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U.S. Dressage Team Scores Top Results to Kick-Off Hickstead CDIO3*

by Helen Murray | Aug 2, 2013, 4:45 PM

Hickstead, England -The U.S. Dressage Team got off to a strong start at the Hickstead CDIO3* as riders scored top results in Grand Prix and Small Tour competition. Forty-six combinations performed the FEI Grand Prix Test, with the first half of the field performing their tests on Thursday and the remaining 23 riding on Friday. In the Small Tour, competitors performed the FEI Prix St. Georges Test on Thursday before returning to the International Arena on Friday for the Intermediaire I Test....

United States Jumps to Top Finishes in Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Competitions

by Helen Murray | Aug 2, 2013, 3:25 PM

Lexington, KY - The U.S. jumper’s showed their depth Friday as they earned top results in two hard-fought Furusiyya FEI Nations Cups. A team of rising stars headed to Bratislava, Slovakia and produced spectacular rounds to earn an American victory at CSIO3* Bratislava’s Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup. While a team of Nations Cup veterans jumped at the CSIO5* Hickstead, earning a second place finish in the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup of Great Britain presented by Longines. CSIO3* Bratislava...

Wrigley-Miller in 5th After Pairs Dressage at Riesenbeck CAIO

by Andrew Minnick | Aug 2, 2013, 12:59 PM

Misdee Wrigley Miller is looking to continue a successful summer competing in Europe, and she's off to a good start in Riesenback. With her team of Sam and Clemens ( can't have a much more American team name than that ), Wrigley-Miller put forth a collected effort that earned her a total score of 928.5, or 74.28%. That was good for a 5th place finish, and gives her a competition score of 41.15 heading into the Marathon on Saturday. The competition leader, Germany's Carola Diener, is...

McKayla Langmeier and Czar-Z Reign Over $5,000 NEHJA Hunter Derby in Vermont

by Starting Gat Communications | Aug 2, 2013, 12:30 PM

McKayla Langmeier guided Czar-Z to victory in the $5,000 NEHJA Hunter Derby on August 1 at the Vermont Summer Festival, held in East Dorset, VT. (David Mullinix Photography) East Dorset, VT - Thirteen-year-old McKayla Langmeier, of East Granby, CT, and Czar-Z added another hunter derby win to their record after topping the $5,000 NEHJA Hunter Derby at the Vermont Summer Festival on Thursday evening, August 1. The pair collected the first hunter derby victory of their career during the 2011...

Two-for-Two! Pablo Barrios and Zara Leandra Win $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic at Kentucky Summer Classic

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | Aug 1, 2013, 10:41 PM

Pablo Barrios and Zara Leandra (Phelps Media Group, Inc. International) Lexington, KY - Venezuelan rider Pablo Barrios is proving to be unstoppable with his talented young mare Zara Leandra. With a speedy double clear during tonight's jump-off, the duo won their third $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic. Only four horses advanced to the tiebreaker in the Rolex Stadium during the Kentucky Summer Classic, and Aaron Vale was the only other rider to leave all the fences intact a second time to...

Lisa Goldman and Centurion B Ride to the $5,000 Welcome Stake Victory at Equifest II

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | Aug 1, 2013, 9:17 PM

Lisa Goldman and Centurion B rode to the top of the Equifest II Welcome Stake this afternoon as they captured the victory in 35.029 seconds (Kendall Bierer/PMG) Wayne, IL - The Grand Prix Ring was alive with excitement as Lisa Goldman and Centurion 3 rode to the top of Equifest II's $5,000 1.40m Welcome Stake victory. Eager spectators gathered at the Lamplight Equestrian Center to watch the country's top riders compete during the $5,000 1.40m Welcome Stake, and the riders left nothing...

Washington International Horse Show CSI 3* Increases Prize Money for 2013

by Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. | Aug 1, 2013, 6:58 PM

Washington, DC - The 55th Washington International Horse Show CSI 3* (WIHS) is pleased to announce an increase in the prize money awarded this year in the open jumper and hunter divisions. WIHS will offer nearly half a million dollars in total prize money in 2013, more than a $70,000 boost from 2012! The official prize list for 2013 competition is now available online at wihs.org/prize-list/, featuring some exciting new changes to the schedule. The country's only metropolitan indoor horse...

Mark Bluman and G&C Blue Win $10,000 Not Your Daughter’s Jeans Welcome Stake for Second Consecutive Year

by Starting Gate Communication | Aug 1, 2013, 6:11 PM

East Dorset, Vermont — Mark Bluman clinched another victory in the $10,000 Not Your Daughter’s Jeans Welcome Stake, presented by Manchester Designer Outlets, with G&C Blue during week five of the Vermont Summer Festival. The pair was also victorious in the same class during the 2012 Vermont Summer Festival. Bluman was thrilled with his win, especially after he and G&C Blue, a 10-year-old selle francais gelding owned by Gustavo Mirabal of G&C Farm in Wellington, FL,...

Colvin and Inclusive Earn Overall Grand Champion Title Once Again at 2013 US Junior Hunter National Championships – East

by Kathleen Landwehr | Aug 1, 2013, 1:45 PM

Victoria Colvin and Inclusive, the 2013 US Junior Hunter National Championships – East Overall Grand Champions (ESI Photography) Lexington, KY - The best junior hunter riders on the east coast travelled to HITS on the Hudson in Saugerties, NY to compete in the 2013 US Junior Hunter National Championships – East, July 29-31. The judging panel consisting of Jeff Ayers (Sellersville, PA), Scott Fitton (Royal Palm Beach, FL), and Hap Hansen (Encinitas, CA) assessed the field of talented...

Lillie Keenan Wins USHJA/Essex Classics Hunterdon Equitation Cup at U.S. Junior Hunter National Championship – East Coast

by HITS Communications | Aug 1, 2013, 1:22 PM

Lillie Keenan and Clearway jump their way to the top of the USHJA/Essex Classics Hunterdon Cup (ESI Photography) Saugerties, NY – Lillie Keenan of New York, New York and Clearway, owned by Heritage Farm, Inc. were the ones to shine during day two of the U.S. Junior Hunter National Championship – East Coast at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, New York. The pair topped a field of 65 to win the prestigious USHJA / Essex Classics Hunterdon Equitation Cup. Keenan led the first round...