Ronan McGuigan and Capall Zidane (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - The FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival hosted the Adequan Young Jumper Finals today in the International Arena for three age groups. The $20,000 Adequan 8-Year-Old Young Jumper Final victory went to Ronan McGuigan (IRL) and Capall Zidane. Andres Rodriguez (VEN) and Aberdeen took the top spot in the $20,000 Adequan 7-Year-Old Young Jumper Final. Riding Lionshare Farm's Wayfarer, Peter Leone (USA) won the $15,000 Adequan...

Nick Skelton and Big Star (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - The tenth week of the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) concluded with a day full of jumper competition at The Stadium on the beautiful grass field. Nick Skelton (GBR) and Beverly Widdowson's Big Star earned yet another victory at the FTI WEF in the $80,000 Pennfield Feeds CSI 3* Grand Prix. Skelton and Big Star beat out Cian O'Connor (IRL) and KEC Alligator Alley and David McPherson (GBR) and Chamberlain Z in a...

Rodrigo Pessoa and HH Palouchin (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - There were three competitive classes in the International Arena on the opening day of week 10 of the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival. Starting out the day was another win for Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) and HH Palouchin, owned by Double H Farm, in the $32,000 G&C Farm 1.45m Classic. Following that, another familiar face in the winners circle, Laura Chapot entered again and won the $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m speed class with...

Wellington, FL - Coaches representing the four main governing bodies of collegiate riding will host seminars for the young riders at this year's College Preparatory Invitational (CPI) Horse Show. Reprentatives from the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA), American National Riding Commission (ANRC), Intercollegiate Dressage Association (IDA), and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), will all be on hand. Presenting its second annual event, the 2012 CPI will be held...

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,...

Culpepper, VA — With all new footing in the Grand Prix ring and beautiful weather, the $40,000 Strongid C 2X Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health at HITS Commonwealth Park in Culpeper, Virginia, was well suited to highlight the Showday National. Kevin Babington of Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania, could not have asked for much more, as he captured the first place honors aboard his own Mark Q. Sunday's course was designed by Jerry Dougherty of Bokeelia, Florida. Four riders went...

North Salem, NY – McLain Ward had four horses entered in the $75,000 Empire State Grand Prix presented by Land Rover of Larchmont/Mt. Kisco at the Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows, but it was up to Rothchild, the last horse to enter the ring, to give Ward a clear round. Each of Ward’s previous mounts had four faults, and in fact two of them even managed to post the exact time over the course. It was up to the 10 year old chestnut gelding, Rothchild, owned by Sagamore Farm, to give...

Kate Levy and Vent Du Nord. (Classic Communications). North Salem, NY – Mother Nature gave us beautiful weather for the first week of competition at the Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows, but she could not make it happen on the morning of the Grand Prix, where she gave us some torrential rain in the early hours. Taking it all in stride, both show management and competitors made adjustments and as the rain came to a close, competition went on as usual. The only concession to the rain was...

North Salem, NY - Katie Dinan, of New York, NY, and her mount Vancouver, bested a field of 36 to win the $25,000 New York Welcome Stake at the Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows, held on the stunning Grand Prix field at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, NY. Dinan, 17, and the 13-year-old New Zealand Warmblood/Thoroughbred gelding, owned by Grant Road Partners LLC, were the 30th pair to enter the ring. Dinan had the advantage of already turning in a clear round with her first mount, Amoroso, and...

Fairfield, CT — In poker it’s called re-shuffling the deck, and when the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) announced at the start of the 2010 semester that it had realigned its nine Zones to eight - changing the geography of its competitive regions and impacting coaching strategies - it promised to make the road to the 2011 IHSA National Championships, May 5-8, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, an interesting one. With Regional and Zone Championships, and Western...