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NBC and USEF Network Will Offer Extensive Coverage of the 2012 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bridgestone

by USEF Communications Department | 4/12/2012 9:11:58 AM

Extensive Coverage of the 2012 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bridgestone will be available to millions of people around the world. An unprecedented five hours of television coverage of the western hemisphere's only CCI4* will air on the NBC family of channels as the Rolex Equestrian Championships presented by Land Rover. For the intensity and excitement of the Cross-Country phase, tune into Universal Sports on Saturday, April 28th from 10:00am - 12:00pmET and NBC Sports...

McLain Ward Wins His Fourth Grand Prix of the Season at HITS-on-the-Hudson and Inches Closer to Pfizer Million Rider Rankings

by HITS Media | 8/6/2011 10:57:57 AM

Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist McLain Ward captures his fourth victory of the season at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Friday's $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, aboard Grant Road Partners' Antares F (ESI Photography). Saugerties, NY — For the fourth time this year, McLain Ward led the victory gallop in the Strongid® C 2X Stadium beating out 51 starters to take home the blue in Friday’s $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer...

USEF Names Team for 2010 FEI World Singles Driving Championships

by By Joanie Morris | 7/8/2010 3:33:00 PM

Photo by PicsofYou.com (National Champions Robin Groves and Thor's Toy Truck) Lexington, KY - Pending the final approval of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Ad Hoc Committee on Selection, the following combinations have been named to represent the USA at the FEI World Singles Driving Championship in Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy July 30 - August 1, 2010. Team: National Champions Robin Groves and Thor's Toy Truck (Picsofyou.com) Robin Groves/65/Brownsville, VT/Thor's Toy...

HITS Culpeper Kicks Off with a Win from Peter Leone in the $40,000 EMO Grand Prix, Presented by Pfizer Animal Health

by By the HITS Media Team | 4/29/2010 9:52:00 AM

Photo by ESI Photography (Peter Leone and Nerval de la Batia win their first Grand Prix of the season at HITS Culpeper.) Peter Leone and Nerval de la Batia, owned by the Beaupre Group, are on the road to the Pfizer Million as they took home the victory in Sunday's $40,000 EMO Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, to highlight the Commonwealth National. "It means a lot to me to come here and kick-off the season," said Leone of Greenwich, CT, who competed in his first of eight needed...

2008 USEF Horsemastership Training Session Hosted by Bates Saddles to be Held January 21-26

by By Phelps Media Group | 1/10/2008 2:48:00 PM

The USEF Horsemastership Training Session hosted by Bates Saddles will take place in Wellington, FL, from January 21­-26, 2008. The aim of the training sessions is to help create complete “horsemasters” and a pipeline of riders for future U.S. teams as a select group of top young American riders are led through the training session by USEF, the chef d’equipe of the United States Equestrian Team. Support for the sessions has been provided by the United States Equestrian Federation, the United...

Nayel Nassar and Lordan Rule the $60,000 Grand Prix of California, presented by Equ Lifestyle

by Blenheim EquiSports | 5/15/2016 10:41:08 AM

Nayel Nassar and Lordan (CapturedMomentPhotography.com) Del Mar, Calif. - Setting an early pace in the jump-off proved to be unbeatable as Nayel Nassar and Lordan stepped up for the win in the $60,000 Grand Prix of California, presented by Equ Lifestyle. Clearly a week for the young and talented show jumpers, Lauren Crooks took the win in the Interactive Mortgage Horses 10&U Futurity. FEI Course Designer Oscar Soberon set the 1.50m track for the thirty grand prix competitors. "I tried to...

Olympian Guenter Seidel and Rising Star Anna Buffini Win Grand Prix Freestyle & Special at Mid-Winter Dressage CDI-W

by Jennifer M. Keeler, Yellow Horse Marketing | 2/29/2016 11:20:51 AM

Guenter Seidel and Zero Gravity (Terri Miller) Burbank, Calif. – Guenter Seidel’s weekend didn’t start off as he had hoped at California Dreaming Productions’ Mid-Winter Dressage CDI-W/Y/J/U-25, held February 25-28 in Burbank, when a Grand Prix test marred by costly mistakes left him and his mount Zero Gravity in third place. But the veteran U.S. Team member and Olympian took it all in stride, rebounding for victory in the CDI Grand Prix Freestyle with 73.400%. The...

Mike Suchanek and Leatherdale Farms' Horses Shine in Second Outing of Season

by Mary Adelaide Brakenridge/Phelps Sports Media | 6/20/2015 5:20:51 PM

Mike Suchanek and Fighting Chance L. (D&G Photography) Cumming, IA - June 20, 2015 - Leatherdale Farms' young horses continued to rack up blue ribbons and high scores in their second show of the year at the IaDCTA Iowa Classics I and II, held June 13-14 at Maffitt Lake Equestrian Center in Cumming, Iowa. Mike Suchanek rode six horses owned by Leatherdale Farms, including five sired by Leatherdale stallions, to strong performances in classes ranging from 4-year-old tests to Third Level....

Beat Mandli and Antares F Win $85,000 FEI World Cup Grand Prix de Penn National

by Classic Communications | 10/18/2014 11:00:08 PM

Winners Beat Mandli and Antares F (Al Cook - alcookphoto.com) Harrisburg, Pa. - The excitement was palpable at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show as crowds filed into the stadium to watch the star-studded field of top international riders, including Olympic and World Champions, compete in the $85,000 FEI World Cup Grand Prix de Penn National, a qualifying competition for the 2015 FEI World Cup Finals in Las Vegas. Olympic silver medalist Beat Mandli of Switzerland, proved unbeatable aboard...

Ellen Toon and Invincible Rise Above 79 Starters to Take First in Devoucoux Hunter Prix and Diamond Mills Rider Rankings at HITS-on-the-Hudson V

by HITS Media | 8/3/2011 8:26:51 AM

Ellen Toon and Invincible on course in the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, New York. The victory marks their third of the season and propelled them to first place in the Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Rider Rankings (ESI Photography). Saugerties, NY — During a sold-out week at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, New York, 79 starters got down to business on Saturday afternoon in the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix where the...