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Kelly Champion and All In Win $10,000 North American League Adult Hunter Finals at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show

by Classic Communications | 10/21/2011 6:18:35 PM

Harrisburg, PA – Kelly Champion of Washington, NJ rode her horse All In to victory in the $10,000 North American League (NAL) Adult Hunter Finals at the 66th annual Pennsylvania National Horse Show on Friday. The win was bittersweet for Champion, who was on tap to show at the Capital Challenge two weeks ago, but was unable to compete because her husband, Tony, suddenly fell ill and was rushed to the hospital where he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. He is recuperating nicely so he urged...

HITS-on-the-Hudson V Week in Review: HITS Saugerties Sells Out as Exhibitors Flock to the Hudson Valley For the Very Best in Summer Showing, Pfizer Million and Diamond Mills Hunter Prix Qualifiers Pro

by HITS Media | 8/5/2011 3:10:50 PM

Week VI will feature a World of the Horse presentation and will welcome Freya Farms’ prize American Mini. Saugerties, NY — Barns were full, rings hosted non-stop action and entries were sold out for Week V at HITS-on-the-Hudson as almost 2,000 horses docked at the show grounds, making HITS Saugerties their summer home. Week V featured two more chances to qualify for the Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix and one opportunity for riders to gain points toward the Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix...

Bronze for Beezie! Madden Outruns Six in Jump-Off for Individual Medal at 2008 Olympic Games

by Joanie Morris | 8/21/2008 1:19:00 PM

Authentic (Shannon Brinkman) Hong Kong, China – Under the unsettled skies of the impending typhoon the individual medals were decided by not one but two jump-offs. America’s Beezie Madden and Authentic out ran six other combinations to be the fastest of the four faulters to win her first Indivdual medal. “In the Olympics there is usually a jump off for medals,” said Madden. “So we expected it. When it ended up being seven to jump off for the bronze it made for a...

Tamie Smith and Mai Baum Clinch Historic Win at 2023 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event Presented by MARS Equestrian™

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/30/2023 8:56:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – Tamie Smith and Mai Baum led heading into the final day of competition at the 2023 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event Presented by MARS Equestrian™. With the pressure on, the pair maintained their composure and jumped a clear round to earn the win in impressive fashion. Smith and Mai Baum ended a 15-year drought by being the first U.S. combination to win at Kentucky since 2008. In addition to the overall title, the duo won the Land Rover/USEF CCI5*-L Eventing...

US Equestrian Names NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team for Nations Cup of Rome CSIO5*

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/10/2022 10:00:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to represent the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team for the Nations Cup of Rome CSIO5* at the Piazza di Siena in Rome, Italy from May 26-29. The Nations Cup competition is scheduled to take place on Friday, May 27, at 2:30 p.m. GMT+2. The following athletes are listed in alphabetical order and will represent the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team at the Nations Cup of Rome CSIO5* led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland. Lillie...

Doug Payne and Phillip Dutton Lay Foundation for U.S. Eventing Team on First Day of Dressage Competition at Tokyo 2020

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department | 7/30/2021 6:12:00 AM

Tokyo, Japan – The first day of competition for the U.S. Eventing Team has concluded at Equestrian Park in Tokyo, Japan, with the team currently sitting in ninth heading into tomorrow’s final grouping of combinations. The U.S. Eventing Team drew fourth in the order out of 15 teams and sent out their first combination of Doug Payne and Vandiver , earlier this morning with the pair earning a 33.0. Olympic veteran Phillip Dutton and Z were also early in the order in the second group...

NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team Finishes Fifth in Nations Cup of Rome CSIO5*

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 5/28/2021 3:22:00 PM

Rome, Italy – The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team secured fifth place in the Nations Cup of Rome CSIO5* at the Piazza di Siena in Rome, Italy, which saw 12 international teams contest the competition. The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team, featuring Kent Farrington, Laura Kraut, Jessica Springsteen, and McLain Ward, finished the two-round competition with a team total of nine faults and were led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland. McLain Ward and Contagious (Stefano Secchi) “Overall,...

Oliver Townend and Ballaghmor Class Take Over Lead in 2021 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian™; Boyd Martin and On Cue Hold Second Place Heading into Final Day of Competition

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/24/2021 6:19:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – After an exciting day of cross-country action from 61 CCI5*-L combinations at the 2021 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian, the leaderboard saw several changes, finishing with Oliver Townend (GBR) and Ballaghmor Class holding a slight lead over Boyd Martin (Cochranville, Pa.) and On Cue, who currently are in second place. Tim Price (NZL) and Xavier Faer round out the top three, as all eyes turn to the final phase tomorrow. Boyd Martin and On...

Marilyn Little and RF Scandalous Maintain Lead, Tamie Smith and Mai Baum Close Behind After Day Two of 2021 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian™

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/23/2021 9:35:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – The second day of dressage at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian™ saw strong performances from the remaining 33 athlete-and-horse combinations. Marilyn Little and RF Scandalous remain at the top of the leaderboard with a score of 21.7, but Tamie Smith and Mai Baum are only one-tenth of a penalty point behind on a score of 21.8. Tamie Smith and Mai Baum (Leslie Potter/US Equestrian) Smith (Murrieta, Calif.) and Mai Baum went later in...

Talented Combinations Ready for Start of 2021 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event Presented by MARS Equestrian™

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 4/21/2021 5:11:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – An exciting week of competition is set to begin at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian (LRK3DE). A field of 63 combinations from seven countries are vying for top honors in the CCI5*-L. The world-class event at the Kentucky Horse Park also hosts the Land Rover/USEF CCI5*-L Eventing National Championship presented by MARS Equestrian. The highest-placed U.S. combination in the CCI5*-L earns the national champion title and will be presented...