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Cassevel Wins First Grand Prix with Hunter Holloway in the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix

by HITS Horse Shows | 3/26/2016 9:48:27 PM

Hunter Holloway and Cassevel on their way to a $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix win. (ESI Photography) Ocala, Fla. - Now in its final week, the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit continued with Thursday’s $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, which brought out thirty-four competitors including Olympian Beezie Madden in preparation for Sunday’s Great American $1 Million Grand Prix. Hunter Holloway from Topeka, Kansas, fresh off her win in last week’s SmartPak Grand Prix, with VDL Bravo S, scored her...

Peters Thrills Crowd With 82% in Grand Prix Freestyle at California’s Dressage Affaire CDI3*

by Yellow Horse Marketing for California Dreaming Productions | 3/13/2016 8:49:25 AM

Del Mar, Calif. – As the distinctive opening bass line of “Under Pressure” rang out in the covered arena at the Del Mar Horse Park with the voiceover “Hi, I’m Legolas, let’s go!”, there was no doubt that Legolas 92 was back in top form as he and Steffen Peters posted the second-highest Grand Prix Freestyle score of their career at California Dreaming Productions’ Dressage Affaire CDI3*/Y/J/U-25, being held March 10-13. The veteran U.S. Dressage...

McLain Ward and Rothchild Race to Victory in $380,000 Fidelity Investments® Grand Prix CSI 5* at WEF 5

by Lauren Fisher and Callie Seaman for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/14/2016 12:31:46 AM

Wellington, Fla. - Two-time Olympic team and 2015 Pan American Games individual gold medalist McLain Ward (USA) jumped to a thrilling victory on Saturday night in the McLain Ward and Rothchild (Sportfot) $380,000 Fidelity Investments® Grand Prix CSI 5* at the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Ward and his longtime mount Rothchild raced to the top of an eight-horse jump-off in front of a packed house at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum...

Steffen Peters Earns Highest 2016 CDI Grand Prix Score in U.S. on First Day of LA Winter Dressage CDI-W

by Yellow Horse Marketing for California Dreaming Productions | 1/30/2016 11:20:53 AM

Steffen Peters and Legolas 92 earned a personal best score in the CDI Grand Prix test on the first day of the LA Winter Dressage CDI-W (Terri Miller) Burbank, Calif. – With glorious sunshine and soaring spirits, the West Coast’s 2016 Olympic Games qualifying season got off to a flying start on the first day of California Dreaming Productions’ Los Angeles Winter Dressage CDI-W/Y/J/U-25 as former Olympian and U.S. Team favorite Steffen Peters of San Diego dominated the Grand...

Jumpers vie for the money in the $10,000 Jr/A-O Jumper Classic and the $15,000 UltrOZ Jumper at HITS Desert Circuit I

by HITS Horse Shows | 1/26/2016 10:38:28 AM

Thermal, Calif. - Show jumping competition continued at HITS Desert Horse Park in Thermal, California, with the $15,000 UltrOZ™ Jumper class on Saturday and $10,000 Jr/A-O Jumper Classic on Sunday at Desert Circuit I. Morgan Garnett and Kenavo de Brekka on their way to a $10,000 Jr/A-O Jumper classic win. (ESI Photography) $10,000 Jr/A-O Jumper Classic Jumpers tested the challenging 15-fence course for a shot at $10,000 in prize money in the Jr/A-O Jumper Classic on Sunday. The 1.45 meter...

Carrabis Z Carries Richie Moloney to $215,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping New York Victory at American Gold Cup

by Rebecca Walton and Taylor Renner for Phelps Media Group | 9/12/2015 2:44:30 PM

Richie Moloney and Carrabis Z. (The Book) North Salem, N.Y. - With the only double clear effort of the day, the saying "luck of the Irish" rang true for Richie Moloney as he galloped home with the $215,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping New York victory at the American Gold Cup. The Irish native bested a six-horse jump-off with his careful mount Carrabis Z, opting for a slower round, they were the only pair to leave all the rails intact. "It was great to win here today," smiled Moloney....

Emanuel Andrade Captures Top Two Finish in $40,000 Bluegrass Festival Grand Prix

by Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group | 8/17/2015 1:51:05 PM

Emanuel Andrade and Clouwni (Kendall Bierer) Lexington, Ky. – Three months ago, 18-year-old Emanuel Andrade and recent mount Clouwni rode to the top of the $34,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic CSI3* during the Kentucky Spring Classic. Sunday, on the final day of the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show, Andrade mimicked his spring effort, riding to a 1-2 finish with Clouwni finishing at the pinnacle of the $40,000 Bluegrass Festival Grand Prix leader board, and claiming second place with veteran...

Farrington Grabs Longines International Grand Prix of Ireland

by USEF Communications Department | 8/9/2015 8:47:04 PM

Dublin, Ireland - Kent Farrington (Wellington, Fla.) and R.C.G. Farm's Uceko bested a field of 40 competitors for the big win today in the Longines International Grand Prix of Ireland at CSIO5* Dublin. Eight horses jumped clean Kent Farrington (Laurence Dunne/Rockmountain Studios) in the first round of the demanding Alan Wade-designed course, promising an exciting jump-off between riders from Ireland, the United States, Italy, Brazil, and Spain. Also clear for the U.S. was Nations Cup team...

Madden and Cortes 'C' Win Second Consecutive Longines King George V Gold Cup at CSIO5* Hickstead

by Kathleen Landwehr | 8/2/2015 5:10:12 PM

Hickstead, GBR - Another exciting day of competition took place at CSIO5* Hickstead on Sunday as 42 athlete-and-horse combinations entered the International Arena in hopes of winning the Longines King George V Gold Cup. Beezie Madden made history with Cortes 'C' last year, becoming the first woman to ever win the prestigious Grand Prix. Following this year's six horse jump-off, the pair did what did not seem possible and claimed the win once again. Beezie Madden and Cortes 'C' in...

Colorado Horse Park's Summer in the Rockies II Wraps Up With Big Win for Bjorn Ikast in $40,000 Kingsland Equestrian Grand Prix

by Cat Allen for Jennifer Wood Media | 6/15/2015 7:25:21 PM

Bjorn Ikast and Chestina Z (c) Flying Horse Photograph Parker, CO - June 15, 2015 - At the Colorado Horse Park (CHP) this past Sunday, beautiful weather brought grand competition in the $40,000 Kingsland Equestrian Grand Prix. Twenty-six horse and rider combinations contested the course, but ultimately it was Bjorn Ikast and his mount, Chestina Z, that claimed victory with an impressive jump-off time of 35.581 seconds. This was the second of seven consecutive weeks of hunter/jumper competition...