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McDougald Jumps Clear to Earn 2015 Individual Championship at the US National Pony Jumper Championships

by Eileen Schnettler | 8/8/2015 9:37:42 PM

Stephanie Don, Elizabeth McDougald, and Sarah Davis (l to r) (Shawn McMillen Photography) Lexington, Ky. - The 2015 US National Pony Jumper Championship, held as part of the US Pony Finals, came to an exciting conclusion on Saturday night with Individual titles up for grabs. Fifteen competitors came back to jump a fourth round over Marc Donovan’s challenging course, with combinations producing their best performances of the week. ? Stephanie Don and Elizabeth McDougald entered the Alltech...

USEF Names Combinations for CICO3* Aachen

by From the USEF Communications Department | 8/3/2015 5:45:03 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named the combinations representing the United States at CICO3* Aachen, held in Aachen, Germany, August 12-14, 2015. The U.S. has been invited to send a team of three athlete-and-horse combinations. Per the USEF press release detailing the 2015 fall eventing grant recipients, the following combinations will compose the U.S. Team (listed in ranked order): Phillip Dutton (West Grove, Pa.) and Thomas Tierney and Simon...

Tracy Fenney Takes Top Two Spots in $50,000 Lamplight Grand Prix

by Phelps Media Group | 8/2/2015 11:25:10 AM

Tracy Fenney won the $50,000 Lamplight Grand Prix with Reve du Paradis Wayne, IL - August 2, 2015 - Tracy Fenney was back on top of the leader board in Lamplight's $50,000 Grand Prix during week two of Equifest, held at Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, IL. Fenney was the only rider to go double clear, a feat she accomplished with her relatively new mount, Reve Du Paradis. Fenney with her three rides and Andrew Kocher with his six, had the most chances for the check and it proved...

Melissa Feller and Serafino Win the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix at HITS-on-the-Hudson V

by HITS, Inc | 7/28/2015 2:43:09 PM

(c) ESI Photography Melissa Feller and Serafino, owned by Elisabeth McFadden, jump in the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix at HITS-on-the-Hudson V on Saturday. SAUGERTIES, New York - July 28, 2015 - Melissa Feller and Serafino, owned by Elisabeth McFadden, took first place in the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix by more than six points out of a field of 50 entries Saturday at HITS-on-the-Hudson V. Feller, of Lincoln Park, New Jersey, and Serafino did not have the highest score, an 88.5, in Round 1, but...

Beezie Madden on Cortes C Finishes Second in the Grand Prix of Mannheim at the 100th CSIO of Germany

by Hartmut Binder | 7/19/2015 1:32:42 PM

Beezie Madden on Cortes C (c) Karl-Heinz Frieler Mannheim, Germany - What a crazy final day of the 100th CSIO of Germany: In the press conference at noon show director Peter Hofmann had just expressed his happiness about the moderate weather conditions for Saturday’s Nations Cup and the Gala Evening, when after the first half of the 300,000 Euro Grand Prix of Mannheim heavy rain showers and stormy winds broke into the MVV Equestrian stadium like the Mannheim region has not seen them for...

Olympian Lisa Jacquin Returns to Traverse City Winning $1,500 1.35m Open Jumpers With Chapel Z at Great Lakes Equestrian Festival

by Kendall Bierer | 7/9/2015 10:18:16 PM

Lisa Jacquin and Chapel Z Traverse City, MI - July 8, 2015 - Two-time Olympic Silver medalist Lisa Jacquin has been showing in Michigan for over two decades, racking up wins throughout the state. After taking a year away from the Flintfields Horse Park to recover from an injury, Jacquin returned to the venue to prove on the second day of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival that she is back in top form, winning the $1,500 1.35m Open Jumper victory with Chapel Z. Jacquin has known Karin Flint,...

USPEA Congratulates the 2015 Para-Equestrian Graduates

by Lindsay Y. McCall | 6/22/2015 12:02:42 AM

Thousand Oaks, CA- June 22, 2015 - United States Para-Equestrian Association would like to honor all the 2015 graduates including 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) athlete Annie Peavy and fellow WEG athlete Sydney Collier, and Para-Dressage international rider Cambry Kaylor. USPEA's President Hope Hand praised, "The USPEA family and friends congratulate our graduates. Their dedication and commitment to their education while still competing at horse shows Internationally and...

Brannigan Leads CIC3* and Dutton Leads Preparation Event at the Land Rover Great Meadow International presented by Adequan

by USEF Communications Department | 6/19/2015 11:29:52 PM

The Plains, Va. – The final Preparation Event for the U.S. Pan American Eventing Team and Alternates got underway this evening with dressage at the Land Rover Great Meadow International presented by Adequan. Eight U.S. team and alternate combinations competed in the Preparation Event division utilizing the FEI CI 2* Test B, while three combinations entered the CIC3*, performing the FEI CI 3* Test B in front of Ground Jury members Angela Tucker (GBR) and Mark Weissbecker (USA). Topping the...

Devon Horse Show and Country Fair E-Newsletter: May 30, 2015

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. | 5/31/2015 10:48:22 AM

Kaitlin Campbell and Rocky W Conquer $50,000 Idle Dice Open Jumper Stake By: Rebecca Walton Kaitlin Campbell and Rocky W (The Book LLC) Every rider hopes to have that special horse that carries them through the ranks, and for Saturday night's $50,000 Idle Dice Open Jumper Stake winner Kaitlin Campbell, that horse is Rocky W. Now 17 years old, the Royal Dutch Warmblood carried Campbell to both a Junior Jumper Championship and an Amateur-Owner Jumper Championship at the Devon Horse Show and...

Annabel Revers Takes Home the Blue in ASPCA Maclay at Kentucky Spring Classic

by Lauren Baker for Phelps Media Group | 5/15/2015 10:58:19 PM

Annabel Revers and Quax (Lauren Baker/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, KY - May 15, 2015 - Annabel Revers has become a familiar face in equitation ring, and today the 15-year-old rose to the top in a field of 29 entries, taking home the blue ribbon in the ASPCA Maclay Horsemanship Class at the Kentucky Spring Classic. The young talent from Weston, Massachusetts placed fourth last week, but came back today with Quax ready to win. The pair impressed the judges with a smooth trip around Bobby...