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Holly Shepard and H J Hercules Triumph in $50,000 HITS Grand Prix at Equifest III

Holly Shepard and H J Hercules Triumph in $50,000 HITS Grand Prix at Equifest III The final week of Equifest at HITS Chicago ended with an exciting finale for Holly Shepard, who hastened to victory with H J Hercules in the $50,000 HITS Grand Prix. The duo topped the two-horse jump-off ahead of Shannon Sullivan and Downtown’s Main Event. Shepard […]

Chandler Wilks Smiles Her Way Around The Alltech Arena

Chandler Wilks Smiles Her Way Around The Alltech Arena As She Takes Home Top Honors in the 2022 Marshall and Sterling USEF Pony Medal Final The final day of the 2022 USEF Pony Finals, presented by Honor Hill Farms, showcased the highly anticipated Marshall and Sterling USEF Pony Medal. The nation’s top young pony athletes took to the famed Alltech […]

Rizvi Reaches New Heights in Young Rider Individual Final

Rizvi Reaches New Heights in Young Rider Individual Final; Fruchterman and Nichols Win Dressage Freestyle Gold Sunday marked a special milestone for Zayna Rizvi (Zone 4 – Wellington, Fla.) as she claimed her second individual gold medal at the Gotham North FEI North American Youth Championships for Jumping (NAYC) presented by USHJA, aboard Excellent. On 3.02 penalties after day one, […]

TODD MINIKUS SCORES VICTORY IN $100,000 ALLTECH NATIONAL GRAND PRIX ABOARD AMEX Z

TODD MINIKUS SCORES VICTORY IN $100,000 ALLTECH NATIONAL GRAND PRIX ABOARD AMEX Z The finale of the 2022 USEF Summer Series at World Equestrian Center – Ocala came to a thrilling close as 53 international contenders from 15 different nations contested the $100,000 Alltech National Grand Prix. Todd Minikus (USA) and Bit By Bit Group’s Amex Z (Andiamo Z x Senne) rose […]

Aundrea Hillyard and Goldmark Take Home the Grand Pony Hunter Championship

Aundrea Hillyard and Goldmark Take Home the Grand Pony Hunter Championship at the 2022 USEF Pony Finals Presented by Honor Hill Farms Lexington was the place to be on the brisk, summer morning as competitors, trainers and families were eager to applaud their talented pony hunter riders. As the 2022 USEF Pony Finals, presented by Honor Hill Farm, nears its closing […]

U.S. Para Dressage Team Hoists Bronze

Adequan® U.S. Para Dressage Team Hoists Bronze in Orifarm Healthcare FEI World Para Dressage Championships at Herning 2022 The Adequan U.S. Para Dressage Team captured the bronze medal in team competition to stand on the podium in the Orifarm Healthcare FEI World Para Dressage Championships at Herning 2022. The team finished on a final score of 225.335 behind Denmark who took silver on a […]

Conway and Whitaker Earn Individual Gold at NAYC

Conway and Whitaker Earn Individual Gold at NAYC Coming into round one of the Individual Final for the Children’s category, 12 pairs were tied on fault-free efforts. That number narrowed to 11 after round one drew to a close. At the conclusion of round two of the Individual Final, only six pairs turned in completely clean slates over the three […]

Erin Nichols Wins Individual Young Rider Dressage Gold

Erin Nichols Wins Individual Young Rider Dressage Gold; Whitaker and Conway Earn Individual Gold in Pre-Junior and Children’s Categories A dream came through for Erin Nichols on Saturday at the 2022 FEI North American Youth Championship (NAYC) as she finished in gold-medal position for the Individual Young Rider Dressage division. Nichols (Yorba Linda, Calif.) expertly guided her own Handsome Rob […]

Class Highlight: $10,000 Rhys Vineyards Ryman Memorial 1.30m

Class Highlight: $10,000 Rhys Vineyards Ryman Memorial 1.30m Dakota Mower and Charmeur Des Terdrix Z Bring Home Second Big Win of the Week in $10,000 Rhys Vineyards Ryman Memorial 1.30m Eleven riders put on a show this evening in the Grass Jumper Field, competing for the win in the $10,000 Rhys Vineyards Ryman Memorial 1.30m. Crowds gathered in the VIP tent to cheer them […]

Molly McAdow Makes Mark in $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby at Equifest III

Molly McAdow Makes Mark in $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby at Equifest III Molly McAdow is making the most of the final week of HITS Chicago during Equifest III. The talented rider garnered both of the top spots in Friday’s $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby, earning the highest score of the day aboard Ademaro Van Encanta and riding Lomanske to […]