Press Releases & Announcements
If The Difference Is In The Details, Should Equitation Riders Be Allowed To See Their Scorecard?
This article was published by NoelleFloyd.com and has been reprinted with permission.To win an equitation class, riders must produce seamless tracks with quiet aids and elegant poise to impress the judges. This we know. The class is pinned, ribbons are handed out, and...
Caroline Ingalls and Concerto in Perfect Harmony to Win the Amateur Owner Hunter Challenge, presented by USHJA Zone 10
This week, the expansive grass field was host to a new challenge, presented by USHJA Zone 10, featuring Amateurs in the rated divisions at 3’3”, and 3’6”, and also the 3’0” Amateur Owner Hunters, presented by Outdoor Outfitters of CA. All gathered on Saturday and Sunday for division competition,…
Jamie Barge Lights Up The Night At The $25,000 Markel Insurance Grand Prix
The eighth of thirteen qualifying events in the Markel Insurance 1.45m Jumper Series was held under the lights at Del Mar Horse Park on Saturday night. After an electrifying evening of world-class show jumping, it was Jamie Barge and Luebbo, owned by Kylieco, …
Robert Sean Leckie and Easy Street HU Take the High Road for the Win in the $25,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby
With a stunning second round, Robert Sean Leckie earned a win in the Friday night $25,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby aboard Double Down Farm LLC’s entry, Easy Street HU…
YOUNG JUMPER PROFILE: CCF CORAL SEA
No stranger to developing young horses, Michelle Parker has successfully competed on many mounts, including homebreds. CCF Coral Sea, aka ‘Coral’, is practically family for Parker. Coral was bred by Parker’s mother and is the offspring of two of Parker's previous...
Ringside VIP Boxes Available This Weekend
This weekend, we’re pleased to offer two unique VIP experiences on Friday and Saturday evening. Friday’s featured event: $25,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby and Saturday’s featured event: $25,000 Markel Insurance 1.45M Grand Prix…
YOUNG JUMPER PROFILE: NIKOLINA
Jason McArdle's wife, Susan, with their newborn daughter, London, and Young Jumper, Nikolina (owned by Fairbanks Valley Farm, LLC) A veteran of developing equine prospects, Jason McArdle has earned six young jumper championships over the last decade. Bringing several...
Taylor Battles Back From Breast Cancer For A Blenheim Derby Win
Two years after her diagnosis, she’s feeling stronger than ever aboard L’Con Reyes. Horses have played a starring role in Katie Taylor’s life from her first pony ride around the age of 4. They kept her focused in her junior years at the Karazissis family’s Far...
A Talent Search Tale: An Important Step in the Show Jumping Pathway
Since the Show Jumping Talent Search Program began in the 1950s, it has played a key role in the pathway for promising riders to represent the United States in Show Jumping Competition. Familiar names like Beezie Madden, Richard Spooner, Lauren Hough, McLain Ward,...
FIRST FIRSTS: JAMIE SAILOR
Jamie Sailor and Flashdance jumping to victory in the YJC Western League 5-year old Final at Showpark PC: Captured Moment PhotographyJamie Sailor is becoming a household name on the West Coast. Though her #PathwayToSuccess began many years ago, achievements in both...
Second Time’s A Charm – Nicole Haunert And Calgary IV Win $25,000 Markel Insurance Grand Prix
For the second time in two weeks, Nicole Haunert and John Pearce battled for the top spot in the $25,000 Markel Insurance Grand Prix. After finishing in second place last Saturday, this week it was Nicole’s turn to lead the victory gallop as she and Calgary IV, owned by Cherokee Show Horses Inc.,..
USEF Official Diane Carney Talks About the 2019 American Tradition of Excellence Equitation Challenge, Presented by Whitethorne LLC
Judge Cynthia Hankins, Whitethorne LLC's Georgy Maskrey-Segesman and Judge Diane Carney. Photo Blenheim Equisports. San Juan Capistrano, CA – June 22, 2019– USEF licensed official Diane Carney of West Palm Beach, Florida, was honored to judge with Cynthia...