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Victory in $75,000 Fidelity Investments® Grand Prix Goes to Candice King and Kismet 50 at The Jumper Classic®

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 8/12/2012 8:45:00 PM

Leslie Howard and Lennox Lewis 2 Win $15,000 Equine Insurance Speed Stake Presented by Great American Insurance Group Candice King and Kismet 50 (Tammy Hardy Photography) Hampton Falls, NH – More than 5,000 spectators came to watch the final day of The Jumper Classic®, presented by Fidelity Investments® and Audi of America. Held at the Silver Oak Equestrian Center, The Jumper Classic had their two final highlight classes of the week. In the $75,000 Fidelity Investments Grand Prix,...

Tracy Magness and Tarco Van Ter Moude Triumph in $50,000 Vermont Summer Celebration Grand Prix

by Starting Gate Communications | 8/11/2012 7:21:34 PM

Tracy Magness and Tarco Van Ter Moude won the $50,000 Vermont Summer Celebration Grand Prix on Saturday, August 11, at the 2012 Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT. (David Mullinix Photography) East Dorset, VT – Tracy Magness, of Hughesville, MD, rode M/M John Bartko’s Tarco Van Ter Moude to victory in the $50,000 Vermont Summer Celebration Grand Prix, on Saturday, August 11, at the 2012 Vermont Summer Festival. In a ten-horse jump-off, Magness had the only clear round to...

Champions Crowned at 2012 US National Hunter Pony Championship presented by Sallee Horse Vans

by Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group | 8/9/2012 7:24:35 AM

Valentino and Aleece Jarman Capture Overall Green Grand Hunter Pony Championship at 2012 US Pony Finals Aleece Jarman Charms the Judges with Valentino, riding to Overall Green Grand Pony Hunter Championship Madeline Schaefer and Frosted capture the Green Grand Pony Hunter Reserve Championship Lexington, KY- The fences were set as the second day of the Green Pony Hunter divisions entered the ring to showcase their talent over fences. The 2012 US National Hunter Pony Championships presented by...

Ponies Descend on Kentucky Horse Park for 2012 US Pony Finals

by Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 8/7/2012 9:02:06 PM

The Kentucky Horse Park Welcomes Pint-sized Mounts to a Fierce Competition Tomorrow begins the Green Pony Hunters Over Fences, Medium Ponies Compete in the Under Saddle Phase Lexington, KY – August 7, 2012 – The Walnut Ring was alive with families and friends supporting young competitors and their pony mounts, as the 2012 US Pony Finals and the US Hunter Pony Championships presented by Sallee Horse Vans got underway with its first day at the Kentucky Horse Park. Today, the top...

Aaron Vale and Spirit of Alena Capture Young Jumper Victory at Kentucky Summer Horse Show

by Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 8/2/2012 8:23:29 AM

Aaron Vale and Spirit of Alena rode to the victory in the Seven/Eight-Year-Old Jumpers at the Kentucky Summer Classic. (Kendall Bierer/PMG) Lexington, KY - Riders of the top caliber competed this afternoon at the Kentucky Horse Park to commence the second day of the Kentucky Summer Classic. The Young Jumpers took center stage as the sun sat overhead the Rolex Stadium, competing in the Six-Year-Old and Seven/Eight-Year-Old Jumper classes. Christian Heineking and Aaron Vale captured today's...

Wujek Captures THIS National Children's Medal at Horse Shows by the Bay Equestrian Festival

by Weinberg Harris & Associates | 7/28/2012 11:33:23 AM

Emma Wujek pictured on Simsalabim. Traverse City, MI - On the eve of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games Opening in London, England, Emma Wujek, a promising 11-year-old ambitious equestrian prodigy, showcased the natural polish, style and intensity of a seasoned equitation champion. These traits helped her capture the win in the Taylor Harris Insurance Services (T.H.I.S.) National Children's Medal yesterday at the Horse Shows by the Bay Equestrian Festival in Traverse City, Michigan. The large...

12 for '12 media teleconference series concludes Thursday

by USOC | 7/11/2012 5:49:53 PM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 11, 2012 12 for '12 media teleconference series concludes Thursday Final call to feature five-time Olympian equestrian Karen O'Connor, Paralympic track & field world-record holder April Holmes, USOC Chief of Sport Alan Ashley at 3 p.m. ET COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The United States Olympic Committee's 12 for '12 media teleconference series will conclude on Thursday, July 12 and feature two athletes ready to represent the U.S. in London - Olympic...

USEF Dressage Festival of Champions Begins with Grand Prix, Young Rider, Junior Rider and Pony Rider Competition

by Helen Murray | 6/8/2012 5:32:26 PM

Heather Blitz and Paragon one of 15 to compete in the Grand Prix (Susan J. Stickle) Gladstone, NJ - Over the next two weeks a total of six USEF National Dressage Champions will be crowned, along with the U.S. Dressage Team taking a step closer to the London Olympic Games. The first week of the 2012 USEF Dressage Festival of Champions got underway Friday with the Veterinary Inspections and all 47 horses were deemed fit and sound to compete. Competitors in the Grand Prix, Young Rider, Junior...

Angela Covert-Lawrence Wins Grand Prix of St. Lazare

by Starting Gate Communications | 5/27/2012 9:31:25 AM

Angela Covert-Lawrence of St. Lazare, QC, riding Utan won the $25,000 Eastwood Equine Grand Prix of St. Lazare on Saturday, May 28, at the 2011 Pépinière and St. Lazare Horse Shows (Cealy Tetley) St. Lazare, Quebec – Angela Covert-Lawrence of St. Lazare, QC, scored victory on home turf, winning the $25,000 Eastwood Equine Grand Prix held Saturday, May 26, during the 38th annual Pépinière and St. Lazare Horse Shows in St. Lazare, QC. The win marked the third victory in the...

$15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby Victory Awarded to Victoria Colvin and Inclusive At Kentucky Spring Horse Show

by Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 5/13/2012 6:00:55 AM

Victoria Colvin and Inclusive won the $15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show (Kendall Bierer/PMG) Lexington, KY - The night was filled with anticipation and excitement as the nation's top hunter riders gathered beneath the lights of the Rolex Stadium tonight at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show. The evening began with the $5,000 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby where renowned hunter rider Louise Serio took the championship prize aboard Corvine. The...