Category Archives: Grand Prix

One To Watch: Mavis Spencer Has Gone From Grooming To Grand Prix

Posted on January 27, 2017 by bfequestrian

Four years ago, Mavis Spencer was at the in-gate of the Saturday night grand prix classes of the Winter Equestrian Festival (Fla.), but she had a towel in her back pocket, was holding a lead shank, and was giving a leg up to a rider.

Fast forward a few years, and Spencer was the one getting the leg up. Continue reading →

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Johnson first black American to win major grand prix

Posted on March 26, 2015 by bfequestrian

WELLINGTON — March 22 2015 – Paige Johnson recorded a milestone victory late Saturday night in the $127,000 Engel & Volkers Grand Prix at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. Johnson, 29, of Wellington and Middleburg, Va., became the first black … Continue reading →

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