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Lindsey Tomeu and Bonapart Rule NAL Adult Jumper Final Presented by SmartPak for Second Straight Year

by Classic Communications | Oct 17, 2015, 10:40 AM

Lindsey Tomeu and Bonapart Rule NAL Adult Jumper FinalPresented by SmartPak for Second Straight Year (Al Cook - www.alcookphoto.com) Harrisburg, Pa. -- Lindsey Tomeu of Wellington, FL, rode Bonapart to victory in the $10,000 North American League (NAL) Adult Amateur Jumper Final Presented by SmartPak at the 70th Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg, PA. Tomeu and her 14-year-old, Belgian Warmblood claimed the win for the second straight year over a field of 30 finalists who earned...

Skyllar Beckel and Lyons Creek Action Take $10,000 NAL Children's Jumper Final

by Classic Communications | Oct 17, 2015, 10:32 AM

Skyllar Beckel and Lyons Creek Action Take $10,000 NAL Children's Jumper Final (Al Cook - www.alcookphoto.com) Harrisburg, Pa. - Skyllar Beckel of New Albany. OH, rode her Lyons Creek Action to victory in the $10,000 North American League (NAL) Children's Jumper Final Presented by EquiFit at the 70th Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg, PA. Seven horses out of a starting field of 30 made it through a difficult first round course to contest over the jump off round. Course designer...

Stafford Stands Atop USEF Single Horse Driving National Championship Leaderboard after Dressage Phase at Hermitage Classic CDE

by Kathleen Landwehr | Oct 16, 2015, 9:30 PM

Goshen, Ky. – A windy fall day at the Hermitage Classic CDE saw the seven drivers in the 2015 USEF Single Horse Driving National Championship perform their dressage tests. Suzy Stafford led the way with PVF Peace of Mind following the first day of competition with sights set on her first Single Horse National Champion title. For their efforts, the Ground Jury of Debbie Banfield (USA), Dr. Klaus Christ (GER), Marie de Ronde-Oudemans (NED), Marsoe LaRose (CAN), and Sarah Mullins (IRL),...

Smith and Coleman Lead after Dressage at The Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International

by USEF Communications Department | Oct 16, 2015, 5:10 PM

Elkton, Md. – The quest for National Championship titles got underway this week with two days of dressage at The Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International. Athletes from 24 states performed their tests as part of The Dutta Corp./USEF Three- and Two-Star Eventing National Championships. Tamra Smith and Mai Baum currently lead the CCI3* with a score of 38.5 while Will Coleman and Tight Lines sit atop the CCI2* leaderboard on a score of 42.5. Tamra Smith and Mai Baum (Shannon Brinkman Photo)...

Balou Performs Admirably At Pennsylvania National Horse Show

by Classic Communications | Oct 16, 2015, 10:38 AM

Balou and Lisa Arena Davis (Al Cook - www.alcookphoto.com) Harrisburg, Pa. - Balou and Lisa Arena Davis, Penfield, NY, were awarded the Amateur Owner 3'3" Grand Hunter Championship Friday at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. With consistent, high scoring trips of 86 and 87 points over the two days of competition, Davis and Balou, an 11 year old Warmblood gelding, were able to win not only her age division, Amateur Owner 3'3" Riders 18-35 Years of Age Championship, but the Amateur...

Mandli Pilots Celina To Victory in $34,000 Keystone Classic

by Classic Communications | Oct 16, 2015, 10:29 AM

Beat Mandli aboard Celina (Al Cook - www.alcookphoto.com) Harrisburg, Pa. -- The featured event of the evening was the $34,000 Keystone Classic, a Longines World Ranking class, time first round speed format with fences set at 1.45 meters. A field of 16 horse and rider combinations took to the ring to see who could run the fastest over a course of 15 obstacles. It was a speed duel between Swiss rider Beat Mandli with Celina, owned by Grant Road Partners, who had a fault free performance over the...

Lucador Is Perfection At The Pennsylvania National Horse Show

by Classic Communications | Oct 15, 2015, 2:02 PM

Lucador and Scott Stewart (Al Cook - www.alcookphoto.com) Harrisburg, Pa. - When Dr. Betsee Parker's 7 year-old German Oldenburg gelding Lucador enters the show ring it is almost a certainty that he will exit with a top ribbon. That premise held true at the 70th Anniversary Pennsylvania National Horse Show. Lucador and rider Scott Stewart swept the Regular Conformation Hunter Division with four class wins out of the six classes contested. For winning the division, Lucador received the...

Everything you always wanted to know about horses in one place!

by EQUUS Foundation | Oct 15, 2015, 11:24 AM

Horses are extraordinary - as athletes and as humanitarians - that is the message of the virtual Horse Stars Hall of Fame established by the EQUUS Foundation and the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) in 2013 to celebrate the extraordinary talent of horses and the magical bond between horses and people. Now, not only can you read stories the stories of amazing horses - there's more. The new interactive "Learn More About Horses" component features: * Explore Horses - learn more about...

The Dutta Corp./USEF Three and Two-Star Eventing National Championships Set to Begin at The Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International

by USEF Communications Department | Oct 14, 2015, 5:09 PM

Elkton, Md. – Eventing will take center stage this weekend at The Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International as athletes gather from across the country to contest The Dutta Corp./USEF Three-and Two-Star Eventing National Championships. The event kicked off today as 74 CCI2* competitors and 57 CCI3* competitors passed the first horse inspection. Marilyn Little and RF West Indie (Shannon Brinkman Photography) Competition gets underway tomorrow with the first day of dressage, beginning at 8:30 a.m....

U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Trial Participants Announced

by USEF Communications Department | Oct 14, 2015, 1:05 PM

Lexington, Ky. - The nation's top saddle seat riders will compete at William Woods University in Fulton, Mo., on December 5, in hopes of earning a spot on the 2016 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team. The Saddle Seat World Cup consists of six team members selected for both the three-gaited and five-gaited sections of rail and pattern work. Athletes selected will represent the United States in July 2016 during the International Saddle Seat World Cup competition held in South Africa. The Saddle...