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Stewart Named Leading Hunter Rider At 37th Annual Hampton Classic

by Classic Communications (edited) | 9/2/2012 7:10:37 PM

Scott Stewart riding Enjoy, one of the horses that helped him earn the Leading Hunter Rider title at the Hampton Classic Horse Show. (Shawn McMillen) Bridgehampton, NY - Scott Stewart, of Wellington Fla., was the Leading Hunter Rider of the 37th Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show, winning three hunter championships. He was presented with the Charlie Weaver Memorial Trophy for the second consecutive year and for the sixth time in his career. “This means a lot to me,” said Stewart....

Leigh Cofer Makes Headlines With Breaking News For Adult Hunter Classic Victory at Kentucky Summer Classic

by Ashley N. Williams for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 8/6/2012 8:19:08 AM

Leigh Cofer and Breaking News made headlines with their NAL/WIHS Adult Hunter Classic victory at the Kentucky Summer Classic. (Ashley N. Williams/PMG) Lexington, KY - August 5, 2012 -It was the championship day for the Adult Amateur Divisions at the Kentucky Summer Classic. Riders and their top mounts approached the Stonelea Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park for the final day of the show, examining the courses as they prepared. The Adult Amateurs did not disappoint as they vied for the top...

Aaron Vale and Tibor Take $40,000 Kentucky Summer Grand Prix Victory

by Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 7/29/2012 7:47:28 AM

Aaron Vale and Tibor won the $40,000 Kentucky Summer Grand Prix with a blazing speed, defeating Pablo Barrios for the winning title. (Kendall Bierer/PMG) Lexington KY - The Rolex Stadium was alive with excitement as 34 entrants competed in the $40,000 Kentucky Summer Grand Prix at the Kentucky Summer Horse Show. It turned into a nail-biter as five competitors progressed into the jump-off with a clear first round effort. Trailblazer Pablo Barrios aboard Zara Leandra was the first to post a...

USEF Developing Dressage Clinics Wrap Up for the Spring Season

by USEF Communications Department | 4/11/2012 4:54:27 PM

Stacy Parvey-Larsson and Benidetto with Debbie McDonald (Tracy Schlabach) Lexington, KY - USEF Developing Dressage Clinics wrapped up for the Spring season last week in Loxahatchee, FL at Walter and Mary Anne McPhail's High Meadow Farm. The clinic schedule began in Thousand Oaks, CA at Michael and Linda Fowler's Epona Farms, January 7-8, and included clinics at High Meadow Farm, January 31-February 1 and April 3-4 and an additional clinic at Epona Farms, March 16-17. Focusing on the...

Hunt Tosh Pilots Say Again to Multiple Hunter Wins on Day One of Tampa Bay Classic

by Elizabeth Vieira for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 3/28/2012 8:00:00 PM

Hunt Tosh and Say Again earned top honors in the Green Conformation Hunters at the Tampa Bay Classic. (Elsie Vieira/PMG) Tampa, FL - The Tampa Equestrian Series, held at the Bob Thomas Equestrian Center in Tampa, FL, is off to a great start in its first day of competition. The hunter ring was especially prominent today with a consistent string of winning horse and rider combinations. It was Hunt Tosh who stole the show today, he swept the over fences in multiple divisions aboard his talented...

$20,000 Artisan Farms Young Rider Team Event Victory Goes to Zone Two

by Rebecca Walton for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 3/13/2012 3:00:41 PM

Charlotte Jacobs and Promised Land helped the Zone Two team claim their victory (Rebecca Walton/PMG) Wellington, FL and East Aurora, NY - The third leg of the four-part Artisan Farms Young Rider Grand Prix Series was held on Thursday of Week IX of the Winter Equestrian Festival. Amidst rough weather with rain and thunderstorms, eight teams of four gathered to compete under the looming storm clouds hanging over the International Ring for the $20,000 Artisan Farms Young Rider Team Event. Team E...

Helen Lenahan Awarded the Mrs. A.C. Randolph Owners Legacy Award

by Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 12/12/2011 10:24:00 PM

Helen Lenahan's participation and dedication to the equestrian sport has been nothing short of amazing, she was awarded the Mrs. A.C. Randolph Owners Legacy Award at the USHJA Evening of Equestrians Program. Photo courtesy of the USHJA. Buffalo, NY - The 2011 United States Hunter Jumper Association Evening of Equestrians Program sponsored by the USHJA Foundation, honored the top riders, owners and trainers on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans, LA. SBS Farms'...

Shane Sweetnam and Little Emir Win $31,000 G&C Farm 1.45m FEI Class at ESP's Holiday and Horses

by Equestrian Sport Productions | 12/2/2011 9:00:50 AM

Shane Sweetnam and Little Emir. ManciniPhotos. Wellington, FL - Irish rider Shane Sweetnam and Spy Coast Farm LLC's Little Emir galloped to victory in the $31,000 G&C Farm 1.45m FEI ranking class on Friday at Equestrian Sport Production's Holiday and Horses event. The pair stopped the clock in 42.90 seconds to edge out Katie Dinan and Grant Road Partner's Nougat Du Vallet, who were the only other combination to make it to the jump-off. Dinan and Nougat Du Vallet finished second...

Lillie Keenan and Vanhattan Ride to the Top of the Show Jumpers Hall of Fame Championship at the Alltech National Horse Show

by Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 11/6/2011 7:20:23 AM

Lillie Keenan and Vanhattan won the $50,000 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Championship at the Alltech National Horse Show Photo, 128th edition. Photo: Shawn McMillen. Lexington, KY - This evening hosted an array of talented Junior and Amateur-Owner Jumper riders as they vied for the top honors at the Alltech National Horse Show, 128th Edition. The $50,000 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Championship put riders and horses to the test as the...

Patricia Hennessy and Little Tom Finish Big in the $10,000 North American League Adult Jumper Finals at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show

by Classic Communications | 10/22/2011 6:11:15 PM

Harrisburg, PA – Patricia Hennessy of Kintnersville, PA, finishes big to win the $10,000 North American League (NAL) Adult Jumper Finals riding Little Tom at the 66th Annual Pennsylvania National Horse Show on Saturday “It was exciting because I had never done that well before and it was like, finally! I did it!” said Hennessy. “I knew I was able to do it I just had to execute it.” The course designed by Steve Stephens proved to be a challenge for many of the...