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Marsh and Belden, Jr. Earn Top Honors at 2015 USEF Youth Reining National Championships

by Kathleen Landwehr | 6/30/2015 1:50:47 PM

Oklahoma City, Okla. – Rising stars in reining came to the 2015 USEF Youth Reining National Championships on June 27 with the goal of claiming a national title. Held in conjunction with the NRHA Derby at the State Fair Park in Oklahoma City, Okla., Emmy-Lu Marsh earned the USEF 14-18 Youth Reining National title and James Belden, Jr. was the USEF 13 & Under Youth Reining National Champion. Emmy-Lu Marsh and Who Whiz Porter (Waltenberry) Fourteen-year-old Marsh (Tallulah, La.) was the...

The Dressage Foundation Chooses Four Young Riders for International Dream European Tour

by The Dressage Foundation | 6/23/2015 3:35:56 PM

Top: Sarah Cohen, Sadie Lahey. Bottom: Jennifer Foulon, Rosie Julian Simoes, Kalie Beckers Lincoln, Neb. - June 22, 2015 – Four young riders have been selected for the 2015 International Dream Program that annually sends US young riders to Europe for an intensive dressage experience. The program is administered and funded annually by The Dressage Foundation (TDF). An independent selection committee, after reviewing dozens of applications, chose the following young riders to make the...

Caelinn Leahy and Kaner 88 Win $2,500 Low Junior Jumper Accumulator Class at Spring Spectacular II

by Kendall Bierer | 6/12/2015 9:55:28 PM

Caelinn Leahy and Kaner 88 win the $2,500 Low Junior Jumper Accumulator Class at the Spring Spectacular II. Wayne, IL - June 12, 2015 - The Chicago Blackhawks continue their campaign to the Stanley Cup Saturday night, and if Caelinn Leahy and Kaner 88 are any precursor to Game 5, then their win in the $2,500 Low Junior Jumper Accumulator Class, sponsored by Believe It Farm, speaks volumes. Kaner 88 is named fondly after the Blackhawks' right wing Patrick Kane, sporting the same red hair,...

Rosmarin Beats More than 40 Horses to Win CDI1* Grand Prix at Global Dressage Festival

by Carly Weilminster for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/19/2015 7:04:53 PM

Kimberly Herslow and Rosmarin (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, Fla. - The FEI Prix St. Georges CDI 1* class, presented by Mission Control for the second week at AGDF, finished this afternoon after starting Wednesday morning due to the large number of more than 40 entries. Kimberly Herslow (USA) and Rosmarin scored a 72.474% to win over the rest of the field. Dawn White-O'Connor (USA) and Aristo followed in second place with 70.184%, and Kasey Perry (USA) and Goerklintgaards Dublet finishing...

Ian Millar and Dixson Win $50,000 Wellington Equestrian Realty Grand Prix CSI 2*

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/18/2015 8:21:33 AM

Ian Millar and Dixson (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Canada's Ian Millar was the proud winner of Saturday night's $50,000 Wellington Equestrian Realty Grand Prix CSI 2* aboard Ariel and Susan Grange's Dixson during week two of the 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). In a five-horse jump-off, Millar and Dixson topped the class by two one-hundredths of a second over Brianne Goutal (USA) and Remarkable Farms LP's Zernike K. Course designer Luc Musette (BEL) set a challenging...

Liza Boyd and Ghostwriter Top Equine Tack and Nutritionals First Year Green Hunter Section A

by Jennifer Wood media, Inc. | 1/9/2015 6:05:22 AM

Wellington, Fla. - Elizabeth Boyd and Ghostwriter topped both classes today in the Equine Tack and Nutritionals First Year Green Hunters to claim the section A championship. Ghostwriter, owned by Madeline Thatcher and Pony Lane Farm of Bluffdale, Utah, also finished first yesterday in the handy hunter round. The Section B champion was Kelley Farmer riding David Glefke and Kensel, LLC’s Mindset. Farmer and Mindset finished third in both classes today and won the under saddle and an over...

Golden Rule Crowned Grand Amateur Owner Hunter Champion at Penn National

by Classic Communications | 10/18/2014 12:59:56 PM

Harrisburg, Pa. - The Amateur Owner riders were dressed to impress in their shadbelly coats at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show as riders sailed over the 3'6" courses and vied for the prestigious championship titles. Grand Amateur Owner Hunter Champion Golden Rule and Stephanie Danhakl (Al Cook - alcookphoto.com) GOLDEN RULE, owned and ridden by Stephanie Danhakl of Pacific Palisades, Calif., received the high honor and was crowned Grand Amateur Owner Hunter Champion. The pair dominated...

Victory in $50,000 “NYC VS. THE WORLD” Speed Challenge Presented by Donald J. Trump Goes to Suncast® World Team at Central Park Horse Show, presented by Rolex

by Jennifer Wood Media | 9/19/2014 11:43:41 PM

New York, N.Y. - Central Park’s Trump Rink was alight with excitement Friday night as the inaugural Central Park Horse Show (CPHS), presented by Rolex and produced by The Chronicle of the Horse, continued with its second day of show jumping competition under the beautiful New York City skyline. The evening featured a $50,000 “NYC vs. The World” Team Speed Challenge, presented by Donald J. Trump, with a win for Suncast® Corporation’s World Team. Representing his home...

Dutton and Fernhill Cubalawn Climb the Leaderboard on Influential Cross Country Day at Fidelity Blenheim International Horse Trials

by Helen Murray | 9/13/2014 1:18:33 PM

Phillip Dutton and Fernhill Cubalawn (Libby Law Photography) Woodstock, England - Phillip Dutton and Fernhill Cubalawn made a sizable jump up the leaderboard following a proficient trip across the country on Saturday at the Fidelity Blenheim International Horse Trials. On a day where Eric Winter’s difficult CCI3* track caused a shuffle of the standings, the USEF Land Rover Competition Grant Recipients jumped clear picking up 3.2 time faults to stand in ninth place heading into the show...

Dutton and Fernhill Cubalawn Lead American Effort at Fidelity Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials following Dressage

by Helen Murray | 9/12/2014 11:38:01 AM

Phillip Dutton and Fernhill Cubalawn (Libby Law Photography) Woodstock, England - USEF Land Rover Competition Grant Recipients Phillip Dutton and Fernhill Cubalawn lead the way for the U.S. following the first phase of the Fidelity Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials. The pair, which were the second competitors into the ring on Thursday morning, earned a dressage mark of 47.0 from the Ground Jury of Christina Klingspor, Andrew Bennie, and Ciska Van Meggelen-Peek and head out onto the...