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Lauren Hough and Ohlala Win $33,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.45m

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/21/2013 9:56:56 AM

Lauren Hough and Ohlala (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - Week eleven of the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF), sponsored by Artisan Farms, featured the $33,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.45m speed class on Wednesday with a win for Lauren Hough (USA) and Ohlala. Earning points on the Longines FEI world ranking list, the pair beat Shane Sweetnam (IRL) and Solerina, Eric Lamaze (CAN) and Wang Chung M2S, and McLain Ward (USA) and Zhum CW, all within nine one-hundredths of a second...

College Preparatory Invitational Awards $8,000 in Scholarships at Third Annual

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/23/2013 4:40:37 PM

Reserve Dressage Seat Equitation Rider-Clare Burke, Essay Contest-Cassie Crotty, High Point Hunt Seat Rider-Brianne Link, High Point Dressage Seat Equitation Rider-Ashley Guidry, Reserve Hunt Seat Equitation Rider-Jessica Hall, Community Service-Alexandra Adams. (ManciniPhotos) Wellington, FL – The College Preparatory Invitational (CPI) hosted its third year of competition this weekend at The Stadium at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, home to the...

Mark Bluman and G&C Blue Blaze to Victory in $33,000 G&C Farm 1.45m Classic at Holiday and Horses

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 12/1/2012 8:37:19 AM

Mark Bluman and G&C Blue (© ManciniPhotos) Wellington, FL - Mark Bluman (COL) and Gustavo Mirabal's G&C Blue earned an exciting victory in Friday's $33,000 G&C Farm 1.45m Classic at Equestrian Sport Production's Holiday and Horses competition. With their first win in a ROLEX FEI World Ranking Class, the pair beat out Lauren Hough (USA) and Ohlala with a lightning fast round. G&C Sacramento, owned by Anabel Simon and ridden by Luis Larrazabal (VEN), finished third....

Lauren Hough and Ohlala Stay Clear for Victory in $33,000 Holiday and Horses Opener Grand Prix presented by Horse Gym USA

by Jennifer Wood Media, In. | 11/29/2012 6:45:21 PM

Lauren Hough and Ohlala (©ManciniPhotos) Wellington, FL - The Holiday and Horses CSI 2*-W show continued Thursday with another big class for show jumpers, the $33,000 Holiday and Horses Opener Grand Prix presented by Horse Gym USA. The grand prix is a FEI ROLEX ranking class, and the winning amount of points Thursdya went to Lauren Hough and Ohlala. They were the only double clear round to capture victory. The Holiday and Horses show continues through December 2 and is rated CSI 2*-W, Jumper...

Reed Kessler and Cylana Capture Victory in $100,000 President's Cup Grand Prix, CSI 3*-W

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 10/28/2012 10:37:38 AM

Cylana and Reed Kessler. (Shawn McMillen Photography) Washington, D.C. - Eighteen-year-old U.S. Olympian Reed Kessler added yet another accolade to her impressive year with a win in the $100,000 President's Cup Grand Prix, presented by Events DC, at the 54th annual Washington International Horse Show (WIHS). A FEI World Cup Qualifier, Kessler topped an impressive list of international competitors aboard her phenomenal mare Cylana to win in her first time competing in the class....

Shane Sweetnam and Amaretto D'Arco Capture $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic Victory at Bluegrass Festival Horse Show

by Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 8/18/2012 3:53:10 AM

Shane Sweetnam and Amaretto D'Arco rode to the top of the leaderboard during the $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic at the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show. (Kendall Bierer/PMG) Lexington, KY - The lights were bright in the Rolex Stadium as the onlookers cheered on their favorite horse and rider combinations in a highly competitive 14-horse jump off. It was the $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic that took center stage tonight, seeing a field of 50 entrants vie for the top prize and valuable series...

Vale Edges Out Welles for the Win in the $30,000 Russell Fortune Memorial Grand Prix at Traders Point Hunt Charity Horse Show

by Carrie Wirth for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 8/11/2012 8:59:39 AM

Andrew Welles and Tornado Zionsville, IN - The 2012 Traders Point Hunt Charity Horse Show and Country Fair continued on Friday with cooler weather and a momentary, passing shower. The horses were feeling fresh and ready for competition at Wild Air Farms in Zionsville, IN. Exhibitors and guests enjoyed the annual Paws to Applause dog show mid-day and exciting show jumping action in the jumper arena and the Russell Fortune Arena all day long. The coveted $30,0000 Mr. and Mrs. Russell Fortune Jr....

Katie Tyler and Megan McDermott Claim Junior/Amateur-Owner Classics

by Starting Gate Communications | 7/29/2012 9:42:30 PM

Katie Tyler and Seattle 6 won the $10,000 SJHOF High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic on Sunday, July 29, at the 2012 Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT. (David Mullinix Photography) East Dorset, VT – Week four of the 2012 Vermont Summer Festival concluded on Sunday, July 29, with two exciting Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classics featured in the grand prix ring. Katie Tyler, 19, of North Kingstown, RI, rode Seattle 6 to victory in the $10,000 SJHOF High Junior/Amateur-Owner...

Margie Engle and Indigo Grab Victory in $50,000 FEI World Cup Grand Prix, CSI 2* at ESP Holiday and Horses

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 12/3/2011 6:50:12 AM

Margie Engle won the $50,000 FEI World Cup Grand Prix with Indigo. ManciniPhotos. Wellington, FL - The $50,000 FEI World Cup Grand Prix was the highlight class of the week at the Holiday and Horses Show, hosted by Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL. Margie Engle of Wellington, FL, and Indigo were able to secure the victory in the FEI World Cup qualifier, and Engle also finished second with Lord Spezi. The show concludes on...

Alliston Completes An Awesome Weekend At The Galway Downs International Three-Day Event

by John Strassburger & Heather Bailey | 11/7/2011 9:21:50 AM

Temecula, CA — Although the rains returned at the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event today, they couldn’t stop the juggernaut that was British rider James Alliston. He started the day by winning the CCI1* aboard Mojo, then he placed second in the CCI2* with Tivoli. And then he finished his day with a victory in the CCI3*, the last event on the PRO Tour Series, aboard India McEvoy’s Jumbo’s Jake, and also placed seventh with his own Parker II. “I got the day...