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Kathleen Raine and Breanna Triumph in the FEI Grand Prix Special at the Rancho Valencia Dressage Affaire CDI-YJ3*

by Lindsay McCall for HorseGirlTV.com | 3/10/2013 6:59:31 PM

Kathleen Raine with Breanna (Lindsay McCall for HorseGirlTV.com) Del Mar, CA - Accuracy, elasticity, and quality describe the championship rides in Saturday’s 2013 Rancho Valencia Dressage Affaire CDI-YJ3*. Steffen Peters and Dutch Warmblood, Vaya Con Dios, earned the FEI Intermediaire I Test championship solidifying the dressage partnership for this past show jumper. Twenty year-old Amelia Child and Veto garnered the win in the FEI Young Rider Individual Test adding a top score to her...

Devin Ryan and Calissandro win the $35,000 CWD Grand Prix to close out Week IV in Gulfport

by Classic Communications | 3/4/2013 5:18:34 PM

Devin Ryan and Calissandro tackle the CWD obstacle on a course designed by Olympic designer Steve Stephens in yesterday's $35,000 CWD Grand Prix in Gulfport (Flashpoint Photography) Gulfport, MS - CWD sponsored rider Devin Ryan from Long Valley, New Jersey aboard his own Calissandro, won the $35,000 CWD Grand Prix yesterday at the Gulf Coast Winter Classic in Gulfport, Mississippi. Calissandro is a nine year old American-bred Holsteiner by Conejo purchased as a two year old by Ryan. Ryan has...

Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum and Malou Top an Impressive Jump-Off to Win the $50,000 HITS Grand Prix, Presented by Zoetis

by HITS Communications | 3/4/2013 4:39:13 PM

After riding to second in last week’s Sunday grand prix, Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum and Malou found their way to the top spot in yesterday’s $50,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis, at HITS Thermal (Flying Horse Photography) Thermal, CA - The $50,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis, won’t be easily forgotten. Fifty-five top horse-and-rider combinations took to Brazilian course designer Marina Azevedo’s course Sunday afternoon and 10 of the most competitive made it to one...

Team USA Wins $75,000 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Presented by G&C Farm

by Lauren Fisher and Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/2/2013 3:59:21 AM

Beezie Madden and Simon (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - The powerhouse U.S. show jumping team of Kent Farrington, Reed Kessler, Laura Kraut, and Beezie Madden earned victory in Friday night's $75,000 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ presented by G&C Farm, at the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL. Teams representing seven different countries participated in the evening's competition with a win for Team USA over Canada in second and Germany in third. Week...

Carento and Louise Serio Top Equine Tack and Nutritionals First Year Green Working Hunters

by Lauren Fisher and Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 3/1/2013 7:59:30 AM

Carento and Louise Serio (Anne Gittins Photography) Wellington, FL - Louise Serio and Carento made their debut in the Equine Tack and Nutritionals First Year Green Working Hunters to much success during week eight of the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF), sponsored by G&C Farm. Serio piloted the seven-year-old Holsteiner gelding, owned by Sherri Crawford, to a division championship after placing sixth under saddle and jumping to third and first places over fences on day...

Tracy Fenney and MTM Timon Return to the Top at HITS Ocala with a Win in the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, Presented by Zoetis

by HITS Communications | 2/22/2013 1:25:26 PM

Tracy Fenney and MTM Timon soar to a win in the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis, to kick off Week VI of grand prix competition at HITS Ocala (ESI Photography) Ocala, FL – Tracy Fenney of Flower Mound, Texas rode to a HITS Ocala hat trick with MTM Farm’s MTM Timon today, picking up her third grand prix win of the winter circuit. She and the13-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding that carried her to three top-twenty finishes in the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Pfizer $1 Million...

Katie Dinan and Glory Days Win $15,000 Artisan Farms Young Rider Grand Prix

by Lauren Fisher and Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/16/2013 10:16:36 AM

Katie Dinan and Glory Days (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - Nineteen-year-old Katie Dinan and her brand new horse Glory Days were victorious in Friday night's $15,000 Artisan Farms Young Rider Grand Prix, presented by Dutta Corporation in association with Guido Klatte, during week six of the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF). In a nine-horse jump-off, Dinan and Glory Days won over Wilton Porter aboard Radio City and Adam Prudent riding Jack Daniels. Week six, sponsored by...

Lori Sawyer-Lyons Has a Blue Ribbon Finish Aboard Senna M in Ariat National Adult Medal

by Lauren Fisher and Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 2/9/2013 8:53:26 AM

Lori Sawyer-Lyons and Senna M (Anne Gittins Photography) Wellington, FL - Lori Sawyer-Lyons edged out the competition to win the Ariat National Adult Medal class during week five of competition for the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF). Sawyer-Lyons, of Fort Lauderdale, FL, rode Jimmy Torano's Senna M to first place. Sawyer-Lyons had a narrow margin of victory in a competitive class with the top three finishing only one tenth of a point apart. Sawyer-Lyons and Senna M...

Teirra and Alise Oken Win RCG Farm High Amateur-Owner Jumper Power and Speed at FTI WEF 3

by Lauren Fisher and Laura Cardon for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 1/25/2013 8:24:44 PM

Alise Oken and Teirra (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - Twenty-one -year-old Alise Oken and Hi Hopes Farm, LLC's Teirra kicked off Friday's competition at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival with a win in the $2,500 RCG Farm High Amateur-Owner Jumper Power and Speed class in the International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). Week three of the FTI WEF runs January 23-27. The week will feature the FTI Consulting Great Charity Challenge (FTI GCC),...

Wilcox and Pikko Del Cerro HU Pick Up Another Win at the WCD Sunshine Challenge CDI3*

by Sue Weakley and Mary Adelaide Brakenridge for Phelps Media Group, Inc. Inte | 1/25/2013 2:53:11 PM

Lisa Wilcox and Pikko Del Cerro HU (Susan J. Stickle) Wellington, FL - Lisa Wilcox and Pikko Del Cerro HU scored double wins at the Wellington Classic Dressage Sunshine Challenge CDI3* with victories Friday in the Grand Prix Special and Thursday in the Grand Prix. Pikko Del Cerro HU, a 16.2 dark bay Hanoverian stallion owned by Horses Unlimited and Anne Sparks, scored 68.854% in Friday's FEI Grand Prix Special CDI3* USEF HP $1,000 sponsored by Palm Beach Equine and Sports Complex. The pair...