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U.S. Eventing Team Aiming for Olympic Qualification at 2015 Pan American Games

by USEF Communications Department | 7/16/2015 9:37:46 PM

Caledon, Ont. – Equestrian competition at the 2015 Pan American Games continues tomorrow with the start of eventing. A total of 13 countries with 43 combinations will participate, including 11 teams. All U.S. horses passed inspection this afternoon and the U.S. has drawn last in the order for tomorrow’s dressage phase. The U.S. team will ride in the following order: 1. Phillip Dutton (9:52 a.m. ET) 2. Lauren Kieffer (11:42 a.m. ET) 3. Marilyn Little (2:30 p.m. ET) 4. Boyd Martin...

Wilhelm Genn Tops the 1.40m with Late Starter For Fantom's Pleasure to Launch Great Lakes Equestrian Festival Week III

by Carrie Wirth | 7/15/2015 11:13:13 PM

For Fantoms Pleasure, ridden by Wilhelm Genn. Owned by Karola Giebmanns (Phelps Media Group) Traverse City, MI - July 15, 2015 - Week III of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival kicked off at glorious Flintfields Horse Park just outside of Traverse City, Michigan where yellow daffodils and other summer bloomers contrasted a deep blue clear sky. It was the ideal setting to compete show jumpers in the Grand Prix Arena. The quintessential sportsman, Wilhelm Genn ended the day on a high note,...

Schuyler Riley and Dobra De Porceyo Triumph in $127,000 Ariat® Grand Prix at Tryon Summer 2

by Tyron International | 7/5/2015 1:13:10 AM

Schuyler Riley and Dobra De Porceyo : ©BarryKosterPhotography & ©ErikOlsenPhotography Mill Spring, NC - July 4, 2015 - Schulyer Riley (USA) and Dobra De Porceyo captured the biggest win of the duo's career together in the $127,000 Ariat® Grand Prix FEI CSI 3* under the lights in the George H. Morris Arena in the Tryon Stadium at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC). Riley and Dobra De Porceyo stopped the jump-off timers in 45.129 seconds as the only double-clear round of the...

Devon Horse Show and Country Fair E-Newsletter: May 30, 2015

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. | 5/31/2015 10:48:22 AM

Kaitlin Campbell and Rocky W Conquer $50,000 Idle Dice Open Jumper Stake By: Rebecca Walton Kaitlin Campbell and Rocky W (The Book LLC) Every rider hopes to have that special horse that carries them through the ranks, and for Saturday night's $50,000 Idle Dice Open Jumper Stake winner Kaitlin Campbell, that horse is Rocky W. Now 17 years old, the Royal Dutch Warmblood carried Campbell to both a Junior Jumper Championship and an Amateur-Owner Jumper Championship at the Devon Horse Show and...

Devon Horse Show and Country Fair E-Newsletter: May 27, 2015

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. | 5/27/2015 10:59:49 PM

Kelley Farmer Rides Mindful to Grand Hunter Championship By: Emily Riden Kelley Farmer earned the Devon Horse Show's Grand Hunter Championship in 2013 with Back Story; then she did it again in 2014 with Scripted, and on Wednesday she rode away with the top honor for an impressive third time in a row, this time aboard Kensel LLC's Mindful. Kelley Farmer and Mindful (The Book LLC) Winning one of Devon's top honors three years in a row is a testament to Farmer, as well as a testament...

Olympic Veterans and Other Stars Set for Inaugural Split Rock Jumping Tour: An International Roster of Champions Will Light Up Lexington, May 22-24

by Marty Bauman | 5/11/2015 5:08:16 PM

Lexington, KY - May 11, 2015 - There’s a new buzz around Lexington, KY, “the Horse Capital of the World,” as anticipation builds for next week’s debut of the new Split Rock Jumping Tour. The vision of veteran show jumper Derek Braun is about to come to fruition. Promising an ‘unparalleled show jumping experience’ for riders, spectators, and sponsors, the Split Rock Jumping Tour will deliver two revolutionary sporting events at Split Rock Farm, The Lexington...

Rich Fellers and Flexible Continue to Impress in the $60,000 Grand Prix of California; Nayel Nassar and Acita Earn Another Win in the $7,500 CashCall Mortgage Jumper Futurity

by Blenheim Equisports | 5/9/2015 8:19:18 PM

Rich Fellers and Flexible (CapturedMomentPhoto.com) Del Mar, CA - Fan favorites and famously talented duo Flexible and Rich Fellers thrilled a crowd of spectators, taking the victory in the highlight event of the week, the $60,000 Grand Prix of California, presented by Equ Lifestyle Boutique. Back for the third time as master builder for the Ranch & Coast Classic, Texan course designer Oscar Soberon is quite familiar with the challenges of building for this class. After Thursday's tight...

Sandy Ferrell and Calibur Trail Shine for Grand Hunter Championship at Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows, Mclain Ward Pilots HH Best Buy to Blue in $5,000 Open Jumper 1.40m

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 5/6/2015 8:04:51 PM

Sandy Ferrell and Calibur Trail (The Book, LLC) North Salem, NY – The presentation of tricolors at The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows reached a pinnacle today with Sandy Ferrell and Calibur Trail taking home the first Grand Hunter Champion award of the two-week event. Meanwhile, jumpers christened the Grand Prix Field with Mclain Ward and HH Best Buy topping 46 in the $5,000 Open Jumper 1.40m. The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows run May 5-10 and May 12-17 at the picturesque Old Salem...

USEF Names Dressage Pan American Games European CDI Observation Event Squad

by Helen Murray | 4/10/2015 2:34:55 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named eight athlete-and-horse combinations to the 2015 Dressage Pan American Games European CDI Observation Event Squad. The squad is composed of four Big Tour and four Small Tour combinations, which will compete in designated European CDI Observation Events. Additionally, Laura Graves and her own 2002 Dutch Warmblood gelding, Verdades, have been approved to be considered for the Pan American Games Dressage Team without...

USEF Names Dressage Pan American Games European CDI Observation Event Squad

by USEF Communications Department | 4/10/2015 10:47:44 AM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named eight athlete-and-horse combinations to the 2015 Dressage Pan American Games European CDI Observation Event Squad. The squad is composed of four Big Tour and four Small Tour combinations, which will compete in designated European CDI Observation Events. Additionally, Laura Graves and her own 2002 Dutch Warmblood gelding, Verdades, have been approved to be considered for the Pan American Games Dressage Team without...