Photo Courtesy APHA/Abigail Wilder Boatwright (2007) (Colonels Smokingun aka “Gunner” is the first registered American Paint Horse to join the exclusive list of NRHA Two Million Dollar Sires. ) Colonels Smokingun, better known as Gunner in the reining world, has recently been named the unofficial eighth National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Two Million Dollar Sire. He accomplished this only three years after being named a NRHA One Million Dollar Sire. This was, in part, due to the recent...

Photo Courtesy JRPR (Redwine, owned by Gray Fox Farm and ridden by Peter Pletcher.) The gorgeous black imported Hanoverian stallion Redwine, owned by Jill Burnell and Gray Fox Farm in California, won the Equilite™ 2010 Grooming and Conditioning Award during the prestigious Winter Equestrian Festival. Redwine (Rotspon x Matcho) is being shown at WEF by Peter Pletcher, and was awarded Equilite™ brand products from award sponsor Arenus, makers of animal health products and supplement blends,...

Photo Courtesy Kalarama Farm (Harlem Globetrotter) Kalarama Farm, home of world renowned Saddlebred Harlem Globetrotter, has announced plans to celebrate the 30th birthday of the famous stallion. With an impressive showing and breeding career, Harlem Globetrotter remains a legendary performer and producer of other notable horses in the American Saddlebred industry. Since arriving at Kalarama Farm in Springfield, KY, Stall #1 has been home to this champion, where he continues to enjoy the...

Baloubet du Rouet is currently offered by his supplier at a special price. He will be $3,250 per eight-straw dose through April 15. The stallion Parco is $1,000 per six-straw dose, and Canturo is newly available for $2,500 per four-straw dose. This shipment is contingent on getting enough orders to make it feasible. If you have ever wanted to purchase any of these stallions, now is the time. It may be a while before we do another shipment to Belgium.

Sappire Wins Again for McLain Ward (Shannon Brinkman/ USEF Archives) Wellington, FL - March 27, 2010 - Tonight's $500,000 FTI Consulting Finale Grand Prix, CSI 5* drew the largest crowd in the history of equestrian sport in Wellington. More than 9,000 spectators came to see who would win one of the biggest show jumping purses in North America. Sapphire, ridden by McLain Ward (USA) and owned by Ward and Blue Chip Bloodstock, came home with the win and repeated their victory from last year over...

I spent last night stuck in Orlando and then Charlotte before finally getting home well after 2 am. Tornadoes ripped through North Carolina and there were a lot of stranded people. It was very encouraging that it was all over the news in the airport. I could have been stuck in Ocala at my lovely friend Max's house. She was kind enough to let me stay while I was at Live Oak, she works for Karen O'Connor, and lives on their wonderful farm, so I had it pretty good for 5 days. I paid for it by...

Robin Groves collects her prizes (Joanie Morris/USEF) Ocala, FL - With impending storms looming, the fourth and final day of the Live Oak International presented by US Trust featured a difficult cones phase and clear rounds were hard to find. But the best drivers in the US prevailed and two USEF National Champions were crowned based on their incredible three phase performances. A massive storm held off until the final few drivers, and then the weather deteriorated quickly. Chester Weber and...

Jimmy Fairclough Threads the Needle (Joanie Morris/USEF) Ocala, FL – An exciting day of marathon driving at Live Oak International presented by US Trust showcased some of the very best in the US vying for USEF National Championship honors for both Single Horses and Four-in-Hands. Jimmy Fairclough drove like a man on mission – and his perseverance prevailed. Driving Jane Clark’s team, the New Jersey driver started out confidently in the first hazard and got better and better as he guided his...

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce that through the generosity of the USET Foundation limited funding will be available for the 2010 Show Jumping Young Rider Tour. The riders selected for the Tour who wish to be considered for funding must submit a grant application. The USEF Show Jumping High Performance Committee will review the grant applications and make recommendations regarding the grant recipients. ENDS Please contact Lizzy Chesson,...

Arriving in Florida is always an adventure. Despite running laps between Lexington and Wellington this year, this was my first trip to Ocala, which of course means flying into Orlando. Which of course meant that I was the only person on my flight and in the airport without Disney World on the brain. Ocala and Lexington are locked in a fierce battle for bragging rights over which one really is the horse capital of the world. There are farms of every possible variety when you drive around this...