Year: 2023

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Equine Blog

Calling All Junior Equitation Athletes! Qualify for the 2024 WEC Premier Equitation Cup Championship at World Equestrian Center – Ocala

Calling All Junior Equitation Athletes! Qualify for the 2024 WEC Premier Equitation Cup Championship at World Equestrian Center – Ocala The Premier Equitation Cup Championship began at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington in 2019. In 2021 the Premier Equitation Cup Championship made its debut at our Ocala facility during the 12-week long Winter Spectacular Show Series. In 2023 the class […]
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Events

Two-year-olds in Breeders Crown spotlight Friday

Two-year-olds in Breeders Crown spotlight Friday October 25, 2023, by Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager Two-year-old pacers Captain Albano and Geocentric will head to their respective Breeders Crown finals Friday at Harrah’s Hoosier Park in a similar position. Each was made a 4-5 morning-line favorite to bring back a trophy. Captain Albano, a colt trained by Noel Daley, has seven […]
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Equine Blog

Lightning Strikes for McQueen and Nick Haness To Win 2023 WIHS Grand Hunter Championship Title

Lightning Strikes for McQueen and Nick Haness To Win 2023 WIHS Grand Hunter Championship Title The 2023 Washington International Horse Show, presented by MARS Equestrian™ continued on Tuesday, October 24, and at the conclusion of the professional hunter divisions in The Show Place Arena, it was McQueen and Nick Haness who ruled supreme. The formidable duo won the Green Conformation Hunter […]
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Dressage

Freestyle in full focus as individual Dressage medals hang in the balance

Freestyle in full focus as individual Dressage medals hang in the balance After the intense excitement of yesterday’s Team competition in which USA took gold and Brazil and Canada claimed silver and bronze along with qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, attention has turned to tomorrow’s individual Dressage Freestyle title-decider at the Pan American Games 2023 in Quilotta, Chile. […]
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Dressage

Kerrigan Gluch Lands Five Wins and Laura Graves Showcases Rising Star at World Equestrian Center October Dressage

Kerrigan Gluch Lands Five Wins and Laura Graves Showcases Rising Star at World Equestrian Center October Dressage Ocala, Florida – World Equestrian Center – Ocala hosted the latest in its popular series of rated dressage shows on October 21-22, 2023. Sponsored by Hampton Green Farm and Discover Dressage, there were USEF/USDF-rated classes from Training Level to FEI Grand Prix. In addition to national-level […]
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British

USA takes team gold; Brazil and Canada take tickets to Paris

USA takes team gold; Brazil and Canada take tickets to Paris On a day that bubbled with excitement, Team USA stood firm to take Dressage team gold, Team Brazil made history when slotting into silver medal position and the defending champions from Canada took bronze at the Pan American Games 2023 in Quillota, Chile. This was the ninth PanAm Dressage […]
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Equine Blog

Hermès Sellier Secures Title Sponsorship of the 1.50m Championship Grand Prix Jumping Series

Hermès Sellier Secures Title Sponsorship of the 1.50m Championship Grand Prix Jumping Series Hermès Sellier, the maker of equestrian equipment since 1837, has taken the reins as the title sponsor for the prestigious Hermès Sellier 1.50M Championship Grand Prix Jumping Series. The three-year partnership strengthens Hermès’ longstanding association with the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), where they have been a revered […]
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Equine Blog

Erynn Ballard Lands Double Podium Win in $25,000 BarnWalkers Grand Prix

Erynn Ballard Lands Double Podium Win in $25,000 BarnWalkers Grand Prix Kicking off competition this week for ESP Fall II was the $10,000 Bainbridge 1.40m Welcome taking center stage on the Derby Field. Thirty combinations readied themselves to contest Andy Christiansen’s 13-obstacle course. The eleven who advanced were led by Erynn Ballard (CAN) and Mullentine Shalom. The pair set the pace at […]
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Equine Blog

Callie Seaman Secures Grand Adult Amateur Hunter Championship at Pennsylvania National Horse Show

Callie Seaman Secures Grand Adult Amateur Hunter Championship at Pennsylvania National Horse Show Five new champions and two grand champions were crowned in the Penn National Children’s and Adult Hunter Championships, presented by Marshall & Sterling, on Friday and Saturday, October 20-21, 2023, at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg, PA. Earning the Grand Adult Amateur Hunter Championship – after […]
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Equine Blog

Erynn Ballard Lands Double Podium Win in $25,000 BarnWalkers Grand Prix

Erynn Ballard Lands Double Podium Win in $25,000 BarnWalkers Grand Prix Kicking off competition this week for ESP Fall II was the $10,000 Bainbridge 1.40m Welcome taking center stage on the Derby Field. Thirty combinations readied themselves to contest Andy Christiansen’s 13-obstacle course. The eleven who advanced were led by Erynn Ballard (CAN) and Mullentine Shalom. The pair set the pace at […]