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Mac Cone – The Rolex One to Watch for October 2012

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Mac Cone with his bay gelding, Amor van de Rostal, during their performance in the CAN$1,000,000 CN International. Photo: Cealy Tetley/Rolex

12 October 2012 – The Rolex One to Watch for October 2012 is awarded to Mac (Malcolm) Cone (CAN). During the month of September, the 60-year-old jumped from 299th to 220th – a move up the Rolex Rankings of 79 places.

Cone was born in Memphis, Tennessee (USA), and is based in King, Ontario (CAN) where he runs Southern Ways Stable. Cone moved to Canada in 1979 and is one of only two riders to have ever competed internationally for both the Canadian and United States Equestrian teams (1984 FEI World Cup Champion Mario Deslauriers being the other). Cone has now competed at two Olympic Games, with his most successful result coming in Beijing in 2008 where, alongside Eric Lamaze, Jill Henselwood and Ian Millar, the Canadian team won the silver medal.

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Top Class Fields Line Up for Randolph College/USEF National Junior Jumper Championships and Pessoa/US Hunter Seat Medal Finals at Pennsylvania National Horse Show

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Meg O'Mara and Sinatra IV competing in last year's Randolph College/USEF National Junior Jumper Championships (Al Cook)

Lexington, KY – The top junior equitation and jumper riders head to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania this week to compete at the prestigious Pennsylvania National Horse Show. “Junior Weekend” runs October 11-14 and will host 28 competitors in the 2012 Randolph College/USEF National Junior Jumper Championships. With more than 275 of the best hunter equitation riders, competitors will vie for the top spot in the Pessoa/US Hunter Seat Medal Finals presented by Randolph College. Fans unable to attend can find the Individual Final of the Randolph College/USEF National Junior Jumper Championships on Saturday and the Pessoa/US Hunter Seat Medal Finals presented by Randolph College on Sunday on the USEFNetwork.com presented by SmartPak.

2012 Randolph College/USEF National Junior Jumper Championships

The Randolph College/USEF National Junior Jumper Championships crown is one of the most coveted titles riders can earn. The Team Championship will be determined on Friday following two rounds of jumping; these scores will also carry over to Individual standings. A total of four rounds will determine Individual medalists; Thursday competition kicks off with the first Individual Qualifier and the top competitors following the two team rounds will move on to Saturday’s final.

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New Season of Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping Just Around the Corner

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At the Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping Final 2011/2012 in 's-Hertogenbosch, L to R: runner-up, Switzerland's Steve Guerdat; winner, USA's Rich Fellers; third-placed Pius Schwizer from Switzerland. Photo: FEI/Kit Houghton

Lausanne (SUI), 9 October 2012 – Just a few days ahead of the opening of the Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping 2012/2013 Western European League series, horses are prepared, lorries are en route, and riders, owners, trainers and spectators are looking forward to another new beginning.

The Telenor Arena in Oslo, Norway hosts the first leg of the new season next Sunday, and the excitement is building by the day. This, after all, is the first step on the road to the 35th annual Final of a series that has quality written all over it. The taking of the prestigious Rolex FEI World Cup crown has been a defining moment in the careers of so many of the greatest horse-and-rider combinations in the history of the sport of international Jumping. It’s the one they all want to win.

And there is always something special about a season that concludes at Gothenburg in Sweden, because it is was here that the very first champion was crowned, when, back in 1979, the then-36-year-old Hugo Simon from Austria paved the way for many more to come as he galloped to victory with the big, bold Gladstone.

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Rising Star Jacob Pope Wins 2012 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals East

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Jacob Pope Won the 2012 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals East. Photos: Rebecca Walton/PMG

Gladstone, NJ – October 7, 2012 – The country’s top young riders were on display today during the 2012 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals East. Leading an exceptional group of 92 entries, 17-year-old Jacob Pope of Columbia, MD scored an exciting victory during the prestigious event at the USET Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, NJ. Pope’s scores were at the top of the leader board following the head-to-head final four jump-off where he showcased his skills on all four mounts during his debut at the event.

This weekend’s competition began with three phases including flat work, gymnastics and jumping. Judges Karen Healey and Robert Ridland awarded scores in each phase, and the top four finishers returned for the final ride-off, competing on their own horses as well as the three other competitors’ horses. Riders returned for the final round with a clean slate, earning new scores for each individual ride.

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Jacob Pope Claims Opening Day Lead at 2012 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals East

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Gladstone, NJ – The prestigious 2012 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals East got underway Saturday with the flat phase and gymnastics phase. Held at the beautiful USET Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, New Jersey, 92 competitors competed in the first two phases of the event, vying for the coveted winning title. Seventeen-year-old Jacob Pope of Columbia, MD, is currently atop the leader board after winning today’s gymnastics phase with a score 95.5, and also earning a score of 86 during the flat phase for a total of 229.25.

The flat phase kicked off the competition Saturday morning. Under the watchful eyes of judges Karen Healey and Robert Ridland, riders showcased their mounts at the walk, trot, and canter, while also demonstrating changes of the lead, voltes, and the counter canter. The leader after the flat phase was Charlotte Jacobs of East Aurora, NY, who showed Stallone VDL to a score of 92. A solid score of 86.5 in the gymnastics phase has them currently ranked sixth with a total of 221.75.

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Up-and-coming Talent Ready for Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals East

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Gladstone, NJ – The top young talent will be showcased at the 2012 Platinum Performance/ USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals East this weekend at the USET Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, New Jersey. Ninety-six competitors will vie for top honors in the prestigious competition highlighting their skills in four phases of competition judged by Karen Healey and Robert Ridland.

It will be an exciting weekend with all three Junior Individual medalists from the Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC) competing in the finals. The Gold, Silver, and Bronze medalists, Abigail McArdle (Barrington, IL), Shawn Casady (Harriman, TN), and Charlotte Jacobs (East Aurora, NY), respectively, will demonstrate their skills in competition for the title.

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USEF Names Jumping Team for CSIO-W Buenos Aires

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Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has named four athlete/horse combinations to represent the U.S. at CSIO-W Buenos Aires in Argentina. This CSIO will take place November 6-11, 2012.

The United States will be represented by the following combinations:

Charlie Jacobs (Boston, MA) on CMJ Sporthorse’s Flaming Star and Deeridge Farms’ Leap of Joy.
Flaming Star is a 13-year-old Irish gelding
Leap of Joy is an 11-year-old Holsteiner gelding

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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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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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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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