Davidson Sits atop Leaderboard at Galway Downs CCI3*
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Davidson Sits atop Leaderboard at Galway Downs CCI3*

Temecula, Calif. – Competition for the CCI3* began Friday at the Galway Downs International Event and Horse Trials with the field of 17 performing their dressage tests. Buck Davidson holds the top two places on the leaderboard with The Apprentice and Absolute Liberty with scores of 48.9 and 50.6, respectively. Davidson (Ocala, Fla.) received a…

Francois Mathy Perfect in Double H Farm $100,000 International Open Jumpers at Alltech National Horse Show
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Francois Mathy Perfect in Double H Farm $100,000 International Open Jumpers at Alltech National Horse Show

Francois Mathy and Polinska Des Isles. Photos by Shawn McMillen Photography. Lexington, KY – October 31, 2013 – Sometimes it is a rail, sometimes it is an inside turn and sometimes it is just one-tenth of a second separating the winner from the losers. That is exactly what happened during the Double H Farm $100,000…

Melinda Moore Makes It a Double in American Saddlebred Division at Alltech National Horse Show
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Melinda Moore Makes It a Double in American Saddlebred Division at Alltech National Horse Show

Melinda Moore and Sir Silver Knight. Photos by Brooke Jacobs of Jacobs Photography. Lexington, KY – October 31, 2013 – Melinda Moore of Lawrenceburg, KY, took home top honors in the American Saddlebred classes on Thursday evening at the Alltech National Horse Show, claiming both the $3,000 Five-Gaited Grand Championship and the $3,000 Three-Gaited Grand…

US Pony Drivers Land in Top 12 after First Day of 2013 FEI Pony World Driving Championships
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US Pony Drivers Land in Top 12 after First Day of 2013 FEI Pony World Driving Championships

Jennifer Matheson (Mary Phelps – phelpsphotos.com) Pau, France – The 2013 FEI Pony World Driving Championships kicked off Thursday with the first of two days of driven dressage. Pair Pony and Pony Team drivers took their first steps toward world titles as they performed their tests in front of the Ground Jury composed of Klaus…

Winner Lives Up to Name with Daryl Portela at Alltech National Horse Show
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Winner Lives Up to Name with Daryl Portela at Alltech National Horse Show

Daryl Portela and Winner. Lexington, KY – October 31, 2013 – “I was very excited to come here because I’ve never shown here,” Portela said. “I didn’t get to show last year because I ride with Jimmy Torano, and he judged last year. After [the Pennsylvania National Horse Show] and [the Washington International Horse Show]…

Davidson and Springer Take on Galway Downs CCI3* with Help of USEF Land Rover Competition Grants
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Davidson and Springer Take on Galway Downs CCI3* with Help of USEF Land Rover Competition Grants

Temecula, Calif. – Two recipients of the USEF Land Rover Competition Grants head from the East Coast to the West Coast to tackle the CCI3* at the Galway Downs International Event and Horse Trials. Buck Davidson brings Sharon Will’s Absolute Liberty and Allison Springer will ride Copycat Chloe Syndicate, LLC’s Copycat Chloe in Temecula, Calif.,…