Lexington, Ky. — Pony Club members used their horsemanship skills to ride their way to the medal podium at the Adequan/FEI North American Junior Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC) last week at the Colorado Horse Park. Pony Club by the numbers at NAJYRC: 43 NAJYRC participants have a Pony Club connection 7 Eventing Young Riders with a Pony Club connection were on the medal podium for the CICY2* 1 Current Pony Club member shared Team Gold in the CICY2* 5 Eventing...

Beesd, The Netherlands – Stefanie Putnam is the sole U.S. representative at the 2016 FEI World Para-Driving Championships, but she is up for the challenge as she makes her World Championship debut. She will compete against competitors from six other nations in the Grade I division as she aims for a solid performance. Putnam (Lafayette, Calif.) grew up riding hunters and jumpers and was also the captain of the Cal Poly Tech polo team. She suffered a spinal cord injury that left her...

McLain Ward and HH Azur on their way to winning the $50,000 Douglas Elliman Grand Prix Qualifier at the 2015 Hampton Classic Horse Show (Shawn McMillen) Bridgehampton, N.Y. - A bevy of top names in the sport of international show jumping including Olympic, World and Pan American Games medalists, have confirmed their entries for the 2016 Hampton Classic Horse Show. This world-renown competition draws the most elite jumper and hunter competitors from across the nation. The 41st annual show will...

Piber Köflach, Austria – The U.S. Driving Team has settled in at the picturesque Austrian venue for the 2016 FEI World Driving Championships for Singles, taking place August 3-7. Under the guidance of Chef d’Equipe Michael Freund and Team Coach Thorsten Zarembowicz, the team of Donna Crookston, Sterling Graburn, and Suzy Stafford, along with individual Leslie Berndl, aims for top performances. A total of 23 countries are represented in the championship, giving the U.S....

Sophie Michaels and Balouba (Kendal Bierer/PhelpsSports.com) Traverse City, Mich. - The first portion of the 2016 Great Lakes Equestrian Festival has drawn to a close and from those that came to compete in beautiful Traverse City, Michigan, the reviews are overwhelmingly positive for Morrissey Management Group's (MMG) second-year production. From excellent reviews for the upgraded footing to the wonderful hospitality and fabulous food in the VIP Tent, those that made the trip to the Upper...

This may not be a photo likely to win any photographic competitions but it was taken at 2:30 a.m. from my bedroom. No, I am not some weird stalker or peeping tom but this is a photo of the merry bunch of selfish insomniacs that decided to have a very loud speaker (top right quarter of the photo) playing until about 3:30 a.m. Yes, I kinda wish I had something more persuasive to hand than a Canon camera… in fact a canon would have done very nicely. The eventing horses have settled in very...

Jonathan McCrea and Special Lux. (Tom von Kap-herr) Bromont, Quebec - American rider Jonathan McCrea, on his mount Special Lux, won the first leg of the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping North American League in Bromont, on July 31, 2016. Guilherme Jorge Surpasses Himself With a generous time allowed, the chronometer was not a key factor in the first round. Course designer Guilherme Jorge, on his way to the Rio Olympic Games, nevertheless gave the starting athletes a challenge, with such...

Karl Cook and Caillou 24 (CapturedMomentPhoto.com) Del Mar, Calif. - Exciting until the last horse crossed the finish line, it was Californian Karl Cook and Caillou 24 who came out on top in the $40,000 Showpark Racing Festival Grand Prix, presented by EquiFit, inc. Of forty-three entries, thirteen returned for the jump-off and five went double clean. FEI Course Designer Anderson Lima of Brazil set a technical track that he explained was definitely influenced by the large and experienced group...

Ermelo, The Netherlands – Endel Ots and David Wightman concluded the Longines FEI/WBFSH World Breeding Dressage Championships for Young Horses on Saturday with the Small Final for 6-year-old-horses. They each tied for 12th place with a score of 7.560. Over the two days of competition, each of their mounts performed with great confidence and obedience. The growing partnerships presented respectable tests in an atmosphere made up of top-notch progressing dressage talent. Yesterday,...

Aaron Vale and Carlo win the $50,000 Flintfields Farm Grand Prix, sponsored by Meijer, during the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival. (Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group) Traverse City, Mich. - It was déjà vu for spectators on the final day of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival (GLEF) as Aaron Vale and Carlo blazed their way to the victory in the $50,000 Flintfields Farm Grand Prix, sponsored by Meijer, topping the ranks with a double-clear posted in 37.269 seconds. Only one-week...