Abigail Hopkins and One Hot Pepper (Photo Credit: Anne Gittins) Halifax, MA -August 29, 2010- The area's top equitation riders converged on the Fieldstone Equestrian & Show Facility in Halifax, MA, for the 2010 Massachusetts Hunter Jumper (MHJ) Finals. The MHJ Finals, which concluded the Fieldstone Summer Showcase, saw over 300 riders compete for top honors in the MHJ Short Stirrup Medal Final, MHJ-Mini Medal Final, MHJ Adult Mini-Medal Final, MHJ Children's Pony Medal Final, MHJ Children's...

LEXINGTON, KY (August 26, 2010) Visitors who come to the Kentucky Horse Park during the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games will have the added benefit of experiencing the Equine Village. The Equine Village will showcase the largest gathering of the best known equine entertainers, clinicians and breed representatives ever assembled in the US. There are five different venues for the Equine Village with each providing its own unique entertainment. The Equine Village will host many of our country's...

David Mullinix Photography (Hillary Dobbs of Sussex, NJ, and Marengo enjoyed two grand prix victories at the 2010 Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT.) East Dorset, VT - The big winner at the 2010 Vermont Summer Festival proved to be 22-year-old Hillary Dobbs of Sussex, NJ. Throughout the six-week competition that ran from July 7 through August 15, 2010, Dobbs and her mount, Marengo, scored three major victories. The first of Dobbs’ wins came in the $30,000 Battenkill Grand Prix,...

Randi Muster (Isabelle Caccamise and her medium pony, Better Than Good, won the title in the Medal Finals. ) Lexington, KY - August 15, 2010 - A mist of Show Sheen, check. A dab of hoof polish, check. A last pat for good luck, check. On Sunday, the clock began to wind down on the six-days of excitement that was the 2010 USEF Pony Finals National Championships. Still, as riders gathered for the final contest, The Equisport Insurance/USEF Pony Medal, attention to detail was not lost. Over 190...

Cesar Parra and Olympia (SusanJStickle.com Photo) Gladstone, NJ – In his first opportunity to ride for a US National Championship, Cesar Parra capitalized on the chance and took home top honors at the USEF National Intermediaire I Dressage Championship at the 2010 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Festival of Champions. A Colombian native, Parra began riding under the US flag in 2009, since then he has reaped the reward. “I wanted to go for it,” said Parra after his ride. “These are very good riders,...

Photo by Jon Kassel (Kelly Farmer and Listen) Showplace Productions produced a beautiful derby day at Tapestry Farm in Bristol, WI, this weekend following the completion of its Showplace Summertime Horse Show. Tapestry Farm owners Clay and Donna Struve welcomed many of the country's top horses and riders to their scenic farm for a day full of exceptional competition and hospitality for all to benefit the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) Horseman's Assistance Fund. Professional...

The Chagrin Valley Hunter Jumper Classic Grand Prix Weekend began with an exhilarating jump-off round in Friday night’s Welcome Stake and ended with an awe-inspiring performance in Sunday’s Cleveland Grand Prix. Along the way there were also canine exhibitions, carriage rides, family fun activities, Grand Prix festivities, the International Hunter Derby and many local champions in the multiple hunter/jumper divisions that competed from Wednesday, July 14, up through Sunday, July 18. The $10,000...

Aachen, Germany - It was a night of great show jumping, and the United States had a solid third place finish in the Mercedes-Benz Preis, part of the Meydan FEI Nations Cup in historic Aachen, Germany. The "all-girls" team and their Chef d'Equipe George H. Morris were pleased with their placing as they finished on a total of 12 penalty points behind Germany with nine and the winners, Ireland, with just four faults. The USA started out strong with a clear round from Lauren Hough of Wellington,...

K.C. Montgomery (Shawn Flarida RC Fancy Step) Oklahoma City, OK – The 2010 Adequan/USEF Open Reining Championships, which also served as the USEF Selection Trial for the Adequan US Reining Team for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, featured fierce competition with a national title and a ticket to the World Equestrian Games on the line. The Oklahoma State Fairgrounds main coliseum was rocking on Saturday night and when the dust settled Shawn Flarida held on to his lead and had the best two...

Photo by Randi Muster (Kelley Farmer will return to Horse Shows by the Bay for her second year.) The 2010 Horse Shows by the Bay Equestrian Festival is pleased to welcome many of the country's top horses and riders to northern Michigan this summer for four weeks of exceptional equestrian competition. Set in the heart of scenic Traverse City, MI, competitors will enjoy world-class competition at the beautiful Flintfields Horse Park from July 8 through August 1, 2010. Dressage by the Bay Series I...