HJN Content posted for January, 2006

USET Foundation Honors Gold Medal Club Members with Cocktail Reception Hosted by Jane Forbes Clark and Mason Phelps, Jr. in Wellington, Florida

WELLINGTON, FL – January 29, 2026 – To pay tribute to members of the Gold Medal Club, the United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation held a Gold Medal Club Cocktail Reception on Saturday night, January 28, in the exclusive 7th Chukker Club at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington, Florida. (Read on…)

JOHN PEARCE AND CHAMPAGNE TOAST THEIR SUCCESS IN THE $30,000 ARIAT GRAND PRIX AT THE 2006 INDIO DESERT CIRCUIT

Canadian rider John Pearce’s early trip south paid off thus far, as he secured Friday’s $30,000 Ariat Grand Prix kicking off the 2006 Indio Desert Circuit on lightning-fast Champagne. (Read on…)

Megan Massaro and Lyle win $25,000 Horses Helping Horses Open Hunter Classic

Green Cove Springs, FL – Seventeen year old Megan Massaro of Summerfield, Florida riding Lyle a Warm Blood gelding for owner Mrs. Randolph Rinehart won the Horses Helping Horses $25,000 Hunter Classic presented by the Oakleaf Plantation at week four of the Jacksonville Winter Series. (Read on…)

Brazil’s Rodrigo Pessoa Scores His First WEF Victory with Saturday $20,000 1.50m Classic Win while Louis Jacobs and Caucalis Capture Show Jumping Hall of Fame Amateur Classic

On Saturday morning, forty top Amateur Owner jumper riders took the field for the first $10,000 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Classic of the 2006 season. The class was scored under Table II, Sec. 2(a) Time First Jump-Off. Six of the forty competitors advanced to the tiebreaker. (Read on…)

Dimmig and Motley Capture Championships in Amateur-Owner 18-35 Hunters at Winter Equestrian Festival

A windy weekend set the tone for the 34th annual Winter Equestrian Festival, held at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club. Hunter competition was held in five different rings today, and two people can call themselves champions in the Amateur-Owner 18-35 Hunters. (Read on…)

Pearce Brings Champagne for $30,000 Ariat Grand Prix Win at Indio

The Canadians enjoyed a break from the sub-zero northern temperatures as they heated up the competition during the summer-like January afternoon at HITS Desert Horse Park. John Pearce, of Stouffville, Ontario, popped the cork and took a victory lap aboard his long-time mount, Champagne, after winning the season’s opening $30,000 Ariat Grand Prix Championship. (Read on…)

Coumans and Kerins Share the Spotlight in First Acorn Hill Speed Challenge at the 2006 Winter Equestrian Fesitval

One hundred competitors turned out for the first of nine events in the Acorn Hill 1.40m Speed Challenge Series offered each week at the Winter Equestrian Festival. Because of the massive turnout, the class was divided into two sections. Holland’s Gabrielle Coumans on Okido topped section one, while Darragh Kerins led the victory gallop in the second section. Laura Chapot finished second in both sections. (Read on…)

USET Foundation Awards $1.9 Million For High Performance Programs in 2005

ladstone, NJ – January 27, 2026 – The United States Equestrian Team Foundation announced that in 2005 it awarded $1.9 million to the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) in support of its High Performance programs: dressage, driving, endurance, eventing, reining, show jumping and vaulting. The grant was made possible by the generous donations of contributors in response to the USET Foundation’s successful fundraising efforts. (Read on…)

Ken Smith Surfs to First Year Green Hunter Championship on Whitecap at Winter Equestrian Festival

In its 34th year of competition, the 2006 Winter Equestrian Festival has become the ultimate destination for the best hunters in the country. Today’s classes showcased some of the best up-and-coming hunters in the country. (Read on…)

United States Dressage Federation Participates as Media Partner in Cadillac Challenge of the Americas for Second Consecutive Year

For the second consecutive year, the United States Dressage Federation (USDF) is participating in the Cadillac Challenge of the Americas as a media partner. The USDF is promoting the Cadillac Challenge through a variety of mediums including advertisements and event coverage in the Federation’s magazine USDF Connection, which is distributed to 34,000 members; notices sent via e-news to USDF members; postings on the USDF website (www.usdf.org); and press releases. (Read on…)

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