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Cristallo and Spooner Continue to Shine in USEF Selection Trial for US Show Jumping Team

by Joanie Morris | 3/5/2010 5:02:00 PM

Randi Muster/Mustphoto, Inc. (Richard Spooner and Cristallo) Wellington, FL – The test of endurance which serves as the USEF Selection Trials for the US Show Jumping Team for the Alltech 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games continued with the fourth round of jumping in the International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. Twenty-six American horses jumped in the penultimate Trial and clear rounds continued to prove very valuable. There were four clear rounds and three that added...

Wilhelm Genn “Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler” at The Gulf Coast Winter Classics Third Week

by Flashpoint Media Services | 3/4/2010 12:00:00 PM

GULFPORT, MS—Translated to English, “let the good times roll” easily sums up the series that Lebanon, OH-based, Wilhelm Genn continues to enjoy in Gulfport with two $25,000 Grand Prix victories this week. Riding the Laura Ryan-Barnaclo owned Chantal, on Friday, Genn celebrated victory in the $25,000 EMO Insurance sponsored Grand Prix and again on Sunday in the $25,000 Nutrena Grand Prix. 2008 Beijing Olympic co-course designer Steve Stephens arrived in Gulfport with one goal in mind – to test...

Upcoming Olympic Gala in Aiken, SC, to Benefit United States Equestrian Team Foundation

by By Jessica Nemzoff | 3/4/2010 10:48:00 AM

Bridle Creek Equestrian Development and Phillip and Evie Dutton are pleased to announce the third annual Olympic Gala in Aiken, SC, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. Supported most generously by Bruce Duchossois and Jack Wetzel, the Olympic Gala gives the Aiken community a chance to come together in support of the U.S. Eventing High Performance Programs as a portion of the proceeds will go to the United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation. "Partnering with Bridle Creek Equestrian...

HITS Ocala Week II Wrap-Up

by By the HITS Media Team | 2/25/2010 2:26:00 PM

The second week of show jumping at HITS Ocala wrapped on Sunday with warm weather and exciting action, proving that the "Horse Capital of the World" is also the "Land of Opportunity," as the Grand Prix Arena saw some new faces emerge in the winner’s circle. In Thursday’s $25,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, Lacy Morrone-Cramer from Pittstown, NJ, earned her first grand prix win of the season riding Ulysses Van De Krekebeke, owned by Equi Sport, LLC. The duo bested 36...

Courtney King-Dye, Heather Blitz, Lauren Sammis and Joan Pecora Win at Wellington Classic Dressage Spring Challenge CDI

by By JRPR | 2/17/2010 1:04:00 PM

Photo Courtesy JRPR (Lauren Sammis, left, won the FEI Test of Choice aboard High Field’s Casimirov, owned by Paula Runnells.) Courtney King-Dye and Grandioso III, owned by Hampton Green Farms, turned in an award-winning ride in the Intermediaire II class at the Wellington Classic Dressage Spring Challenge CDI. The class was sponsored by Sho Clothes, and King-Dye and Grandioso rode away with a beautiful scrim from the upscale dressage boutique in Wellington that specializes in the latest and...

Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows Return With Exciting Schedule of Events

by By Classic Communications | 2/11/2010 12:36:00 PM

The newly renovated Old Salem Farm will once again host its highly popular Spring Horse Shows, May 11-16, and May 18-23. The two-week long horse show series features top-notch hunter-jumper competition at one of the country's most beautiful equestrian training centers. Already popular classes such as the $40,000 Old Salem Farm Grand Prix, $75,000 Empire State Grand Prix and $25,000 North Salem Grand Prix will once again return to the Spring Horse Shows, while the newest class being added to the...

HITS Saugerties to Offer 14 Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix Qualifiers

by By Jessica Nemzoff | 2/11/2010 12:31:00 PM

HITS Shows is pleased to announce the dates for HITS Saugerties Spring and Summer Show Series, as well as the 20th Annual Marshall & Sterling League National Finals. Throughout the nine-week hunter/jumper show series, May 26-September 19, 2010, HITS Saugerties will host 14 Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix Qualifiers, giving riders the chance to accumulate the Grand Prix classes and the prize money they will need in order to try to qualify for the unprecedented Pfizer Million, which will be held in...

Galway Downs International Horse Trials Kicks Off World Championship Year

by By John Strassburger and Heather Bailey | 2/11/2010 12:23:00 PM

At least half a dozen U.S. riders aiming to represent the United States at the 2010 Eventing World Championships will launch their selection bids at the Galway Downs International Horse Trials on March 26-28. The CIC*** at Galway Downs will be a vitally important preparation event for these riders as they head for the Rolex Kentucky CCI**** in late April, the primary U.S. selection trial for the Eventing World Championships. Several Canadian World Championship candidates are also expected to...

Exquis World Dressage Masters Studies Brazilian Leg for 2011

by By Ken Braddick | 2/4/2010 11:36:00 AM

On Monday, just days before the start of the first leg of the 2010 Exquis World Dressage Masters (WDM) in Palm Beach, the WDM organization announced the signing of a letter of intent to consider staging an event in Brazil in 2011. Camil Smeulders, Managing Director of WDM, announced the signing of the letter of intent with the company Haras Vale da Raposa operated by world renowned Brazilian architect Bennett Nisencwajg and his son, Heitor. WDM said it viewed the discussions as a major step in...

Ken Smith Clinic and Bobby Murphy Course Design Clinic Offered in Florida

by By Jennifer Wood | 2/4/2010 11:06:00 AM

One of the leading hunter/equitation riders and trainers will be giving a Hunt Seat Clinic, sponsored by Palm Beach Riding Academy, in the International Arena on February 16 at 3:30 p.m. during the World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) Week, which is the sixth week of the 2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Smith and his wife, Emily, own and have operated Ashland Farms since 1992. They have trained and or shown to numerous championships at shows such as Devon, Capital Challenge,...