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Platinum Performance/USHJA Hunter Week Concludes at Kentucky Horse Park

by Edited Press Release from the United States Hunter Jumper Association | 8/19/2019 2:44:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – It was a week to remember as champions were crowned in the Platinum Performance / United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) Green Hunter Incentive Championships and International Hunter Derby. Noah and Sara Taylor Shine in the 3'6"/3'9" Platinum Performance/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championship Sara Taylor and Noah Wowing the judges with their precision and handiness, Sara Taylor (Marshall, Va.) and Noah, Ingrid Avera’s nine-year-old Warmblood...

Berget Rides to 2018 USEF Saddle Seat Medal Final Win

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 11/10/2018 5:48:00 PM

Kansas City, Mo. – The top saddle seat equitation riders in the U.S. faced a rigorous challenge on Saturday, November 10, as they competed for top honors in the USEF Saddle Seat Medal Final at the United Professional Horseman’s Association (UPHA)/American Royal National Championship Horse Show . Twelve of the 18 horse-and-rider combinations in the preliminary ride-offs were called back for the final round of competition by judges Sandy Sessink (Elyria, Ohio), Nancy Troutman (Salem,...

Upton Claims Back-to-Back USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final Titles

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 7/6/2017 2:03:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. - A field of 18 competitors vying for the 2017 USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final title kicked off the evening session at the Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show on Wednesday, July 5. Following the competitive field's display of equitation skills, 28-year-old Reagan Upton was named the 2017 USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final Champion. She became only the second person to be a two-time champion of the Final and the first ever back-to-back champion. Upton...

Macey Miles and Harlem's Wild and Wonderful Earn Triple Crown of Saddle Seat Equitation after Claiming the 2016 USEF Saddle Seat Medal Final presented by Elisabeth M. Goth

by Dana Rossmeier | 11/12/2016 11:08:00 PM

Kansas City, Mo. - Few have won the Triple Crown of Saddle Seat Equitation. Now, Macey Miles and Harlem's Wild and Wonderful join the coveted list of Triple Crown winners. They earned this feat after taking the 2016 USEF Saddle Seat Medal Final presented by Elisabeth M. Goth at the United Professional Horsemen's Association (UPHA) American Royal National Championship Horse Show on Saturday. The Triple Crown of Saddle Seat Equitation includes winning the UPHA Senior Challenge Cup, the...

Will Simpson and The Dude are Dynamite in the Markel Insurance 1.40m Grand Prix

by Blenheim EquiSports | 9/2/2016 9:52:09 AM

Will Simpson and The Dude, owned by Nicole Walker (CapturedMomentPhoto.com) Del Mar, Calif. - Today's $25,000 Markel Insurance 1.40m Grand Prix in Del Mar was truly tremendous sport. Some superb horse and rider pairs came to compete, 52 in total, with veteran pair Will Simpson and The Dude (Nicole Walker, owner) taking the win in a 14 horse jump-off. Californian native Mavis Spencer rode Disco Lady (owned by Neil Jones Equestrian) to the win in the Interactive Mortgage U25 qualifier. Having...

Arabian Horses In the City - Taking Center Stage at the Rolex Central Park Horse Show

by Central Park Horse Show | 8/15/2016 2:02:37 PM

New York, N.Y. - The Arabian Horse Association (AHA), Aljassmiya Farm and the Rolex Central Park Horse Show (RCPHS) are proud to present the 2nd Annual Arabian U.S. Open on Wednesday evening, September 21, 2016, at the Rolex Central Park Horse Show. The Rolex Central Park Horse Show runs September 21-25, 2016, at Wollman Rink in Central Park. Arabian horses will take center stage opening night of the show. The athleticism and diversity of the breed will be shown through a variety of classes....

Rebecca Hart Participates in PBS Broadcast of "A Capitol Fourth"

by Phelps Media Group | 7/14/2016 5:05:47 PM

Washington, D.C. - While many American families were busy grilling and lighting sparklers on July 4, Paralympian Rebecca Hart participated in PBS's live broadcast "A Capitol Fourth," to celebrate the 240th birthday of the United States Rebecca Hart and Schroeter's Romani (Phelps Media Group) of "It was a huge honor to be invited, and to participate and represent the United States Olympic Committee," Hart explained. "It was an amazing experience and it was very nice to have paralympians...

Update on Eventing and Reining Championships at the 2015 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North

by From the NAJYRC | 7/4/2015 2:30:35 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The Organizing Committee of the 2015 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC) has announced that due to insufficient international entries, both the CH-Y 2* USEA North American Young Rider Individual and Team Eventing Championship and the SmartPak North American Junior and Young Rider Team and Individual Reining Championships are unable to be held. Following the close of Nominated Entries, the FEI requirement of at...

Lauren Hough Wins Opening GP in Geneva

by Andrew Minnick | 12/11/2014 4:44:31 PM

Lauren Hough (screenshot from the live stream at www.chi-geneve.ch/) After a fifith place finish earlier in the day with Royalty Des Isles, Lauren Hough (Wellington, Fla.) guided Ohlala to a win in the Credit Suisse Grand Prix. Their 35.45s time in the jump off was nearly a full second faster than runners up Ludger Beerbaum (GER) and Chaman. While excited about the win, Lauren acknowledged on Facebook that the day was not a happy one for international show jumping. " A bittersweet win today in...

Symphony of Horses Highlights UPHA Chapter 14 Spring Premiere Horse Show

by Brian Sosby | 4/5/2007 9:25:00 AM

Lexington, KY—United Professional Horsemen’s Association (UPHA) Chapter 14 will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its Spring Premiere Horse Show by bringing back the Symphony of Horses. The Spring Premiere will begin Tuesday, April 17, with the Symphony of Horses set for Friday, April 20, at the Eastern States Exposition Center in West Springfield, MA. The Symphony of Horses will feature a line-up of American Saddlebreds, Hackney Ponies, Morgans and Friesians performing to The Best of Boston...