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Anna Cardelfe and Dollar Van't Eigenlo DH Earn High Amateur-Owner Jumper Win at Kentucky Summer Horse Show

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 7/26/2014 11:20:39 AM

Anna Cardelfe and Dollar Van't Eigenlo DH (Rebecca Walton/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - Rising talent took center stage today at the Kentucky Horse Park as the High Junior and Amateur-Owner Jumpers competed in the Rolex Stadium during the Kentucky Summer Horse Show. Anna Cardelfe proved that a new partnership can be just as successful as a veteran pairing when she won the High Amateur-Owner Jumpers aboard Dollar Van't Eigenlo DH. Meanwhile in the High Junior Jumpers, it was Meredith...

Summer Place and Maddy Thatcher Earn Leading Junior Hunter at Showplace Productions' Spring Spectacular III

by Brenda Mueller for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 6/21/2014 9:06:52 PM

Maddy Thatcher Earned the Triple Crown at Spring Spectacular with Summer Place, winning the $2,500 Junior Hunter Classic for the third week in a row (Chicago Equestrian) Wayne, Ill. - Another beautiful Chicago summer day set the scene for the final day of Junior Hunter competition and the beginning of the Amateur Owner Hunter Divisions. Derby like jumps and trees in the rings made for an inviting day of competition at Showplace Productions' Spring Spectacular III The Wisconsin Equine Hunter...

Victoria Colvin Captures Artisan Farms Young Rider Grand Prix Series

by Starting Gate Communications | 3/23/2014 6:32:59 PM

16-year-old Victoria Colvin riding Don Juan won the 2014 Artisan Farms Young Rider Grand Prix Series at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Victoria Colvin emerged the winner of the fourth annual Artisan Farms Young Rider Grand Prix Series (AFYRGPS), presented by The Dutta Corp. in association with Guido Klatte. With four different competitions held throughout the 12-week FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL,...

Laura Kraut and Wish Triumph in $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m Jump-Off

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/10/2014 8:55:35 PM

Laura Kraut and Wish (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla - U.S. Olympic Team Gold Medalist Laura Kraut earned victory on day three of the 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) competing with Stone Hill Farm's Wish in the $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m jump-off class on Friday, January 10. Alexander Zetterman (SWE) and Canora also got their second win of the circuit in the day's $6,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.40m Speed Challenge. Week one of the 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian...

Wilton Porter and Paloubet Top $25,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 1 at the 2014 FTI WEF

by Lauren Fisher and Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/9/2014 11:09:51 PM

Wilton Porter and Paloubet (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - January 9, 2014 - The Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, hosted its second day of competition for the 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) on Thursday with a win for Wilton Porter (USA) and Sleepy P Ranch LLC's Paloubet in the $25,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 1. Week one of the 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival, sponsored by The Mar-a-Lago Club, runs...

Kama Godek Blazes the Trail and Pilots Air Force One to the 1.30-1.35m Victory at Wolfstone Stables

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 1/9/2014 4:32:13 PM

Kama Godek and Air Force One (Phelps Media Group, Inc. International) Wellington, Fla. - Kama Godek and Air Force One soared through the jump off in the first event of the Wellington Turf Tour on Wednesday, January 8, 2014. Their finesse through the short track allowed them to surpass 17 contenders in a solid 36 seconds. Their time proved untouchable as each consecutive rider attempted to catch their pace, but Godek's strong turns and quick pace made it an impossible feat. Godek is no...

SoCal Native Halliday-Sharp Returns from Home in England for Galway Downs International Three-Day Event

by Galway Downs | 10/30/2013 2:04:58 PM

Liz Halliday-Sharp with HHS Cooley (Galway Downs Press) Temecula, Calif. - Fifteen years have passed since Liz Halliday-Sharp rode in the inaugural Galway Downs International Three-Day Event, and now she plans to ride HHS Cooley in the CCI3* on Oct. 31-Nov. 3. The Presenting Sponsors of the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event are: Equine Insurance of California, Land Rover, Professional’s Choice, the California Horse Trader and the PRO Tour. Halliday-Sharp, now 34, grew up in...

Talented Combinations Line Up for 2013 Markel/USEF Young & Developing Horse Dressage National Championships presented by HorseShow.com across Five Divisions

by USEF Communications Deparment | 8/21/2013 1:26:01 PM

Lexington, KY - The future of U.S. Dressage will be on display this week at the Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, Illinois, as 59 of the most exciting rising stars go to task in the 2013 Markel/USEF Young & Developing Horse Dressage National Championships presented by HorseShow.com . National Titles will be up for grabs in four-, five-, and six-year-old divisions as well as at the Prix St. Georges and Grand Prix levels. The 2013 Markel/USEF Young & Developing Horse Dressage National...

Para-Equestrian Dressage Symposium Energizes U.S. Riders and Trainers

by USPEA | 6/2/2013 4:55:51 PM

(Lindsay McCall) Lyman, ME - One term often used in reference to future medal winning U.S. high-performance equestrians, is the word 'development'. By further educating and integrating the athletes, judges, trainers, and supporters from all levels will help develop and evolve each discipline. The 2013 U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Symposium created the platform to accomplish this task. At the Carlisle Academy Integrative Equine Therapy & Sports in Lyman, Maine, internationally...

Fieldstone Spring Festival Kicks Off With Competitive First Day of Show Jumping Competition

by Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 5/16/2013 9:42:51 AM

Kristen Bumpus and Cupid (Phelps Media Group) Halifax, MA - The first day of the Fieldstone Spring Festival welcomed the top riders in the nation to the new and improved Fieldstone Show Park. After an overhaul, the Fieldstone Show Park kicked off the first day of the weeklong show with thrilling hunter and jumper competition. David Oliynyk rode to the top of the 1.15m Jumpers, while Kristen Bumpus piloted Cupid to the top of the ranks during the 1.25m Schooling Jumpers as she tackled the course...