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Premier Equestrian Expands Relationship with USEF as Official Footing Supplier

by USEF Communications Department | 3/31/2016 12:00:12 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and Premier Equestrian have signed an exclusive provisioning agreement making Premier Equestrian the Official Footing Supplier of the USEF. Premier will also continue its role as the Official Dressage Arena Supplier of the USEF and the Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC), as well as a Gold Sponsor of the NAJYRC. Under the agreement, Premier Equestrian has provided...

SCAD to host IHSA Zone 5 Finals; 95 adept athletes from five universities to compete this weekend

by SCAD | 3/30/2016 11:59:11 PM

SAVANNAH, Georgia – March 30, 2016 – The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) equestrian team will host the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Zone 5 Championship this Saturday, April 2, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the verdant and expansive Ronald C. Waranch Equestrian Center in Hardeeville, South Carolina. The top two team finishers and top two individual finishers will qualify for the IHSA National Championship Show, May 5-8, 2016. SCAD’s equestrian team regularly...

60 Minutes Sports to Feature Winter Equestrian Festival Airing on Showtime on Tuesday, April 5, at 9 p.m!

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/30/2016 9:59:09 PM

Wellington, FL - March 30, 2016 - On Tuesday, April 5, at 9 p.m. ET/PT, 60 Minutes Sports on Showtime will feature the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), held at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL. The 60 Minutes Sports episode will show how Wellington has become the winter equestrian capital of the world. The feature will include an interview with Mark Bellissimo, CEO of Equestrian Sport Productions, discussing the history, strategy, and growth of WEF as well as a...

The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team Takes an Early Lead at CDIO3* Wellington

by USEF Communications Department | 3/30/2016 9:44:11 PM

Wellington, Fla . – Six international teams took to the arena at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival today as day one of the CDIO3* presented by Stillpoint Farm got underway. Team medals will be awarded based on the results of today’s FEI Prix St. Georges and Grand Prix tests and tomorrow’s FEI Intermediaire I and Grand Prix Special tests. The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team, led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Dover, took a commanding lead following strong performances from...

Galway Downs is Set for a Weekend of Equestrian Excitement & Family Fun!

by Callan Littrell | 3/30/2016 4:29:32 PM

Top riders from across the Western U.S. and Canada will travel to compete in the International (CIC) divisions at the Galway Downs Equestrian Center in Temecula, CA, where the stage is set for what is sure to be an exciting weekend! 2015 CCI3* National Champion Tamra Smith will return to Galway Downs competing 2 horses in the CIC3*, and 2 horses in the CIC2*. Fifty-two horse and rider combinations are set to compete in the International Divisions with Dressage beginning Friday at 8:20am Pacific...

Adequan® Global Dressage Festival Hosts Stillpoint Farm FEI Nations Cup CDIO 3* During Final Week of Competition

by Adequan® Global Dressage Festival | 3/29/2016 8:43:03 PM

Wellington, FL - March 29, 2016 - The final week of competition for the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) is on March 30-April 2 at The Stadium at PBIEC. See some of the best competition of the Team USA won the team portion of competition at the Stillpoint Farm FEI Nations Cup CDIO 3* hosted at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival in 2015. Photo by SusanJStickle.com season as riders represent their countries in the Stillpoint Farm FEI Nations Cup CDIO 3*. Will the United States...

Hunters Go Big in the Final Week of the Ocala Winter Circuit

by HITS Horse Shows | 3/29/2016 2:03:40 PM

Ocala, Fla. - Riders vied for the top spot and a slice of the prize purse in the 2016 Ocala Winter Circuit's last qualifying opportunities for the $500,000 Diamond Mills Hunter Prix and the $250,000 Platinum Performance Hunter Finals at the HITS Championship in September in Saugerties, New York. Aaron Vale and Dress Balou on their way to a $25,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix win. (ESI Photography) Aaron Vale and Dress Balou Score Another Big Win in the $25,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix Devoucoux has...

Callan Solem Places Seventh at Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final

by Leah Oliveto | 3/28/2016 1:55:27 PM

Gothenburg, Sweden – The 2016 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final concluded this afternoon with 26 starters entering the Scandinavium Arena for day three’s round one. Twenty combinations moved forward to round two, taking on challenging tracks set by course designer Santiago Varela Ullastres. Impressing in their FEI World Cup™ Final debut, Callan Solem and VDL Wizard finished the day as the top-placed American combination in seventh place. Also representing the U.S. in...

Kent Farrington and Gazelle Gallop to Victory in $86,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic

by Lauren Fisher and Callie Seaman for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/27/2016 11:03:32 PM

Kent Farrington and Gazelle (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Week 11 of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) concluded on Sunday, March 27, featuring the $86,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic, held on the derby field at The Stadium at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). For the second week in a row, the 1.50m win went to USA's Kent Farrington, this time aboard his own and Robin Parsky's Gazelle. He topped week ten's $35,000 1.50m aboard RCG...

Cooper Dean Captures the Win in the HITS Equitation Championship

by HITS Horse Shows | 3/27/2016 10:50:11 PM

Cooper Dean and Denver S on their way to a HITS Equitation Championship win. (ESI Photography) Ocala, Fla. - The lights of the Ocala Horse Properties Stadium gleamed down on competitors for the return of the HITS Equitation Championship. Cooper Dean, of Fayette, Alabama, took home the evening’s top honors in Ocala, Florida. "This was a great opportunity and it feels amazing to win a class as important as this one," said Dean. "The course was tougher and was a good challenge; I thought the...