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16-Year-Old Makes History at Spruce Meadows

by Spruce Meadows Media Services | 7/8/2011 3:20:51 PM

Caitlin Ziegler and Valencia (photo by Spruce Meadows Media Services). Spruce Meadows, Calgary, Alberta - History was made at Spruce Meadows Thursday with 16-year-old Caitlin Ziegler (USA) becoming the youngest ever winner of an FEI event in the Spruce Meadows International Ring. Riding her 13-year-old mare, Valencia, Ziegler bested an international field of 32 horse/rider combinations with a convincing double clear, and a 3-second margin of victory in a seven-horse jump-off in the 1.5m AON Cup....

Unbelievable Uceko! Kent Farrington Takes $55,000 Mary Rena Murphy Grand Prix Win at Kentucky Spring Classic

by Rebecca Walton for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 5/21/2011 11:51:15 PM

Kent Farrington and Uceko won the $55,000 Mary Rena Murphy Grand Prix at the Kentucky Spring Classic (Photos by Rebecca Walton/PMG). Lexington, KY - As the Kentucky Spring Classic hosted another night of show jumping, the incredible duo of Kent Farrington and Uceko continued their complete domination of the last two weeks by securing the $55,000 Mary Rena Murphy Grand Prix victory. Tonight's event was sponsored by Audi of Lexington and honored Mary Rena Murphy, a horsewoman whose dedication...

$20,000 Bluegrass Classic Victory Goes to Kent Farrington and Calvin Vanhet Wuttensenfof at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show

by Rebecca Walton for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 5/14/2011 9:50:12 AM

Kent Farrington and Calvin Vanhet Wuttensenfof won the $20,000 Bluegrass Classic at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show. (Photo by Rebecca Walton/PMG). Lexington, KY - Rainy skies greeted exhibitors this Saturday at the Kentucky Horse Park during the Kentucky Spring Horse Shows, but that did not slow down the jumper action in the Rolex Stadium. The competition kicked off at 8 a.m. with the $20,000 Bluegrass Classic. At the end of the seven horse jump-off, it was Kent Farrington and Calvin Vanhet...

Springer Sparkles During First Day of Dressage at the 2011 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bridgestone

by Joanie Morris | 4/28/2011 8:19:46 PM

Lexington, KY - With the sunshine came the first day of dressage at the 2011 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bridgestone. After a week of rain, the sun shone brightly and the wind blew through the Kentucky Horse Park. Spectators that were here first thing were treated to the best test of the day as Allison Springer took the lead with Arthur. The pair was first in the ring - and their score of 42.3 rewarded an elegant effort for a pair that frequently lands atop the dressage...

St. Christopher’s Horse Show Boasts Exciting Schedule

by Michelle Riggs/Classic Communications | 4/23/2011 4:00:55 PM

Quentin, PA — The St. Christopher’s Horse Show, which was awarded the '2010 Horse Show of the Year' Award by the Pennsylvania Horse Show Association (PHSA), boasts an exciting schedule of hunter-jumper competition for riders of all ages and skill levels. The St. Christopher’s Horse Show returns to Pennsylvania’s picturesque Lebanon Valley region at the historic Quentin Riding Club in Quentin, PA, May 11-15, 2011. "We are very excited to offer our exhibitors a...

Fun, Food and Friends...The 2010 USEF Annual Meeting Kicks-Off

by Brian Sosby | 1/14/2011 9:45:11 AM

January is time for new beginnings. A fresh start. It's also the time each year when the administrators, movers-and-shakers, the USEF general membership and the media gather together for a long weekend of meetings, discussions, debates and several of the year's most anticipated galas. It's known as the USEF Annual Meeting, and it's now underway in Louisville, KY. As is tradition, Wednesday night serves as the Welcome Reception where everyone has a chance to party before the real...

Week One Wrap-up from the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

by Brian Sosby and USEF Staff | 10/1/2010 2:38:00 PM

U.S. Team Supporters Look On at the Games. (Photo by Shannon Brinkman for USEF.) Lexington, KY - Week One of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games proved to be an exciting and action-packed experience for the thousands of fans who witnessed the international competition firsthand. The Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, welcomed visitors beginning Saturday, September 25. ENDURANCE The 100-mile endurance race was the first competition to award medals. More than 110 horses from 30 nations...

2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival Week Eight Wrap-Up

by By Jennifer Wood and Adrienne Marciano | 3/11/2010 2:37:00 PM

The 2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) was full of top competition during week eight, held March 3-7, 2010. The week featured the USEF Selection Trials for the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games #3, #4, and #5, presented by Fidelity Investments, and the $75,000 FEI Nations Cup, presented by CN, along with a full schedule of hunter, jumper, and equitation classes. The week eight title sponsor was CN. The $150,000 CN U.S. Open Grand Prix, CSIO**** was...

Hampton Classic Wrap-Up

by By Classic Communications | 8/31/2009 3:41:00 PM

Jeffery Welles Claims $7,500 Prudential Douglas Elliman 1.45m Open Jumper Win Jeffery Welles did it again, winning his second major class this week at the Hampton Classic Horse Show. Welles, of Wellington, FL, piloted Tango to top honors in the $7,500 Prudential Douglas Elliman 1.45m Open Jumper class. On Tuesday, he won the $7,500 1.40m Open Jumper Class aboard his veteran mount, Armani. The 34th Hampton Classic, one of the nation's premiere show jumping competitions hosted hunter/jumper...

Tryon and Rosin Lead USEF CCI***/CCI** National Eventing Championships at Dansko Fair Hill International

by Joanie Morris | 10/16/2008 6:53:00 PM

Molly Rosin and Havarah's Charly (Shannon Brinkman) Elkton, MD – Run concurrently for the first time, two USEF National Eventing Championships got underway as the first half of both the CCI*** and the CCI** performed their dressage tests at the 2008 Dansko Fair Hill International. Amy Tryon was having a stellar test on Coal Creek (an 8-year-old Thoroughbred gelding owned by Tim and Kathryn Sullivan) when the loudspeaker malfunction causing a loud noise during the third to last movement in...