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Tracy Fenney Takes Top Two Spots in $50,000 Lamplight Grand Prix

by Phelps Media Group | 8/2/2015 11:25:10 AM

Tracy Fenney won the $50,000 Lamplight Grand Prix with Reve du Paradis Wayne, IL - August 2, 2015 - Tracy Fenney was back on top of the leader board in Lamplight's $50,000 Grand Prix during week two of Equifest, held at Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, IL. Fenney was the only rider to go double clear, a feat she accomplished with her relatively new mount, Reve Du Paradis. Fenney with her three rides and Andrew Kocher with his six, had the most chances for the check and it proved...

Capital Challenge Horse Show Begins with Equitation Weekend Division Championships

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 9/28/2013 6:09:04 PM

Alison Cooney and Wittewa (Shawn McMillen Photography) Upper Marlboro, MD – The Capital Challenge Horse Show began today at the Prince George's Equestrian Center in Upper Marlboro, MD. This is the first day of the Capital Challenge Equitation Championship Weekend, presented by Bigeq.com. The Capital Challenge Horse Show runs through Sunday, October 6. The equitation age divisions were held today with over fences classes in the outdoor and indoor rings, joined by a flat class indoors....

VanderVeen Delivers Fathers Day Gift Winning Summer in the Rockies II $30,000 Grand Prix Presented By Littleton Equine and Platinum Performance

by Carrie Wirth for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 6/16/2013 7:37:21 PM

Kristen VanderVeen and Bull Run's Eternal (Mary Adelaide Brakenridge) Parker, CO - Summer in the Rockies II Grand Prix, presented by Littleton Equine Medical Center and Platinum Performance, was well attended and spectators lined the grass bleachers and VIP area on a mild summer day. Much needed rain could be seen far in the distance but Mother Nature held off the showers with perfect timing, letting go in a brief downpour as the victory gallop ended. Brian Curry, Vice President and General...

Ikast Celebrates His Birthday with the Win of the $15,000Welcome Stake at Week Two of Summer in the Rockies

by Carrie Wirth for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 6/14/2013 9:41:37 AM

Bjorn Ikast and Colorado win the $15,000 Welcome Stake Parker, CO - The second day of week two of Summer in the Rockies at the Colorado Horse Park brought clearer skies and a respite from the winds for most of the day. The competitors and staff welcomed evacuated horses to the safety of the expansive and scenic facility. Appropriately, the highlight of the day in the Kathy and Brad Coors Family Grand Prix Arena was the $15,000 Welcome Stake and the winner was a horse named Colorado. Course...

Moshi and Sandy Ferrell Named Grand Hunter Champions at First Week of Old Salem Spring Horse Show

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 5/9/2013 8:23:06 AM

Louise Serio and Casino (The Book LLC) North Salem, NY – The first week of the Old Salem Spring Horse Show continued today with championships in the professional hunter divisions as well as opening classes for the Open Jumpers. The show goes through Sunday, May 12, and the second week will be held on May 14-19 at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, NY. Moshi, owned by Stephanie Riggio and ridden by Sandy Ferrell, was champion in the combined Conformation Hunter division. Their top placings...

The Final Countdown to the London 2012 Paralympic Games

by FEI Communications | 8/29/2012 11:08:02 AM

With just 24 hours to go to the London 2012 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony, excitement and great expectations are building up in the Olympic venues dotted around the city whilst record ticket sales – over 2.2 million tickets sold – are already hailing this edition as the greatest ever. This will be the fifth time Para-Equestrian Dressage is on the programme but it is the first time it is held in a country with such a strong Para-Equestrian culture, so strong that since it became...

Scott Stewart Takes the Lead With Dedication in $100,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby Finals at Bluegrass Festival Horse Show

by Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 8/17/2012 9:32:44 PM

Scott Stewart and Dedication took top honors during the Classic Hunter Round of the $100,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby Finals at the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show. (Kendall Bierer/PMG) Lexington, KY - The crème de la crème of the hunter world gathered at the Rolex Stadium for the first day of the long awaited 2012 $100,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby Finals. All the attention turned toward the classic hunt course that decorated the Rolex Stadium at the Bluegrass...

Dedicated Young Equestrian Athletes Receive Grants Through USEF High School Equestrian Athlete Program

by Andrew Minnick | 7/30/2012 2:52:03 PM

Lexington, KY - Sarah Hood is not your typical high school cross country runner. On torrid Georgia afternoons, after classes are over, she joins her teammates for practice and runs for miles. After that, most of her teammates head home. Sarah Hood heads to the barn. "As my teammates and l left every day, drenched in sweat and exhausted," she says, "many complained about being tired and couldn't wait to go home and crash. I just smiled as l left, knowing that I had horses waiting to be...

$50,000 Idle Dice Open Jumper Stake Belongs to Charlie Jayne and Chill RZ at the 2012 Devon Horse Show

by Joanie Morris | 6/2/2012 8:16:26 PM

Charlie Jayne and Chill RZ (Amy Dragoo) Devon, PA - It was another glorious day at the Devon Horse Show and 15 horses lined up for the $50,000 Idle Dice Open Jumper Stake in the storied Dixon Oval at the 2012 Devon Horse Show. This afternoon's class served as the second half of the third USEF Observation Event for the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2012 Olympic Games. Fourteen combinations, 13 of which are vying for a trip to the 2012 London Olympic Games, tested Michel Vaillancourt's...

Emotional Night as McLain Ward Wins Seventh Grand Prix of Devon in a Remarkable Comeback

by Joanie Morris | 6/1/2012 12:41:19 AM

Devon, PA - A small but mighty field of show jumping horses lined up to tackle the penultimate USEF Observation Event for the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2012 Olympic Games. Thirteen combinations from the USEF Show Jumping Long List headlined the field of 16 in the 2012 $100,000 Wells Fargo Grand Prix of Devon. The Dixon Oval always proves a tremendous venue at the Devon Horse Show and with improvements made over the last few years, the storied Antares F and McLain Ward (AK Dragoo...