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Darragh Kenny and Alpha VDL Win $33,500 McDaniel & Associates Cup 1.55m

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 6/28/2014 11:23:00 PM

Darragh Kenny of IRL riding Alpha VDL (Spruce Meadows Media Service) Calgary, Alberta – The ‘Canada One’ Tournament at Spruce Meadows continued on Saturday featuring the $33,500 McDaniel & Associates Cup 1.55m with a win for Ireland’s Darragh Kenny and Alpha VDL. The small margin of six one-thousandths of a second separated Kenny from second place finisher Kirsten Coe (USA) aboard Czardas 30. The $8,000 Francis Family Cup 1.45m was also held in the Chinook Ring in...

AHA’s Sport Horse Nationals is Raleigh Bound in 2015

by Arabian Horse Association | 6/23/2014 11:14:03 AM

Lorraine Prowse at the 2012 AHA Sport Horse Nationals (Don Stine) Aurora, Colo. - The Arabian Horse Association (AHA) is excited to announce the relocation of Sport Horse Nationals to the Gov. James B. Hunt Jr. Horse Complex in Raleigh, NC for the 2015 national show. In keeping with the policy of AHA, an on-site visit made by AHA’s Sport Horse Commission Chair, William Pennington, Sport Horse Commissioner, Gary Hooghkirk, National Event Coordinator, Susan Laessig and AHA’s Executive...

Harold Chopping & Caramo win Intl. Hunter Derby in Atlanta

by Classic Communications | 6/13/2014 12:04:21 PM

Caroline Russell Howe's Caramo won the $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby Friday night with High Performance Hunter Rider, Harold Chopping (Flashpoint Photography) Conyers, Ga. - Harold Chopping of Southern Pines, North Carolina made his way to the winner's circle in the irons of Caroline Russell Howe's 12 year old Danish gelding, Caramo. The pair turned in a strong Classic Hunter Round with a score of 183 and a score of 180 for the Handy round. Their combined overall score of 363...

Caroline Dance Wins Grand Junior Hunter Championship at Old Salem

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 5/11/2014 6:41:34 PM

Caroline Dance and Show Time (The Book LLC) Old Salem, N.Y. - Fourteen-year-old Caroline Dance of Westchester, Pa., and her horse Show Time, a 12-year-old German Warmblood gelding, took home the Grand Junior Hunter Championship for the first week of Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows. They rode to the top of the Large Junior Hunter division championship for the overall win. They received two firsts and two seconds over fences and they won the under saddle class as well. The reserve champion was...

Dutton Wins Range Rover Evoque For Cross-Country Ride At Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, Presented by Land Rover

by Classic Communications | 4/27/2014 9:50:31 AM

Phillip Dutton (left) and wife Evie (right) accepted a 2014 Range Rover Evoque from Kim McCullough, the Land Rover of North America vice president for branding, at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Land Rover. (Ben Radvani photo) Lexington, Ky., - Phillip Dutton won the Land Rover Best Ride of the Day award on Saturday at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Land Rover. His prize was a two-year lease on a 2013 Range Rover Evoque, a car he drove away on Saturday...

AndalusianWorld Announces New Title Sponsor and Class Prizes For Andalusian World Cup

by AndaulsianWorld | 4/7/2014 11:50:04 AM

Riverside, Calif. - For those who haven't seen the stories burning up the equine internet threads, AndalusianWorld is co-hosting the Feria del Caballo Español National Show & Andalusian World Cup Show September 25-27, 2014 in Las Vegas. This marks the first year for the ground-breaking show, and it is being hailed as the largest Iberian horse show outside of Spain or Portugal. "Competitors already have committed to attending from all over the U.S., Mexico and Spain, encompassing...

Victoria Colvin and Don Juan Strike Gold in $25,000 Hollow Creek Farm Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic at American Invitational

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 4/5/2014 10:26:23 PM

Victoria Colvin and Don Juan (Kendall Bierer) Miami, Fla. - A field of the nation's top 20 riders gathered at Sun Life Stadium for the inaugural $25,000 Hollow Creek Farm Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic. Victoria Colvin was the only rider to lay down a double-clear effort, taking home the victory with Don Juan. Nicole Bellissimo and VDL Dogan rode to the second place, while Venezuela's Emanuel Andrade was awarded third place. Steve Stevens and Leopaldo Palacios designed a course...

Steffen Peters Earns 79.425% in Grand Prix Freestyle on Final Day of California Dreaming Productions' Festival of the Horse CDI 3*

by Yellow Horse Marketing for California Dreaming Productions | 3/31/2014 8:23:59 AM

Steffen Peters and Legolas 92 dance to an impressive Grand Prix Freestyle win at the Festival of the Horse CDI 3*. (Terri Miller) San Juan Capistrano, Calif. - Steffen Peters and Legolas 92, the number one-ranked Grand Prix rider/horse combination in the country, "wowed" not only spectators but also the judges on their way to dominating the CDI Grand Prix Freestyle on the final day of California Dreaming Productions' Festival of the Horse CDI 3*/Y/J/U-25 (presented by Hof Kasselmann) in San...

Tiffany Foster and Daniel Deusser Share Victory in $34,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.45m at FTI WEF

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/26/2014 10:28:06 PM

Tiffany Foster and Melody des Hayettes Z (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - he final week of competition at the 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) kicked off on Wednesday with a dual victory for Canada's Tiffany Foster and Germany's Daniel Deusser in the $34,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.45m speed class. Due the large number of entries, the class was held in a 'California Split', and awarded two sets of placings with $34,000 for each section. Foster and Artisan Farms...

Brian Hafner Earns Second Straight Grand Prix Freestyle Win as Competition Wraps Up at Capistrano Dressage International CDI-W

by Jennifer Keeler | 3/25/2014 9:34:09 AM

Brian Hafner & Lombardo LHF earn another win in the Grand Prix Freestyle at the Capistrano Dressage International CDI-W. (Terri Miller) San Juan Capistrano, Calif. - California's Brian Hafner has developed an impressive resume of dressage success in the Young Rider, Brentina Cup, and Grand Prix divisions with his long-time partner Lombardo LHF, including a win in last month's Grand Prix Freestyle at the Mid-Winter Dressage Fair CDI-W in Burbank, Cal. On the final day of California...