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WATCH HORSES JUMP OVER GEORGETOWN CUPCAKE FENCE AT WIHS -January 16 at 10 PM (ET/PT) on TLC
Sophie and Katherine, the sisters who own Georgetown Cupcake, have a huge order from the Washington International Horse Show to make a full-sized horse jump out of cupcakes. Horses jumping over cupcakes? Why yes! The country's leading indoor metropolitan horse show is just a few blocks away from Sophie and Katherine's Georgetown Cupcake shop. A special jump made from the now famous sweets was a surprise addition to an exciting evening of world-class show jumping competition. Tune in to see if any of the horses, riders or fans got to eat one!
Jan 16, 2012, 07:36
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Nick Skelton and Unique Thrill the Crowd with $25,000 Puissance presented by The Boeing Company Victory at 53rd Washington International Horse Show
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| Nick Skelton and Unique dislodged some blocks, but the wall stayed up. Photos © Shawn McMillen Photography, www.shawnmcmillen.com and Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. |
Kessler, Skelton, Kelly, and Schaefer Triumph in Jumper Classes
In an exciting display of horsepower, Nick Skelton (GBR) powered over the seven-foot Boeing wall to win the $25,000 Puissance on Unique, owned by Beverley Widdowson. The class was the highlight event on Friday of the 53rd Washington International Horse Show (WIHS).
The WIHS continues through Sunday, October 30. The highlight class of the week is the $100,000 President's Cup Grand Prix presented by Events DC, CSI 3*-W on Saturday, October 29. The course designer for the jumper classes this week is Michel Vaillancourt of Aiken, SC.
Skelton was the only one to go clear in the fifth and final round when the wall was raised to seven feet tall (2.13m). As the only clear in the final round, Skelton was also awarded a $5,000 bonus from The Boeing Company. For his win, Skelton was presented with the Congressman's Challenge Trophy donated by the Late Honorable Rogers C.B. Morton and the Late Honorable F. Robert Watkins, of Pennsylvania as well as the Armed Forces Cup.
Dec 13, 2011, 10:03
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Totilas to Make Exclusive Appearance at World Dressage Masters Palm Beach
Totilas, the reigning Dressage World Champion and current world record holder in the Grand Prix Freestyle, is coming to the 2012 World Dressage Masters Palm Beach presented by International Polo Club Palm Beach. His appearance at the prestigious WDM CDI5*'s only event in North America, at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center on January 26 to 29, 2012. This will be the ONLY public appearance of this legendary stallion during his visit to North America. The WDM Palm Beach CDI5* will run concurrently with the Wellington Classic Sunshine Challenge CDI3*/CPEI3*. The World Dressage Masters CDI5* presented by Axel Johnson Group is the world's premier dressage series, with over half a million dollars in prize money, and each show boasts over 100,000 Euros in prize money.
With his current rider, Germany's Matthias Alexander Rath, Totilas won the CHIO Aachen 2011 in July; Totilas and Rath went on to help the German Team win a silver medal at the European Dressage Championships in August. The WDM Palm Beach will launch Rath's and Totilas 2012 competition season, which is directed towards the London 2012 Olympics. Totilas is an 11 year old KWPN stallion co-owned by renowned German Olympic Show Jumper and bree
Dec 13, 2011, 09:59
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USA DOMINATES DRESSAGE AT PAN-AMERICAN GAMES
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| American riders swept all the individual medals in Dressage at the Pan-American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico yesterday - L to R - Heather Blitz (silver), Steffen Peters (gold) and Marisa Festerling (bronze). Photo: FEI/Stockimageservices.com |
American Dressage riders swept all before them when returning a record-breaking fourth consecutive team victory and filling all the steps of the individual medal podium at the 2011 Pan-American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. On Sunday they cruised confidently into pole position in the team event ahead of the silver medallists from Canada while Colombia claimed the bronze. And yesterday Steffen Peters steered Weltino's Magic to individual gold ahead of Heather Blitz with Paragon in silver and Marisa Festerling and Big Tyme in bronze.
It was a convincing performance at all levels, and anchorman Peters was the linchpin of the American side. But, as he pointed out in the aftermath of the team success, he was under considerably less pressure than usual due to the highly-competitive performances of his team-mates. "Over the past few years I have always had to carry a lot of weight on my shoulders as the very last rider, but the team did an awesome job - every single horse, every single rider" he pointed out. The silver medallists from Canada and bronze medallists from Colombia had plenty of reason to celebrate too, as their second and third-place finishes have provided them with qualifying spots for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Oct 31, 2011, 09:37
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Top Professional Hunter Riders Gear Up for the Alltech National Horse Show
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| Maggie Jayne and Bella Blue Sweep Regular Working Hunters and $1,000 Open Hunter Classic at Showplace Fall Classic last year. Jayne will be competing with Sander, Summerplace and Early Applause at the Alltech National Horse Show this November in Lexington, KY. |
The weeks are growing increasingly closer until the much anticipated Alltech National Horse Show makes its debut at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. During this prestigious competition, many of the top professional hunter riders will show against one another to earn the top honors in their respective divisions. Some of this year's big names include professional riders such as Maggie Jayne, Archie Cox, Jennifer Alfano and many more. The Alltech National Horse Show will be held November 2-6, 2011, at the beautiful Alltech Arena.
"I'm excited for the Alltech National Horse Show this year," said Maggie Jayne. "It is a great arena, and I feel like they are really going to make it special. The location is also perfect considering that it gives everyone a fair chance to make it out there. Its central location is ideal. The great thing about the Alltech Arena is the climate control, that factor is huge!," she said. "Sometimes you don't realize how that can make everything that much better."
Oct 17, 2011, 10:00
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Nine Olympians Highlight Open Jumper Division at Alltech National Horse Show
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| ©Erin Cowgill. Olympic Gold Medalists Laura Kraut headlines the list of Open Jumper riders scheduled to compete at this year's Alltech National Horse Show at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky, in November. |
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| ©Erin Cowgill. Olympic Gold Medalists McLain Ward |
Nine Olympic veterans, including four gold medalists highlight the talented roster of riders scheduled to compete at this year's Alltech National Horse Show at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky on November 2 - 6, 2011.
This year's debut event in Kentucky, designated a CSI-W 4*, will feature a big money Open Jumper division with over $370,000 in prize money, including the main event, the $250,000 Alltech National Horse Show Grand Prix, an FEI World Cup qualifier, on Saturday night. All in all, over $600,000 in prize money is up for grabs in November. "That brings this show on par or better than any show in North America, or any indoor show anywhere in the world," noted show manager Hugh Kincannon.
American Olympians McLain Ward, Laura Kraut, Lauren Hough, Joe Fargis, Margie Engle and Todd Minikus will lead a stellar field of riders, representing eight different nations at this year's show.
Oct 15, 2011, 11:37
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Show Jumping Mourns the Loss of Gilmore 48
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| Gilmore 48 and Damian Guthrie. (Photos courtesy of MarkAstrom.com) |
This past weekend the team at Magnolia Hill Farm in Reddick, Florida lost the talented 12-year-old Westphalian show jumper, Gilmore 48. Gilmore was euthanized late in the afternoon on Friday, September 24, 2011 after being injured in an attempt to jump out of his paddock. Gilmore’s devastated owners include rider Damian Guthrie, his wife, Rebecca Guthrie, Chester Weber, and My Elisabeth Weber. Damian Guthrie had recently qualified Gilmore for the 2012 London Olympics while representing Australia in 6 Nations Cup events, and the pair was on the Australian Show Jumping Elite Squad.
“We are all stunned,” said Damian Guthrie. “It happened in an instant. Gilmore was turned out and decided to try to jump out of his paddock for no apparent reason other than that he was feeling pretty good about himself. He landed badly after taking the fence at an angle; I knew immediately that there was no hope for recovery or rehab. We were able to get a vet to the farm within ten minutes and Gilmore was euthanized soon after.”
Oct 15, 2011, 11:26
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FEI EUROPEAN JUMPING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011 - Preview
MADRID PROMISES A FEAST OF FINE SPORT by Louise Parkes
The FEI European Jumping Championships celebrates its 31st anniversary as the action begins at the Club de Campo Villa de Madrid in Spain next Tuesday. At the inaugural Championship in Rotterdam (NED) back in 1957, where there were only individual medals on offer, just eight riders competed, and it was no surprise when Germany's Hans Gunther Winkler took the title.
Fast-forward 54 years, and the 2011 fixture has attracted 85 riders from 22 countries, while 17 nations will fight it out for the team medals which were first introduced at Munich (GER) in 1975. The team title on that occasion went to the host nation, which also claimed individual gold (Alwin Schockemohle), silver (Hartwig Steenken) and bronze (Sonke Sonksen). The German record in these Championships is extraordinary - 45 medals in total including 14 individual and 6 sets of team gold. Their nearest challengers in terms of supremacy are the British, but with a relatively modest 28 medals, including six individual and four team gold, they are a long way adrift of their German counterparts.
Sep 12, 2011, 10:53
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HSBC FEI CLASSICS™ - FOX-PITT MAKES HISTORY WITH SIXTH BURGHLEY WIN
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| William Fox-Pitt (GBR) made history with a record sixth Burghley victory when winning on Parklane Hawk with just a single Jumping time penalty to add to his Dressage score. Photo: Kit Houghton/FEI. |
William Fox-Pitt (GBR) earned a standing ovation from the rain-soaked crowd as he clinched a record sixth title at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (GBR), second-last leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™.
Fox-Pitt showed all his famous finesse and calmness as he conjured a clear round with just one time fault on the sodden ground from Catherine Witt’s Parklane Hawk, an 11-year-old New Zealand Thoroughbred by Grosvenor.
He has now beaten the five Burghley victories apiece for Ginny Elliot (GBR) and Mark Todd (NZL), and has equalled Lucinda Green’s (GBR) Badminton record of six wins on six different horses.
“This ranks as one of the best achievements of my life,” said a visibly emotional Fox-Pitt afterwards.
Sep 12, 2011, 10:47
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Fox-Pitt moves up to world number one in HSBC Rankings
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| William Fox-Pitt (GBR), a member of the British bronze medal team at last weekend’s HSBC FEI European Eventing Championships, has overtaken team mate Mary King at the head of the HSBC Rankings. Photo: Kit Houghton/FEI. |
William Fox-Pitt (GBR) has taken over from team mate Mary King as world number one in the HSBC Rankings. The British rider, who is competing at the second last leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™ at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials this week, is now seven points clear of King and will be wearing the HSBC armband at Burghley.
Both Fox-Pitt and King were part of the British team that secured bronze at the HSBC FEI European Eventing Championships in Luhmühlen (GER) last weekend, but King failed to finish after a Cross Country fall.
Sep 12, 2011, 08:08
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HSBC FEI Classics™ - Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials
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| Caroline Powell (NZL) and Lenamore will be defending their title at this week’s Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials, the second last leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™ 2011 series. (Photo: Kit Houghton/FEI) |
An all-star cast heads to this week’s Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (GBR), second last leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™ 2011 (1-4 September).
It is a particularly special year for Burghley, as it is 50 years ago that the historic Lincolnshire estate hosted its first competition by invitation of the 1928 hurdling Olympic gold medallist, the Marquess of Exeter.
Since then, Burghley has hosted eight championships, including the first ever World Championships in 1966, and riders regularly vote it their favourite venue in L’Annee Hippique, the annual review of the equestrian year.
Sep 12, 2011, 07:52
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NEW ZEALAND’S JOHNSTONE HAS ONE LAST PUSH IN FEI WORLD CUP™ EVENTING
Antipodean riders Clarke Johnstone (NZL) and Chris Burton (AUS) are making absolutely sure of their FEI World Cup™ Eventing bonus by travelling to the last event in the 2011 series, which is underway at Haras du Pin (FRA) today.
Both riders are now based in Britain, where they are making quite an impact on the national circuit.
They will be hard to beat in the race to secure the FEI World Cup™ Eventing 2011 champion title and for Clarke Johnstone this would be a sweet victory after his brilliant wins at the first and second legs at Kihikihi (NZL) and Sydney (AUS).
A strong field of 47 riders representing 12 nations will contest this popular event, including several leading French names and Olympians such as Mark Todd (NZL) and Clayton Fredericks (AUS), so the Antipodean influence is expected to be strong.
Sep 9, 2011, 14:37
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HSBC FEI CLASSICS ™: -FOX-PITT FLIES TO THE TOP AT BURGHLEY
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| William Fox-Pitt (GBR) and Parkland Hawk are in the lead after Cross-Country at the fourth leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™ at Burgley. © Kate Houghton/FEI. |
William Fox-Pitt (GBR) has the slimmest of leads to win a record sixth Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (GBR), second-last leg of the HSBC FEI Classics™, after a thrilling day’s cross-country.
The day was a spectacle of bold riding and flying horses, and Fox-Pitt gave an early masterclass on the New Zealand former racehorse Parkland Hawk, winner of the Blenheim CCI3* last year but short on mileage this year.
Fox-Pitt, who said Parklane Hawk felt as if he had “grown wings” when launching into space off the precipitous drop at the Leaf Pit (fence 4), commented: “It’s a good course for a genuine horse. It was massive all the way, but you never expect a holiday at Burghley.”
Fox-Pitt, who warns that Jumping is Parklane Hawk’s weakest phase, cannot afford an error in tomorrow’s Jumping phase, for the cost of a single rail covers the first four horses after Cross-Country.
Sep 7, 2011, 15:00
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Dutch Sport Horse trainer Relocates to Lexington, KY
Dutch sport horse trainer, Arnold Warmels has relocated his Nashville, Tennessee training site to the Horse Capital of the World, Lexington, KY. Warmels came to capture the excitement built from the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Warmels and his wife Lisa are both seasoned equestrians and were active in the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in a variety of aspects.
Warmels’ training center, Fryslân Valley Sport Horses, is located at Blue Stone Farm in Lexington. Warmels is a Dutch trainer of young sport horses for both dressage and driving and also specializes in Breed Inspection preparation and European Lunging. He has given clinics worldwide and offers his services for the European horse breeds, for which he also offers translation and import services. Demonstrations, clinics, Keuring preparation, In-Hand services, and lessons are just some of the many dedicated services Warmels offers.
Aug 28, 2011, 12:55
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Dressage Debuts at 2012 College Preparatory Invitational
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| Photos from last year's College Preparatory Invitational, copyright Rolando Conesa AIA and Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. Robert Dover photo copyright Ken Braddick/www.dressage-news.com |
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| Photos from last year's College Preparatory Invitational, copyright Rolando Conesa AIA and Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. Robert Dover photo copyright Ken Braddick/www.dressage-news.com |
Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, this year's CPI will be a must-attend event for aspiring hunt seat and dressage collegiate riders. The application for the dressage classes is now available online at www.collegeprepinvitational.com and are due by October 1, 2011.
With new dressage seat equitation classes at this year's competition, the CPI is also excited to welcome six-time dressage Olympian Robert Dover as the judge.
Dover noted, "I was fortunate enough to ride competitively during my university years, but would have loved to have access to a program which included a CPI back then. It will most certainly be of great benefit to Dressage in the United States to have stronger grass roots programs for our young riders."
Aug 28, 2011, 12:50
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BRITISH, GERMANS AND FRENCH DOMINATE IN POLAND
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| The gold medal winning British Jumping team at the FEI European Pony Championships 2011 in Jaszkowo (POL) - L to R - Graham Babes, Jessica Mendoza, Amy Inglis and Beth Vernon. FEI/Helen Revington. |
British riders took team and individual Jumping gold, Germany claimed two of the three Dressage titles and France dominated the Eventing competitions at the FEI European Pony Championships 2011 staged at Jaszkowo, Poland from 26 to 31 July.
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The Jumping team Championship was an exciting and close-fought affair, with just one fault separating the victorious British from the fighting Irish at the end of the day, while the Dutch were much further adrift when claiming bronze. The British had the whip hand after the first round with clears from all four riders, and the Irish were five faults in arrears while having to count a single time penalty from Max O'Reilly-Hyland (Rock Dee Jay), and an additional four faults when both Michael Duffy (Kadia Mouche) and anchor Emma O'Dwyer (Jacknell Street) left one on the floor.
Aug 22, 2011, 10:42
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Piaffe-Performance Team Winning on Two Continents: Piaffe-Performance Students Dominique Cassavetis And Chase Hickok Win Gold And Silver Medals At North American Junior And Young Rider Dressage Championships
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| Chase Hickok, a student at Piaffe-Performance Farm, riding Palermo at the 2011 USDF/Platinum Performance North American Junior and Young Rider Dressage Championships in Lexington, Kentucky. Hickok won the Individual Silver in the Young Rider Freestyle and the Individual Bronze in the Young Rider Team test; Dominique Cassavetis, also a student at Piaffe-Performance, was part of the Junior Gold Medal winning team from Region 1. (Photo courtesy of Sue Stickle) |
Dominique Cassavetis and Chase Hickok, students at Cesar Parra’s Piaffe-Performance Farm, mounted the medal podium at the 2011 USDF/Platinum Performance North American Junior and Young Rider Dressage Championships in Lexington, Kentucky, following an intense competition that included not only brilliant performances but severe storms as well. Despite the weather, the staff, friends and family at Piaffe-Performance were all smiles as Cassavetis rode away as part of the Junior Gold Medal winning team from Region 1 and Hickok won the Individual Silver medal in the Young Rider Freestyle and the Individual Bronze in the Young Rider Team test. While his students were winning in North America, Dr. Parra was wrapping up a successful European tour. Parra and Grandioso, owned by Sara and Michael Davis, racked up impressive wins overseas and proving that they are formidable competition at the international level.
Katie Riley, Senior Trainer at Piaffe-Performance, was thrilled with the young rider’s results. “We are all so proud of Dominique and Chase. They really rose to their fullest potential and showed that they have very bright futures ahead of them,” Riley said. “Dominique was part of the NAJYRC Junior team aboard Charming Princess, and they won the Gold Medal which was absolutely fantastic.
Aug 17, 2011, 15:47
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ASTRIX DOES THE DOUBLE, BUT WOODLAND FAROUCHE IS THE SHOW-STEALER
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| The Hannoverian mare Woodlander Farouche, with Great Britain's Michael Eilberg on board, produced spectacular scores to take the 5 Year Old title at the FEI World Championships for Young Dressage Horses 2011 at Verden, Germany. Photo: FEI/Karl-Heinz Freiler. |
Over 50,000 visitors descended on Verden, Germany for the FEI World Championships for Young Dressage Horses 2011 over the weekend as the KWPN stallion, Astrix, claimed his second gold medal in succession with The Netherlands' Emelie Scholtens on board. But the sensation of the event was the Hannovarian mare, Woodlander Farouche ridden by Great Britain's Michael Eilberg, who took the coveted 5 Year Old title with a spectacular score of 9.72%.
Staged in the heart of Lower Saxony, these Championships have long been recognised as the cradle of the equine dressage stars of the future, and this year's crop of youngsters were a truly exciting bunch.
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The British-born Woodlander Farouche, bred by Lynne Crowden in Monmouthshire, England, became the talking point of the show when scoring 9.28 to win last Friday's 5 Year Old Qualifier. The judges awarded scores of 9.5, 9.2 and 9.7 for trot, canter and walk, and 25 year old Eilberg described the mare, which he has been riding since she was three years old, as "an incredible horse". Looking forward to Sunday's final he added "there is of course more pressure to come, but it is a good feeling that she has already presented such an outstanding performance. This strengthens the self-confidence of both of us" he pointed out.
Aug 17, 2011, 15:34
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FEI EUROPEAN DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR JUNIORS AND YOUNG RIDERS, BROHOLM CASTLE
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| On the podium at the FEI European Dressage Championships for Young Riders and Juniors 2011 in Broholm Castle, Denmark are Young Rider Individual medallists (L to R) Cathrine Dufour DEN (silver), Sanneke Rothenberger GER (gold) and Carina Nevermann Torup DEN (bronze). Rothenberger also won Young Rider Team and Freestyle gold. Photo: FEI/Ridehesten. |
German riders had it almost all their own way when claiming both the Young Rider and Junior team titles as well as three of the individual gold medals on offer at the FEI European Dressage Championships for Young Riders and Juniors 2011 at Broholm Castle in Denmark this weekend. But the host nation did themselves proud when finishing a close second in both team events and then coming out on top in today's Junior Freestyle Championship won by Nanna Skodborg Merrald and Millibar.
For Germany's Sanneke Rothenberger these championships have been a particular triumph, as the 18 year old daughter of Olympians Sven and Gonnelien Rothenberger continues an ever-upward trajectory in her already impressive career. She won team gold as a Pony rider, and in 2007 made history in the German Youth Riders Championship when clinching silver in both the Pony and Junior divisions. She won team and individual gold at the FEI European Junior Championships in 2009 and last year claimed team gold and individual silver at Young Rider level.
Aug 10, 2011, 13:43
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Deeridge Farm Scores Multiple Victories at Lake Placid Horse Shows
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| Charlie Jacobs and Secret Love placed third in the $75,000 Mirror Lake Inn Grand Prix of Lake Placid. Photo By: James Parker/ Kathy Russell, The Book LLC |
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| Louis Jacobs and Kachina won the High Amateur Owner Jumper class at the Lake Placid Horse Show. Photo By: James Parker/ Kathy Russell, The Book LLC. |
The Jacobs Family had an incredibly successful two weeks for Deeridge Farm during the Lake Placid Horse Shows in Lake Placid, NY. Riders Charlie Jacobs, Louis Jacobs, Katie Robinson, Kim Jacobs, and their children all earned top results with their very talented mounts.
Charlie Jacobs and Secret Love highlighted the first week of competition with a third place finish in the $75,000 Mirror Lake Inn Grand Prix of Lake Placid. The duo also place third in the High Amateur-Owner Jumpers, and Charlie piloted Leap of Joy to a ninth place finish during the Grand Prix, and a third place ribbon in the High Amateur-Owner Jumpers during the second week. During the first week, Charlie and Flaming Star proved victorious in the High Amateur-Owner Classic with an incredible double clear effort.
Aug 10, 2011, 13:33
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John French Leads an Impressive Group of Hunters at the Colorado Summer Circuit
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| John French and Crown Affair won the $1,000 Open Hunter Classic Sponsored by Horse Connection. Photo credit: Flying Horse Photography |
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| Gayle Cox won the $1,000 Amateur Owner Hunter Classic. Photo credit: Flying Horse Photography |
While the Grand Prix horses are always a big draw at any hunter/jumper show, the hunters are getting a lot of attention during the Colorado Summer Circuit. Show manager Pat Boyle not only has great prize money in every division, but he's created a wonderful, lush platform for the course designers to develop classes that show off the athletic ability and beauty of some of the nation's finest hunters.
Last week John French and Yellow Dog Farm's Crown Affair won three of four over fences classes in the High Performance Hunter division and also took home the blue ribbon in the $1,000 Open Hunter Classic sponsored by Horse Connection. Crown Affair, a Holsteiner stallion by Cor de la Bryere out of a Capitol I mare, is always a favorite in the Derby classes. "We're preparing for the Derby Finals in Kentucky," French explained. "He's on his farewell tour and will retire at the Hampton Classic." Although his show schedule is winding down, the handsome bay stallion will continue his already successful breeding career. With Crown Affair's incredible performances, French said, "It's hard when he goes so well. Does he really want to retire? I was so proud of how he went this week."
Aug 10, 2011, 13:30
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Derbydown and Louise Serio Dominate Brandywine Valley Summer Series
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Louise Serio and the riders at Derbydown had great success over the past two weeks during the Brandywine Valley Summer Series. Showcasing their mounts in the prestigious Dixon Oval at the Devon Show Grounds, riders consistently earned top placings and tricolor awards for their efforts. Derbydown owner and founder Louise Serio led the way, claiming the Green Hunter Circuit Championship with Rock On after earning each week's Overall Grand Champion Professional Hunter and Leading Hunter Rider Awards.
Rock On, owned by Jennifer Burger, and Louise Serio won the First Year Green Working Hunter Championship during both weeks of competition. During the second week, the impressive duo won four of the division's classes. "Rock On was great; he's so consistent," said Serio. "He's such a mellow horse, and I think these two weeks he's been very consistent and he's ridden very well. He's a little lazy, but sometimes he can take over a little bit. I am very pleased with how he went this week."
Aug 9, 2011, 17:39
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Charlotte Jacobs Pilots Top Mounts to Winning Prizes at Lake Placid Horse Shows
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| Charlotte Jacobs and Karonda V Schl'Hof CH won the High Junior Jumper Classic at the Lake Placid Horse Show. Photo By: James Parker/ Kathy Russell, The Book LLC. |
Junior rider Charlotte Jacobs was very successful over the last two weeks, while competing at the Lake Placid Horse Shows in Lake Placid, NY. She trains with Missy Clark and John Brennan of North Run, and rides for North Star Ventures of East Aurora, New York. Jacobs took home top prizes in the jumper, hunter, and equitation rings with her talented mounts.
During the first week of the horse show, Jacobs was the winner of the very competitive High Junior Jumper Classic with a double clear effort aboard Karonda V Schl'Hof CH. The duo also won a second High Junior Jumper Class earlier in the week. During the Classic, Jacobs had three mounts in the top six, taking home the fourth place award with Robin and the sixth place honors with Umberto. She also earned second and third place ribbons in the division aboard Promised Land, owned by Windsor Show Stables.
Aug 9, 2011, 17:36
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Unbridled Passion Saddles Up For Show Jumping Début
While crowds flock to show jumping events around the world, marveling at the magnificence of the champion horses that compete at the Grand Prix level, few are aware of the passionate and intense relationship between rider and horse required to make it to the jump-off. Acanthus Publishing announces the publication and release of Unbridled Passion – Show Jumpings Greatest Horses and Riders (Acanthus Publishing 2011), an intimate and thrilling look inside the Olympic sport of show jumping and the superstar pairings that define excellence at the elite level.
With a foreword from Olympic team coach George Morris, each chapter of Unbridled Passion presents an up close and personal conversation between author, Jeff Papows, and one of the best contemporary riders in North America. Among the list of showcased riders and revered partners are McClain Ward and Sapphire, Ian Millar and Big Ben, Margie Engle and Perin, Beezie Madden and Authentic, and many more medal-winning teams.
Aug 9, 2011, 17:33
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UKRAINE AND JAPAN QUALIFY FOR 2012 OLYMPIC JUMPING
Ukraine and Japan will both be represented in the Olympic Jumping events at London 2012, following their success at the Olympic qualification event held in Aachen (GER) on 10 July. Ukraine secured a team slot and Japan one individual place during Sunday’s qualifier for Olympic Groups C – Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia – and G – South East Asia and Oceania.
Eight teams – Azerbaijan, Hong Kong, Hungary, Japan, Poland, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine - took part in the two-round competition. Competing over a strong track designed by Frank Rothenberger, team Ukraine were clear in the first round and finished on a score of 12 penalties to earn a team ticket to London 2012. The Ukrainians ended ahead of Turkey (25) and Poland (33) in the final standings. The complete results of the Olympic Qualification event for Groups C or G are available here.
Aug 9, 2011, 17:23
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