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CDI*** Dressage to Return to the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival During Week 10

by By Clara Lindner | 3/18/2010 9:53:00 AM

Week 10 of the 2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) will welcome dressage riders from all over the world to Wellington to compete at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. Dressage competition will be showcased in the International Arena on Thursday, March 18, through Saturday, March 20. Competition will include performances from 34 renowned grand prix riders such as Shawna Harding (USA), Marco Bernal (COL), Arlene Page (USA), Todd Flettrich (USA), Melissa Taylor (USA), Jacqueline...

Live Oak International Gears Up For Single and Four-In-Hand National Championships

by By Susan Gilliland | 3/15/2010 4:54:00 PM

Photo Courtesy Pics of You The Live Oak International Combined Driving Event, the premiere driving event in North America that attracts competitors from around the world, will host the Single and Four-In-Hand National Championships during the 2010 competition, March 25-28. Held at the picturesque 4,500-acre Live Oak Plantation in Ocala, FL, the U.S. Trust returns again as the title sponsor, and thousands of spectators are expected to attend. “Since this is the year of the World Equestrian Games...

Hunter Divisions to Feature $25,000 in Prize Money at Kentucky Spring Horse Shows

by By Rebecca Walton | 3/15/2010 4:35:00 PM

This year the hunter divisions will be one of the main features during the Kentucky Spring Horse Show Series at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. The hunters will feature $25,000 in prize money each week, a World Champion Hunter Rider (WCHR) week, and the $15,000 Chronicle of the Horse /United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) International Hunter Derby, presented by Dietrich Insurance. The show will be led by Kentucky Horse Shows, LLC, and will feature two exciting weeks of...

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...

Gulf Coast Winter Classics Week IV: Honoring the Hunters

by By Robbi Meisel | 3/11/2010 10:04:00 AM

Photo by Robbi Meisel (Catherine Rinehart and Primera) While Hollywood may be buzzing about Oscar nominees’ skills on the big screen, the fourth week of the 2010 Gulf Coast Winter was dedicated to honoring the talent and elegance of show hunters with two big events held at the Harrison County Equestrian grounds. Friday morning began with the $10,000 Chronicle of Horse /United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) International Hunter Derby presented by Dietrich Insurance. It all started with...

Shahinian-Simpson Tops USEF Selection Trials for US Show Jumping Team with Immaculate Jumping; Kraut Wins the $150,000 CN US Open

by Joanie Morris | 3/7/2010 6:45:00 PM

Nicole Shahinian Simpson and Tristan (Randi Muster/Mustphoto.com) Wellington, FL – Twenty-two horses remained in the USEF Selection Trials for the US Show Jumping Team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games and they contested their fifth and final Trial as part of the $150,000 CN US Open at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival. A total of 55 horses tackled Guilherme Jorge’s course in the second feature event of CSIO Wellington week and the competition proved fierce. A difficult related...

Cristallo and Spooner Continue to Shine in USEF Selection Trial for US Show Jumping Team

by Joanie Morris | 3/5/2010 5:02:00 PM

Randi Muster/Mustphoto, Inc. (Richard Spooner and Cristallo) Wellington, FL – The test of endurance which serves as the USEF Selection Trials for the US Show Jumping Team for the Alltech 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games continued with the fourth round of jumping in the International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. Twenty-six American horses jumped in the penultimate Trial and clear rounds continued to prove very valuable. There were four clear rounds and three that added...

First 2010 North American HSBC FEI Eventing World Cup Qualifier to Run at Red Hills Horse Trials

by By Joanie Morris | 3/4/2010 11:45:00 AM

Lexington, KY – The first HSBC FEI Eventing World Cup Qualifier kicks off the 2010 FEI Eventing season in the United States. Back on the calendar after a hiatus in 2009, the Red Hills Horse Trials in Tallahassee, FL is always a popular feature of the spring season. This year it runs March 4-7. The HSBC FEI Eventing World Cup traverses the globe, giving the best horse and rider combinations the chance to qualify for the HSBC FEI World Cup Final. A major event on the Tallahassee sporting and...

Desert Circuit IV Week in Review

by HITS | 3/4/2010 11:39:00 AM

THERMAL, CA —The Maple Leaf was flying high at the HITS Desert Horse Park during Desert Circuit IV when a pair of Olympians from Canada had Grand Prix triumphs during an action-packed week of show jumping at HITS Thermal. On Saturday night, Pearce aboard Forest View Farm's Chianto, beat out the 22 other starters to challenge international course designer Bernardo Cabral's first-round track, as well as the eight riders who advanced to the jump-off in the $50,000 Purina Mills CSI-W Grand Prix,...

Upcoming Olympic Gala in Aiken, SC, to Benefit United States Equestrian Team Foundation

by By Jessica Nemzoff | 3/4/2010 10:48:00 AM

Bridle Creek Equestrian Development and Phillip and Evie Dutton are pleased to announce the third annual Olympic Gala in Aiken, SC, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. Supported most generously by Bruce Duchossois and Jack Wetzel, the Olympic Gala gives the Aiken community a chance to come together in support of the U.S. Eventing High Performance Programs as a portion of the proceeds will go to the United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation. "Partnering with Bridle Creek Equestrian...