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Todd Minikus and Sweetheart Blaze to Victory in Sasco Creek Farm $50,000 Welcome Stake at the Alltech National Horse Show

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 11/2/2011 10:40:22 AM

Lexington, KY - It was a thrilling night of competition in the Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park as the Alltech National Horse Show, 128th Edition, made its debut at its new home. The top horses and riders from around the world showed up tonight to compete during the Sasco Creek Farm International Open Jumpers $50,000 Welcome Stake, benefiting the Alltech Sustainable Haiti Project. Riders raced over the technical track set by Richard Jeffery, and with a blazing pace of 57.93 seconds the...

U.S. Show Jumpers Win Team Gold at 2011 Pan American Games

by Joanie Morris | 10/27/2011 8:59:14 PM

GUADALAJARA, Mexico – Everything was at stake for the American Show Jumping Team at the 2011 Pan American Games Thursday, including qualification for the 2012 Olympic Games. They faced the pressure and delivered the United States its third Equestrian Team Gold medal of these games, jumping eight clear rounds in the Nations Cup. Their score of 2.90 from the first class on Wednesday didn’t change on Thursday and they led Brazil (11.58) and Mexico (13.24) in the medal ceremony. Beezie...

U.S. Eventing Team Extends Lead at 2011 Pan American Games

by The USEF Communications Department | 10/22/2011 7:59:41 PM

GUADALAJARA, Mexico – The U.S. Eventing Team travelled to the Santa Sofia Country Club Saturday and extended their lead at the Pan American Games. All five U.S. riders produced fault-free rounds over John Williams’ cross country track adding nothing to their 138.6 team total. They head into Sunday’s show jumping phase nearly 22 points clear of the second-placed Canadian team. Dressage Leader, Jessica Phoenix of Canada still leads the individual standings with a score of 43.9...

Reed Kessler Flies Into First During $7,500 Randolph College/USEF Jr. Jumper Championship Welcome at Harrisburg

by Robyn Keyster/Phelps Media Group | 10/14/2011 10:31:38 AM

Reed Kessler and Ligist. Photo: Rebecca Walton/Phelps Media Group. Harrisburg, PA – Junior jumpers were in the zone tonight at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show, running October 13-22, 2011 in the state capital of Harrisburg. Reed Kessler of Armonk, NY, soared to victory in the first phase of the $7,500 United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Junior Jumper Individual Championship, sponsored by Randolph College. With a smooth and controlled round, Kessler and her own horse, Ligist,...

B.W. Furlong and Associates Sends Veterinarians to Pan-Am Games

by Amber Heintzberger | 10/13/2011 9:20:28 AM

Press Release: B.W. Furlong and Associates Sends Veterinarians to Pan-Am Games Oldwick, NJ - 12 October, 2011 -- Veterinarians from B.W. Furlong and Associates in Oldwick, New Jersey will accompany the US and Canadian Eventing Teams to the Pan-American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico: Dr. Brendan Furlong is team veterinarian for the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team and Dr. Christiana Ober is Team Veterinarian for the Canadian Eventing Team. This will mark Dr. Furlong's fourth time traveling with...

This Week in International Disciplines

by USEF Communications Department | 9/20/2011 4:30:34 PM

Dressage At the Saugerties CDI-W, Catherine Haddad-Staller proved dominating in the grand prix taking the top two spots with Winyamaro and Cadillac 35 respectively. Winyamaro proved just a hair better than his stablemate in the grand prix, scoring 68.660% to Cadillac's 68.553%. Based in Germany, Haddad-Staller has spent most of the summer in the U.S. Winyamaro settled for second in the freestyle behind Idaho-based rider Adrienne Lyle and Wizard. The cross-country journey proved worth the...

Andre Thieme Travels Thousands of Miles to Clinch the 2011 Pfizer Million With His Own Aragon Rouet

by HITS Media | 9/13/2011 9:45:38 AM

Andre Thieme on course with his own Aragon Rouet at the 2011 Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix (ESI Photography). Saugerties, NY - As the rain subsided at HITS-on-the-Hudson on Sunday, some of the best equestrians in the world took to the course of the second-ever Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix. But, after a plane-ride from Germany, upwards of $20,000 in travel expenses and a long week of nerves it was Andre Thieme who will cash the coveted $350,000 winner’s check. During the qualifying season...

Weltino's Magic Sweeps USEF National Intermediaire I Dressage Championships

by Joanie Morris | 9/11/2011 4:17:22 PM

Steffen Peters and Weltino's Magic. Photo: SusanJStickle.com. Gladstone, NJ - The top three placings in the Intermediaire I National Dressage Championship never changed throughout the week at the 2011 Collecting Gaits Farm Dressage Festival of Championship and Steffen Peters dominated with Weltino's Magic finishing on a three day average of 78.661%. Riding for Jen Hlavacek, Peters owned the Dick and Jane Brown Arena this morning, and to music by Seven and Five, he showed off the 9-year-old...

Pfizer Million Weekend Welcomes an Impressive Cast of Equestrian Stars: Todd Minikus Kicks Off Weekend With a Win in the $30,000 Wild Card Qualifier, Presented by Pfizer Animal Health

by HITS Media | 9/10/2011 2:12:49 PM

Todd Minikus and Candy Tribble & Windsor Show Stables, Inc.'s Sweetheart on their way to a win in Friday's $30,000 Wild Card Qualifier Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, at HITS Saugerties (ESI Photography). . Saugerties, NY - The HITS-on-the-Hudson show grounds have been transformed into a who’s who of the equestrian elite. Riders, horses, trainers, owners and grooms alike, from all corners of the world have made HITS Saugerties their home for the...

Kyle is King of the Rockies

by Jennifer Ward/Starting Gate Communications | 8/22/2011 7:33:11 AM

Kyle King of Ocala, FL, and Capone I won the $50,000 CSI2* G2 Financial Group Grand Prix on August 20 at the Rocky Mountain Classic I in Calgary, AB (Photo: Cansport ). Calgary, Alberta – Kyle King of Ocala, FL, kicked off the three-week Rocky Mountain Classic show jumping series by winning the $50,000 CSI2* G2 Financial Group Grand Prix on Saturday, August 20. The Rocky Mountain Classic show jumping tournaments are taking place at Anderson Ranch in Calgary, AB. Course designer...