Category Archives: Show Jumping

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Holsteiner, Belgian Warmblood and Oldenburg Studbooks Clinch Gold at Lanaken

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The Holsteiner mare Con Cara, with Germany’s Toni Hassmann in the saddle, on her way to victory in the Five-Year-Old division. Photo: FEI/Dirk Caremans.

Lanaken (BEL), 30 September 2012 – Horses from the Holsteiner, Belgian Warmblood and Oldenburg Studbooks claimed gold at the FEI World Jumping Championships for Young Horses 2012 which drew to a close at Domein Zangersheide in Lanaken, near Maastricht, Belgium today.

Open to Five, Six and Seven Year Olds, this event has established itself as a milestone in the careers of many champions, and an important conclusion to the breeding season for stud-owners and horse-producers from all around the globe. It has developed into a hugely popular star-spotting occasion at which not just the winning horses, their breeders and riders gain status with a prestigious world title, but the best breeding lines of the present, and the future, are also identified.

Entry is free to the public, and huge numbers attend this annual celebration of the horse where they get the opportunity to compare the merit of the up-and-coming generation of equine stars.  Today they enjoyed warm and pleasant weather conditions as the best of the best battled it out for the medals in each of the three categories.

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*Featured/Spotlights, Awards, Competitions, Events, Phelps Media Group, Show Jumping

Shane Sweetnam Garners 2012 Hagyard Challenge Series Leading Rider Award

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Shane Sweetnam was awarded the Leading Rider Award for his high score of 870 points during the 2012 Hagyard Challenge Series

Lexington, KY – September 28, 2012 – It was a thrilling $50,000 World Cup Qualifier at the Kentucky National Horse Show as 41 competitors gathered at the Rolex Stadium for their last chance to take the top honors and the highly coveted Leading Rider Award for the 2012 Hagyard Challenge Series. It was Shane Sweetnam who held on to his solid lead at the top of the standings for the 2012 Hagyard Challenge Series.

Consisting of seven grand prix classes held during the 2012 show series at the Kentucky Horse Park, the Hagyard Challenge Series, sponsored by the Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, offers a $50,000 Leading Rider Award. Sweetnam stepped forward to receive the award during the World Cup Qualifier at the Kentucky National Horse Show.

During the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show, Sweetnam piloted Solerina to the first place finish in the $10,000 Hagyard Welcome Stake, and also picked up the first place award with his other mount, Amaretto D’Arco, during the $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic on August 24, 2012. Sweetnam captured the lead with 830 points, and added an additional 40 to his cumulative score to win the prize money.

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Events, Hunter/Equitation, Phelps Media Group, Show Jumping, Training/Clinics

George Morris Returns to the BTRC This November for Educational Seminar

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George H. Morris will conduct an educational clinic at the Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center November 9-11, 2012. Photo By: Lauren Fisher

Buffalo, NY – September 28, 2012 – The Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center (BTRC) is pleased to announce that their annual educational clinic with the renowned George H. Morris will take place the weekend of November 9, 10, and 11, 2012. This educational seminar is part of the USHJA Trainer Certification Program.

Held at the BTRC facility in Buffalo, NY, 24 riders will have the opportunity to partake in this event by participating in three groups of eight riders (Intermediate, Advanced, Jumper). The spots for the clinic filled up immediately; however, auditor spots are still available to gain knowledge from the esteemed Morris through observation, and a waiting list is available for riders should a spot become available.

Spots are available for auditors at $75 per person per day or $200 for all three days. Applications for auditing are available by contacting the Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center at (716) 877-9295.

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Awards, Competitions, Events, Phelps Media Group, Show Jumping

Dyer Equestrian Leading Lady Rider Award at American Gold Cup Goes to Olympian Beezie Madden

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LeeAnne Colamarino and Erin Krasner award Beezie Madden the Dyer Equestrian Leading Lady Rider Award. Photo by Parker/Russell-The Book LLC

North Salem, NY – September 28, 2012 – Beezie Madden earned the Dyer Equestrian Leading Lady Rider Award at the American Gold Cup. With Cortes “C,” Madden clinched the award by earning fourth place in both the $50,000 American Gold Cup Qualifier and another fourth place prize in the $200,000 American Gold Cup.

Madden certainly deserves the honors. She is a three-time Olympian and two-time Olympic Gold Medalist. She is the winner of multiple Grand Prix events, including the American Gold Cup. In 2004, Madden was the first woman in the sport of show jumping to pass the one million dollar mark in winnings.

Equestrian LLC, a retailer of premium equestrian apparel for women and children, introduces a fresh, fashion forward approach to the equestrian market while maintaining the heritage that defines equestrian sport. The name Dyer was inspired by the founders’ first horses, Dylan and Ernie. It was those first horses that brought Dyer’s founders, LeeAnne Colamarino and Erin Krasner, together and cultivated their love of equestrian sport and equestrian fashions. Dyer offers high fashion garments that focus on fit, cutting edge fabric technologies and strategically placed details designed to enhance the functionality of the garment.

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It’s Six-Time Gold for Brazil at FEI Americas and South American Jumping Championships

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(L to R) Brazilian silver medallists Equipe Amarela, the gold medal winning Equipe Verde from Brazil and Argentina's Equipe Azul who took the bronze. Photo: FEI/Luis Iarcherski.

Passo Fundo (BRA), 25 September 2012 – Brazilian riders were in formidable form at the FEI Americas and South American Jumping Championships 2012 on their home turf in Passo Fundo when scooping all the team gold medals and three of the four individual titles on offer.  Chile’s Alexandre Imschenetzky was the only one to break their grip when topping the Pre-Junior Individual Championship in which the host nation had to settle for bronze.

The busy event took place at the Centro Hipico e Haras MD in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil last weekend.  It is more than a decade since Championships of this calibre were last hosted by the Brazilian National Federation, so there was great excitement in the lead-up to the event, especially after the very successful 2011 Championships which took place in Guayquil, Eduador.  It was there that 15 year old Venezuelan, Emanuel Andrade, really put himself on the map before sweeping the Junior Jumping Award at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida, USA, earlier this year, taking the Low Junior Jumping title at the CSI 3-Star in Kentucky, USA and challenging strongly at the FEI World Jumping Challenge Final on home soil in Caracas before winning this summer’s Atlanta Classic.

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Olympian Reed Kessler Awarded Parlanti Leading Rider at American Gold Cup

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Parlanti Leading Rider Reed Kessler and Mika. Photo by Parker/Russell-The Book LLC

North Salem, NY – September 27, 2012 – Parlanti Custom Riding Boots was pleased to present the American Gold Cup Leading Rider Award to Reed Kessler. The award honors included a pair of boots from the popular Parlanti Passion line of products.

Reed Kessler is more than deserving of accolades and this special award at the American Gold Cup. Kessler, at only 18 years old, was the youngest person in show jumping history to compete in the Olympic Games when she participated in the 2012 Olympic Games aboard her mare Cylana. With nearly 40 show jumping wins since 2009, including the US Show Jumping National Championship, Kessler is one of the most important talents in the show jumping arena today.

At the American Gold Cup Kessler earned a fourth place prize in the $7,500 1.40 and a fifth place in the $35,000 Double H Farm Jumper Championship both aboard Onisha and second place in the $50,000 American Gold Cup Qualifier and 10th in the $200,000 American Gold Cup riding Mika.

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Competitions, Equine Assisted Therapy, Events, Hunter/Equitation, Maclay, National Horse Show, Phelps Media Group, Show Jumping

Luke Olsen Earns Top Slot in Upcoming ASPCA Maclay Finals at Alltech National Horse Show

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Luke Olsen piloted Sports Talk to the Regional 2 ASPCA Maclay Regionals 22nd place. Anne Gittins Photography

Buffalo, NY – September 26, 2012 – The ASPCA Alfred B. Maclay Regionals are one of the most highly anticipated events of the Fall Circuit. After months of preparation and qualification, the top junior riders gather at the prominent Regionals for the chance to succeed and qualify for the notorious Finals. SBS Farms working student Luke R. Olsen is one of the few who has paved the way to his chance to battle the best at the Alltech National Horse Show in only one short month, riding to the 22nd position during the Region 1 ASPCA Maclay Regionals.

It has been a winding road to success for Olsen. His grandmother, Mary Walsh, was the only hunt seat rider to ever make the Good Hands Finals when it was open to both Saddle Seat and Hunt Seat riders in the 1940s. Her talent and passion for horses has been a source of roots in Olsen’s life, fostering the same love of the equestrian sport.

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Championships, Competitions, Events, FEI, Show Jumping

Swiss Take Team Title, While Belgians Bag Individual Gold and Silver

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(Left to right) - silver medallist Danny Stappaerts (BEL), gold medallist Jean-Jacques Lorquet (BEL) and Bulgaria’s Gunter Orschel who claimed bronze. Photo: FEI/Rob Smith

Dinard (FRA), 24 September 2012 – Switzerland claimed team gold, while Belgian riders clinched two of the three Individual medals on offer at the FEI European Jumping Championships for Veterans 2012 staged in Dinard, France.

Open to female riders of 45 years and older, and male competitors of 49 and above, these Championships are restricted to senior athletes who have not competed at CSI 2-Star events and upwards in the current year, and who have not jumped over 1.30m this season. Horses must be six years old and over, and the maximum height of obstacles over the three days of competition is 1.25m.

The 2012 fixture took place at Dinard Equestrian Centre which has hosted many of the world’s top riders including legends such as Pierre Durand from France and Brazil’s Nelson Pessoa along with British stars Michael and John Whitaker. International riders Fabrice Lyon and Constance Menard are coaches at the equestrian centre, and Fabrice shared the post of Event Director for the Championships alongside Philippe Balsan.

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Competitions, Dressage, Events, Hunter/Equitation, Show Jumping

Mahan Farm’s Annual Beat the Heat Horse Show

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* Dressage, Jumpers, & Combined Training
* October 6th, 2012
* Judge: Tina Drake “R”

Tina Drake earned her “R” certification in 1994 & has completed most of the process to become an “S” judge.  She studied under Anders Lundgren & Jessica Ransehousen.  Over the years Tina has progressed through the USDF programs through the silver medal level.  She was working towards gold when she unfortunately lost her FEI horse.  Tina has been judging for over 20 years.

Where:
Mahan Farm
8150 Mahan Drive
Please use Miles Johnson entrance
GPS: Sarawood Lane
Tallahassee, FL 32309
Gates directly across the street

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First Annual Aiken Harvest Classic Horse Show Just Weeks Away

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Kathy Nofsinger and Patti Brantley, Live Oak Hounds and Arnold Bloom, Aiken Hounds. Shawn McMillen photo

September 25th, 2012 – Fall is officially here and the first annual Aiken Harvest Classic Horse Show is just a few weeks away.  This brand new event will take place in Aiken, SC at Highfields Event Center and will be produced by Equus Events, Inc. and J. P. Godard.  This year’s feature classes include a $1,000 Pony Hunter Derby Sponsored by Reflections Farm, a $1,000 Children’s/Adult Hunter Derby sponsored by Dietrich and Company Equine Insurance, and the $5,000 Aiken Jumper Derby sponsored by JRS Construction.  The Jumper Derby will be a unique class that will have a “jump off” style format but will include more natural style obstacles and a slightly longer course. The Pony and Children’s/Adult Derbies will be modeled after today’s popular International Hunter Derbies featuring a classic round and a handy hunter round with many natural obstacles, long flowing lines, and option jumps.  All derby winners will receive a special jacket and a cooler presented by English Riding Supply.

Many thanks to Reflections Farm, Dietrich and Company Equine Insurance, and JRS Construction for their gracious sponsorship of these exciting new classes.

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