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Jennifer Alfano and Jersey Boy Win High Performance Reserve Championship at Capital Challenge Horse Show

by Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | Oct 10, 2011, 9:00 PM

Jennifer Alfano and Jersey Boy win the High Performance Hunters Reserve Championship at the Capital Challenge Horse Show. Photo By: Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. Buffalo, NY - SBS Farms returned home yesterday from the prestigious Capital Challenge Horse Show held in Marlboro, MD. The event has seen some of the most respected riders of the industry showing for the top honors in the competitive hunter divisions. SBS Farms' professional rider and trainer Jennifer Alfano and Jersey Boy captured...

Intercollegiate Horse Show Association Executive Director Robert E. Cacchione Named to Gentlemen’s Committee of 128th Alltech National Horse Show

by L.A. Pomeroy, IHSA Media Liaison | Oct 10, 2011, 8:58 PM

Fairfield, CT -- Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) executive director Robert E. Cacchione has accepted an invitation to join the Gentlemen’s Committee of the most prestigious indoor horse show in American history, the 128th annual Alltech National Horse Show, November 2-6, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. Cacchione’s role on the Gentlemen’s Committee caps a brilliant year of recognition for his dedication to intercollegiate horse sport, accepting the U.S....

First Glimpse of the Venue in Guadalajara

by Joanie Morris | Oct 10, 2011, 6:35 PM

Guadalajara Day 2 : Happy Columbus Day to everyone at home! We are trotting along swimmingly here in Mexico – never a dull moment in thus constantly changing place. We had breakfast this morning with Mauricio Guererra, the competition manager for Equestrian, and got up to speed on all the things that going on in our sport here in Guadalajara. There are some changes, but flexibility is key at any Games so we are rolling with it. We met up with Kerri Macgregor, the Chef d'Mission from...

Behind the Scenes at the 2011 Dansko Fair Hill International

by 2011 Dansko Fair Hill International | Oct 10, 2011, 10:56 AM

The 2011 Dansko Fair Hill International and USEF CCI2* and CCI3* National Championships are set to get underway in two days with Wednesday's first Horse Inspection. Be sure to keep up with all the goings-on behind the scenes at: http://fairhillinternational.blogspot.com/

Samantha Schaefer Triumphs in 2011 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals-East

by Lauren Fisher for USEF | Oct 9, 2011, 10:00 PM

Gladstone, NJ – The 2011 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals-East concluded on Sunday afternoon with an exciting victory for 18-year-old Samantha Schaefer of Westminster, MD. Showing over two beautiful autumn days at the USET Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, NJ, eighty-four hopefuls came out to show this weekend in the 30th annual competition. Schaefer earned the win with high scores across the board in a head-to-head final four jump-off. Judges Jimmy Lee and...

Championship Action Wraps Up on Final Day of California Dressage Society Championships

by Jennifer Keeler, Yellow Horse Marketing | Oct 9, 2011, 9:00 PM

Final championship ribbons were presented Sunday in Rancho Murieta, CA, for the 44th Annual California Dressage Society Championship Show presented by HorseShow.com, in conjunction with the CDS Young Horse Futurity (including the Cal-Bred Futurity), the Great American Insurance Group/USDF Region 7 Dressage Championships, and the Great American Insurance Group/USDF Breeders Championships West Coast Series Final. Jaye Cherry & "Santana" win the CDS Horse of the Year title for Open Training...

Landed...

by Joanie Morris | Oct 9, 2011, 8:00 PM

We have landed at the 2011 Pan American Games. Well four of us have. Jim Wolf, the Chef d'Mission, Christy Baxter the world's most organized executive assistant, Doug Hannum, stable manager to the stars, and me, Joanie Morris - I'm the press officer. I hope you don't get tired of hearing from me. I will be (attempting) to use twitter, press releases, the USEF Network so choose your poison and keep up to speed with what the teams are up to. We are getting the lay of the land,...

Victoria Colvin Sweeps Junior Hunters, Rides Ovation to Grand Junior Hunter Championship at Capital Challenge Horse Show

by Jennifer Wood Media Inc. | Oct 9, 2011, 7:00 PM

Upper Marlboro, MD - The Capital Challenge Horse show wrapped up another year of fantastic competition today and finished with younger junior and children's hunters. Victoria Colvin swept the junior hunter awards today by winning all four tricolors. She and Scott Stewart's Ovation were awarded the Grand Junior Hunter Championship sponsored by Lochmoor Stables/Mindy and Greg Darst, while the Grand Children's Hunter Championship went to Rosebud and Audrey Layman. The Capital Challenge...

2011 Platinum Performance/USEF Talent Search Finals-East Sunday Results

by 2011 Platinum Performance/USEF Talent Search Finals | Oct 9, 2011, 6:00 PM

Results After Phases 1,2 & 3 Final Four and Best Horse Results

Boyd Martin and Otis Barbotiere Jump Immaculately to Land in the Top 15 at the Boekelo CCI3*

by Helen Murray | Oct 9, 2011, 12:00 PM

Lexington, KY - Boyd Martin carried the torch for the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team on the final day of the Boekelo CCI3*. Riding Otis Barbotiere and Remington XXV, Martin (West Grove, PA) produced two top 35 results in his first attempt at the Dutch premiere CCI3*. Boyd Martin and Otis Barbotiere (StockImageServices.com) Jumping first on Remington XXV, owned by Henley House Stables, Martin had rails at fence seven and the first element of the combination at 11 adding eight faults. They...