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Alvaro de Miranda and AD Rahmannshof's Bogeno Rule the Night in $500,000 FTI Consulting Finale Grand Prix CSI 5*

by Lauren Fisher and Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/31/2013 11:47:45 AM

Alvaro de Miranda and AD Rahmannshof's Bogeno (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - Brazil's Alvaro de Miranda and AD Rahmannshof's Bogeno jumped to an exciting victory on Saturday night in the $500,000 FTI Consulting Finale Grand Prix CSI 5* at the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF). The International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center saw its biggest crowd ever with a packed house of 8,600 fans in attendance to watch the best of the best from the...

Horses Unlimited Sporthorse Auction Presents Opportunities to Buy into Some of the Best Bloodlines Available in North America

by By Christine DeHerrera | 10/7/2009 12:46:00 PM

Following in the tradition of the finest registries in Europe, Eurosport Auctions, Ltd. presents the Horses Unlimited Sport Horse Auction on Sunday, October 18, 2009. The event will offer almost 30 quality young prospects, current show competitors and breeding stock, the talents of which have been proven not only in the international dressage arena, but in jumping and equitation as well. These represent some of the finest Hanoverian, Oldenburg, RPSI, Holsteiner and Westfalen bloodlines...

U.S. Show Jumpers Take a Third-Place Finish in USOC Team of the Month Rankings

by Brian Sosby | 7/14/2009 4:05:00 PM

Colorado Springs, CO - The U.S. Olympic Committee announced water polo player Lauren Wenger and Paralympic archer Jeff Fabry as its June Athletes of the Month, while the USA Women's Senior National Water Polo Team was awarded Team of the Month honors. The U.S. show jumping team took a third-place finish in this month's Team of the Month category. Finishing second for June Team of the Month was Devin Britton and Jordan Cox, who are two of the most promising American junior tennis players. The...

Reno and Son Top the 2008 International Jumper Futurity and USEF Rankings

by By Hilltop Farm | 2/2/2009 12:03:00 PM

Commandingly leading the 2008 International Jumper Futurity Listings, Reno (Riverman x Caretino) has offspring putting in top performances across the country. His American-bred son, Zero Point (Hilltop Reno x Galoubet A) has certainly been racking up the points during the competition season with his top-place finish in the USEF Five-Year-Old Jumper Horse of the Year division. Bred by Candy Tripple and owned by Matt Yeterian, Zero Point had numerous competitions last season with his rider Maggie...

USEF Announces World Cup Qualifying Schedule and Planned Improvements to Venues

by Joanie Morris | 8/27/2007 11:25:00 AM

For Immediate Release August 27, 2007 Lexington, KY - The USEF has announced the World Cup Qualifiers for the upcoming season to culminate with the World Cup Final in Gothenburg, Sweden April 23-26, 2008. East Coast Qualifiers Fall ’07 – Spring ‘08 Date Competition Location Aug 26-Sept 2 Hampton Classic Bridgehampton, NY Sept 19-23 American Gold Cup Moreland Hills, OH Sept 28 Kentucky National Lexington, KY Oct 1-7 Capital Challenge Upper Marlboro, MD Oct 8-14 Washington International...

McLain Ward and Sapphire Open Up Huge Leads in AGA Races Following CN Worldwide Florida Open Win

by By Phelps Media Group | 3/29/2007 12:00:00 PM

PhelpsSports.com (McLain Ward and Sapphire are leading the races for AGA Rider and Horse of the Year, respectively.) The 2007 American Grand Prix Association (AGA) tour is only five events old, but McLain Ward, a three-time American Grand Prix Association (AGA) Rider of the Year, has already put himself in a excellent position to take home a fourth title, following his impressive victory in the richest grand prix ever held in the United States. Entering its 29th year, the AGA Grand Prix Series...

West Coast Active Riders Member Richard Spooner Successful at Indio Desert Circuit

by By Phelps Media Group | 2/17/2005 9:20:57 AM

The West Coast Active Riders (WCAR) organization has many members competing at the Indio Desert Circuit horse shows in Indio, CA. Richard Spooner is currently one of the most successful West Coast grand prix riders, and he is the original founder of the West Coast Active Riders organization. The Indio Desert Circuit is only in its third week of competition, but Richard Spooner has won the majority of prizes in the grand prix competitions. In the $30,000 Ariat Grand Prix on Friday, February 4,...

United States Riders Rank Well at 2004 FEI Children’s International Jumping Final

by Sarah Lane | 11/30/2004 4:31:00 PM

Simi Valley, CA —Making a name for herself among the top riders at the 2004 FEI Children’s International Jumping Final, Jennifer Stillman of Beverly Hills, CA, rode Masterpiece’s Montero (Bay Hanoverian gelding) to a second place finish at the Final competition November 28, giving champion Daniel Bluman of Columbia a real run for the title. "At first, my goal was just to go clean and when it came down to the final, I knew I had to go out there and I had to do good," says the...

Emma Weinert O’Rourke Earns Her First International Victory on Final Day of Dressage Festival of the Horse CDI3*

by Yellow Horse Marketing for California Dreaming Productions | 4/3/2016 9:33:53 PM

Emma Weinert O’Rourke and Velvet WD (Terri Miller) San Juan Capistrano, Calif. – The final day of competition at California Dreaming Productions' Festival of the Horse CDI 3*/Y/J/U-25 (held March 31-April 2 in San Juan Capistrano) was also a day of firsts as Australia’s Emma Weinert O’Rourke rode her former KWPN broodmare Velvet WD (Polansky x Papayja by Jazz) to their very first CDI victory by topping 10 other competitors in the Grand Prix Special sponsored by Dressage...

Canada's Belinda Trussell and Anton Capture Victory in FEI Grand Prix, Presented by Yeguada de Ymas, at AGDF 3

by Allison Kavey and Carly Weilminster | 1/28/2016 5:07:16 PM

Belinda Trussell and Anton top the AGDF3 FEI Grand Prix presented by Yeguada de Ymas. (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, Fla. - The extraordinarily full FEI Grand Prix class, presented by Yeguada de Ymas, concluded today at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF). Held over two days with 49 pairs competing in the Van Kampen Covered Arena due to inclement weather, the competition was strong and impressively consistent, with the top four riders scoring within tenths of points of each other....