Fantastic Reception as Showplace Productions Brings World Class Jumping to Midwest Horse Fair
April 27, 2010 – Madison, WI – The 10,000 seat John Deere Coliseum at Madison’s Alliant Energy Center was standing room only Saturday night as five of 38 entries passed the course’s first test and were asked back for the tie-breaking round. Ultimately it was the feisty chestnut mare Happy Z and Ohio’s Wilhelm Genn who laid down an unbeatable jump off track for the win. Laura Linback and As di Villagana, competing last, also put in a flawless round to finish a close second.
The difficult course was designed by Puerto Rico’s Hector Loyola in collaboration with Pat Boyle, whose company Showplace Productions managed the first ever Show Jumping event at the Midwest Horse Fair.
“It was a great event, Hector and Pat built a very nice course, and the audience was the best I have ever experienced; they were supportive, electrifying, generous even. When you had some rails they made you feel like you were still doing something special,” said the 49-year-old Genn, who first competed in the United States 22 years ago before moving from his native Germany to Lebanon, Ohio.
Gladstone, New Jersey – April 28, 2010 – The USET Foundation is pleased to announce Phillip Dutton of West Grove, PA, and Aiken, SC, as the 2010 recipient of the USET Foundation Pinnacle Cup. Awarded annually, the Pinnacle Cup goes to the highest placing American competitor at the prestigious Rolex CCI**** Three-Day Event. Dutton was honored with the award after securing second place honors aboard Acorn Hill Farm, Annie Jones, and Mardie Faucette’s Woodburn over the course of April 23-25, in Lexington, KY. This year will be Dutton’s third year winning the trophy; he won it previously on Bruce Duchossois’ Connaught in both 2007 and 2008.
Piloting the 14-year-old New Zealand Thoroughbred, Dutton finished the Dressage phase with 47.7 penalty points, a score that would hold throughout the duration of the competition. Dutton and Woodburn mastered Mike Etherington-Smith’s 30-obstacle cross country course within the time allowed and then went on to complete the third and final phase of the event with a fault-free show jumping round in the Kentucky Horse Park stadium.
Callan Solem rode VDL Torlando to a second place finish in the $15,000 Brook Ledge Open Jumper Prix at the HITS Commonwealth National Horse Show. Photo By: Shawn McMillan.
Chester Springs, PA – April 28, 2010 – This past weekend Callan Solem Show Stables traveled to Culpeper, Virginia, to compete at the HITS Commonwealth National Horse Show, held April 21-25, 2010. Solem and her students took home top ribbons in the hunters, jumpers, and equitation, and earned several championship and reserve championship prizes. Prior to their success this month in Culpeper, international grand prix rider Callan Solem opened the new hunter/jumper/equitation operation with the support of Virginia and Collin McNeil in Chester Springs, PA.
This weekend Solem showed VDL Torlando, owned by the Torlando Group, in the $15,000 Brook Ledge Open Jumper Prix. The pair had two successful clear rounds and took home the second place honors. Earlier in the week, Solem competed in the hunter ring where she took home the championship prize in the HITS 2’6” Hunter division. Solem rode Artisan, owned by Jaqueline Millen, and the pair earned three first place ribbons to gain the top honors. Solem also rode in the High Pre-Green Hunter division, where she and High Consul, owned by Virginia McNeil, garnered the reserve championship award after they earned two second place ribbons and three third place ribbons.
Kristin Myers and Mastermind in the Tadpole division. Images Courtesy of Xpress Foto.
It was a picture perfect day for the grand finale of the 2010 Southern Gold Cup Series I held last Saturday at Rocking Horse Stables in Altoona, Florida. Riders started the 3-phase series in January at Canterbury Equestrian Showplace and then moved on to the second show of the series at the Florida Horse Park in March. Saturday’s show at Rocking Horse Stables completed the 3 show series.
The scores from the 3 shows were tallied for each competitor and the final standings for each series division were presented during the awards ceremonies. Many thanks to Winning Edge Tack Shop of Ocala, Florida who helped sponsor our series end awards.
Winners of the 2010 Southern Gold Cup Series I include: Pauline Wimberly -Tadpole (Entry), Chris Cox – Beginner Novice, Jill Lewis – Novice and Elle Strote – Training.
29 April 2010 – When Andrew Nicholson (NZL) goes into action at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials (GBR), the second leg of the 2010 HSBC FEI Classics, he will find – perhaps nerve-wrackingly – that he is viewed as the red-hot favourite to win.
The first horse inspection takes place this afternoon, and the evergreen New Zealander’s many supporters in Britain feel this could be the year for Nicholson, 48, who first rode at Badminton in 1984 and has completed more times (27) than any other rider.
After a stellar spring season on the national circuit, Nicholson, whose best previous Badminton result was 2nd in 2004, has perhaps his best chance of lifting the Mitsubishi Trophy, worth £65,000, with the Spanish-bred Nereo, winner of Bramham CCI*** (GBR) last year, or the home-bred grey Avebury, first at Saumur CCI*** (FRA) in 2009.
Sea Cliff Villa in St. Barts. Photo Courtesy of Client.
Gladstone, New Jersey – April 29, 2010 – The USET Foundation is pleased to announce an impressive list of Live Auction items at “The Road to Kentucky Continues…” on May 8, 2010, at Staysail Farm in North Salem, NY. Not to be missed, this event will be the talk of the town as Long Listed riders prepare for their respective legs of the Meydan FEI Nations Cup tour. Serving as the final Selection Trials for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, the Nations Cup teams will require the continued support of the USET Foundation and its most generous supporters. On the evening of May 8th, funds will be raised not only through attendance but also through the sale of highly desirable items, as renowned auctioneer Leslie Keno takes bids in support of our United States Show Jumping Team’s efforts abroad this summer.
Keno will be auctioning off a week long vacation getaway to the exclusive Sea Cliff resort in St. Barts. Located in the French West Indies, St. Barts is renowned for its pristine beaches and exquisite turquoise water. The winners of this incredible item will not only enjoy the majestic ambiance of the island itself, but also the amenities that the exclusive Sea Cliff deluxe compound has to offer. Providing two villas for a total of four bedrooms, this package can accommodate up to eight guests. Guests fortunate enough to partake in this getaway can enjoy everything from aquatic activities to magnificent sunset views from the villa’s private infinity pool.
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