Category Archives: Show Jumping

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Inaugural Camden Winter Classic Wrap Up

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Photo by Ann Taylor. Bethel's Peri and Grace Howard capture the blue in the Fenwick Equestrian Hunter Derby. Presenting is Wilhelmina McEwan of Fenwick and Maddie Godard

Aiken, SC based Equus Events, Inc. wrapped up its inaugural Camden Winter Classic horse show on Sunday.  The show which took place February 24-26 at the South Carolina Equine Park in Camden, SC was a USEF sanctioned “A” rated event and included many exciting hunter and jumper classes.  “We are extremely excited to be back in Camden,” said show organizer J. P. Godard of Equus Events, Inc.  “The city of Camden and the South Carolina Equine Park and its staff have been extremely welcoming to us and we are looking forward to being back at the SCEP very soon.”  The SCEP has recently gone through major renovations including footing by Bob Kiser (footing consultant for the 2010 World Equestrian Games), improved stabling with rubber mats in every stall, and many other structural and cosmetic updates throughout the entire park.  They have also recently installed a new pavilion which is the perfect “party” spot or a relaxed area to watch the competition throughout the park.

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Live Oak International Celebrates 20th Anniversary with World Class Combined Driving and Exciting New FEI CSI** Show Jumping

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Mark Your Calendars for March 22-25

Chester Weber will compete at Live Oak International’s 20th Anniversary. (Photo courtesy of My Weber)

Ocala, FL (February 28, 2012) – The 2012 Live Oak International, the premier Combined Driving event in North America that attracts competitors from around the world, has added Show Jumping to their exciting weekend of competition, which will also include the USEF National Championships for Four-In-Hand horses. Celebrating their 20th Anniversary, Live Oak International will be held at the 4,500-acre picturesque Live Oak Plantation in Ocala, Florida, from March 22nd to the 25th.

Combined Driver Chester Weber, the eight-time United States National Four-In-Hand Champion and three time Silver Medalist, is based out of Live Oak and will compete at the prestigious event. “It’s hard to believe that this is the show’s 20th year, but I am proud to say that each year the event gets better and better. My sister, Juliet W. Reid, has worked hard to develop show jumping at the event, and we are pleased to once again donate proceeds to the Marion Therapeutic Riding Association.”

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*Featured/Spotlights, Competitions, Events, Kentucky Horse Shows, Phelps Media Group, Show Jumping

Kentucky Spring Horse Shows Feature US Show Jumping Team Observation Event

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Kent Farrington and Uceko won the 2011 $55,000 Mary Rena Murphy Grand Prix at the Kentucky Spring Classic. Photo: Rebecca Walton/PMG

Lexington, KY – February 28, 2012 – The Kentucky Spring Horse Shows are pleased to announce that their first week of competition, the Kentucky Spring Horse Show CSI3*, May 9-13, 2012, has been designated by USEF as a 2012 US Show Jumping Team Observation Event. The jumper highlights in the Rolex Stadium during the first week will include the $35,000 Welcome Cup on May 9th. This will be followed on Friday, May 11th by the $50,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic and on Sunday, May 13th by the $75,000 Commonwealth Grand Prix. These two major competitions are Observation Events for the US Show Jumping Team. Following the US Show Jumping Team Selection Trials in Wellington, FL in March, riders named to the long list must compete at two of the four designated observation events, one of which will be the Kentucky Spring Horse Show. In addition to the long listed riders many more top horse and rider combinations are expected to gather at the Kentucky Spring Horse Shows to vie for the winning title in these challenging events.

Chef d’Equipe George Morris commented, “I think that Kentucky is a premiere facility, they have hosted trials before, they know how to do it. It’s a lovely time of year, great footing, so it has to be a hit. The whole area is very horse friendly and very natural.”

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Classic Company, Classic Company, Competitions, Events, Hunter/Equitation, Show Jumping

Gulf Coast Winter Classic Week III

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We finished our third week in Gulfport today and wow has time zoomed by.  As of today we are half way through our Winter Circuit in Gulfport and each week seems to be getting better and better and I know it’s because of the wonderful exhibitors we have showing this year.

Next week (week 4) is our Celebration of Hunters with our USHJA International Hunter Derby on the Grand Prix Field and we also will host the “County Party” on Friday night.  You would think after the incredible party that Domino’s Pizza hosted this week with the jungle theme and great band that nothing could be better but this one is always a favorite among exhibitors too.

This week the Gulf Coast Classic Company started with ShowNet and streaming video in  the Grand Prix Field and main hunter ring.  Watch your horse or just take a look at the wonderful Grand Prix Ring in Gulfport.

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Nick Skelton Returns to Winner’s Circle in $32,000 Suncast 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic

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Lyn Pedersen and Tivoli Take Tricolor in FarmVet Amateur-Owner 36 & Over 3’3″ Hunters

Nick Skelton and Big Star. Photos © Sportfot

Wellington, FL – February 26, 2012 – The seventh week of the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival concluded today with an exciting 11 horse jump-off in the $32,000 Suncast 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic. Nick Skelton (GBR) scored yet another big win with Big Star, owned by Beverley Widdowson. Second place went to fellow British rider Ben Maher on Quiet Easy 4, owned by Mrs. Phillips, while Darragh Kerins (IRL) and S&L Slingback, owned by S&L Farm, finished third.

While week seven has concluded, week eight, sponsored by G&C Farm, will run from February 29 – March 4. The 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival has 12 weeks of competition that conclude on April 1, 2012, and they will be awarding more than $6 million in prize money through the circuit.

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Satisfaction Springs a Nice Surprise for Kutscher in Gothenburg

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Marco Kutscher and Satisfaction pictured with Magali Dubois-Vaucher from Rolex after winning the last qualifying leg of the 2011/2012 Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping Western European League series at Gothenburg, Sweden today. Photo: FEI/Roland Thunholm.

Gothenburg (SWE), 26 February 2012 – Germany’s Marco Kutscher admitted he was very pleasantly surprised when finding himself the winner of the last qualifying round of the Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping Western European League 2011/2012 series at Gothenburg, Sweden today.  “This was my first World Cup competition with this horse and my last chance to make sure that he could compete at the final in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, so I’m delighted with the way things have worked out!” the 36 year old rider said afterwards.

Second to go in a five-horse jump-off against the clock, he clinched it with the coolest of performances, and completes the 12-leg qualifying series in fourth place.  It is Frenchman, Kevin Staut, who is the leading rider at the end of the qualification season however, having competed at every event from the outset in Oslo, Norway last October and finishing third today with Le Prestige St Lois de Hus behind runner-up Ludo Philippaerts from Belgium partnering Kassini Jac.

Ukraine’s Katharina Offel filled fourth spot while Germany’s Philipp Weishaupt slotted into fifth on an afternoon when clear rounds were at a premium.

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

Michelle Spadone Rides Uitteraard to Victory in the $53,000 Purina Mills Grand Prix CSI2*-W at HITS Thermal

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© Flying Horse Photography. Michelle and Alejandro Rodal's Uitteraard on course in Saturday night's $53,000 Purina Mills Grand Prix CSI2*-W

THERMAL, CA (February 26, 2012) – Michelle Spadone seems to have some great chemistry with Alejandro Rodal’s Uitteraard. After just seven shows together, the pair won their first Grand Prix as a team in last night’s $53,000 Purina Mills Grand Prix CSI2*-W, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, before a sold-out crowd in the indoor arena at the HITS Desert Circuit in Thermal, California. Just two weeks ago during Desert Circuit III, Spadone and Uitteraard finished ninth in the $53,000 HITS Grand Prix CSI2*W, presented by Pfizer Animal Health.

Canadian Course Designer Danny Foster set an exciting 1.60 meter course with lots of twists and turns. Riders faced an early combination (3a-b) at the third fence, a liverpool that caught some by surprise mid-way through the course and a triple (12a-b-c) on the last line towards the finish.

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Duncan McFarlane and Mr. Whoopy Clean Up in the $32,000 HITS Desert Classic to Open the Second Half of the Season in Thermal

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©Flying Horse Photography. Duncan McFarlane and Mr. Whoopy glide high over the Purina Mills jump in Thursday's $32,000 HITS Desert Classic

THERMAL, CA (February 24, 2012) – The second half of the 2012 HITS Desert Circuit is officially underway and exhibitors are flocking from all corners to Thermal, California. Entries have swelled to 2,700 stalls for the week and Thursday saw nine rings of competition buzzing all day long. Coming off an exciting win in Desert Circuit III’s $53,000 HITS Grand Prix CSI2*-W, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, Duncan McFarlane and Simone Cox’s Mr. Whoopy picked up right where they left off when they posted the fastest double-clear round in Thursday’s $32,000 HITS Desert Classic (FEI), presented by Pfizer Animal Health.

With the current U.S. Chef d’Equipe George Morris watching from the sidelines, 25 starters took to the Strongid C 2X Grand Prix field in Thursday’s feature class. Canada’s Danny Foster, who is in town to set the courses for the week, came up with a challenging route that weeded out the competition to just five for the jump-off.

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Community/Charity, Competitions, Events, Hunter/Equitation, Phelps Media Group, Show Jumping

Traders Point Hunt Charity Horse Show and Country Fair a Destination for High-End Hospitality

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Photo by Tim Vaughn

Wellington, FL – February 24, 2012 – Traders Point Hunt Charity Horse Show (TPHCHS) is a summer destination event. Located on the beautiful 250-acre grounds of Wild Air Farms in Zionsville, IN, the show offers top prize money with two Grand Prix events and a USHJA International Hunter Derby. Exhibitors at TPHCHS enjoy fun family activities and events while participating in a competitive, high-quality show. This year’s TPHCHS is scheduled for August 7-12, 2012.

“We are in the country, which is a great way for people to just escape. The horses love it here, the footing is great and things run smoothly. It is a great place to show,” shared Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson, Chairperson of TPHCHS.

Exhibitors are greeted with morning treats, afternoon tea and carrots for the horses. Riders are encouraged to enjoy the many trails that wind around Lake Elizabeth and Indian Lake on the property. In addition, there is an exhibitors’ luncheon, a ladies luncheon, an exhibitors’ cocktail party, kids’ day and a fun dog show.

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Richard Spooner and Cristallo Win $100,000 Fidelity Investments CSI 3* Grand Prix

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Richard Spooner and Cristallo stretch over the final oxer in the jump-off to win. Photos © Sportfot

Wellington, FL – February 25, 2012 – California’s Richard Spooner and Show Jumping Syndications International’s 14-year-old Holsteiner gelding Cristallo (Caretino x Cicero) galloped to victory in Saturday night’s $100,000 Fidelity Investments CSI 3* Grand Prix at the 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival. The pair was the fastest by over two seconds over Katie Dinan (USA) and Grant Road Partner’s Nougat Du Vallet, who finished second, and Great Britain’s Ben Maher on Tripple-X III, who finished third.

Sponsored by Fidelity Investments, week seven will conclude with tomorrow’s $32,000 Suncast 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic. The 2012 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival has 12 weeks of competition that conclude on April 1, 2012, and they will be awarding more than $6 million in prize money through the circuit.

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