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CSIO4* Wellington Young Rider Team Bios

by USEF Communications Department | 3/3/2016 3:05:14 PM

Find out more about the U.S. Young Rider Team for the $10,000 FEI Young Riders Nations Cup presented by Hollow Creek Farm: Victoria Colvin Residence : Loxahatchee, Fla. Born: September 23, 1997 Most Recent Highlight • Won the week two $25,000 Artisan Farms U25 Grand Prix at the Winter Equestrian Festival with Zidane 2015 • Won the $100,000 WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular for the fourth consecutive year. She was the first rider in the event's 19-year history to...

Paul Yanke and Chill Haze Victorious in $20,000 SJHOF High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic

by Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group | 6/21/2015 8:35:26 PM

Paul Yanke and Chill Haze win the $20,000 SJHOF High Junior/Amateur-Owner Classic, sponsored by Pony Lane Farm, on the final day of the Spring Spectacular III. (Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group) Wayne, IL - June 21, 2015 - It was a thrilling final day of competition today at the Lamplight Equestrian Center as the Showplace Spring Spectacular Series wrapped up with the $20,000 High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic, a Show Jumping Hall of Fame event, sponsored by Pony Lane Farm. It boiled...

Junior Riders Reign at Spring Week One at Colorado Horse Park

by Carrie Wirth for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 5/3/2013 11:17:57 AM

Kelli Crusiotti and Ishana III won both a $500 High Junior/Amateur Owner Jumpers class and the $2,500 Open Jumper Welcome Stake. (iHorse Photo Media) Parker, CO - It was a successful opening week at the new A-rated spring series at Colorado Horse Park. Two junior riders proved their talent and ability by racking up an impressive list of wins. Kelli Cruciotti demonstrated that she and her jumper mare, Ishana III, were solidly capable of moving from the Low to the High Junior Amateur Owner...

Madison Goetzmann Tops $5,000 Equitation Challenge at Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows

by Jump Media | 5/14/2016 11:59:52 PM

Madison Goetzmann and Play It Again (The Book LLC) North Salem, N.Y. - Madison Goetzmann, 16, of Skaneateles, NY, rode to victory in the $5,000 Equitation Challenge aboard West Hill's Play It Again on Saturday at the Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows, running May 10-15 and May 17-22 at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, NY. Highlighting Saturday’s hunter competition, Kelly Tropin of New York, NY, piloted her own Chablis to Grand Amateur-Owner Hunter Champion, while Penny Brennan flew to a...

David Blake Earns Another Grand Prix Victory at TIEC in $25,000 Odom Engineering, PLLC Grand Prix at Tryon Spring 5

by Tryon International Equestrian Center News | 5/25/2016 10:00:28 AM

David Blake and Baron (Mancini Photos) Mill Spring, N.C. - David Blake continued his dominance at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) this past week, picking up another grand prix win aboard Baron in the $25,000 Odom Engineering, PLLC Grand Prix on Saturday, May 21. Blake, of Wellington, FL, piloted Baron to a quick jump-off round, finishing in 33.855 seconds to nudge Harold Chopping of Southern Pines, NC, and Basje to second place, as they crossed the timers in 34.69 seconds. Manuel...

John Pearce Continues His Winning Ways in the $25,000 Littleton Equine Medical Center and Platinum Performance Grand Prix

by Emily Bruce for Equestrian Sports Promotions | 6/18/2012 1:16:58 PM

John Pearce and Johnny B Good (Flying Horse Photography) Parker, CO -John Pearce had a winning week at the Colorado Horse Park during Summer in the Rockies II. First clinching the victory in the $10,000 Open Welcome Stake and then again during the $25,000 Littleton Equine Medical Center and Platinum Performance Grand Prix when he finished first and second. Twenty-two talented pairs faced the challenging Danny Foster course, but only three turned in phenomenal, clear, first-round performances....

Good Dressage Rewarded with High Scores at The Colorado Horse Park

by Equestrian Sports Promotions | 8/19/2011 11:19:00 AM

Parker, CO - A thrilling summer at The Colorado Horse Park continued last week during the 2011 Parker Adventist Hospital Dressage in the Rockies Presented by Horseware Ireland. More than 40 scores above 70% were awarded by judges Sandy Osborn, Olympic bronze medalist Hilda Gurney and Beverly Rogers. As one of the largest dressage shows in the region, Dressage in the Rockies attracted competitors not only from Colorado, but the surrounding states. The three-day event was actually three separate...

Kristen Vanderveen Wraps up Colorado Summer Circuit With Big Win in the $50,000 Parker Adventist Hospital Grand Prix

by Christine DeHerrera/Equestrian Sports Promotions | 7/29/2011 9:39:25 AM

Kim Vanderveen earned the top prize money in the $50,000 Parker Adventist Hospital Grand Prix during week six of the Colorado Summer Circuit (Photo: Flying Horse Photography). Parker, CO — Kristen Vanderveen made her trip from Wellington, FL, worthwhile when she capped three weeks in Colorado with a win in the $50,000 Parker Adventist Hospital Grand Prix. The six-week Colorado Summer Circuit ended with a bang, complete with Military Appreciation Day, a visit from...

John Pearce Victorious in the $40,000 Griffis Apartment Funds Grand Prix

by Christine DeHerrera/Equestrian Sports Promotions | 7/18/2011 10:17:50 AM

Small Affair, shown here with John French, dominated week five of the Colorado Summer Circuit with two championships and two classic wins (Flying Horse Photography). Parker, CO -- Have you jumped at a mile high? If not, you are missing one of the most talked about horse shows of the year. With its expanded six-week schedule, The Colorado Horse Park has been the summer vacation spot with big money for both hunters and jumpers. Of course, this show is also about the parties, including...

John French Leads an Impressive Group of Hunters at the Colorado Summer Circuit

by Christine DeHerrera/Equestrian Sports Promotions | 7/14/2011 3:44:52 PM

John French and Crown Affair (Flying Horse Photography). Parker, CO — While the Grand Prix horses are always a big draw at any hunter/jumper show, the hunters are getting a lot of attention during the Colorado Summer Circuit. Show manager Pat Boyle not only has great prize money in every division, but he’s created a wonderful, lush platform for the course designers to develop classes that show off the athletic ability and beauty of some of the nation’s finest hunters....