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Richie Moloney and Carrabis Z Capture $380,000 Douglas Elliman Grand Prix CSI 5*

by Lauren Fisher and Callie Seaman for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/12/2016 11:26:38 PM

Wellington, FL - March 12, 2016 - Ireland's Richie Moloney and Equinimity LLC's Carrabis Z were the winners of Saturday night's $380,000 Douglas Elliman Grand Prix CSI 5* during week nine of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Competing under the lights of the International Ring at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), Moloney topped a field of 42 starters and an eight-horse jump-off, with Sharn Wordley (NZL) and Casper in second, and Lillie Keenan (USA)...

McLain Ward and HH Carlos Z Win $35,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic at WEF 3

by Lauren Fisher and Callie Seaman for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/31/2016 6:26:40 PM

Wellington, FL - January 31, 2016 - Week three of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), sponsored by Adequan®, concluded on Sunday, January 31, with the $35,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic. Held in the International Ring at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), McLain Ward and HH Carlos Z jumped to victory out of 54 entries and a 13-horse jump-off. McLain Ward and HH Carlos Z. Photo by Sportfot. Luc Musette of Belgium set the course for Sunday's...

Trussell Makes It Two Victories in a Row Aboard Anton with Win in AGDF 3 FEI Grand Prix Freestyle presented by U.S. P.R.E. Association

by Carly Weilminster | 1/30/2016 5:00:27 PM

Belinda Trussell and Anton (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, Fla. – Belinda Trussell (CAN) and Anton impressed the judging panel again today in the AGDF 3 “Friday Night Stars” FEI Grand Prix Freestyle CDI-W, presented by U.S. P.R.E. Association, as the pair took their second win of the week in Large Tour competition at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF). Trussell and Anton earned a 75.025% to take a commanding lead in the class of 15 entries. Allison Brock (USA)...

Show Jumping Competition Continues at Ocala Winter Circuit II with the $2,500 Brook Ledge Open Welcome and the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix

by HITS Horse Shows | 1/29/2016 9:27:21 AM

Ocala, Fla. - The HITS Ocala Winter Circuit continued with the $2,500 Brook Ledge Open Welcome on Wednesday, January 27, and the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix on Thursday, January 28. Manuel Torres and Christofolini H on their way to a $2,500 Brook Ledge Open Welcome win. (ESI Photography) $2,500 Brook Ledge Open Welcome Jumpers attacked the 1.40-meter course set by course designer, Oscar Soberon of Dallas, Texas, for the $2500 Brook Ledge Open Welcome in Week II of the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit....

HITS Ocala Winter Circuit Week I Sunday Jumper Round-Up Featuring the $50,000 Tuffrider/Equine Couture Grand Prix

by HITS Horse Shows | 1/27/2016 11:38:59 AM

Ocala, Fla. - Jumpers converged at HITS Post Time Farm in Ocala, Florida, on Sunday to compete for big money and big opportunities in the $50,000 Tuffrider/Equine Couture Grand Prix, $7,500 U-Dump Jr/A-O Jumper Classic and the $1,000 S.A. Comunale Adult Jumper Classic. Lisa Goldman and Morocco on their way to a $50,000 Tuffrider/Equine Couture Grand Prix (ESI Photography) $50,000 Tuffrider/Equine Couture Grand Prix Morocco and Lisa Goldman from Hawthorne Woods, Illinois, sped past the rest of...

USET Foundation Awards 2016 Lionel Guerrand-Hermès Trophy to Lucy Deslauriers

by Phelps Media Group | 1/26/2016 10:46:44 AM

Jim McNerney, Lucy Deslauriers and S Tucker S Johnson (Phelps Media Group) Wellington, Fla. - The United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation is pleased to announce that the recipient of the 2016 Lionel Guerrand-Hermès Trophy is the talented show jumping rider Lucy Deslauriers of New York, New York. Each year this award is presented to a young rider in one of the Olympic disciplines who exemplifies both sportsmanship and horsemanship. In 2015, Deslauriers career took off when she...

Swail and Viva Colombia Impress in $212,000 Holiday & Horses Grand Prix CSI 4*

by Equestrian Sport Productions | 11/29/2015 3:11:46 PM

Conor Swail and Viva Colombia (ManciniPhotos) Wellington, Fla. - In an exciting jump-off finale, Conor Swail (IRL) and Viva Colombia finished with top honors in the $212,000 Holiday & Horses Grand Prix CSI 4* presented by Palm Beach Sports Commission and Discover the Palm Beaches at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). Swail and Viva Colombia bested the talented jump-off of eight competitors with a time of 37.922 seconds. Eugenio Garza (MEX) and Bariano finished just off the...

Inspirational Adult Amateurs and Olympians are the Highlight of Second Championship Day of US Dressage Finals Presented By Adequan®

by Jennifer M. Keeler, Yellow Horse Marketing | 11/8/2015 10:27:21 AM

Earlier this week, things weren’t looking good for Catalina Sherwood as she pursued her dream of riding at the US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan®, a unique national head-to-head competition for adult amateur and open riders of all levels being held November 5-8, 2015 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. After a long van ride from Tucson, Ariz., her eight-year-old RPSI mare Razmitaz wasn’t her usual self. “She wasn’t feeling well when she came off the...

Scott Stewart Sweeps Four of Five Professional Hunter Championship Titles at CP National Horse Show

by Phelps Media Group | 10/28/2015 10:45:52 AM

Scott Stewart and Catch Me (Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - No one has won the Leading Hunter Rider title at the CP National Horse Show more than Scott Stewart, and on Wednesday at the Kentucky Horse Park he did it again. Stewart rode to division championships in the First Year Green Hunters, the Green Conformation Hunters, the Regular Conformation Hunters and the High Performance Hunters before also claiming the Grand Hunter Championship and Leading Hunter Rider titles. "I have some age...

Zone 5 Dominates Team Championships During 2015 USHJA Children's & Adult Amateur Jumper Regional Championships

by Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group | 9/8/2015 11:24:44 AM

The $2,500 USHJA Children's Jumper Regional Team Championship medalists. (Phelps Media Group) Roscoe, Ill. - The tension in the air was palpable as the second day of the 2015 USHJA Children's & Adult Amateur Jumper Regional Championships got underway during the Showplace Jumper Spectacular. All eyes turned to the teams as each zone from the Northern Region took their turn at Anderson Lima's track. It was Zone 5 Team One that emerged victorious for the $2,500 Children's Team...