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Treddenick Gallops to Win in $31,000 International Open Jumper Victory at 53rd Washington International Horse Show

by Jennifer Wood Media Inc. | 10/27/2011 3:44:00 PM

Sarah Tredennick and Vigaro. Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. Washington, D.C. - The 53rd Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) continued today with classes for jumpers. The International Open Jumpers had two classes, and Sarah Tredennick of Denver, CO, rode Vigaro to the win in the $31,000 International Open Jumper Jump-off class. Todd Minikus and Sweetheart wowed the crowd in their Uncle Sam costume and cleared the Georgetown Cupcake Joker fence to win the $20,000 International Open Jumper...

Para-Equestrian Training Session to Host Eight Riders

by USEF Communications Department | 10/20/2011 11:31:18 AM

Lexington, KY - Eight riders have been selected by Para-Equestrian High Performance Committee from an impressive group of applicants to participate in the upcoming Para-Equestrian Training Session to be held at USET Headquarters in Gladstone, NJ. This training session will take place November 5-6, 2011 and will be conducted by Robert Dover and Para-Equestrian Team Coach Missy Ransehousen. The following riders have been selected to participate in the Para-Equestrian Training Session: Erin...

Noah Buehler and Porsche Win North American League Pony Jumper Finals at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show

by Classic Communications | 10/13/2011 11:51:00 AM

Noah Buehler and Porsche Win the North American League Pony Jumper Finals. (Al Cook Photo). Harrisburg, PA – Noah Buehler of Wall, NJ, took top honors in the North American League (NAL) $5,000 Pony Jumper Finals at the 66th annual Pennsylvania National Horse Show on Thursday evening riding Porsche, his 11-year-old Quarter Horse. Buehler was the only rider out of the field of 16 that negotiated a clear round to win the class. Elizabeth Shaffer and Styled with Perfection managed to leave...

Championship Action Wraps Up on Final Day of California Dressage Society Championships

by Jennifer Keeler, Yellow Horse Marketing | 10/9/2011 9:00:30 PM

Final championship ribbons were presented Sunday in Rancho Murieta, CA, for the 44th Annual California Dressage Society Championship Show presented by HorseShow.com, in conjunction with the CDS Young Horse Futurity (including the Cal-Bred Futurity), the Great American Insurance Group/USDF Region 7 Dressage Championships, and the Great American Insurance Group/USDF Breeders Championships West Coast Series Final. Jaye Cherry & "Santana" win the CDS Horse of the Year title for Open Training...

U.S. Drivers Look Strong in Slovenia as Temple and Matheson Cruise to Top Placings

by USEF Communications | 9/22/2011 5:00:26 PM

Lexington, KY – The U.S. drivers put in incredible performances on the first day of competition at the FEI World Pony Driving Championships. Competition got underway in Lipica, Slovenia, with the Pony Pair Championship and the first section of the Pony Singles Championship completing the driven dressage. The U.S. drivers are poised for top individual honors as they occupy first and third places in these two championship divisions. The U.S. Team ready for competition in Lipica....

Ladies Night! Coe Operates for a One-Two Victory

by EquestriSol for Blenheim EquiSports | 9/16/2011 11:00:46 AM

Kirsten Coe and Baronez pictured with (from left) Moti Ferder, Equ Lifestyle's Francisco Pasquel, Tomas Harlan, Melissa Brandes, Robert Ridland, Nathalie Cooper and RJ Brandes. CapturedMomentPhoto.com. San Juan Capistrano, CA – Twenty couples toured the track designed by Leopoldo Palacios in tonight's $50,000 World Cup Qualifying Grand Prix, presented by Equ Lifestyle Magazine in the Blenheim Farms Covered Arena. Of those twenty we saw four fault free trips, all ridden by talented...

Victoria Colvin Takes the Top Two Spots in the $10,000 Hermès Hunter Classic

by Classic Communications | 9/6/2011 7:00:25 AM

Bridgehampton, NY — Victoria Colvin, of Loxahatchee, FL, finished first and second in the $10,000 Hermès Hunter Classic at the 36th Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show in Bridgehampton, NY, on Sunday. Only one point separated the top two, with defending champion Way Cool, owned by Dr. Betsee Parker, receiving the highest overall score of 180 points. Sanzibar, owned by Karen Long Dwight and Barbara Ridder Irwin, were second with 179 points. Pavarotti, owned by Teri Kessler, and ridden...

Neville Bardos Leads U.S. Eventing Horses on Cross-Country Day in Emotional Effort at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials

by Joanie Morris | 9/3/2011 3:19:25 PM

Boyd Martin and Neville Bardos. Photo: www.stockimageservices.com. Lexington, KY - The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team have two cross-country superstars in their midst as both Boyd Martin on Neville Bardos, and Sinead Halpin on Manoir de Carneville looked poised and confident as they galloped through Burghley Park. These pairs represented an inspiring future American Eventing over a course that was deemed a 'throwback' as the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials celebrated its 50th...

Top International Horses and Riders Headed to The Fidelity Investments Jumper Classic

by Kendra Cecieta | 9/1/2011 12:29:14 PM

Hampton Falls, NH - The horses are coming! Show jumping fans will flock to see these equine athletes and many of the world's top international riders when the Olympic sport of equestrian show jumping comes to southeastern New Hampshire during the week of September 14-18, 2011. The Fidelity Investments® Jumper Classic®, presented by Porsche, will be held on the picturesque show grounds of the Silver Oak Equestrian Center in Hampton Falls. The five-day show features a star-studded...

USEF Awards Four Developing Grants to Eventing Riders

by Joanie Morris | 8/30/2011 3:00:50 PM

Lexington, KY - Four Developing Grants have been awarded to USEF Eventing Riders to compete at the Boekelo CCI3* in The Netherlands. This event runs October 6-9, 2011. The following horse/rider combinations have been awarded developing grants: Boyd Martin (Cochranville, PA) and the Otis Barbotiere Syndicate's Otis Barbotiere Otis Barbotiere is a 9-year-old Selle Francais gelding Karen O'Connor (The Plains, VA) and Team Rebecca, LLC's Veronica Veronica is a 9-year-old KWPN mare Allie...