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Johannes Ehning and Cayenne 162 Victorious in $33,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.45m Jumpers

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/13/2013 9:09:14 PM

Johannes Ehning and Cayenne 162 (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - Week ten of the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF), sponsored by Horseware Ireland, featured the $33,000 Spy Coast Farm 1.45 speed class on Wednesday with a win for Germany's Johannes Ehning and Cayenne 162. Earning points on the Longines FEI world ranking list, the pair won over Alise Oken (USA) riding Kaid Du Ry and Beezie Madden (USA) aboard Mademoiselle, with a lightning fast round. Week ten's FTI WEF...

Steffen Peters Tops Rancho Valencia Dressage Affaire CDI-YJ3* with Legolas 92 and Vaya Con Dios

by Lindsay McCall for HorseGirlTV.com | 3/9/2013 9:47:49 PM

Steffen Peters with Legolas 92 (Lindsay McCall for HorseGirlTV.com) Del Mar, CA - Once again the 2013 Rancho Valencia Dressage Affaire CDI-YJ3* held at the Del Mar Horse Park was packed with competitors. Unfortunately, the inclement weather made for creative changes to the dressage show schedule. Without the use of the outdoor rings, the show was moved indoors and proceeded as promised. The CDI classes featured many of the top riders in the U.S. showcasing their finest of mounts. For the...

Ben Maher Goes Two For Two With a Win Aboard Urico in the $82,000 Adequan® CSI 2* Grand Prix at FTI WEF

by Lauren Fisher and Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/10/2013 3:41:44 PM

Ben Maher and Urico (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - Week five of the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) featured another exciting "Saturday Night Lights" event with over 4,000 spectators looking on as Great Britain's Ben Maher won his second grand prix in a row for the winter circuit. Maher jumped to victory in the $82,000 Adequan® CSI2* Grand Prix aboard Jane Clark's Urico after also taking top honors in last week's $100,000 Fidelity Investments® CSI 2*...

Brianne Goutal and Onira Triumph in $50,000 CSI 2* Grand Prix at The Stadium at PBIEC

by Lauren Fisher and Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/28/2013 9:14:19 AM

Brianne Goutal and Onira (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - Week three of the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) concluded with an exciting $50,000 CSI 2* Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon held on the grass derby field at The Stadium at The Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). The class saw a win for U.S. rider Brianne Goutal and Remarkable Farms LP's Onira in a four-horse jump-off. Todd Minikus (USA) and Macoemba finished second, Laura Kraut (USA) and A. Lebon's...

Laura Kraut and Jubilee d'Ouilly Top $33,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 2

by Lauren Fisher and Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/17/2013 7:41:05 PM

Laura Kraut and Jubilee d'Ouilly (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - Laura Kraut and Jubilee d'Ouilly jumped to victory in the $33,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 2 on Thursday afternoon at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) in an exciting jump-off of top competitors. Last to go in a 24-horse tie breaker with McLain Ward holding the first and second positions, Kraut and Jubilee shaved fractions off of the leading time to win in a dramatic finish. The second week of...

Show Jumping Riders Announced for $100,000 Trump Invitational

by Equestrian Sport Productions | 12/27/2012 11:46:54 AM

Wellington, FL - December 26, 2012 - Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) announces that the riders for the $100,000 Trump Invitational, held at The Show Jumping Riders Announced for $100,000 Trump Invitational The riders that will be invited to compete in the inaugural $100,000 Trump Invitational are: From the United States: Kent Farrington Laura Kraut Reed Kessler Mclain Ward Lauren Hough Katie Dinan Brianne Goutal Christine McCrea Saer Coulter Charlie Jayne Candice King Margie Engle Jessica...

Mark Bluman and G&C Blue Blaze to Victory in $33,000 G&C Farm 1.45m Classic at Holiday and Horses

by Lauren Fisher for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 12/1/2012 8:37:19 AM

Mark Bluman and G&C Blue (© ManciniPhotos) Wellington, FL - Mark Bluman (COL) and Gustavo Mirabal's G&C Blue earned an exciting victory in Friday's $33,000 G&C Farm 1.45m Classic at Equestrian Sport Production's Holiday and Horses competition. With their first win in a ROLEX FEI World Ranking Class, the pair beat out Lauren Hough (USA) and Ohlala with a lightning fast round. G&C Sacramento, owned by Anabel Simon and ridden by Luis Larrazabal (VEN), finished third....

Megan MacPherson Rides to Victory in North American Junior Flat Equitation Championship to Kick Off Capital Challenge Equitation Weekend

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 9/29/2012 11:58:42 PM

Champion Megan MacPherson and reserve champion Hannah von Heidegger with Caraneen Smith of Bigeq.com (Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. ) Upper Marlboro, MD – The Capital Challenge Horse Show opened up competition today at the Show Place Arena. This is the first day of the Capital Challenge Equitation Championship Weekend, presented by Bigeq.com. The Capital Challenge Horse Show runs through Sunday, October 7. The North American Junior Flat Equitation Championship is a fun and competitive class...

Lilly Ulrich and Montenegro Triumph Winning Grand Junior Hunter Championship at 66th Buffalo International Horse Show

by Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 9/16/2012 11:11:24 PM

Lilly Ulrich and Monetenegro garnered the Grand Junior Hunter Championship at the 66th Buffalo International Horse Show. (Kendall Bierer/PMG) Buffalo, NY - The final day of the 66th Buffalo International Horse Show got underway this morning at the Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center. The day was filled with fierce competition as horse and rider combinations vied for the top honors in their respective divisions. The Junior, Pony and Children's Hunter divisions concluded their second day of...

Olympians and Celebrities Meet at 37th Annual Hampton Classic

by Classic Communications | 9/4/2012 2:30:12 PM

Kent Farrington won the $250,000 FTI Grand Prix and FEI World Cup™ Qualifier (Parker/Russell-The Book LLC) Bridgehampton, NY - Kent Farrington took top honors in the $250,000 FTI Grand Prix and FEI World Cup™ Qualifier, the grand finale of the 37th Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show. As always, the show featured international show jumpers, elegant show hunters, celebrities and more. With more than 10,000 fans watching, Farrington, of Chicago, IL, and Voyeur were the first in the jump-off,...