Kevin Babington and Mark Q (Photo courtesy of Parker/Russell - The Book LLC). Devon, PA - The 20-horse field in tonight's $100,000 Wells Fargo Grand Prix of Devon read like a Who's Who of the show-jumping world. Two-time Olympic gold medalist McLain Ward, 2010 winner Peter Leone, Kate Levy, Todd Minikus and Kevin Babington just to name a few. The jumps were high; 150-160 m, the crowd was huge, and the competition was fierce over Olympic Course Designer Olaf Petersen's...

Pictured during the draw for the third leg of the 2011 FEI Nations Cup™ series at St Gallen, Switzerland today were : L to R - Peter Stossel, President CSIO St Gallen, John Roche, FEI Jumping Director and Henk Nooren, Chef d'Equipe for the French team. Photo: FEI/Katja Stuppia. St. Gallen, Switzerland - The American team will be first into the ring for tomorrow's third leg of the 2011 FEI Nations Cup™ at St. Gallen, Switzerland. A total of nine nations will compete, as the Swiss, who...

Lexington, KY - The USEF High School Equestrian Athlete program is officially underway for the 2011-2012 school year! Students are encouraged to sign up now to count their summer practice and competition hours toward their goal of lettering as a USEF High School Equestrian Athlete. The USEF High School Equestrian Athlete program is open to equestrian athletes involved in all breeds and disciplines who are enrolled in grades 9-12. The program honors participants who document their equestrian...

Oklahoma City, OK – The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) welcomes Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) competitors with an opportunity to participate in a competition similar to the long-standing NRHA Collegiate Championship. The NRHA Interscholastic Championship brings together the top four riders from the Individual Open Reining at the IEA National Western Championship and the top four riders from the 2010 NRHA Youth 14-18 division in an exciting competition where the...

Dressage Dressage preparations for the Pan American Games continued as Prix St Georges and Intermediaire I competition took place at CDIs across the country. Jan Ebeling swept the small tour at CDI Flintridge with Rosenzauber 8, scoring 70.263% in the Prix St Georges, 70.702% in the Intermediaire I and 70.292% in the Freestyle. For complete results please visit www.cornerstonedressage.com/results/2011_7.pdf . At the CDI Lexington, Lisa Wilcox and Pikko del Cerro HU dominated the Small Tour....

Lexington, KY - Longtime supporter of the American Saddlebred and the American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA), Gerald "Gerry" L. Durnell, 69, passed away on the evening of Monday, May 23, 2011, after a courageous bout with cancer. Gerry, husband of longtime ASHA member Kaye Bowles-Durnell, was born April 27, 1942, in Santa Paula, CA. He was a graduate of Southwest Missouri University in Springfield, MO. He worked his way through college as a rock and roll DJ, a TV cameraman, and as an...

McLain Ward and Oh' D Eole on course in Sunday's $50,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, NY (ESI Photography©). Saugerties, NY — Perfect weather and strong entries highlighted the first week of show jumping at HITS Saugerties as HITS-on-the-Hudson I drew rave reviews from exhibitors competing in the heart of the Hudson Valley. Leading the way for High-Performance riders was the reigning Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix...

John and Lisa Seger of Markel Insurance present the Markel/USEF 5-Year-Old Western Selection Trial championship ribbon to Sabine Schut-Kery and Sanceo (Photo courtesy of Genia Ply Photography). Burbank, CA - Young dressage horses were the stars of the weekend in the historic and pastoral setting of the Flintridge Riding Club for Dressage at Flintridge CDI*/Y/J, May 26-29, 2011 in La Cañada-Flintridge, CA. As host of the Markel/USEF Young Horse Western Selection Trial for the FEI/WBFSH...

Westport, CT - The results of Round 2 of America's Favorite Equestrian are in. Five equestrians in each of the eight disciplines that participated in the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games have moved onto Round 3. America's Favorite Equestrians Round 3: Dressage: Todd Flettrich, Courtney King-Dye, Debbie McDonald, Steffen Peters, Guenter Seidel Driving: Tucker Johnson, Lisa Singer, Suzy Stafford, Rochelle Temple, Chester Weber Endurance: Garrett Ford, Becky Hart, Dave Rabe, Julie Suhr,...

Scott Stewart and Dedication - First Year Green Hunter Reserve Champion (Photo courtesy of Photographs courtesy of Alden Corrigan, Meg Wiederseim, Parker/Russell - The Book LLC). Devon, PA - Scott continued his Devon Leading Hunter Rider streak, adding his name to the Hope Montgomery Scott Perpetual Trophy for the nonth consecutive year with the help of partners Touchdown, Dedication, Empire and Carlos Boy. As the professional hunter riders turn the Dixon Oval over to the wide variety of breeds...