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Ann Misenheimer and Cornerstone Claim Grand Adult Amateur Hunter Championship at Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows

by Jump Media | 5/12/2016 10:07:56 PM

Ann Misenheimer and Cornerstone (The Book LLC) North Salem, N.Y. - Ann Misenheimer and her own Cornerstone were presented as Grand Adult Amateur Hunter Champions after topping the 50 and Over Division on Thursday at Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows, running May 10-15 and May 17-22 at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, NY. On the Grand Prix Field, Mattias Tromp of North Salem, NY, topped the $10,000 Open Jumper 1.45m aboard KM Whatever RV for owner Bayaert Farm, Inc. Misenheimer, who hails from...

EQUUS Foundation Announces 2016 Champion Scholarship Recipients Sponsored by Ariat International

by Equus Foundation | 5/6/2016 3:22:45 PM

The EQUUS Foundation is pleased to announce this year's Champions of Equine Service Scholarships made possible by Ariat International to the following seven equine volunteers: Chelsea Ammons, Kimberly Ball, Victoria Isaacson, Alexis Lalor, Terry Pratt, Mackenzie Russ and MerriBeth Vaughn. Read more about these exceptional individuals who logged hundreds of hours in support of organizations on our Equine Welfare Network while still maintaining a dedication to academic excellence by achieving...

2016 Winter Equestrian Festival Awards Circuit Championships

by Equestrian Sport Productions | 4/7/2016 5:06:53 PM

Wellington, FL - April 7, 2016 - Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) is proud to congratulate all of the Circuit Champions for the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). The 2016 circuit was a huge success Laura Chapot, pictured here in her Illustrated Properties 1.40m Jumper Circuit Champion presentation, was the WEF Overall Jumper Rider, sponsored by Osphos. Photo copyright Sportfot. featuring 12 weeks of world-class competition on January 13 through April 3 at the Palm Beach International...

The Pin Oak Charity Horse Show Wraps Up Week II

by Lynn Walsh Pin Oak Charity Horse Show | 4/5/2016 6:46:09 PM

The 71st Pin Oak Charity Horse Show II, presented by Irish Day Farm, closed out two weeks of action-packed competition after Hunters, Jumpers, American Saddlebreds, Andalusians and Lusitanos showed off their talents from March 22-April 3. More than 1,000 horses competed at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center in Katy, Texas, providing great sport, entertainment and fund-raising opportunities galore. It was an honor and a privilege for Pin Oak to host Victoria "Tori" Watson, the Week II Texas...

Erynn Ballard and Easy Win $20,000 Adequan® Young Jumper Seven-Year-Old Final

by Lauren Fisher and Callie Seaman for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 4/1/2016 9:49:17 PM

Erynn Ballard and Easy (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - The young jumpers took to the International Ring at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) on Friday to compete in their final classes of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Erynn Ballard (CAN) and Easy were victorious in the $20,000 Adequan® Young Jumper Seven-Year-Old Final, Adolpho Franco (BRA) and Mia won the $15,000 Adequan® Young Jumper Six-Year-Old Final, and 13 horse and rider combinations jumped clear...

Kent Farrington and Creedance Victorious in $35,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic to Conclude WEF 10

by Lauren Fisher and Callie Seaman for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/20/2016 5:05:47 PM

Wellington, Fla. - Week ten of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), sponsored by Horseware Ireland, concluded on Sunday, March 20, featuring the $35,000 Suncast® Kent Farrington and Creedance (Sportfot) 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic in the International Ring at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBEC). The class saw a win for Kent Farrington (USA) and Creedance, with Darragh Kenny (IRL) and Picolo in second, and Abdel Said (EGY) aboard Luron S Z third. The 12-week WEF...

Lorenzo de Luca and Ensor de Litrange LXII Win $130,000 Horseware Ireland Grand Prix CSI 3* at WEF 10

by Lauren Fisher and Jennifer Wood for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/19/2016 7:29:43 PM

Wellington, FL - March 19, 2016 - It was a day of firsts for Italy's Lorenzo de Luca as the 28-year-old rider guided Ensor de Litrange LXII to victory in the $130,000 Horseware Ireland Grand Prix Lorenzo de Luca and Ensor de Litrange LXII. Copyright Sportfot. CSI 3* on Saturday during week ten of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). It was the rider's first grand prix win at the Winter Equestrian Festival on a new horse that he was competing in its very first FEI competition. It...

Richie Moloney and Carrabis Z Capture $380,000 Douglas Elliman Grand Prix CSI 5*

by Lauren Fisher and Callie Seaman for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/12/2016 11:26:38 PM

Wellington, FL - March 12, 2016 - Ireland's Richie Moloney and Equinimity LLC's Carrabis Z were the winners of Saturday night's $380,000 Douglas Elliman Grand Prix CSI 5* during week nine of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Competing under the lights of the International Ring at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), Moloney topped a field of 42 starters and an eight-horse jump-off, with Sharn Wordley (NZL) and Casper in second, and Lillie Keenan (USA)...

American Equestrians Got Talent Finale Tables and Tickets Are Available to Purchase!

by Phelps Media Group | 3/11/2016 3:08:40 PM

Wellington, FL - March 11, 2016 - After weeks of exciting auditions the American Equestrians Got Talent Finale is almost here! The AEGT Finale website is live, so head over to the website to learn more about the Finale and to purchase your tables and tickets. The Finale will be held at the Adequan Global Dressage pavilion on Sunday, March 20 at 6 p.m. The 2016 AEGT supports USEF High Performance Programs that identify and develop talented horses and athletes who hope to make their dreams come...

Ocala Week VII Goes Out With A Bang with Sunday Jumpers featuring the $50,000 Ring Power Grand Prix

by HITS Horse Shows | 3/8/2016 1:32:38 PM

Ocala, Fla. - As the curtains closed on Ocala Week VII, jumpers competed for a blue-ribbon victory in Sunday's $50,000 Ring Power Grand Prix, $7,500 U-Dump Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic and $1,000 S.A. Comunale Adult Jumper Classic. Harold Chopping and Basje winning the $50,000 Ring Power Grand Prix. (ESI Photography) $50,000 Ring Power Grand Prix In an exciting ten-horse jump-off, Harold Chopping from Southern Pines, North Carolina, riding Basje, owned by Kendra Bullington, scored...