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Highlights from the LA International Jumping Festival |
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An Event-full Week at LEG
The prestigious L.A. International Jumping Festival, presented by Langer Equestrian Group, Inc., hosts not only a full ‘AA’-rated schedule but hosts a list of top events throughout the week.
Thursday, Sept. 17th - Saturday, Sept. 19th:
The Platinum Performance USEF Talent Search Finals West Coast
Those competing in the USEF Talent Search Finals had a busy day on Thursday with a practice class on the grass field beginning at 8:00am, plus a rider’s meeting and a reception in the afternoon and the Flat Phase that commenced at 5:30 in the evening...
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details on each phase and results
Thursday, Sept. 17th: The $25,000 L.A. International Open Welcome Stake
One of our favorite designers returned to build more tests for our World Cup hopefuls. Leopoldo Palacios set a track that, like George Morris told the Talent Search competitors, demanded bold riding. Out of the 31 horse and rider combinations that entered the Equidome, Chris Pratt and G5 (Indigo Farms, LLC) enjoyed the lead through the first half of the class, until Richard Spooner blazed to the top with his veteran international mount, Cristallo (Show Jumping Syndications Intl.). He also set a fast time with Ace, and John Pearce squeezed into second aboard Chianto (DK USA Sporthorse). Spooner earned first and third, with Pearce taking home the red ribbon.
> [Excerpt from 9/18/09 LEG Up press release]
Friday, Sept. 18th - Saturday, Sept. 19th:
USEF Zones 8,9,10 Adult Equitation & Hunter Seat Regional Finals
Open to adult and junior riders respectively who have won first or second in the USEF Adult Equitation class or the USEF Hunter Seat Medal since October 1, 2008, this regional offers two rounds at 3’6” and a work-off of at least the top four riders. Two judges sit together and one numerical score is given per round. The two rounds are placed individually and scores are averaged to determine the work-off participants. Coolers are awarded to the top four and awards are presented through 10th place...
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Saturday, Sept. 19th: The $50,000 L.A. International Grand Prix, A World Cup Qualifying Event
Another exciting class, will the results of this third qualifier of the season give us any indication on who might head to Geneva next April? Course designer Leopoldo Palacios built a demanding track using every inch of the allowable heights, and asking questions that included an oxer at the in-gate as jump 1, around the corner to a line consisting of a big wall to an oxer in five, turning to another sizeable oxer in three forward strides to an airy plank vertical...
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EquestriSol News |
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After a busy summer season of ad campaigns and newsletters, we look forward to completing the development of a number of web sites waiting in the wings. Look for announcements of these new designs later this fall.
We spoke with a few more of our horse show greats - see our Conversations with Equestrians on Mary Manfredi and Saer Coulter as well as our chat with Jack Robson. We wrote a little piece on the BIG Eq begininings and sized up the lowdown on Indoors.
We thank you all for the newsletter praise. It’s always great to hear. See you at the shows!
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Conversations with Course Designers |
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Jack Robson
I was thrilled to have another fascinating conversation with yet another person who plays a significant role in our horse show world, actually one of this week’s World Cup Officials, President of the Jury Jack Robson. Robson has spent more than a quarter century working as a course designer, technical delegate and jumper judge...
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The History of the Big Eq |
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The Search for the Best is Back
As the qualification period for the USEF Talent Search gets underway, rankings reveal the top of the nation’s leading equitation contenders. Each day spent training, preparing and competing will culminate, for some, in a mark on the storied history of the sport...
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Inside Indoors |
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Back in the day the Indoor Circuit was Harrisburg, Washington, New York. Those days are gone and the fall indoor season on the East Coast is now Upper Marlboro, Harrisburg, Washington, Syracuse. The shows affiliated with those cities are the Capital Challenge, the Pennsylvania National Horse Show, the Washington International Horse Show and the Syracuse Invitational...
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Conversations with Equestrians |
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Interesting how life is – how things have a way of working out as they are meant to. Just over a decade ago Mary Manfredi was living in Italy, established in another career and no longer riding. Saer Coulter was a young girl living in northern California who loved horses...
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