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Adrienne Sternlicht Wins Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series Final

by Classic Communications | 11/3/2015 2:44:09 PM

Adrienne Sternlicht and Providence (Rebecca Walton for Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - Adrienne Sternlicht, of Greenwich, CT, won the Show Jumping Hall of Fame (SJHF) Jumper Classic Series Final at the National Horse Show at the Kentucky Horse Park on October 31. Riding her 8-year-old mare Providence, owned by Starlight Farms, Sternlicht topped a field of 32 horses, 11 of which made it to the jump-off. Sternlicht then rode Providence to the only fault-free ride in the jump off, finishing...

Richie Moloney and Alsvid Sail to Victory in Salamander Hotels & Resorts $35,000 Accumulator Costume Class

by Phelps Media Group | 10/30/2015 10:15:57 AM

Richie Moloney and Alsvid (Rebecca Walton/PhelpsSports.com) Lexington, Ky. - There was a fun-filled atmosphere at the CP National Horse Show on Friday night as athletes and residents alike got in the Halloween spirit. Local groups were invited out for "Barn Night" to watch the $35,000 Accumulator Costume Class, sponsored by Salamander Hotels & Resorts. Eight riders had a perfect score over the track and jumped the high point "joker" fence without error, but it was Ireland's Richie...

U.S. Team Achieves Gold Medal Sweep at 2015 South Africa Saddle Seat Invitational

by Kathleen Landwehr | 9/21/2015 4:50:02 PM

Stellenbosch, South Africa – The U.S. Saddle Seat Young Riders Travel Team made the trek to Africa to compete in the 2015 South Africa Saddle Seat Invitational at the Mistico Equestrian Centre, September 16-19. The 11 U.S. athletes delivered fantastic performances against nine of South Africa’s top saddle seat equitation riders. Under the guidance of coaches Kelly Kraegel (Guthrie, Okla.) and Sarah Lawson (Rockport, Ind.) and assisted by 2012 Saddle Seat Gold Medal coach Kristen...

Beezie Madden Named First Lady of HITS Championship; Wins Canadian Pacific $1 Million Grand Prix FEI CSI5*, presented by Wells Fargo

by HITS Horse Shows | 9/8/2015 12:42:16 PM

Beezie Madden, of Cazenovia, New York, and Abigail Wexner's Simon claim the CP $1 Million Grand Prix FEI CSI5*, presented by Wells Fargo on September 6, 2015 at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, New York. (ESI Photography) Saugerties, N.Y. - Sunday at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, New York was anything but an average day of show jumping competition. Horse sport royalty descended on the Hudson Valley for the nation’s highest ranked class of the year, the Canadian Pacific $1 Million...

Tiko, Rosalut NHF, Ripline Lead Divisions after First Day of the 2015 Markel/USEF Young & Developing Horse Dressage National Championships

by Dana Rossmeier | 8/20/2015 8:54:58 PM

Wayne, Ill. – The 2015 Markel/USEF Young & Developing Horse Dressage National Championships got underway today at the Lamplight Equestrian Center with three preliminary tests: the USEF Four-Year-Old Test, the FEI Five-Year-Old Young Horse Preliminary Test, and the FEI Prix St. Georges Test. USEF Four-Year-Old Test Top-ranked Alice Tarjan (Frenchtown, N.J.) stole the show in the field of 13 as her own Danish Warmblood Tiko and Oldenburg Donatella M took first and second place,...

David Beisel and Ammeretto Race to $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic Victory at Bluegrass Festival Horse Show

by Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group | 8/17/2015 3:47:46 PM

David Beisel and Ammeretto win the $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic, presented by Zoetis, during the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show. (Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - For David Beisel, the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show holds incredible memories, yet there is one in particular that stands out for him. It was three years ago exactly that David Beisel and Ammeretto, owned by Equine Holdings, LLC, entered into only the second grand prix of their show jumping partnership during...

Manuel Torres and Anabella Top $10,000 Welcome in Vermont

by Jump Media | 7/30/2015 7:11:49 PM

Manuel Torres and Anabella on their way to victory in the $10,000 NYDJ Welcome Stake, presented by Manchester Designer Outlets, on July 30 at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT. (Photo by David Mullinix Photography) East Dorset, Vermont – Manuel Torres of Leesburg, VA, and Anabella had the speed to win the $10,000 NYDJ Welcome Stake, presented by Manchester Designer Outlets, on Thursday, July 30, at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT. The Vermont Summer Festival...

Molly Sewell and EL Raymond Ride to the Win in $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby at Kentucky Summer Horse Show

by Phelps Media Group | 7/26/2015 9:35:08 PM

Molly Sewell and EL Raymond (Phelps Media Group) Lexington, KY - July 26, 2015 - When it comes to winning the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby at the Kentucky Summer Horse Show, Molly Sewell and EL Raymond are two-for-two. The pair won the class last year at the Kentucky Horse Park, and they returned on Sunday to do it again this year. "He never lets me down. I think we've been in the top four of every derby that we've ever done - usually winning because that's what Raymond does,"...

Call Me Hannes and David Beisel Say Call Us Winners in the $50,000 Great Lakes Grand Prix

by Carrie Wirth | 7/26/2015 8:44:29 PM

David Beisel and Call Me Hannes (Phelps Media Group) Traverse City, Mich. - The four-week Great Lakes Equestrian Festival came to a close on a high note with the $50,000 Great Lakes Grand Prix, presented by The Peninsula Group at Morgan Stanley. Enthusiasts, friends, owners and community members gathered to watch the great sport of show jumping at Flintfields Horse Park. David Beisel, from Goshen, Ohio and Call Me Hannes, a huge gray Holsteiner gelding, owned by Harlow Investments, LLC of...

Jonathan McCrea and Special Lux Win $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix at HITS-on-the-Hudson V

by HITS Horse Shows | 7/25/2015 11:44:59 AM

(c) ESI Photography Jonathan McCrea and Special Lux, owned by Candy and Larry Tribble of Windsor Show Stables, Inc., jump in the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix at HITS-on-the-Hudson V. SAUGERTIES, New York - July 25, 2015 - Jonathan McCrea and Special Lux went first in the 16-horse jump-off and held onto the winning time throughout to claim victory in the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix on Friday. McCrea, of East Windsor, Connecticut, and Special Lux, owned by his in-laws, Candy and Larry Tribble of...