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Chester Weber Dominates After Marathon in FEI Four-in-Hand Horse USEF National Championship Sponsored by Ariat

by Equine Newsroom | 3/22/2014 6:00:40 PM

Ocala, FL - Ocala, Florida horseman Chester Weber makes it look so easy. The 10-time USEF Four-in-Hand National Champion and his KWPN team made one of the most challenging combined driving marathon courses in America look like a walk in the park, rounding the second of the championship’s three phases with an astonishing 81.31-point score overall and establishing a lead after Saturday morning’s competition that will be very tough to catch. Chester Weber and his team on course in...

Tracy Fenney and MTM Centano Make it Five in Ocala, Dominate $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, Presented by Zoetis

by HITS E-News | 3/8/2014 4:00:31 PM

Aaron Vale and Gems Bond were the ones to beat in the $2,500 Brook Ledge Open Welcome 1.40m at HITS Ocala (ESI Photography) Ocala, Fla. - Boasting the richest prize in show jumping, the Great American $1 Million Grand Prix is only two weeks away and riders are now looking to punch their ticket for the showdown in the Ocala Horse Properties Stadium. Tracy Fenney of Flower Mound, Texas made herself a top contender for the March 24 title with her fifth grand prix win of the circuit on Friday in...

NCEA Competition Recap November 22-24

by Andrew Minnick | 11/25/2013 11:59:23 AM

No.7 Kansas State def. No.4 Georgia 13 – 7 The Wildcats ended their fall season with a convincing win over the former No.1 Bulldogs. K-state dominated hunter seat competition 7-3, and western competition 6-4… read more> No.4 Georgia def No.8 Texas Christian 11-6 The Horned Frogs western team earned a 5-3 win, but the hunter seat team was no match for the bulldogs. Georgia won 8 of 9 points Over Fences and on the Flat to seal the 11-6 win… read more> No.2 South Carolina...

Maye, Matheson and Stroud Dominate the Marathon Phase at the Southern Pines CDE as Sights are Set-On National Championships

by Helen Murray | 4/13/2013 7:40:49 PM

Raeford, NC - The marathon phase proved extremely influential at the Southern Pines CDE as the leaderboards across the competition saw great shake-ups. In the USEF National Combined Driving Single Pony Championship, Paul Maye drove a consistent and determined second phase to seize the two-day lead on a score of 126.39. While in the USEF National Combined Driving Pair Pony Championship, Jennifer Matheson will head into the cones as the leader with a score of 136.25. Lisa Stroud maintained her...

$5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix Doubles the Fun as Jamie Taylor and Taylor Ann Adams Dominate the Top Four

by HITS Communications | 2/25/2013 1:25:37 PM

Jamie Taylor was queen of the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix this week and HITS Thermal. She was both first and second, riding Grand Noir to the top (Flying Horse Photography) Thermal, CA - It was twice the talent and double helpings of prize money at the top of this weekend’s $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix class results as Jamie Taylor of Tarzana, California rode to first place on Grand Noir, owned by Inspiration Farms, and second on Natasha Ledon’s Conteros. Taylor Ann Adams of...

Hunt Tosh Pilots Top Mounts to Sweeping Victories In Professional Divisions at Kentucky Summer Classic

by Ashley N. Williams for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 8/1/2012 10:17:38 AM

Hunt Tosh and Lone Star sweep the first day of the Performance 3'6"Hunters at the Kentucky Summer Classic. (Ashley N. Williams/PMG) Lexington, KY - Looking forward to a warm, dry day after the first week of unpredictable weather, the Stonelea Arena saw a lineup of divisions from the morning's First Year Green Working Hunters to the Performance 3'6" Hunter divisions. The footing and course made for a congenial ride for all participants for the first day of the professional divisions....

Competition Gets Underway at the USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championship

by Lindsay Yosay McCall | 9/16/2011 9:23:47 PM

Saugerties, NY – September 16, 2011 - After a dreary Thursday evening at the 2011 Fall Festival of Dressage and the 2011 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championship, Friday welcomed blue skies and chilly air. In the CPEDI3* ring, Para-Eque Jonathan Wentz and NTEC Richter Scale at the2011 Fall Festival of Dressage and 2011 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championship held at the HITS on the Hudson facility in Saugerties, NY. September 13-18, 2011. (Photo by Lindsay Yosay...

Lillie Keenan and Kristen Lutz Dominate 2011 USEF National Junior Hunter Championship – East Coast at HITS-on-the-Hudson

by HITS Media | 8/4/2011 1:00:53 PM

Lillie Keenan with her overall Grand Champion award with Don Stewart's Confidentialand overall Reserve Grand Champion award with Chansonette Farm LLC’s Madison at the 2011 USEF Junior Hunter Championship - East Coast (ESI Photography). Saugerties, NY — After three rounds of competition, Lillie Keenan of New York, NY, returned to the Strongid® C 2X Grand Prix Stadium at HITS-on-the-Hudson to accept champion awards with not one, but two horses in the 2011 USEF National Junior...

Steffen Peters and Ravel Sweep 2011 World Dressage Masters Palm Beach CDI5*

by Joanie Morris | 3/12/2011 1:02:00 AM

Steffen Peters and Ravel (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, FL – Before a sold-out crowd, the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center continued to play host to World Dressage Masters Palm Beach CDI5* presented by the International Polo Club. After Thursday’s Grand Prix and Friday afternoon’s Grand Prix Special, eight of the top riders from across the United States and Europe rode their freestyles on a cool Florida evening. And, by the luck of the draw – the best was saved for last. Steffen Peters and Ravel...

Canada's Francois Lamontagne Wins Sunday's $50,000 Ring Power Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, at HITS Ocala

by HITS Media | 3/7/2011 11:01:00 AM

Francois Lamontagne and Anton. (ESI Photography©.) Ocala, FL -- Diversity seems to be the theme this season at HITS Ocala, as 10 different winners representing six different nations have claimed the victory in each of the 10 Grand Prix held at HITS Ocala, so far. In Sunday's $50,000 Ring Power Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, Canada's Francois Lamontagne joined the list of this season's winners aboard his own Anton. "This circuit is great, it does not discourage horses and riders,...