Keri Kampsen and Two Goals Farm’s On Top won the $5,000 Hunter Derby on Thursday, August 11, at the Vermont Summer Festival (David Mullinix Photography). East Dorset, VT — Keri Kampsen riding Two Goals Farm’s On Top treated the crowd to a repeat performance as they took the top prize in the popular $5,000 Hunter Derby held Thursday, August 11, during the final week of the six-week Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT. Twenty horses hunted around the Derby course...

Jimmy Torano and Katina won the $5,000 Open Jumper Stake on Wednesday, July 27, at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT (David Mullinix Photography). East Dorset, VT — Following two days of rest and relaxation in the beautiful Green Mountains, horses and riders returned to the show grounds for the fourth week of competition at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT. The six-week equestrian competition is running at Harold Beebe Farm from July 6 through August...

Julia Fowler and Sierra win Platinum Performance/USEF Talent Search at the Brandywine Valley Summer Series (Photo by Rebecca Walton/PMG). Devon, PA - The weather was sunny and warm for the first part of the Brandywine Valley Summer Series, presented by Taylor Harris Insurance Services, at the Devon Show Grounds. Junior riders had the opportunity to showcase their skills during the Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) Equitation and the Platinum Performance/USEF Talent Search before the...

Lake Placid, NY — Competition opened Tuesday at the Intercat, Inc. Lake Placid Horse Shows. The two-week long horse show series, which features the 42nd Annual Intercat, Inc. Lake Placid Horse Show, June 28 – July 3, and the 34th Annual Intercat, Inc. I Love New York Horse Show, July 5 -10, is famous for attracting many of the nation's top riders to its North Elba Showgrounds. Once again, Olympians, past Lake Placid Grand Prix champions and international show jumping stars...

Lamprechtshausen , Austria - Building on their win in the Nations Cup at CSIOY Lamprechtshausen, the U.S. Young Rider Show Jumping Tour capped off a successful weekend with a one-two finish in the Young Rider Grand Prix. Reed Kessler took the top spot for the U.S. on Ligist, she jumped the only clear round in the jump-off for the win. Jessica Springsteen was second on Cincinnati La Silla, she had the fastest short-course round by more than five seconds, but had one rail to settle for second....

Rod Matthiesen and Cruisin on the River. Photo courtesy ArabianHorsesGlobal.com. If you are in the market for action, thrills and a terrific time with horses, check out the Ultimate Futurity, a brave new Arabian stock horse competition - the brainchild of South Dakota Arabian horseman, Elise Ulmer. Ulmer spent a great deal of time listening to her fellow owners and trainers regarding that burning question … "How do we get more horses involved in the reining, cutting and working cow...

North Salem, NY - Patricia Griffith had a new mount this year for the $10,000 USHJA Hunter Derby at the Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows, but the result was the same as last year, a win. Sienna, the horse that Griffith piloted around the two rounds of competition this year, is a lovely 16.2 hand chestnut mare, owned by Lexi Maounis of Jupiter, FL, herself a junior rider and student of Griffiths. “We got her in August of last year,” said Griffith. “She had won a Derby in Texas...

Louise Serio and Rock On earned the First Year Green Working Hunter Championship at the Lexington Spring Premiere (pictured at WEF). (Photo by Heather Bellock/PMG). Lexington, VA - It was an excellent week for the horses and riders of Derbydown during the Lexington Spring Premiere, held April 27 - May 1, 2011, at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, VA. The talented group took home three tricolor ribbons and multiple winning results after successfully competing in the show's challenging...

Leipzig, Germany - The Rolex/FEI World Cup Final came to a close Sunday afternoon in Leipzig, Germany, with two final rounds of jumping. The U.S. had strong representation in this competition as they sent seven of the 27 riders into the ring. In the third and final competition, riders jumped two rounds over Frank Rothenberger's demanding 1.60m courses. The entire field would contest the first round, with 19 riders returning to the arena one last time to determine who would be crowned...

Leipzig, Germany - The Reem Acra FEI World Cup Final got underway Thursday evening with the grand prix presented by Sparkasse. The U.S. sent three combinations to the arena in Hall One of the Leipzig Exhibition Hall. The American horse/rider combinations did not disappoint in the field of 17. First in the arena for the U.S. was Jan Ebeling and Ann Romney’s Rafalca. This veteran pair demonstrated fluid trot work emphasized by a solid half-pass and had a consistent canter tour. Throughout...