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Beat Mandli and Antares F Win $85,000 FEI World Cup Grand Prix de Penn National

by Classic Communications | 10/18/2014 11:00:08 PM

Winners Beat Mandli and Antares F (Al Cook - alcookphoto.com) Harrisburg, Pa. - The excitement was palpable at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show as crowds filed into the stadium to watch the star-studded field of top international riders, including Olympic and World Champions, compete in the $85,000 FEI World Cup Grand Prix de Penn National, a qualifying competition for the 2015 FEI World Cup Finals in Las Vegas. Olympic silver medalist Beat Mandli of Switzerland, proved unbeatable aboard...

Prix des States Medals Awarded at 2014 Randolph College/USEF National Junior Jumper Championship

by Helen Murray | 10/11/2014 12:56:22 PM

Prix des States Podium (Al Cook) Harrisburg, Pa. - Prior to the start of the final Individual round of competition at the 2014 Randolph College/USEF National Junior Jumper Championship, Prix des States medals were awarded and the 2013 Zone 5 Championship banner was raised. On Friday night, Zone 4 clinched Team Gold as Zone 2 edged Zone 5 to Silver in an exciting jump-off. Read about Friday night’s competition here . The Zone 4, led by Chef d’Equipe Kim Land, earned Gold on a score...

Laura Chapot Wins Grand Prix of Princeton

by Princeton Show Jumping | 10/6/2014 10:57:30 AM

Princeton, N.J. - It was a sunny, brisk fall day for the last Grand Prix of the season at Princeton Show Jumping. Twenty four horses and riders took on Olaf Petersen Jr.'s challenging track. The course was technical and a test of adjustability. Faults came throughout the course for all but Paige Source and Batacuda, Laura Chapot and Quointreau Un Prince, Devin Ryan and Orientales, and Peter Lutz and Carneyhaugh Manx. Paige was first to return and put the pressue on the rest with a quick...

U.S. Stands Ninth at Conclusion of Dressage at 2014 FEI World Driving Championships for Singles

by Helen Murray | 9/26/2014 12:21:30 PM

Jacob Arnold and Hotspur's Red Rowl (Janos and Zoltan Varaljai) Izsak, Hungary – The United States will head out on the marathon at the FEI World Driving Championships in ninth place, after posting a team score of 101.57 in the dressage. On Friday, Jacob Arnold and Hotspur’s Red Rowl rounded the U.S. effort in the first phase with a top-40 performance. Arnold (Snow Camp, Fla.) and John C. Merritt and Karen K. Chandor's 10-year-old Morgan gelding, Hotspur’s Red Rowl, earned...

U.S. Competitors Drive into Top 25 on First Day of Dressage at 2014 FEI World Driving Championships for Singles

by Helen Murray | 9/25/2014 2:16:55 PM

Leslie Berndl and Uminco (Janos and Zoltan Varaljai) Izsak, Hungary – The U.S. sent two drivers down centerline on Thursday to kick off the FEI World Driving Championships for Singles in Izsak, Hungary, with both competitors standing within the top 25 after the first day of competition. Before the Ground Jury of Pierre Cazas, József Borka, Reiner Wannenwetsch, Diana Brownlee, and Sarah Mullins, Leslie Berndl drove Uminco through nervousness to stand sixth, while Donna Crookston...

SEC Equestrian Teams Begin 2014-15 Season Today

by Sean Cartell | 9/19/2014 9:25:51 AM

Birmingham, Ala. - The third season of Southeastern Conference equestrian begins on Friday when a pair of SEC squads open their campaigns. Auburn travels to UT-Martin for an 11 a.m. ET contest, while South Carolina visits Kansas State at 2 p.m. ET. Texas A&M opens its 2014-15 season on September 25 when it plays host to UT-Martin, while Georgia begins on October 3 by traveling to South Carolina. Each of the four equestrian programs of the SEC are among the nation’s top-10 teams,...

Scott Hassler and Ingo Pape Return for the 2014 USDF Sport Horse Prospect Development Forum

by United States Dressage Federation | 9/12/2014 11:39:53 AM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) is pleased to announce the return of Scott Hassler and Ingo Pape for this year’s USDF Sport Horse Prospect Development Program, presented by Dressage at Devon, a USDF Education Partner. This forum will be held October 4-5 at DG Bar Ranch, Hanford, CA. Led by internationally renowned sport horse development experts and educators, Scott Hassler, USEF National Young Dressage Horse Coach, and Ingo Pape, one of Germany's most...

Burnett in Seventh after Cross Country at Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials

by Andrew Minnick | 9/6/2014 3:21:27 PM

Hannah Sure Burnett & Harbour Pilot (Libby Law Photography) Lexington, Ky. - A tough cross country course at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials at Burghley House, Stamford in Lincolnshire, England yielded no finishes under optimum time Saturday and led to a shuffling at the top of the leaderboard. Four U.S. horses and riders set out onto the course. Three of them are in the top 25 heading into the jumping phase of competition on Sunday. Hannah Sue Burnett (The Plains Va.) and Jacqueline...

5th and 7th Place Finishes for U.S. Pas de Deux

by Andrew Minnick | 9/5/2014 7:39:12 AM

Pas de Deux medals were the first vaulting medals to be awarded at WEG today. Though U.S. pairs finished off the podium, they weren't far off. Leading the U.S. effort were Kimberly & Cassidy Palmer in 5th place. Finishing just below them were Mary Garrett & Kristian Roberts.

Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team Climbs to Second Place - Full Recap

by Helen Murray | 9/3/2014 2:39:30 PM

Team and Individual Championship jumping competition at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games continued Wednesday in the d’Ornano Stadium as 150 horse-and-rider combinations went to task in the Individual Qualifier and Team Competition. On a day where Frédéric Cottier’s 13-obstacle track caused a great shake-up of the leaderboard, the Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team climbed one place in the standings to head into Thursday’s final team round in...