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Fourth of July Features Fantastic Hunters at Brandywine Valley Summer Series

by Rebecca Walton for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 7/5/2012 8:33:41 AM

Louise Serio and Aate won both over fences classes in the First Year Green/High Performance Working Hunters at the Brandywine Valley Summer Series. (Rebecca Walton/PMG) Devon, PA - Red, white and blue was the theme at the Brandywine Valley Summer Series presented by Taylor Harris Insurance Services (THIS) as the nation's top horses and riders celebrated Independence Day at the historic Devon Show Grounds. Louise Serio led the professional divisions with wins in the First Year Green/High...

Isabelle Caccamise Takes Top Honors in the Pessoa/USEF Hunt Seat Medal at Brandywine Valley Summer Series

by AnLi Kelly-Durham for Phelps Media Group, Inc. | 6/30/2012 2:40:34 PM

Isabelle Caccamise won the Pessoa/USEF Hunt Seat Medal at the Brandywine Valley Summer Series. (AnLi Kelly-Durham/PMG) Devon, PA - The sun was shining at the historic Devon Show Grounds as the equitation riders took their turn today in the Pessoa/USEF Hunt Seat Medal and ASPCA Maclay at the Brandywine Valley Summer Series horse show, presented by Taylor Harris Insurance Services (THIS). Heritage Farm was on top of their game today, with wins in both medal classes. The Pessoa/USEF Hunter Seat...

Professional Hunters Take Center Stage on Opening Day of Brandywine Valley Summer Series

by Rebecca Walton for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 6/27/2012 4:08:16 PM

Paul Mathews and Carino swept the Second Year Green/High Performance Hunters at the Brandywine Valley Summer Series (Rebecca Walton/PMG) Devon, PA - Blue skies greeted competitors for the first day of the Brandywine Valley Summer Series horse shows presented by Taylor Harris Insurance Services (THIS). The professional hunter divisions were the highlight in the Dixon Oval, where Patricia Griffith, Phoebe DeMott, Paul Mathews, and Sandy Ferrell all rode to top finishes with their talented mounts....

Saturday Night at Alltech National Horse Show to Benefit USET Foundation

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 6/26/2012 6:23:58 PM

Lexington, KY - June 26, 2012 - The 2012 Alltech National Horse Show announced today that for the second year in a row, the Saturday evening performance will once again benefit the United States Equestrian Team Foundation. Following a successful debut last year, the second edition of the Alltech National Horse Show in Lexington, Kentucky, is scheduled for October 30 through November 4, 2012. The show will once again be held at the Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park. During the Saturday...

$50,000 Puissance Added to 2012 Alltech National Horse Show Agenda

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 6/18/2012 2:14:34 PM

Great Britain's Guy Williams and Richi Rich 111 cleared 7ft 1in to share the honors in the Alltech Christmas Puissance at Olympia in London, England (Alltech) Lexington, KY - June 18, 2012 - The Alltech National Horse Show announced today that this year's already exciting Open Jumper schedule has been enhanced even further with the addition of the $50,000 Alltech Puissance class to be held on Friday evening. Following a successful debut last year, the second edition of the Alltech National...

Charlotte Jacobs Donates $17,000 to Danny and Ron's Rescue Following Saratoga Springs Horse Shows

by Rebecca Walton for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 5/22/2012 7:34:00 PM

Charlotte Jacobs and Kachina won the High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Championship at the Saratoga Springs Horse Show (James Parker/Kathy Russell) East Aurora, NY - Young rider Charlotte Jacobs has kicked-off the spring show season with big wins during the Saratoga Springs Horse Shows, competing in the jumper, equitation, and hunter rings. Over the past two weeks, Jacobs piloted her mounts to championship honors in the High and Low Junior Jumpers, as well as top finishes in the $25,000 Saratoga...

The U.S. Saddle Seat Team Holds First Practice in New Orleans

by USEF Communications Department | 5/21/2012 3:49:53 PM

The 2012 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team New Orleans, LA - In preparation for the 2012 Saddle Seat World Cup Competition in South Africa, the U.S. Saddle Seat Team attended their first practice, May 18-19 at Cascade Stables in New Orleans, Louisiana. This first practice session afforded riders the opportunity to prepare for World Cup competition. Team members had the opportunity to ride multiple horses unfamiliar to them, just as they will in South Africa. Additionally, this was the first time...

Second 2012 US Show Jumping Team Observation Event Features 15 of America’s Best Jumpers in Lexington, KY

by USEF Communications Department | 5/10/2012 2:57:45 PM

Lexington,KY - The second of four 2012 US Show Jumping Team Observation Events takes place this weekend at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show held at the Kentucky Horse Park. Fifteen members of the USEF Long List for the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2012 Olympic Games are set to contest two Observation Event classes. On Friday, these combinations will jump alongside other entries in the $50,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic and will return to the Rolex Stadium Sunday afternoon to try and top an open...

Martin and Remington XXV Seize the Early Lead at the 2012 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bridgestone

by Helen Murray | 4/26/2012 7:21:00 PM

Boyd Martin and Remington XXV (Photo by Shannon Brinkman) Lexington, KY - Competition at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bridgestone officially got underway Thursday in the Rolex Stadium, with the first half of the order performing their dressage. With 28 combinations riding in front of the Ground Jury composed of Nick Burton (GBR), Michel Asseray (FRA) and Anne-Mette Binder (DEN). Boyd Martin and Henley House Stables' Remington XXV jumped out to the early lead and head the...

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...