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Devon Horse Show – Grand Prix!
Saturday, June 01 2013
Best of the Best By Veronica F. Finkelstein What does it take to make a champion hunter horse? It takes a good, quiet mind and personality. Hunter horses have to arrive at a showgrounds they may never have seen before, step off the trailer, and perform without any evidence of nerves or excessive excitement.
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Devon Friday Fun!
Saturday, June 01 2013
Gambler’s Choice Keeps Spectators On Edge By Devon Walder Spectators crowded the stands for tonight’s Gambler’s Choice as the riders warmed their horses in the Gold Ring. The Gambler’s Choice, a traditional Devon class, requires riders to create their own course, choosing jumps based on their points and difficulty. What makes the Gambler’s Choice
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Dressage Day at Colorado Horse Park CCI* Sets the Stage for Cross-Country Showdown
Saturday, June 01 2013
Parker, CO – May 31, 2013 – The Colorado Horse Park’s CCI*, Training Three-Day, and Horse Trials kicked off with a full day of dressage competition on Friday. Julie Wolfert and Buenos Dias came out strong on the first day of the CCI*, earning a score of 44 penalties to take a convincing lead going
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Devon – Ladies Reign at Devon
Thursday, May 30 2013
Hat Contest and Tea Make for Exciting Ladies’ Day By Caroline Goldstein Ladies’ Day was a success once again, as about 300 women paraded their hats around Devon and enjoyed the second annual Ladies’ Day Tea.The day, sponsored by Dressage Collection, began with the hat contest, and participants showed off their creativity as they
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Devon – Busy Day in the Rain
Thursday, May 30 2013
High Performance Hunters Take On the Rain By Devon Walder As expected, this Tuesday at Devon the High Performance Hunters competed under low-lying clouds and light rain. Fortunately, the footing in the Dixon Oval stayed just dry enough for the riders to show their talent in the ring. Neither horse nor rider seemed to
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Equestrian Sport Productions and Wellington Classic Dressage Reach Agreement on Dates for the Future of Dressage in Wellington
Thursday, May 30 2013
Wellington, FL – May 29, 2013 – Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) and Wellington Classic Dressage are pleased to announce that they have reached an agreement on the structure of the Dressage calendar for 2014 and beyond and will submit this to the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF). Working together with the USEF and the other
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Christine McCrea Doubles Down and Wins $50,000 EMO Grand Prix, Presented by Zoetis, at HITS Saugerties
Wednesday, May 29 2013
SAUGERTIES, NY (May 27, 2013) – Christine McCrea finished the first week of spring competition at HITS Saugerties with a hot hand. After piloting Candy Tribble & Windsor Show Stables’ Avenir to the blue in Friday’s $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis, McCrea rose to the occasion again for Sunday’s $50,000 EMO Grand Prix and cashed another winner’s check.McCrea was the only
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Degele Qualifies Two Young Horses at Gold Coast May Show
Tuesday, May 28 2013
Loxahatchee, FL (May 28, 2013) – “I love when horses want to overachieve,” says USDF Gold, Silver and Bronze medalist, Heidi Degele, of Mesa Farms in Loxahatchee, about qualifying Young Horse division candidates, Lakota and Don Fredo HD. Both are now also both qualified for the USDF Region 3 championships in Georgia after strong finishes
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Retired Racehorse Chases TAKE2 Championship
Tuesday, May 28 2013
The TAKE2 Hunter Champion at the St. Christopher’s Horse Show in Pennsylvania earlier this month was, fittingly, the Pennsylvania-bred “Felton.” Owned by Jean Bickley, bred by Bickley’s Olney Stable and trained by Bickley’s good friend Bernie Houghton, the dark bay gelding made all four career starts at Philadelphia Park, now known as Parx Racing. He
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Devon – Carriage Pleasure Drive
Tuesday, May 28 2013
What a Pleasure By Veronica J. Finkelstein This year’s slogan could have been “keep calm, and drive on.” This year, unfortunately, the weather was not entirely conducive to a traditional Devon pleasure drive. Typically the carriage drive begins in the fields at St. David’s church before traversing a four and a half mile path through
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