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Sharn Wordley Brings Home Top Prize in the $25,000 EMO Grand Prix
Conyers, GA—New Zealand native Sharn Wordley once again led the victory gallop, this time during the $25,000 EMO Grand Prix at the Atlanta Fall Classic III. He rode his reliable partner Epson Pierreville, who’s known as Rocket around the barn, to the ... Read the full article

Sharn Wordley Returns from Europe to Win HITS Culpeper V $40,000 Grand Prix
Culpeper, VA —New Zealand native Sharn Wordley returned from another trip to Europe to claim two of the top spots in the $40,000 Grand Prix during the final week of the HITS Culpeper show series. Wordley finished first on the Selle Francais gelding, ... Read the full article

Sharn Wordley Qualifies Second Horse for the Olympics
When the pressure's on, Sharn Wordley and the rest of the New Zealand Olympic candidates turn on the heat and lay down fault-free trips at the world's most competitive showjumping venues. Although New Zealand already qualified a team for this summer's Olympic Games, in order for the team to compete, each individual rider must also earn a Certificate of Capability (COC) by jumping fault-free or low-fault rounds at CSI events that are designated three-star or higher. These competitions feature the most challenging courses in the world and are a fair indicator of Olympic-level talent. While their European tour to earn their COCs has just begun, three New Zealand riders, including Wordley, have already amassed the successful trips needed to earn the designation. ... Read the full article

Sharn Wordley’s Florida Season Wraps Up With More Victories
Ocala, FL—Sharn Wordley continued his winning ways during the Florida season with numerous blue ribbons and loads of prize money. The time in Florida caps three successful years that the New Zealand native has spent in the United States. During that ... Read the full article

Sharn Wordley Victorious in the $25,000 Aiken Spring Classic Grand Prix
Aiken, SC—Spring is in full bloom in beautiful South Carolina and with it comes a first, third and eleventh place showing for New Zealand Grand Prix rider Sharn Wordley. Sharn topped the field of 29 starters in the $25,000 Aiken Spring Classic Grand ... Read the full article

U.S. Based Sharn Wordley Named to Olympic Show Jumping Team
With a stellar year on the U.S. Grand Prix circuit that included more than a dozen visits to the podium, Florida-based Sharn Wordley, 34, has claimed one of the highly-contested spots on the New Zealand Olympic showjumping team. Dreaming of making the team since he left New Zealand at 18-years-old, Wordley is ecstatic about representing his native country in Hong Kong. "For me, this is the culmination of everything I've been working toward for most of my life. For any athlete, regardless of your sport, there is no greater honor, or thrill, than to wear your nation's colors at the Olympic Games. " ... Read the full article

Sharn Wordley Caps Dream Year with $30,000 Grand Prix at First Coast Invitational
Colleen Scott for Equestrian Sports Promotions Jacksonville, FL---New Zealand native Sharn Wordley culminated a stellar year with another Grand Prix win, this time at the First Coast Invitational, held in December in Jacksonville, Fl. Wordley ... Read the full article

Wordley Martin Equestrian Brings Health and Safety to North American Equine Athletes
Many equestrians work tirelessly to provide their horses with a standard of living that would be envied by anyone with two or four legs. These mounts are cared for, tended to, examined, and loved. They have a plethora of clothing for every season, top of the line healthcare and nutrition, special shoes and even designer accoutrements. Occasionally, these horses are asked to perform under less than ideal conditions that put their health and safety at risk. What puts them at risk? Unsafe or poorly designed riding surfaces. Why is this risky? Because a horse's health, comfort, confidence and longevity depend on the quality of its daily training surface. ... Read the full article

Atlanta Fall Classics Opener is a Cornucopia of Action
Mother Nature provided crystal blue skies, a blaze of fall colors and perfect riding temperatures for the opening of three weeks competition at the Georgia International Horse Park. “What a wonderful week to kick off the finale to our show season! And what great talents we have for it!” Bob Bell, president of the Classic Company said. ... Read the full article

Armando Hassey Wins Again in Colorado
Parker, CO—Armando Hassey continued his winning ways at the Colorado Horse Park by taking home the blue ribbon in the $40,000 AGA Rocky Mountain Grand Prix Presented by Murdoch’s. The 21-year-old amateur rider from Mexico City rode his 12-year-old Ha ... Read the full article

Laura Kraut Wins for Second Day in a Row in Wellington
For the second day in a row, victory belonged to Laura Kraut of Wellington, Fla., at the CN Winter Equestrian Festival, presented by Zimmerman Advertising, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. ... Read the full article

16 Olympians Participate in Olympic Tribute at Palm Beach Dressage Derby
WELLINGTON, FL - March 4, 2008 - At the 2008 PhelpsSports.com Palm Beach Dressage Derby CDI-W/Y on Saturday, March 1, in Loxahatchee, FL, 16 Olympians representing five countries - the United States of America, Germany, Denmark, Colombia, and Canada ... Read the full article

16 Olympians Participate in Olympic Tribute at PhelpsSports.com Palm Beach Dressage Derby CDI-W/Y
At the 2008 PhelpsSports.com Palm Beach Dressage Derby CDI-W/Y on Saturday, March 1, in Loxahatchee, FL, 16 Olympians representing five countries - the United States of America, Germany, Denmark, Colombia, and Canada - from the sports of dressage and eventing participated in an Olympic Tribute, celebrating this Olympic year and the 25th Anniversary of the prestigious show. ... Read the full article

Tracy Fenney and Grace Capture the $50,000 Purina Mills Grand Prix at HITS Ocala
OCALA, FL (March 3, 2008)—For Texas' Tracy Fenney, the joke about every Grand Prix at HITS Ocala being won by someone named Tracy isn't getting old. Fenney won her fourth Grand Prix class during the 2008 HITS Ocala Winter Circuit when her mount ... Read the full article

Epson Piereville & Sharn Wordley Claim Victory at the $25,000 Fairfield Grand Prix
WESTPORT, CT - July 6, 2007 - Urged on hundreds of spectators and over 450 guests at the EQUUS Benefit Grand Prix Luncheon, Sharn Wordley aboard Epson Pierevile claimed the top honors at the $25,000 Fairfield Grand Prix on Saturday, June 30, 2007, th ... Read the full article

Atlanta Fall Classics
Today we finished the last show of the year. We finished our season with a day with perfect weather and lots of awards. The 2007 Adult Amaetur Challenge Champion was won by CR Galileo, owned by Kim Howard and ridden by Missy Luczak. This year ... Read the full article

June 28, 2008, USET Foundation's "One Team, One Dream - A Salute to Hong Kong," Olympic Benefit
The United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation will present "One Team, One Dream - A Salute to Hong Kong," an Olympic Benefit and Silent Auction, on Saturday, June 28, 2008, at the Oaks Blenheim Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano, CA. The event will be held concurrent with the U.S. Olympic Dressage Team Selection Trials. ... Read the full article

Winter Equestrian Festival to Host Equestrian Special Olympics on Sunday
Wellington, FL – March 15, 2007 – In conjunction with Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center, the Winter Equestrian Festival is pleased to announce that it will host the Equestrian Special Olympics on Sunday, March 18, 2007, at 1 p.m. Forty riders ... Read the full article

Platinum Performance Clients Take Home Medals for the USA
Platinum Performance client McLain Ward proclaimed the United States Show Jumping victory at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, on August 19, as "probably the greatest day for North America in the history of the sport." ... Read the full article

Meet the Gold Medal U.S. Olympic Show Jumping Team at the Sporthorse Tournament
The Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament is pleased to offer a special opportunity to meet the 2008 gold medal U.S. Olympic Show Jumping Team. On Friday, October 31, at 5:00 p.m., the team will make their first and only public appearance together since the Olympics. ... Read the full article