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Mallory Vale and Mi Phone Win $15,000 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic

by Classic Communications | 10/17/2015 11:06:34 AM

Mallory Vale and Mi Phone Win $15,000 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic (Al Cook - www.alcookphoto.com) Harrisburg, Pa. -- Mallory Vale of Williston, FL, and Mi Phone turned in the only clean round to claim the win in the $15,000 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic, sponsored by The Doubleday Foundation, at the 70th Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg, PA. A field of 19 horses tried the 12-jump, 15-effort 1.45m course designed by Michel...

Olivia Dorey And Ali Baba B Are The Best In $5,000 NAL Low Jr/AO Jumper Final Presented By Ultroz Inc.

by Classic Communications | 10/17/2015 10:49:05 AM

Olivia Dorey And Ali Baba B Win $5,000 NAL Low Jr/AO Jumper Final Presented By Ultroz Inc. (Al Cook - www.alcookphoto.com) Harrisburg, Pa. - Olivia Dorey, 23, from Sudbury.MA, and her horse Ali Baba B won the $5,000 North American League (NAL) Low Junior/Amateur Owner Jumper Final a the 70th Pennsylvania National Horse Show. Dorey and Ali Baba B, a seven year old gelding, were one of six horse and rider combinations to go clear over the first course to advance to the jump off round. Many of the...

Lindsey Tomeu and Bonapart Rule NAL Adult Jumper Final Presented by SmartPak for Second Straight Year

by Classic Communications | 10/17/2015 10:40:54 AM

Lindsey Tomeu and Bonapart Rule NAL Adult Jumper FinalPresented by SmartPak for Second Straight Year (Al Cook - www.alcookphoto.com) Harrisburg, Pa. -- Lindsey Tomeu of Wellington, FL, rode Bonapart to victory in the $10,000 North American League (NAL) Adult Amateur Jumper Final Presented by SmartPak at the 70th Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg, PA. Tomeu and her 14-year-old, Belgian Warmblood claimed the win for the second straight year over a field of 30 finalists who earned...

Skyllar Beckel and Lyons Creek Action Take $10,000 NAL Children's Jumper Final

by Classic Communications | 10/17/2015 10:32:30 AM

Skyllar Beckel and Lyons Creek Action Take $10,000 NAL Children's Jumper Final (Al Cook - www.alcookphoto.com) Harrisburg, Pa. - Skyllar Beckel of New Albany. OH, rode her Lyons Creek Action to victory in the $10,000 North American League (NAL) Children's Jumper Final Presented by EquiFit at the 70th Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg, PA. Seven horses out of a starting field of 30 made it through a difficult first round course to contest over the jump off round. Course designer...

Stafford Stands Atop USEF Single Horse Driving National Championship Leaderboard after Dressage Phase at Hermitage Classic CDE

by Kathleen Landwehr | 10/16/2015 9:30:07 PM

Goshen, Ky. – A windy fall day at the Hermitage Classic CDE saw the seven drivers in the 2015 USEF Single Horse Driving National Championship perform their dressage tests. Suzy Stafford led the way with PVF Peace of Mind following the first day of competition with sights set on her first Single Horse National Champion title. For their efforts, the Ground Jury of Debbie Banfield (USA), Dr. Klaus Christ (GER), Marie de Ronde-Oudemans (NED), Marsoe LaRose (CAN), and Sarah Mullins (IRL),...

Balou Performs Admirably At Pennsylvania National Horse Show

by Classic Communications | 10/16/2015 10:38:32 AM

Balou and Lisa Arena Davis (Al Cook - www.alcookphoto.com) Harrisburg, Pa. - Balou and Lisa Arena Davis, Penfield, NY, were awarded the Amateur Owner 3'3" Grand Hunter Championship Friday at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. With consistent, high scoring trips of 86 and 87 points over the two days of competition, Davis and Balou, an 11 year old Warmblood gelding, were able to win not only her age division, Amateur Owner 3'3" Riders 18-35 Years of Age Championship, but the Amateur...

Lucador Is Perfection At The Pennsylvania National Horse Show

by Classic Communications | 10/15/2015 2:02:11 PM

Lucador and Scott Stewart (Al Cook - www.alcookphoto.com) Harrisburg, Pa. - When Dr. Betsee Parker's 7 year-old German Oldenburg gelding Lucador enters the show ring it is almost a certainty that he will exit with a top ribbon. That premise held true at the 70th Anniversary Pennsylvania National Horse Show. Lucador and rider Scott Stewart swept the Regular Conformation Hunter Division with four class wins out of the six classes contested. For winning the division, Lucador received the...

XOXO Deserves Hugs And Kisses at Pennsylvania National Horse Show

by Classic Communications | 10/14/2015 10:47:21 AM

XOXO and Peter Pletcher (Al Cook - www.alcookphoto.com) Harrisburg, Pa . - The Pre-Green Hunters took to the ring today to show just how much they have learned and matured over the course of a year. The 3' Division was hard fought, with XOXO and Peter Pletcher battling every class with Jennifer Alfano and The Exchange. When the dust settled, it was Pletcher and the stunning 4 year-old grey gelding, XOXO, owned by Forest Hill Farm, who emerged victorious. They laid claim to the Championship...

Katie Cooper and Sandlot Shine in the Hunter Ring for Cherry Knoll Farm at 2015 Pennsylvania National Horse Show

by Phelps Media Group | 10/14/2015 10:43:42 AM

Katie Cooper and Sandlot during the 2015 Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg, Pa. (Al Cook - www.alcookphoto.com) Harrisburg, Pa. - The pressure and stakes were high at the prestigious Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The fierce competition at the seventieth annual, indoor horse show did not seem to phase Katie Cooper nor Cherry Knoll Farm's mount, Sandlot, an 8-year-old, Dutch Warmblood. The pair has been together since 2012 and their rapport was...

2015 USEF Single Horse Driving National Championship Competitors Converge upon Hermitage Classic

by Kathleen Landwehr | 10/14/2015 10:41:08 AM

Goshen, Ky. – An elite field of seven drivers will head to the Hermitage Classic to take part in the 2015 USEF Single Horse Driving National Championship. Taking place October 16-18 at the historic Heritmage Farm in Goshen, Ky., the exciting championship will showcase competitors vying for top honors. Leslie Berndl, the 2014 USEF Single Horse Driving National Champion, driving Uminco (Picsofyou.com) The 2013 and 2014 USEF Single Horse Driving National Champion Leslie Berndl (Newcastle,...