6/25/2013 2:21:20 PM

Left to right with Sidney Shulman on HH Narcos Du Marais: John E. Franzreb III, Krista Goosen, Alex Pielet, Jill Shulman, Jane Henderson, Jennifer Ross, Gregory Venizelos, George N. Venizelos, Frederick Ablabob, Michele Ippolito, Jenny Belknap Kees, Lynn Coakley, and David Shulman (Reflections Photography) Westport, CT - It was "Two for Two" for rider Sydney Shulman and horse HH Narcos Du Marais at the $25,000 Grand Prix on Saturday, June 22, 2013, the culminating event of the Fairfield County...

Jared Petersen and Titus 2:11 Win the $50,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis at HITS Ocala

by HITS Communications | 2/19/2013 12:49:40 PM

Jared Petersen and Titus 2:11 were the only pair to ride double clear on Sunday and it earned them the victory in the $50,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis, at HITS Ocala this weekend (ESI Photography) Ocala, FL – Jared Petersen and Hayley Waters both shined as up-and-coming junior riders and are beginning to leave their mark on grand prix competition as well. Petersen and Waters went one-two in the $50,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis, this weekend. Success at the highest...

Best Tweets from Days 1&2 of The USEF Horsemastership Training Session

by Andrew Minnick | 1/3/2013 2:43:34 PM

Since the start of the USEF Horsemastership Training Session on Wednesday viewers have been sharing their thoughts, and their favorite quotes, using the hastag #GHM2013 on Twitter. Of course, there were a lot of favorite George quotes, but there are a few other little gems that'll give you a pretty good idea of who's watching (and who wishes they were). No one likes the flu..but it's not all bad. For the record, we don't think school is stupid. One liners to remember. In case...

Mario Deslauriers and Cella Capture 2012 $200,000 Gene Mische American Invitational presented by G & C Farm

by Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 4/8/2012 8:00:00 AM

Mario Deslauriers stood proud and center on the winner's podium as Molly Ashe-Cawley was presented with the silver medal, and Beezie Madden took home the bronze. The three provided the only double-clear efforts of the night, taking the top spots on the leaderboard. (V.Valenti/The Book LLC) Tampa, FL - It was a night of nail-biting excitement as 32 of the nation's top riders went head-to-head in the 2012 $200,000 Gene Mische American Invitational presented by G & C Farm at Raymond James...

Tracy Fenney Races to Victory Aboard MTM Centano in $25,000 Seashore Acres Grand Prix at Spring Gathering Charity Horse Show

by Rebecca Walton for Phelps Media Group, Inc. Intern | 4/10/2011 8:54:00 AM

Tracy Fenney and MTM Centano. (Photo by Rebecca Walton/PMG.) Katy, TX - It was all about speed for the final day of competition during the 2011 Spring Gathering Charity Horse Show at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center. Today rider's competed for the winning title in the $25,000 Seashore Acres Grand Prix. With 11 horse and rider combinations completing clear efforts during the first round, the jump-off was determined by speed, and Tracy Fenney had plenty of it. She raced around the course in...

The Fete Cheval Bigger and Better Than Ever Before

by Phelps Media Group | 12/1/2010 12:23:00 PM

Left to Right: Rodrigo Pessoa, Brianne Goutal, Patricia Griffith, Kent Farrington, Charlie Jayne, an (Phelps Media Group) WESTPORT, CT - November 24, 2010 - After the roaring success of the Fete Cheval in 2010, there was no hesitation to start making plans for an even more spectatcular event for the 2011 Winter Equestrian Festival - and more spectacular it will be! Elizabeth Press, Clea Newman Soderlund, and Visse Wedell have signed on as Co-Chairs of the Fete Cheval, which will be held on...

Week Two Wrap-Up

by Erica Larson for USEF, and USEF's Helen Murray, Le | 10/8/2010 10:03:00 AM

Lexington, KY - Week Two of the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games is in the books and it has been one for the ages. It was an extremely busy week for competitors and spectators alike as six of the eight disciplines represented held competitions during the second week of the Games, with most days seeing at least two competitions going on at once. DRESSAGE Grand Prix Freestyle Simply put, it was the greatest night of dressage action in the history of the sport on American soil. For the...

ASHA 2010 Youth Scholarship Recipients and Junior Judging Winners Recognized at World's Championship Horse Show, Scavenger Hunt Winners Announced

by Brice Carr | 9/7/2010 4:32:00 PM

ASHA Board First Vice President Vicki Gillenwater (left) and President Judy Werner (right) present t (Photo by Brice Carr, American Saddlebred Horse Association) Louisville, KY - At the 2010 Kentucky State Fair World's Championship Horse Show (WCHS), held every August in conjunction with the Kentucky State Fair, the American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) recognized its 2010 ASHA Youth Scholarship recipients, as well as the winners of the ASHA Junior Judging Contest, in center ring of...

Ireland's Kenny Takes Double Header Winning the Brown Harris Stevens and Newsday Open Jumper Classes at the Hampton Classic Horse Show

by Classic Communications | 9/1/2010 12:13:00 PM

Darragh Kenny on Looping Star (Shawn McMillen Photography/Hampton Classic) Bridgehampton, NY--August 31, 2010- Darragh Kenny 22, of County Offaly, Ireland, had the "luck of the Irish" on his side winning both jumper classes in the Grand Prix ring at the Hampton Classic Horse Show on Tuesday. Kenny won the Brown Harris Stevens Open Jumper (1.40m) FEI Table A class riding Looping Star and the Newsday Open Jumper class (1.35m) earlier in the day on Bazooka de Muze. Both horses are owned by Missy...