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Lucy Deslauriers and Center Field win 2012 EquiSport Insurance/US Pony Medal Finals

by Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group International | 8/12/2012 9:14:11 PM

Center Field Takes Center Stage In Medal Final, Emerging Victorious With Lucy Deslauriers Daisy Farish captured the Silver Medal Lexington, KY- The Alltech Arena was alive with action as the morning fog began to settle over the Kentucky Horse Park. It was the conclusion of the US Pony Hunter Championships presented by Sallee Horse Vansand the EquiSport Insurance/US Pony Medal Finals that brought the 2012 US Pony Lucy Deslauriers won the Gold Medal at the 2012 EquiSport Insurance/US Pony Medal...

Madeline Schaefer Picks Up Second Overall Pony Hunter Championship With Hi Lite in the Small Pony Hunters at 2012 US Pony Finals

by By Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 8/10/2012 9:28:48 PM

Madeline Schaefer Leads the Ranks With Hi Lite Going Into Tomorrow’s Overall Grand Pony Hunter Championship Lili Hymowitz and Rafael claimed Overall Small Pony Hunter Reserve Championship Lexington, KY –The rain had dissipated, and a cool brisk day greeted young riders and their ponies for the fourth day of the 2012 US Pony Finals and US National Pony Hunter Championships presented by Sallee Horse Vans. The Large Pony Hunters took center stage in the Walnut ring early in the...

Equitation Competition Heats Up a Steamy Day at Traders Point Hunt Charity Horse Show

by Sue Weakley for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 8/10/2012 9:48:15 AM

Haley Zimmerman and Zider zestfully capture the blue Zionsville, IN -Equitation took center stage Thursday in the Main Hunter Arena at the Traders Point Hunt Charity Horse Show held at Wild Air Farms in Zionsville, IN. After a series of thunderstorms dumped much-needed rain Wednesday night, the hunter classes were postponed until Friday but there was still plenty of action with the Pessoa USEF Hunter Seat Medal, the ASPCA Maclay Horsemanship class and the Taylor Harris Insurance Services (THIS)...

Leigh Cofer Makes Headlines With Breaking News For Adult Hunter Classic Victory at Kentucky Summer Classic

by Ashley N. Williams for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 8/6/2012 8:19:08 AM

Leigh Cofer and Breaking News made headlines with their NAL/WIHS Adult Hunter Classic victory at the Kentucky Summer Classic. (Ashley N. Williams/PMG) Lexington, KY - August 5, 2012 -It was the championship day for the Adult Amateur Divisions at the Kentucky Summer Classic. Riders and their top mounts approached the Stonelea Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park for the final day of the show, examining the courses as they prepared. The Adult Amateurs did not disappoint as they vied for the top...

Maria Takacs and Dominus Lead the Way In the Amateur-Owner Hunters at Kentucky Summer Horse Show

by Ashley N. Williams for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 7/28/2012 7:03:36 AM

Maria Takacs and Dominus lead the way in the Amateur-Owner 3'3" Hunter Division at the Kentucky Summer Horse Show. (Ashley N. Williams/PMG) Lexington, KY - July 27, 2012 - It was a moist morning as the Stonlea Arena awoke from a stormy night to the Amateur-Owner competitors ready to show off their dime piece horses in over fences this morning starting at 8am. The first division for the day was the Amateur-Owner 18-35 Hunters, where Caruso and Kelli Sherrill took the blue ribbon in the first...

Donald Cheska and Ad Fundum Victorious in $10,000 Open Jumper Welcome Prix at Horse Shows by the Bay

by Weinberg Harris & Associates | 7/7/2012 9:00:16 AM

Donald Cheska and Ad Fundum. Traverse City, MI - Sun and a light morning breeze set the stage for the $10,000 Open Jumper Welcome Prix today at Horse Shows by the Bay, as 30 competitors eagerly challenged the Evie Frisque (Ontario, Canada)-designed course. Sponsored by Positive Step Farm and Patrice Schreiber, today's competition is the first of four $10,000 Open Jumper Welcome Prix classes to be hosted by the Horse Shows by the Bay Equestrian Festival throughout the month of July in scenic...

Jonathan Holling Takes the Lead at Volvo CCI3* Bromont Three Day Event

by Jennifer Ward for Starting Gate Communications | 6/7/2012 8:32:35 PM

Jonathan Holling of the United States riding Downtown Harrison won the dressage phase of the CCI3* division of the VOLVO CCI3* Bromont Three Day Event on June 7 in Bromont, Quebec. (Cealy Tetley, www.tetleyphoto.com) Bromont, Quebec – The Volvo CCI3* Bromont Three Day Event, The Todd Sandler Challenge, began with dressage competition on Thursday, July 7 in Bromont, Quebec. The 26th edition of the Volvo CCI3* Bromont Three Day Event is the final North American outing for athletes seeking a...

V is For Victory! Farrington Goes One-Two with Venus and Voyeur in $20,000 Bluegrass Classic at Kentucky Spring Classic

by Rebecca Walton for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 5/20/2012 6:30:40 PM

Kent Farrington and Venus won the $20,000 Bluegrass Classic at the Kentucky Spring Classic. (Rebecca Walton/PMG) Lexington, KY - Kent Farrington concluded the Kentucky Spring Classic on a great note, claiming first and second during this morning's $20,000 Bluegrass Classic aboard Venus and Voyeur, respectively. With a baker's dozen in the jump-off, Farrington completed the fastest two double-clear efforts with the talented mounts. Young rider Michael Murphy earned the third place award...

Lourdes de Guardiola and Autumn Rhythm Prove Victorious in $5,000 Hallway Feeds National Hunter Derby at Kentucky Spring Classic

by Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 5/20/2012 10:32:12 AM

Lourdes de Guardiola and Autumn Rhythm won the $5,000 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby at the Kentucky Spring Classic. (Kendall Bierer/PMG) Lexington, KY - The $5,000 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby saw nothing short of fierce competition this evening in the Stonelea Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park. It was Lourdes de Guardiola and Autumn Rhythm who rode to the top of the leader board with two fantastic rounds, catching the judges' eyes and being dually rewarded for their...

Ward Is Back and Better Than Ever

by Classic Communications | 5/13/2012 2:55:32 PM

North Salem, NY - Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist McLain Ward, Brewster, NY, announced loud and clear that he is back, as he blazed around the course of fences to win the $40,000 Old Salem Farm Grand Prix on Grant Road Partners’ Antares F at the Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Show. A field of 33 starters tried to get the best of the Alan Wade designed course which turned back on itself numerous times and featured a stunningly designed water jump. Second in the order was Welcome Stake winner...