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Eve Jobs and Quickley 3 Take Top Spot in Medium Amateur-Owner/Junior Jumpers at Kentucky Spring Horse Show

by Phelps Media Group | 5/13/2016 11:13:36 PM

Eve Jobs and Quickley 3 took the top spot in the Medium Amateur-Owner/Junior Jumpers during day three of the Kentucky Spring Horse Show. (Sarah Harper/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - Eve Jobs and Quickley 3 had a strong debut Friday on day three of the Kentucky Spring Horse Show, besting a field of 31 in the Medium Amateur-Owner/Junior Jumpers in a time of 52.038 seconds. Dana Wille and Olympus were close behind Jobs with a second place finish in 52.104 seconds. From the start, Jobs made a...

Three for Three: Lamaze Tops $35,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 4

by Equestrian Sport Production News | 2/4/2016 5:38:33 PM

Eric Lamaze and Check Picobello Z (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Week four of the 2016 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) continued on Thursday with a win for Eric Lamaze (CAN) and Check Picobello Z in the $35,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 4. The win marks three in a row for Lamaze in this year's Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Series, with victories in weeks two and three aboard Rosana du Park. WEF 4, sponsored by Ariat®, runs February 3-7, 2016, at the Palm Beach...

Jennifer Alfano Takes 1-2 Finish With Jersey Boy and Miss Lucy in $15,000 USHJA Hunter Derby at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show

by Lauren Baker for Phelps Media Group Inc. International | 5/10/2015 11:50:19 PM

Jennifer Alfano and Jersey Boy won the $15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show (Lauren Baker/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - In the world of hunter derbies, one name always stands out: Jersey Boy. Today, the 13-year-old chestnut gelding, better known as Lewis, delivered two textbook rounds with Jennifer Alfano during the WCHR Member Event, the $15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, earning a total of 401 points to capture first place overall. Rider...

U.S. Sweeps Gold Medals at 2014 Saddle Seat World Cup

by USEF National Affiliates Department | 7/28/2014 10:41:05 AM

The Victorious U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team (Rachel Kelley) Fletcher, N.C. - On Friday, July 25 the 2014 Saddle Seat World Cup concluded with the United States repeating their 2012 performance, sweeping the top podium positions in the competition, and taking home Gold Medals in both the Three-Gaited and Five-Gaited sections. Throughout the competition, held Tuesday July 22 - Friday July 25 as part of the Blue Ridge Classic Horse Show, riders performed rail and pattern work in front of the...

Ireland's Paul O'Shea and Primo De Revel Capture $75,000 Equestrian Estates Planning Group Grand Prix at Silver Oak Jumper Tournament

by Rebecca Walton for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 8/11/2013 10:02:09 PM

Paul O'Shea and Primo de Revel Win$75,000 Equestrian Estates Planning Group Grand Prix at Silver Oak (Tammy Hardy) Hampton Falls, NH - The inaugural edition of the Silver Oak Jumper Tournament drew to a close on Sunday, under gorgeous sunny skies, low humidity and perfect temperatures in mid 70's. The fantastic weather put an exclamation point on what can only be described as an extraordinary debut for what certainly will become one of the nation's premier show jumping extravaganzas. A...

Emily Bickford and KEC Kool Kat Win $10,000 Fieldstone 3'3" Hunter Derby On Final Day of Plymouth Rock Classic

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 6/24/2013 10:29:50 AM

Sarah Tyndall and Jack Black (Phelps Media Group, Inc. International) Halifax, MA - The Plymouth Rock Hunter/Jumper Classic ended today with the much-anticipated $10,000 Fieldstone 3'3" Hunter Derby and both the Child and Adult Hunter Classics. The derby has always been both a competitor and crowd favorite at the Fieldstone Show Park in Halifax, MA, and today's class was no exception. Riding to two impressive scores and the blue ribbon in the derby were Emily Bickford and KEC Kool Kat....

Germany Triumphs with First FEI nations Cup Eventing Series Win

by FEI Communications | 10/15/2012 11:19:13 AM

Victory in the final leg at Boekelo (NED) clinched the overall win for Germany in the first FEI Nations Cup Eventing (left to right): Michael Jung, Bettina Hoy, Julia Krajewski and Ingrid Klimke with Chef d'Equipe Hans Melzer (Jon Stroud/FEI) The German team produced yet another first-rate performance to win at Boekelo (NED), the final leg of the inaugural FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing, and rounded off what has been an outstanding year for the country’s senior riders with a comfortable...

Jeffery Welles and Laracon Race to Win in $12,000 Speed Derby at The Jumper Classic®

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | 8/11/2012 7:33:49 PM

Jeffery Welles and Laracon (Tammy Hardy Photography) Hampton Falls, NH – There were four exciting show jumping classes hosted Saturday at The Jumper Classic®, presented by Fidelity Investments® and Audi of America. In the $12,000 Speed Derby, Jeffery Welles of Brewster, NY, and Laracon, owned by Amanda Gunthel, were fastest for first place. Located in the beautiful town of Hampton Falls, NH, at the Silver Oak Equestrian Center, The Jumper Classic is New England’s premier...

Katie Tyler and Megan McDermott Claim Junior/Amateur-Owner Classics

by Starting Gate Communications | 7/29/2012 9:42:30 PM

Katie Tyler and Seattle 6 won the $10,000 SJHOF High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic on Sunday, July 29, at the 2012 Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT. (David Mullinix Photography) East Dorset, VT – Week four of the 2012 Vermont Summer Festival concluded on Sunday, July 29, with two exciting Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classics featured in the grand prix ring. Katie Tyler, 19, of North Kingstown, RI, rode Seattle 6 to victory in the $10,000 SJHOF High Junior/Amateur-Owner...

Michael Hughes, Lillie Keenan, and Catherine Tyree Top 2011 ASPCA Maclay Regional Championships

by Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 9/28/2011 10:12:38 AM

Wellington, FL - This weekend concluded the 2011 ASPCA Maclay Regional Championships with the final competitions held for Regions 1, 2, and 4. Championship honors were awarded to Michael Hughes, Lillie Keenan, and Catherine Tyree for their incredible rides in each of their respective regions. The talented riders also earned an invitation to the Alltech National Horse Show in Lexington, KY, to compete for the top spot among the nation's best junior riders with the 2011 ASPCA Alfred B. Maclay...