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Alejandro Karolyi and Vichy Are Fastest to Win Spy Coast Farm 1.40m Speed Challenge

by Jennifer Wood and Shona Rosenblum for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/28/2012 9:53:30 AM

Christel Weller and Kallaway Secure Tricolor in Horseware Ireland Adult Amateur 3'3 Hunters in One Day Alejandro Karolyi and Vichy (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - The Spy Coast Farm 1.40m Speed Challenge had a class full of competitors going against the clock, but the fastest by almost six seconds was Alejandro Karolyi (VEN) on Vichy, owned by Torrey Pines Stable. Week three of the FTI WEF runs Wednesday, January 25, through Sunday, January 29, and is sponsored by Horseware Ireland . The...

All Horses Pass FEI Inspection At World Dressage Masters Palm Beach

by Karen Robinson for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 1/27/2012 7:00:00 AM

Wellington, FL - The World Dressage Masters Palm Beach presented by International Polo Club Palm Beach got off to an auspicious start on Thursday, when all 15 horses presented at the FEI horse inspection were accepted as fit and ready to compete in the WDM Palm Beach CDI5*, which will begin with the Grand Prix test at 2 pm on Friday at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Centre. The World Dressage Masters presented by Axel Johnson Group is the world's richest and most prestigious dressage series,...

World Dressage Masters Palm Beach: List of Competitors and Schedule

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 1/19/2012 3:18:19 PM

Wellington, FL - Excitement is mounting for the World Dressage Masters Palm Beach presented by International Polo Club Palm Beach, which gets under way in just one week. The World Dressage Masters presented by Axel Johnson Group is the richest dressage series in the world; over half a million dollars in prize money was awarded at four WDM competitions in 2011. The WDM Palm Beach is the only WDM event outside of Europe, and the only five star CDI in North America. International Polo Club Palm...

Demi Stiegler Champion of the Platinum Performance/USEF Talent Search Final - West

by LEG Up News for USEF | 9/25/2011 10:14:36 PM

Lexington, KY - On Saturday afternoon at the L.A. International Jumping Festival (Sep 21-25), a crowd gathered on LAEC's grass Cricket Field to watch the Show Jumping phase of the demanding and prestigious Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals West. When all was said and done, Demi Stiegler (Robin Stiegler and Archie Cox, trainers) led the victory gallop as champion of the 41-entry field. Demi Stiegler. Photo by Flying Horse Photography. "It was amazing!" Stiegler said...

This Week in International Disciplines

by USEF Communications Department | 9/20/2011 4:30:34 PM

Dressage At the Saugerties CDI-W, Catherine Haddad-Staller proved dominating in the grand prix taking the top two spots with Winyamaro and Cadillac 35 respectively. Winyamaro proved just a hair better than his stablemate in the grand prix, scoring 68.660% to Cadillac's 68.553%. Based in Germany, Haddad-Staller has spent most of the summer in the U.S. Winyamaro settled for second in the freestyle behind Idaho-based rider Adrienne Lyle and Wizard. The cross-country journey proved worth the...

Whiteface Mountain 1.45m Open Jump-off Highlights Wednesday Action

by Marty Bauman/Classic Communications | 6/30/2011 11:00:18 AM

Lake Placid, NY — Richie Moloney of Stonybrook, NY, rode Alsvid to victory in the Whiteface Mountain 1.45m Jump-off to highlight Wednesday’s competition at the 42nd annual Intercat, Inc. Lake Placid Horse Show. Darragh Kenny of Ireland, who will be defending his championship this Sunday in the featured $75,000 Mirror Lake Inn Grand Prix of Lake Placid, took an early lead in the class with a four-fault ride in 33.072 seconds. However, Moloney claimed the win when he finished the...

This Week in USEF International Disciplines - June 8

by USEF Communications Department | 6/8/2011 5:00:12 PM

Dressage American dressage star Guenter Seidel returned to top form at CDI Hamburg, winning the Grand Prix Freestyle on UII. Seidel, who has represented the United States on numerous occasions, broke his pelvis a year ago and has made an amazing recovery to the top of the sport. After a third place finish in the Grand Prix in Hamburg, Seidel topped the field in the Freestyle with a score of 73.400%. Lillann Jebsen of Norway was second on Pro-Set and Alexandra Bimschas was third for Germany on...

Susan Hutchison and El Dorado 29's Cantano Do It Again with a Win in the $40,000 Orange County Register Grand Prix

by EquestriSol for Blenheim EquiSports | 4/5/2011 11:09:00 AM

Susan Hutchison and El Dorado 29's Cantano. (Horse in Sport.) San Juan Capistrano, CA – The $40,000 Orange County Register Grand Prix welcomed 27 horse and rider participants onto the International Field at the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park. Designed with the larger purse in mind, the Richard Jeffery course proved challenging as only four riders piloted their mounts without fault to secure a spot in the jump-off. Although Hap Hansen and his mount Archie Bunker set the second round stage by...

The Results are in for Round 1 of America's Favorite Equestrian

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 4/1/2011 8:13:00 AM

Wellington, FL - The results of Round 1 of America's Favorite Equestrian are in. Six equestrians in each of the eight disciplines that participated in the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games have moved onto Round 2. America's Favorite Equestrians Round 2 : Dressage : Todd Flettrich, Courtney King-Dye, Debbie McDonald, Leslie Morse, Steffen Peters, Guenter Seidel Driving : Tucker Johnson, Fred Merriam, Lisa Singer, Suzy Stafford, Rochelle Temple, Chester Weber Endurance : Garrett Ford, Becky...

Ten Olympians Top All Star Line-up for $200,000 Gene Mische American Invitational presented by G & C Farms

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 4/1/2011 8:07:00 AM

Katie Prudent, pictured here on Sassacaia III, bids to become the first four-time winner of the Amer (Kenneth Kraus/PhelpsSports.) Tampa, Fl - With this year's edition of the $200,000 Gene Mische American Invitational presented by G & C Farms just over a week away, the line-up for the Saturday night showdown is all set, and this year's roster of riders is one of the best in the 38-year history of this long running Tampa tradition. Ten Olympic veterans will go head to head at the 'Super Bowl of...