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11-Year-Old McKayla Langmeier Wins $5,000 Vermont Hunter Derby

by Jennifer Ward/Starting Gate Communications | 7/17/2011 11:40:16 AM

McKayla Langmeier and Czar Z won the $5,000 Hunter Derby during week two of the Vermont Summer Festival (David Mullinix Photography). East Dorset, VT — Only 11 years old, McKayla Langmeier beat out 36 other entries to win the popular $5,000 Hunter Derby held July 14 at the six-week Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, Vermont. Competing in her first ever hunter derby event, McKayla of East Granby, Connecticut, earned the top score of the first round, an 88, after guiding Czar...

It’s Full Speed Ahead at Dressage at Devon

by Ginny Simon | 7/15/2011 4:37:16 PM

Devon, PA – The year-long planning is coming together for Dressage at Devon (www.dressageatdevon.com) taking place September 27-October 2, 2011 at the Devon Horse Show grounds ( https://www.thedevonhorseshow.org/ ). The prize list is now available at https://dressageatdevon.org/cms/2011pdf/2011DADPrizeList.pdf . The closing date is August 18. A list of local accommodations is also available on the site. For riders (and their horses) new footing has been added to the Gold Ring, matching it...

Ramsay Hanson Dominates Hunter Competition at Vermont Summer Festival

by Jennifer Ward/Starting Gate Communications | 7/14/2011 9:26:34 AM

Ramsay Hanson guided Old Fashioned to the Adult Amateur Hunter and the Adult Amateur Equitation championship titles during opening week of the Vermont Summer Festival. East Dorset, VT — Ramsay Hanson was a double champion in the hunter divisions, taking home the Adult Amateur Hunter and the Adult Amateur Equitation championship titles during opening week of the Vermont Summer Festival running July 6 to August 14 in East Dorset, VT. Hanson, 19, of Centerville, Massachusetts, won all four...

Jimmy Torano Opens Week Two With a Win in Vermont

by Jennifer Ward | 7/13/2011 8:48:52 AM

Jimmy Torano riding Katina won the 1.30m Jumper competition at the Vermont Summer Festival horse show (David Mullinix Photography). East Dorset, VT — Jimmy Torano opened the second week of competition in the Vermont Summer Festival with two top finishes on Wednesday, July 13, in East Dorset, VT. A familiar face at the Vermont Summer Festival, Torano of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, won the 1.30m Jumper competition riding Katina and placed second in the $5,000 1.40m Open Jumper...

Devin Ryan Races to Grand Prix Victory in Vermont

by Jennifer Ward | 7/11/2011 8:00:59 AM

Devin Ryan and Roman Saluut won the $30,000 Vermont Summer Special Grand Prix, presented by The Equinox Resort and Spa, at the Vermont Summer Festival (David Mullinix Photography). East Dorset, VT — Devin Ryan and Roman Saluut won the $30,000 Vermont Summer Special Grand Prix, presented by The Equinox Resort and Spa, at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT. Ryan of Long Valley, New Jersey, made a clean sweep of the Open Jumper division on the first week of the Vermont...

Emma Schauder Scores Victory at the Vermont Summer Festival

by Jennifer Ward/Starting Gate Communications | 7/7/2011 11:59:45 AM

Emma Schauder won the WIHS Equitation Classic on Thursday, July 7, at the Vermont Summer Festival horse show in East Dorset, VT (David Mullinix Photography). East Dorset, VT — Emma Schauder of Greenwich, CT, won the WIHS Equitation Classic on Thursday, July 7, at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT. The six-week equestrian competition is running at Harold Beebe Farm from July 6 through August 14, 2011. Schauder, 16, won both the hunter and jumper phases of competition...

FEI CSI4*-W Designation for Alltech National Horse Show Debut in Kentucky

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 5/26/2011 8:35:57 PM

Lexington, KY - The Alltech National Horse Show announced today that this year's debut event in Kentucky will be designated a CSI4* - W and the featured class, the $250,000 Alltech National Horse Show Grand Prix, will be a 2011/2012 FEI World Cup qualifying event The USEF Competition Department confirmed the designation of CSI4*-W; Lexington, KY, in a letter today. The Alltech National Horse Show, 128th edition, will be staged at the Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington,...

Coming to Rolex Kentucky? Kick Back and Relax with USEF - It's On Us!

by USEF Communications Department | 4/27/2011 3:00:43 PM

Lexington, KY - Join us in the United States Equestrian Federation Tent located in the Sponsor Village during the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bridgestone, where you can sit back, relax and enjoy the festivities. Watch the live feed of the competition from the comfort of a (dry) couch! Browse ShopUSEF.com and take advantage of free shipping on any purchase you make on site during Rolex Kentucky. Free photos of your favorite riders, while supplies last. Join in the fun with the...

Ladies Reign in Devoucoux Hunter Prix at HITS Thermal, Ocala and Arizona as Winter Show Season Heads into Final Weeks

by HITS Media | 3/3/2011 2:42:00 PM

Hope Glynn and Sabrina Hellman's Woodstock. (Flying Horse Photography©.) Saugerties, NY - The Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final is the talk of the town this season and its key to qualifying, the Devoucoux Hunter Prix, continues to be one of the most popular offerings at the HITS Winter Circuits in Ocala, FL, Thermal, CA, and Tucson, AZ. Never before has a purse of this magnitude been offered for hunters, and never before have so many talented riders at all levels of their careers had the...

Summer Classics in Charleston, SC, Welcome Exhibitors from Near and Far

by By Robbi Meisel | 7/22/2010 11:33:00 AM

Photo by Flashpoint Photography (Jennifer Ramsey and Cielo B captured the $7,500 Open Jumper Classics. ) Mullet Hall Equestrian Center on Johns Island, SC, welcomed exhibitors to something truly special in horse showing. The Charleston Summer Classics, a Boutique Horse Show produced by The Classic Company, began its two-week run by offering lots of Southern Charms. Returning to the historical Low Country area for a second year, Bob Bell, Chairman of the Summer Classic continued the rebuilding...