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Judy Garofalo Torres and Quattro Queen Rule the $100,000 FEI Hudson Valley Jumper Classic

by HITS Horse Shows | 9/9/2015 10:13:56 AM

It was a good day at HITS Saugerties for Judy Garofalo Torres and Quattro Queen who won the $100,000 FEI Hudson Valley Jumper Classic. (ESI Photography) Saugerties, N.Y. - Saturday featured a star-studded afternoon of FEI competition at HITS Saugerties as excitement for Sunday’s CP $1 Million Grand Prix filled the air. Judy Garofalo Torres, of Dover Plains, New York, and Quattro Queen, owned by Juan Torres, trumped an influential field of competitors to win the second largest prize purse...

Morgan Finishes Strong at 2015 FEI World Driving Championships for Ponies

by Dana Rossmeier | 9/7/2015 3:33:00 PM

Breda, Netherlands – Tracey Morgan wrapped up a successful showing at the Singles Pony World Driving Championship Sunday with an eighth place finish in the cones phase. Morgan and her own Fuego 88 will leave Breda with a 19th place finish and score of 180.6 overall behind the 2015 World Single Pony Champion Fabian Gänshirt of Germany and World Single Pony Reserve Champion, Martin Hölle of Hungary. Gänshirt earned an overall score of 156.88 and Hölle finished with a...

Ward Wins $50,000 Douglas Elliman Grand Prix Qualifier At Hampton Classic

by Hampton Classic Horse Show | 8/31/2015 11:10:48 AM

McLain Ward rode HH Azur to victory in the $50,000 Douglas Elliman Grand Prix Qualifier at the 40th Annual Hampton Classic. (McMillen photo) Bridgehampton, N.Y. -- McLain Ward could not be denied victory in the $50,000 Douglas Elliman Grand Prix Qualifier at the 40th Annual Hampton Classic. As the seventh of 10 riders in the jump-off, Ward and HH Azur made a tight turn to the third fence that no one before him had attempted, slicing the leading time by more than 2 seconds. Ward's time (39....

Hickok and Nemeth win to close out the 2015 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions presented by The Dutta Corp.

by Dana Rossmeier | 8/23/2015 5:20:39 PM

Wayne Ill. – On what started out as a gloomy day, Chase Hickok and Allison Nemeth shined, winning the USEF Young Adult ‘Brentina Cup’ Dressage National Championship presented by Dressage Today and USEF Pony Rider National Championship respectively on the final day of the 2015 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions presented by The Dutta Corp. Today, a field of 10 combinations performed the FEI Intermediare II Test and eight combinations competed in the FEI Pony Individual Test...

Stage Set for the 2015 Markel/USEF Young & Developing Horse Dressage National Championships

by Dana Rossmeier | 8/19/2015 6:12:09 PM

Wayne, Ill. – The future of United States dressage will be showcased this week when 65 talented combinations compete at the Lamplight Equestrian Center in the 2015 Markel/USEF Young & Developing Horse Dressage National Championships, August 20-23. Combinations will be vying for titles across four divisions including Young Horse Four-, Five-, and Six-Year-Olds as well as the Developing Horse Prix St. Georges and Grand Prix. Each division will determine its champion after two days of...

Molly Sewell Captures $10,000 Hallway Feeds Leading Professional Rider Award for 2015 USHJA National Hunter Derby Series

by Rebecca Walton | 8/17/2015 1:42:33 PM

Molly Sewell and El Raymond (Lauren Baker) Lexington, Ky . – After winning the Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby at the Kentucky Summer Horse Show, Molly Sewell began making her way to the top of the overall series leader board. The talented professional Over the Hill Farm went on to capture two more second place awards during summer series, and at the end of the Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby Series, Sewell accumulated 700 points to take home the coveted $10,000...

International Bromont: Lucy Deslauriers Takes 1.50m Welcome Victory

by Phelps Media Group | 8/6/2015 11:19:32 PM

Lucy Deslauriers and Hester Quebec Original FEI Open Welcome (Photo By: Tom von Kap-herr) Bromont, Quebec - August 6, 2015 - Sixteen-year-old Lucy Deslauriers won the opening FEI event, the Québec Original 1.50, today with Hester, at the Bromont Olympic Equestrian Park in the last week of the International Bromont. Nine riders qualified their horses for the jump-off, including Daniel Bluman (COL), Leslie Howard (USA), Ali Ramsay (CAN), Elizabeth Gingras (CAN), Jill Henselwood (CAN),...

Steffen Peters Dressage Demonstration Added to Longines Masters of Los Angeles Program

by Sunshine Sachs | 7/27/2015 11:46:11 AM

EEM and Olympic Dressage Rider Will Bridge the Gap Between Disciplines During Longines Masters of Los Angeles CSI5* Show Jumping Competition LOS ANGELES, CA – EEM is proud to announce a world class dressage demonstration at the upcoming American leg of the Longines Masters series in Los Angeles, October 1-4. Local California Olympian and recent Pan American Games individual and team Gold medallist Steffen Peters will showcase all that the sport has to offer, teaching fans and spectators...

Emma Waldfogel and King's Peak Reign in the $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby

by Blenheim EquiSports | 7/26/2015 10:29:05 AM

Emma Waldfogel and King's Peak (c) CapturedMomentPhoto.com July 26, 2015 - Del Mar, CA - A gorgeous sunset framed Emma Waldfogel's win aboard her own King's Peak in the $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at the Showpark Racing Festival. The pair gave a solid performance in the Classic Round, but clinched the win with a gorgeous Handy Round. It was the talented amateur rider's first derby win. The two judging panels were made up of the honorable Chris Wayne and Liz Applebaum on...

U.S. Eventing Team Aiming for Olympic Qualification at 2015 Pan American Games

by USEF Communications Department | 7/16/2015 9:37:46 PM

Caledon, Ont. – Equestrian competition at the 2015 Pan American Games continues tomorrow with the start of eventing. A total of 13 countries with 43 combinations will participate, including 11 teams. All U.S. horses passed inspection this afternoon and the U.S. has drawn last in the order for tomorrow’s dressage phase. The U.S. team will ride in the following order: 1. Phillip Dutton (9:52 a.m. ET) 2. Lauren Kieffer (11:42 a.m. ET) 3. Marilyn Little (2:30 p.m. ET) 4. Boyd Martin...