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Ashe-Cawley Captures $50,000 Douglas Elliman Grand Prix Qualifier at Hampton Classic

by Classic Communications | 8/30/2014 8:00:18 AM

Molly Ashe-Cawley & Carissimo (Shawn McMillen photo) Bridgehampton, N.Y. - Molly Ashe-Cawley and Carissimo scored a comeback victory in the $50,000 Douglas Elliman Grand Prix Qualifier, presented by Longines, at the Hampton Classic. Their jump-off time of 43.80 seconds defeated Karen Polle, representing Japan, on With Wings (44.38) and Ronan McGuigan, representing Ireland, on Capall Zidane (46.99). The 39th annual Hampton Classic Horse Show runs Aug. 24-31. The Hampton Classic features...

Hart and Trunnell Close Out FEI World Para-Dressage Championship at 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games with Freestyle Performances

by Helen Murray | 8/29/2014 8:10:26 AM

Roxanne Trunnell & Nice Touch (SusanJStickle.com) Caen, France - Roxanne Trunnell and Rebecca Hart brought FEI World Para-Dressage Championship competition at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games to a close with their Freestyle Tests. The La Prairie Racecourse hosted the final tests of the championships as the top third of competitors from Grade 1a, 1b, II, III, and IV looked to ascend the medal podium. Grade 1a rider Trunnell (Rowlett, Tx.) was making her final competitive...

Para-Equestrian Dressage Athletes Close Out Team Tests

by Helen Murray | 8/26/2014 7:06:25 PM

The United States closed out the Team Tests, the first portion of the Para-Dressage Team Championship, at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games on Tuesday standing in 15th place at the half-way mark. Susan Treabess, Rebecca Hart, and Roxanne Trunnell headed down centerline at the La Prairie Racecourse for the U.S. in Grade IV, II, and 1a competition, respectively. Treabess (Winters, Calif.) and Kamiakin were first up for the U.S. in the morning session, performing their Grade IV Team Test...

Strong Performances From U.S. Dressage Earn Fourth-Place Finish

by Helen Murray | 8/26/2014 6:52:07 PM

The United States closed out the Dressage Team Championship at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games on Friday with exemplary performances by a World Championship rookie and a decorated team veteran in the d'Ornano Stadium. Laura Graves and Steffen Peters produced impressive tests before the Ground Jury of Stephen Clarke, Elizabeth McMullen, Isabelle Judet, Susan Hoevenaars, Francis Verbeek, Dietrich Plewa, and Liselotte Fore to lead the U.S. to a fourth-place finish on a score of 222....

Madden Speeds to Historic Win in The Longines King George V Gold Cup at CSIO5* Hickstead

by Helen Murray | 8/3/2014 2:56:54 PM

Beezie Madden and Cortes 'C' (Jon Stroud Media for Shannon Brinkman Photography) Hickstead, United Kingdom - Beezie Madden added another coveted title to her extensive resume on Sunday when she rode Abigail Wexner’s Cortes ‘C’ to victory in the The Longines King George V Gold Cup at CSIO5* Hickstead. In doing so she also made history as the first women ever to win the prestigious Grand Prix. Madden (Cazenovia, N.Y.) and the 12-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding were one of 14...

Pablo Barrios Reigns With Zara Leandra in $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic at Kentucky Summer Horse Show

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 7/25/2014 8:51:26 AM

Pablo Barrios and Zara Leandra (Rebecca Walton/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - Pablo Barrios will soon be crowned king of the Kentucky Horse Park, and Zara Leandra will be his queen. Tonight, the dynamic duo notched yet another $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic victory. The Venezuelan native won both of the events during the Kentucky Spring Horse Shows, and that was following his domination of the series in 2013. It appears to be a repeat year, as Barrios grabs a firmer hold on the 2014...

Kelley Farmer and Unspoken Are Dazzling in the $40,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby Sponsored by Serenity Farm

by AnLi Kelly-Durham Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 7/9/2014 9:52:19 AM

Kelley Farmer and Unspoken down the bank to the trot jump. (AnLi Kelly-Durham) Parker, Colo. - Colorado Horse Park got underway with Week V of Summer in the Rockies-their biggest ever with a Derby Day. Spectators crowded around the Derby Field to watch the feature events of the day, the $40,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby sponsored by Serenity Farm and the $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby. Derby horses from far and wide travelled to Colorado to compete. Some of the country's finest...

FEI Announces Omaha as Host of 2017 World Cup Jumping and Dressage Finals

by Edited FEI Press Release | 6/10/2014 11:45:52 AM

View of Downtown Omaha from Heartland of America Park (Wikipedia Creative Commons) Among a number of Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) championship allocation announcements on Tuesday was the news that Omaha, Nebraska will be the host of the joint Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping and FEI World Cup™ Dressage Finals in 2017. The FEI press release making the announcement is below. FEI announces host cities for major equestrian events The FEI Bureau has today...

Jennifer Alfano and Jersey Boy Log Another Victory in $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 5/18/2014 7:26:56 AM

Old Salem, N.Y. - Jennifer Alfano and Jersey Boy made it their 27th win in an international hunter derby at Old Salem Farm, taking the top spot in the $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby. They scored 179 in the first round and sat in second place going into the handy round. With a dominating, 200-point performance in the handy, they easily took the win by 22 points. Watch an interview with Jennifer Alfano Second place went to Amanda Steege on Loxley, owned by Finale Partners LLC. They...

Jetset and Lindsay Strafuss Make A Comeback to Win Grand Adult Amateur Hunter Championship

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 5/8/2014 4:27:57 PM

Lindsay Strafuss and Jetset (The Book LLC) North Salem, N.Y. – The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows continued today and in the hunter ring, the Grand Adult Amateur Hunter Championship was awarded to Jetset, ridden by Lindsay Strafuss of Memphis, TN. Jetset won the under saddle class and was first, first, third, and fifth over fences. They won the championship in the Adult Amateur 18-35 Hunters, and their top finishes gave them the grand championship. The reserve champion in the 18-35...