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Stewart and Empire Wow the Crowd with High Scores in the Qualifying Round of the $50,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby

by Brooke Bidgood for Equestrian Sport Productions | 4/1/2011 9:28:00 AM

Scott Stewart and Empire. (Photo by Sportfot.) Wellington, FL - It was an important day for hunters at the 2011 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival. Sixty entries took their shot at a chance to compete in the $50,000 USHJA Hunter Derby, one of the biggest purses in the world offered for hunter competitors. The class began this afternoon in the E.R. Mische Grand Hunter Ring. With a large number of spectators standing by, each horse and rider combination took their turn over a course of eleven jumps,...

Glen Senk Steals the Spotlight with Another Place in the Peggy Cone Memorial WCHR Adult Hunter Classic

by Brooke Bidgood for Equestrian Sport Productions | 2/20/2011 11:14:00 AM

Glen Senk and Another Place. (Photo by Sportfot©.) Wellington, FL - Glen Senk did more than steal the show this morning as fifty-three entries came out for a chance to win the title in the Peggy Cone Memorial WCHR Adult Hunter Classic. Senk had a total of four entries in the class, all of which placed in the top twelve. Senk's newest mount, Another Place, took top honors in the class with an average score of 83.5 in the first round, and 85.5 in the second round. Senk, and his own Fashion Farm,...

SmartPak™ Signs on as "Official Tack and Equipment Supplier to the USEF" and adds Sponsorship of the Adult Amateur Hunter Ranking List to its existing USEF Sponsorships

by Leah Oliveto | 4/19/2010 11:34:00 AM

SmartPak™/USEF Adult Amateur Hunter Ranking List Expanding its already considerable support of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), SmartPak™has signed on as "Official Tack and Equipment Supplier to the USEF". In addition, SmartPak will be adding sponsorship of the new Adult Amateur Hunter Ranking List to the list of other programs SmartPak supports, which include the USEF Week in Review and the North American Young Rider Reining Championship. "The USEF has done so much for...

John French and Jennifer Alfano Rack Up Wins in the ASG Software Solutions/USHJA International Hunter Derby Series

by By Whitney Allen | 3/20/2008 3:11:00 PM

John French rode Tache Rouge to victory in front of an energetic crowd on Friday evening in the $10,000 ASG Software Solutions/USHJA International Hunter Derby, presented by Dietrich Insurance featuring Walsh Harness & Saddlery, to kick off an exciting season finale weekend at HITS Thermal. French, from Gilroy, CA, had the ride for owner Alison Baileys and collected $3,000 in first-place prize money. A field of 35 combinations in the first round were trimmed into a final round of 12 exhibitors...

Jennifer Alfano Wins $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby on Candid at Week 1 of the 2015 Equifest Horse Show

by Phelps Media Group | 7/27/2015 5:44:31 PM

Jennifer Alfano and Candid won the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby at Equifest I. (Photo By: Chicago Equestrian) Wayne, IL - July 27, 2015 - SBS Farms continued to shine in the hunter rings this past week at the Equifest I Horse Show held at Lamplight Equestrian Center. Jennifer Alfano put in impressive trips on several horses to earn top ribbons in numerous divisions, yet it was Candid who stole the limelight in Chicago. Alfano captured the Second Year Green Working Hunter Championship with...

Graffito and Emma Kurtz are the Charleigh's Cookies Large Junior Hunter 15 and Under Champions at WEF

by Maddy Stover for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/25/2015 10:05:51 AM

Emma Kurtz and Graffito (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Saturday morning in the E.R. Mische Grand Hunter ring, Emma Kurtz and Graffito kicked off hunter action on a positive note. The pair earned scores of 84 and 80 to finish first and second in the final two over fences classes of the Charleigh's Cookies Large Junior Hunter 15 and Under divsion. After two stellar jumping rounds, Graffito went on to win the under saddle and finish the day as champion. Giavanna Rinaldi and Bella Luna, owned by...

Jennifer Tate and Florestan Take to the Top of the Pre-Green Hunters at the Fieldstone Summer Showcase I

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 8/14/2013 10:21:02 PM

Jennifer Tate and Florestan led the first day of Pre-Green Hunters at the Fieldstone Summer Showcase (Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group) Halifax, MA - Strikingly set courses greeted hunter riders for the first day of the Fieldstone Summer Showcase I. The professional hunter divisions kicked off the competition in the Main Hunter Ring, where Jennifer Tate rode Florestan to the top of the Pre-Green Hunter division. Competitors were thrilled to return to the Fieldstone Show Park, noting the new...

Miss Lucy and Jennifer Alfano Victorious in $50,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby

by Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 4/1/2013 3:43:09 AM

Jennifer Alfano and Miss Lucy (Anne Gittins Photography) Wellington, FL - Jennifer Alfano rode Miss Lucy, an eleven-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare owned by Helen Lenahan, to the top of the $50,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby on the final day of the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF). The final round of competition was held on the grass derby field at The Stadium at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL. Alfano and Miss Lucy were fourth...

Jennifer Alfano and Miss Lucy Sweep the High Performance Hunters at 66th Annual Buffalo International Horse Show

by Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 9/13/2012 9:07:13 AM

Photo Credit: Jennifer Alfano and Miss Lucy swept the first day of the High Performance Hunters at the Buffalo International Horse Show. "Kendall Bierer/PMG" Buffalo, NY - September 12, 2012 - The Indoor Arena was filled with hunter excitement as the first day of the Buffalo International Horse Show (BIHS) commenced at the Buffalo Equestrian Center. The premier fundraiser for the Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center, the BIHS offered an array of hunter classes for all experience levels, seeing...

Louise Serio and Rock On Win $15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at Swan Lake Stables Kickoff "AA" Show

by Heather Bellock for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 7/5/2011 12:25:34 PM

Louise Serio and Rock On at Brandywine Valley Summer Series (Photo by PMG). Littlestown, PA - It was an excellent week for the horses and riders of Derbydown during the Swan Lake Stables Kickoff "AA" Show, held June 21 - 26 at Swan Lake Stables. The talented Louise Serio took home three tricolor ribbons throughout the competition. Serio also earned the win in the $15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby with Jennifer Burger's Rock On. The talented group of riders at Derbydown earned...