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Huge Win at Hampton Classic for Emanuel Andrade and Tiny Tim

by Starting Gate Communications | 9/3/2012 6:04:59 PM

15-year-old Emanuel Andrade of Venezuela guided Tiny Tim to victory in the $15,000 North Star Junior/Amateur-Owner Classic on September 1 at the CSI4*-W Hampton Classic horse show in Bridgehampton, New York. (The Book LLC) Bridgehampton, NY – Only 15 years of age, Venezuela’s Emanuel Andrade scored an impressive win at the CSI4*-W Hampton Classic in Bridgehampton, New York, taking victory in the $15,000 North Star Junior/Amateur-Owner Classic on September 1 riding Tiny Tim. Only...

Team Guardian Tops the Field at PRO DerbyCross in Wellington

by PRO | 1/21/2012 11:20:00 AM

Wellington, FL - January 21, 2012 - It was an epic night for Team Guardian who dominated PRO DerbyCross at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. Team Guardian. (Photo copyright Stockimageservices.com) A team event with teams of five made up of three eventing riders, a show jumper and a polo player, jumped a hybrid cross country and show jumping course and the fastest combined score won. Captain Karen O'Connor's squad was so impressive that she didn't have to jump for a...

This Week in International Disciplines - April 5

by USEF Communications Department | 4/5/2011 2:58:00 PM

Allie Slusher and Last Call Win at Galway Downs (Josh Walker/USEA) Dressage This week, at the final CDI-W in the United States, Jan Ebeling secured his trip to the 2011 Reem Acra World Cup Final with Rafalca. The pair won the Grand Prix at the Festival of the Horse CDI-W in Burbank, CA on a score of 69.298%. Guenter Seidel and U II were second with 65.830% and Shannon Peters rounded out the top three with Odyssey on a score of 65.766%. Ebeling kept the winning going, scoring again in the Grand...

Spanish and Portuguese Horses Lend International Flair to Pin Oak Charity Horse Show

by Pin Oak Charity Horse Show news | 4/2/2011 6:48:00 AM

Marta Renilla’s exhibition ride at Pin Oak. (Shawn McMillen Photography.) Katy, TX – Week two is underway at the Pin Oak Charity Horse Show, one of the oldest and most prestigious shows in the United States and the first designated as a United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Heritage show. Andalusians, Lusitanos and crosses of these bloodlines with other breeds have been part of this multi-breed show for seven years. Pin Oak’s new international hospitality sponsor, Haras Dos Cavaleiros,...

This Week in International Disciplines - March 30, 2011

by From the USEF Communications Department | 3/30/2011 12:05:00 PM

Dressage American dressage rider Catherine Haddad capitalized on an eighth place finish in the Freestyle at the final Reem Acra/FEI Western European League World Cup Qualifier in s' Hertogenbosch, to earn a trip to the Final on Winyamaro. Haddad, who is based in Germany, has had consistent results throughout Europe at these important Qualifiers and will be representing the United States in Leipzig, Germany at the 2011 Reem Acra/FEI World Cup Final April 27 - May 1. Please visit the USEF World...

PC Sliderina For Me and Cortesi Lead Level 3 and 4 Non Pro Futurity

by NRHA News | 3/28/2011 12:45:00 PM

Kreuth, Germany – More than 50 horses were shown in the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) European Futurity Non Pro go round today. The Level 4 and 3 Non Pro competition was dominated by PC Sliderina For Me with Manuel Cortesi (ITA) in the saddle. The 18-year-old was one of many brilliant Italian riders in this field. He rode PC Sliderina For Me (Dualin For Me x The Slide Suprise) to the Italian Reining Horse Association Level 4 Non Pro Futurity Championship last year and placed third...

Canadian Para-Equestrian Lauren Barwick Shines At 2011 Dressage Affaire CPED13*

by JRPR | 3/23/2011 4:35:00 PM

Lauren Barwick. (Photos courtesy Lindsay Y McCall.) Del Mar, CA - Canadian Para-Equestrian Team member Lauren Barwick dominated the Grade II division at the 2011 Dressage Affaire at the Del Mar Horsepark during the CPED13* Para-Equestrian Dressage competition, riding away with the blue ribbon on Off To Paris and the red on Ferdonia 2 in the Individual Test. Barwick also took home top honors in the Freestyle, riding Ferdonia 2 to first place with a high score of 75.167% and earning second on Off...

American Lauren Hough and Quick Study Fly to Victory in $150,000 Wellington Realty Grand Prix to Close CSIO Wellington

by Joanie Morris | 3/6/2011 5:20:00 PM

Lauren Hough Wins with Quick Study (Joanie Morris) Wellington, FL – The $150,000 Wellington Realty Grand Prix came down to a battle between 12 horse and rider combinations after 46 started over the CSIO4*course in the International Ring at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. Top horses and riders brought the eighth week of the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival to a close – as the only CSIO in America showcased some of the very best in the world. When the dust settled over Steve...

USET Foundation Recaps 2010 Award Winners

by Rebecca Walton for Phelps Media Group, Inc. Intern | 12/8/2010 4:09:00 PM

Gladstone, NJ - December 8, 2010 - This year during their fundraising event, the United States Equestrian Team Foundation recognized the Whitney Stone Cup recipient McLain Ward. The award is given to an active competitor whose consistent excellence in international competition, and whose standards of sportsmanlike conduct and contributions as an ambassador for the sport and for the USET, exemplify the Team's highest ideals and traditions. In 2009, Ward was unstoppable as he consistently...

TheHorseStudio.com Invitation to New & Established Fine Artists & Associated Art and Craftsmen, Photographers

by Nikki Brazier | 9/8/2010 9:00:00 AM

TheHorseStudio.com is searching for talented fine artists, both new and established, who have works in print in equestrian and equine art. All disciplines of equestrian pursuit are of interest. While TheHorseStudio.com is well known for purchasing and stocking in house, the largest selection of equestrian related DVD and book titles available online, it looks forward to enlarging its broad base of other departments too. "We have included an art and collectibles department at our 'International...