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William Woods hosts Saddle Seat Equitation World Cup Team Selection Trials

by William Woods University | 11/30/2015 1:04:33 PM

Riders selected for the 2014 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team in both three-gaited and five-gaited are (left to right) front row, Brooke Boyer, Kristen Smith, Maisie Benfield, Eleanor Rainbolt-Forbes and Quinn Mercier; back row, William Nalty, Emily Gutenkunst, Aleia Brown, Sydney Shaw, Nadine Van Zomeren, McGee Bosworth and Macey Miles. Fulton, Mo. –The top saddle seat equitation riders in the country will assemble this weekend when William Woods University again hosts the United States...

Adrienne Sternlicht Wins Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series Final

by Classic Communications | 11/3/2015 2:44:09 PM

Adrienne Sternlicht and Providence (Rebecca Walton for Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - Adrienne Sternlicht, of Greenwich, CT, won the Show Jumping Hall of Fame (SJHF) Jumper Classic Series Final at the National Horse Show at the Kentucky Horse Park on October 31. Riding her 8-year-old mare Providence, owned by Starlight Farms, Sternlicht topped a field of 32 horses, 11 of which made it to the jump-off. Sternlicht then rode Providence to the only fault-free ride in the jump off, finishing...

Jos Verlooy and Sunshine Victorious in $25,000 The Boeing Company Puissance at the 2015 Washington International Horse Show

by Lauren Fisher for Jump Media LLC | 10/24/2015 5:01:46 PM

Belgium's Jos Verlooy and Sunshine clear the Puissance wall at 2.13 meters (6'11") (Shawn McMillen Photography) Washington, D.C. – The 2015 Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) featured a variety of fantastic competition on Friday, concluding in the evening with its annual $25,000 The Boeing Company International Jumper Puissance at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. In his first trip to WIHS and competing in his first Puissance ever, Belgium’s Jos Verlooy cleared the wall up...

International Bromont: Lucy Deslauriers Takes 1.50m Welcome Victory

by Phelps Media Group | 8/6/2015 11:19:32 PM

Lucy Deslauriers and Hester Quebec Original FEI Open Welcome (Photo By: Tom von Kap-herr) Bromont, Quebec - August 6, 2015 - Sixteen-year-old Lucy Deslauriers won the opening FEI event, the Québec Original 1.50, today with Hester, at the Bromont Olympic Equestrian Park in the last week of the International Bromont. Nine riders qualified their horses for the jump-off, including Daniel Bluman (COL), Leslie Howard (USA), Ali Ramsay (CAN), Elizabeth Gingras (CAN), Jill Henselwood (CAN),...

A Super Slice Earns the Win for Lane Clarke and Semira de Saulieu in the Markel Insurance Grand Prix

by Blenheim EquiSports | 7/18/2015 12:56:14 AM

Lane Clarke and Semira de Saulieu (c)CapturedMomentPhoto.com July 17, 2015 - Del Mar, CA - Kicking off three weeks of competition at the Del Mar Horse Park, the Showpark Summer Festival offers two grand prix classes, the first of which was today's $25,000 1.40m Markel Insurance Grand Prix. In a stellar jump-off performance, the win went to veteran pair Australian Lane Clarke and Semira de Saulieu (owned by Brookelane Farms). FEI course designer Ivan Tagle of Argentina had the task of...

Christian Heineking Takes One-Two Finish in the $75,000 Adequan® Grand Prix at Summer in the Rockies IV

by Cat Allen | 7/5/2015 8:18:40 AM

Christian Heineking and AJE Cluny (c) Flying Horse Photography Parker, CO - July 5, 2015 - The $75,000 Adequan® Grand Prix drew a great crowd to the Colorado Horse Park (CHP) on Sunday as spectators and exhibitors alike watched 26 horse and rider combinations take on the course to conclude competition at Summer in the Rockies IV. The grand prix track was designed by world-renowned course designer Marina Acevedo and included a triple-combination in the first round that proved difficult for...

Quentin Judge and HH Whisky Rolaye Top $50,000 Aon Cup at Spruce Meadows ‘North American’ Tournament

by Lauren Fisher, Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 7/2/2015 9:37:30 AM

Quentin Judge and HH Whisky Royale © Spruce Meadows Media Services Calgary, AB, Canada – July 1, 2015 – The 2015 ‘North American’ Tournament CSI 5* at Spruce Meadows featured an impressive line-up of show jumping on Wednesday. USA’s Quentin Judge and HH Whisky Royale began the day with a win in the $50,000 Aon Cup 1.55m, Chile’s Samuel Parot and Couscous van Orti jumped to victory in the $34,000 ATCO Energy Solutions Cup 1.50m, and Venezuela’s Andres...

A double for Farrington, but Moya wins the big one on the opening day

by CSIO Rome | 5/21/2015 8:21:09 PM

Rome, Italy - America’s Kent Farrington was in flying form when topping the first two international competitions today at CSIO Rome Piazza di Siena - Master fratelli d’Inzeo - today, but it was Spain’s Sergio Alvarez Moya who galloped to victory in the feature event of the day, the qualifier for Sunday’s Loro Piana City of Rome Grand Prix. Kent Farrington and Cha Cha Cha 7 (Courtesy of CSIO Rome) Farrington recorded his first success with the 10-year-old mare Cha Cha Cha....

Kasey Perry Tops Week 3 I1 Freestyle at Global Dressage Festival

by Carly Weilminster for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/26/2015 8:58:36 AM

Kasey Perry and Goerklintgaards Dublet (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, Fla. - Kasey Perry (USA), coming off of a fantastic week of performances at Week 3 of the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF), topped the FEI Intermediaire 1 Freestyle class, presented by Chesapeake Dressage Institute. Perry aboard Goerklintgaards Dublet scored a 72.150%, followed by Christoph Koschel (GER) on Leuchtfeuer DE finishing on a 71.225%, and Kimberly Herslow (USA) and Rosmarin placing third with a score...

Wilton Porter is Best in U25 Championship Rd. 1 at National Horse Show

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 10/30/2014 10:40:30 AM

Lexington, Ky. - Young riders shined Wednesday night at the National Horse Show as 29 horse and rider combinations put their best foot forward over the first of three $10,000 Under 25 Championship classes. Sponsored by Sleepy P Ranch and Deeridge Farm, the class allows the rare opportunity for riders ages 16 to 25 to compete in the high pressure World Cup format. Riders from across the nation have worked to qualify for the championship, which culminates at the prestigious National Horse Show....