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Peter Leone, Lincourt Gino and the Lionshare Farm Team Rocking HITS-on-the-Hudson

Peter Leone and Lincourt Gino at HITS Saugerties. Photo by Taylor Burns

Wellington, FL – June 14, 2012 – Peter Leone and Monica Carrera’s Lincourt Gino continue their consistent top placings at important Grand Prix events this spring. Last week, Leone and Gino were third in the $100,000 Purina Mills Grand Prix HITS on the Hudson in Saugerties, NY. They also had a good prize in the Level 7 Jumpers.

“We have been clear in the all of our last three Grand Prix first rounds,” said Leone. “In the first two, I rode aggressively in the second round, and had rails. This time I was the first of five to go in the jump-off. My plan was to be prompt and clear. I ended up with two clear rounds, and my time put me in third place.”

The week before last, Leone and Gino were fifth in both the $25,000 and the $75,000 Grand Prix at HITS-on-the Hudson. The pair won the G&C Farms 1.45m Open Jumpers in March and placed second at the $50,000 Live Oak Derby and fifth at the G&C Farms Jumper Derby at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival with the fastest time. Gino also recently won the 1.40m at Garden State and was second in the Old Salem Spring $20,000 Speed Derby.

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FEI Spring Bureau Meeting Update

Lausanne (SUI), 14 June 2012 – The FEI Bureau’s spring meeting took place at FEI Headquarters in Lausanne (SUI) on 8-9 June.

The meeting opened with a minute’s silence for Dr Craig Ferrell, FEI Medical Committee Chair, and Jane Goldsmith, Member of the FEI Para-Dressage Committee, who passed away recently.

The main focus of the meeting was:

  • to agree on proposed modifications to general rules, regulations and FEI Statutes before submission to National Federations for consultation and feedback, prior to voting at the FEI General Assembly 2012.
  • to approve the allocation of Continental Championships and Finals, which have already been reported here.
  • to approve modifications proposed by the Technical Committees on 2013 series rules in Jumping, Dressage and Para-Equestrian Dressage, Driving and Vaulting.

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Eleven American Show Jumpers to Contest Final Observation Events at Spruce Meadows

Reed Kessler and Cylana (Sportfot)

Lexington, KY – The fourth and final USEF Observation Event for the 2012 US Show Jumping Team highlights this week’s schedule at Spruce Meadows in Calgary. Eleven riders from the USEF Show Jumping Long List have one more chance to prove their mettle as they vie for a spot on the 2012 Olympic Team.

Thursday’s Husky Energy Classic serves as the first of the two classes designated by the USEF for observation, and the second is Saturday’s CN Performance Grand Prix. Both classes are held at 1.60m height.

Both classes will be shown live on www.usefnetwork.com, Thursday June 14th at 8 PM Eastern and Saturday, June 16th at 4:30 PM Eastern.

The leader of the Long List, based on her victory of the USEF Observation Event classes in March, is 17-year-old phenom Reed Kessler (Lexington, KY). The reigining co-National champion has been racking up clear rounds from Florida to Kentucky to Calgary. She arrived in Canada two weeks ago and already claimed the top honors in the 1.60 meter Spectra Energy Cup last week with her top ranked horse Cylana. It was her first win at the prestigious Spruce Meadows tournament. She will compete the 10-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare and Mika, a 12-year-old Selle Francais gelding, both owned by her family.

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Junior and Young Rider Tour Heads to Hagen

U.S. Young Riders look to continue their success in Hagen this weekend (USEF Archive)

Lexington, KY – The 2012 Show Jumping European Young and Junior Rider Tour makes its third stop this week in Hagen, Germany. Two weeks ago, the U.S. cruised to a second place finish in the Nations Cup at CSIOJY Reims, France and will look to go one better in their final European competition. Michele Grubb will again serve as Chef d’Equipe after leading the U.S. to their success in Reims. The CSIOJY Hagen will run June 13-17.

In Reims, Annie Cook (Woodside, CA) and Lydia Ulrich (Rochester, NY) led the U.S. to their second place finish by way of producing double clears in the Nations Cup.

Alise Oken (Charlotte, NC) heads to Hagen looking to showcase the form that propelled her to a double clear effort at the Nations Cup in Bonheiden. Chloe Reid (Washington, DC) jumped in her first Nations Cup in Reims and will utilize the experience this week in Germany.

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Margie Engle and Royce Win $100,000 Purina Mills Grand Prix at HITS-on-the-Hudson

Margie Engle and Royce won the $100,000 Purina Mills Grand Prix. Photo By: ESI Photography.

Saugerties, NY – June 11, 2012 – Olympian Margie Engle and Elm Rock Partners LLC’s Royce continued their domination of HITS-on-the-Hudson this weekend when they claimed their biggest victory to do date during the $100,000 Purina Mills Grand Prix on Sunday. The pair posted a double clear effort to top the 27-horse field, racing to the top of the leader board by almost three seconds during the jump-off.

“Royce is still young, but he just keeps getting better and better,” commented Engle of the eight-year-old Oldenburg stallion. “He’s a very smart horse, and he’s got all the quality and all the jump in the world. The rideability in between the jumps has gotten a lot better in the last month, so I am thrilled with the way he is coming along.”

For the first round of the $100,000 Purina Mills Grand Prix, Engle and Royce showed over a very technical track that included an open water and a difficult triple combination to a tall, skinny vertical. Only five horse and rider combinations advanced to the jump-off, with Engle in the final slot.  She went for broke with the talented stallion, slicing turns and easily leaving each rail intact as the duo broke the beam in 44.717 to earn the winning prize and lead the victory gallop.

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Allison Kroff Wins $10,000 Open Welcome Stake at the Colorado Horse Park

The Colorado Summer Circuit Kicks Off–More Than $1,000,000 in Cash and Prizes

Allison Kroff & Washington. Photo: Flying Horse Photography

Parker, CO — It has been an exciting first week at the Colorado Horse Park (CHP) with professionals from around the world completing their first rides of the Colorado Summer Circuit. Summer in the Rockies I has been awarding cash prizes to an assortment of hunters and jumpers, but one combination is already standing out. Allison Kroff and her horse Washington jumped to victory on Thursday, placing first in the $10,000 Open Welcome Stake, the first big jumper class of the circuit.

“It’s very exciting; he’s just stepping up to this level,” Kroff said of her 9-year-old stallion from Holland. “I’m very excited that he marched in here for the first time and jumped around and did his job!” Washington, a Dutch Warmblood with Heartbreaker and Indorado bloodlines, was imported from Holland as a 6-year-old.

“It was a really good course,” Kroff reported of the Hector Loyola-designed track. “You had a lot of questions and you had to know your horse very well to be able to answer the questions.”

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Peter Leone to Sign Copies of Just-Released Book at HITS Saugerties on Sunday, June 10

Book Cover: Courtesy of Storey Publishing

Wellington, FL – June 8, 2012 – Olympic Silver Medalist Peter Leone will be on hand to sign copies of his new book Peter Leone’s Show Jumping Clinic: Success Strategies for Equestrian Athletes during the Purina Mills Kids Day at HITS-on-the-Hudson Sunday, June 10. The event will run from noon to 2:00 pm at the horse show grounds on Washington Avenue in Saugerties, New York.

Leone’s book, written along with Kimberly Jaussi PhD, an avid rider, writer and leadership professor and coach, explores every aspect of riding from the basics of correct use of aids through to the psychology of approaching a World Cup course.

The book employs diagrams, exercises and anecdotes, as well as photos featuring riders such as McLain Ward, Richard Spooner and Georgina Bloomberg, as models demonstrating concepts from his text.

The book’s foreword, by United States Equestrian Team Chef d’Equipe in Show Jumping, the legendary George Morris, states simply, “I think that any rider will benefit from the knowledge, experience and insight contained here.”

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FEI Bureau Allocates Championships at Spring Meeting

Lausanne (SUI), 8 June 2012 – The FEI Bureau allocated a total of 23 Continental Championships (2012-2015) during its meeting at FEI Headquarters in Lausanne (SUI) on 8 June 2012.

The following Championships were allocated for 2013:

Children’s International Jumping Classic Final, Valle de Bravo (MEX), 29 January – 2 February.

Balkan Eventing Championships, Eskisehir (TUR), 21-23 September.

Children’s International Jumping Classic Final, Brasilia (BRA), December (dates to be confirmed).

FEI European Jumping Championships for Young Riders, Juniors & Children, Vejer de la Frontera (ESP), 1-7 July.

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Abigail McArdle Named Show Jumping Hall of Fame Rider of the Month for May

Abigail McArdle and Cosma 20 won the title of Show Jumping Hall of Fame Rider of the Month for May. Photo By: Rebecca Walton/PMG

Lexington, KY – June 7, 2012 – Abigail McArdle, of Barrington Hills, IL, has been named the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Rider of the Month for May.

McArdle competes in the East Conference Junior Division of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series aboard Cosma 20. The month of May was a success for McArdle and her riding partner, as they earned two first place finishes: one at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show and one at the Kentucky Spring Classic.

The Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series honors one rider each month as the Rider of the Month. The honor goes to the one rider who earns the most points on one horse in Series competition that month.

“We would like to congratulate Abigail McArdle on being our Rider of the Month for May,” said George Morris, President of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame. “Abigail and Cosma 20 have had many successes this year, and we know she will continue to show well in the future.”

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Peter Leone, Lincourt Gino and the Lionshare Farm Team on a Roll at HITS on the Hudson

Lincourt Gino and Peter Leone at Old Salem Spring Horse Show. Photo by Parker/Russell The Book LLC

Wellington, June 7, 2012 – Peter Leone and Monica Carrera’s Lincourt Gino have consistently been in the money at important Grand Prix events this spring. Last week, Leone and Gino were fifth in both the $25,000 and the $75,000 Grand Prix at HITS on the Hudson in Saugerties, NY.

“Gino just keeps feeling better and better,” confided Leone. “Unfortunately, I made a mistake in the jump-off on Sunday. At least I lost trying to win rather than trying to place.”

Lincourt Gino is an Irish Sport Horse that performs as well on grass as he does on footing. Gino and Leone won the G&C Farms 1.45m Open Jumpers in March and were second at the $50,000 Live Oak Derby and Fifth at the G&C Farms Jumper Derby at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival with the fastest time. Gino also recently won the Level Sevens at Garden State and was second in the Old Salem Spring $20,000 Speed Derby.

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