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Adrienne Lyle And Wizard Are Magical At $120,000 5* West Palm Beach

by Jamie Saults for Equestrian Sport Productions | 3/30/2012 9:00:00 AM

L to R: Lyle and Wizard, Terri Kane of Diamante Farms, Ghislain Fouarge (Susan J. Stickle) Wellington, FL - Adrienne Lyle, 27, and Wizard took the top award at the Global Dressage Festival (GDF) in the FEI Grand Prix at the $120,000 5* West Palm Beach, presented by Diamante Farms. Their score of 73.021% placed them well above Anja Plonzke of Germany on Le Mont d'Or, who received 71.851% to come in second, and Ashley Holzer of Canada on Breaking Dawn with 70.957% for third place. Lyle works...

Heather Blitz And Paragon Electrify the $15,000 Wellington Dressage Classic CDI3* At Global Dressage Festival

by Jamie Saults for Global Dressage Festival | 3/19/2012 11:00:54 AM

Heather Blitz and Paragon (Susan J. Stickle) Wellington, FL - The last rider to enter the ring, Heather Blitz, rode Paragon to a score of 75.350% to win the Grand Prix Freestyle 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. Blitz had a rough day leading up to her win. With her four year old, she memorized the 4 year old FEI test, not the USEF 4 year...

Jessica Springsteen Takes Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Title at Alltech National Horse Show

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 11/10/2011 7:47:52 AM

Jessica Springsteen and Cincinnati La Silla, 3rd $250,000 ANHS GP. Photo: Shawn McMillen. Lexington, KY - Part of the sizzle of a breathtaking Saturday night of world-class show jumping at this year's Alltech National Horse Show in Lexington, KY, was the awarding of the Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider title. The 2011 title was awarded to one of the nation's fastest rising stars, Jessica Springsteen of Colts Neck, New Jersey. The Alltech National Horse Show concluded on Sunday,...

McManamy And Levine Top Day 1 At Galway Downs International Three-Day Event

by John Strassburger & Heather Bailey | 11/4/2011 8:22:32 AM

Temecula, CA - Max McManamy, on Project Runway, and Amber Levine, on Oz Poof Of Purchase, rode to a perfectly tied score (at 47.8 penalties) and grabbed the lead in the first half of the CCI2* today at the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event. The pair topped the 15 horses competing today; another 14 compete tomorrow. The two CC1* divisions also performed their dressage tests today. Barbara Crabo leads the classic-format CCI1*, scoring 50.3 penalties on Over Easy, and Sara Mittleider...

Ticket Packages for the 2012 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, Presented by Bridgestone And Ariat Kentucky Reining Cup on Sale November 1

by Classic Communications | 10/17/2011 11:25:58 AM

Lexington, KY — Ticket packages for the 2012 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, Presented by Bridgestone, and Ariat Kentucky Reining Cup, April 26-29 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, will go on sale starting November 1. The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, part of the HSBC FEI ClassicsTM, is one of only six Four Star Three-Day Events in the world and the only one in the Western Hemisphere. Many of the world’s best riders will be competing with the hopes of qualifying for the...

McLain Ward Takes First Place at the 14th Annual New Albany Classic

by Lisa Hinson | 9/27/2011 11:35:00 AM

First-place winner McLain Ward. Photo: Curtis Wallis. New Albany, OH – The New Albany Classic Invitational Grand Prix & Family Day hit a record high of 20,000 guests visiting the home of Abigail and Les Wexner in New Albany today. USA rider McClain Ward captured his second Classic trophy aboard Pjotter Van De Zonnehoeve, winning his first New Albany Classic in 2004 with mount Goldika. The Classic hosted a total of 28 riders from around the world including six Olympic competitors and...

The Classic Format Thrives At Galway Downs International Three-Day Event

by John Strassburger & Heather Bailey | 9/12/2011 9:49:47 AM

Temecula, Calif.— The Galway Downs International Three-Day Event, on Nov. 3-6, is the season-long goal for West coast riders competing at the preliminary and training levels. And it’s not just because Galway Downs offers the only classic-format preliminary three-day event on the West Coast, along with one of the West Coast’s two training-level three-day events. Ever since Galway Downs began in 1999, the preliminary three-day event has been an important part of it, and then...

Arabian & Half-Arabian Youth Nationals Championship Horse Show Quick Facts

by AHA | 7/25/2011 3:39:42 PM

Event : 19th Annual Youth National Arabian & Half Arabian Championship Horse Show (Youth Nationals) Produced by : Arabian Horse Association (AHA), 10805 E. Bethany Drive, Aurora, Colo. 80014. (303) 696-4500. Fax (303) 696-4599. Email: [email protected] or visit www.ArabianHorses.org . Dates : Jul 23 - July 30, 2011 Location : Expo New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico Admission : All sessions free for the duration of the show. Schedule : Three sessions per day (with the exception of...

U.S. Qualifies Record Number of Horses for 2011 FEI World Breeding Championships for Young Horses in Dressage

by USEF Dressage Department | 6/17/2011 6:00:00 PM

Lexington, KY - With three horses earning qualifying scores of 8.2 or better at the 2011 Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Selection Trials and four earning qualifying scores in Europe, the U.S. had a competitive list of seven - more than ever before - to choose from when considering who will make up the team for the FEI World Breeding Championships held in Verden, Germany, August 3-7. "The number of horses that qualified this year was a true testament to the Markel/USEF Young Horse Program,"...

FTI Winter Equestrian Festival Week One Wrap-Up: January 12-16, 2011

by Equestrian Sport Productions | 1/18/2011 10:21:00 AM

Wellington, FL - January 17, 2011 - The first week of the 2011 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) was a great success with horses and riders from around the world competing at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. It was a record opening week for the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival, with the number of horses showed increased by 11% from last year. The competition, held in 12 different rings all now on the North Grounds, was fantastic, and spectators and exhibitors enjoyed the venue...