Traverse City, Mich. - Peter Pletcher added to his blue ribbon collection from Wednesday with a variety of tricolor honors as the first hunter champions were crowned during the 11th Annual Horse Shows By the Bay Hunter/Jumper Series. Margaret Anderson's CR Beethoven clinched the Wrenwood Farm Grand Performance Hunter Championship and combined High-Performance/Second Year Green Hunter Championship, sponsored by Top Call LLC and Missy and Doug Smith, by winning four out of the five classes...

Lexington, Ky. - The best junior riders from across the country prepare to compete for top honors in the 2014 US Junior Hunter National Championships. The championships will take place on both the East and West Coasts, with the riders separated into 15 & Under and 16-17 divisions, as well as Small Junior Hunter and Large Junior Hunter. This year the new 3'3" Junior Hunters will also be offered as a combined division. The riders will compete in three phases: Classic Round, Under Saddle,...

Amanda Hurd (Waltenberry) Lexington, Ky. - The top youth reiners in the U.S. went head-to-head on June 28 at the State Fair Arena in Oklahoma City, Okla., to stake their claim on coveted National Titles in the Adequan/USEF Youth Reining National Championship. At the competition held in conjunction with the NRHA Derby, Amanda Hurd claimed top honors in the 14-18 division, while Emmy-Lu Marsh earned the 13 & Under crown. Hurd (Wilmington, Del.) and Mark Hurd’s 11-year-old Quarter Horse...

Brandie Holloway benefitted from daughter Hunter's use of her horse for the Gladstone Program with George Morris (Carrie Wirth) Parker, Colo. - Colorado Horse Park's Week IV of Summer in the Rockies got underway Sednesday and the Kathy and Brad Coors Family Grand Prix Arena was rocking with show jumping action. The show is a sell-out for the next few weeks, with large numbers of competitors choosing to enjoy the undeniably ideal Colorado weather and the wonderful amenities of the Colorado...

Laura Chapot and Bradberry (The Book LLC) Lake Placid, N.Y. - Laura Chapot of Neshanic Station, NJ, won both the $5,000 Hollow Brook Wealth Management 1.40m Speed Stake and the $1,500 Lake Placid Summit Resort & Suites 1.35m Jumper Class Wednesday at the 2014 I Love New York Horse Show, Presented by Sea Shore Stables. Chapot topped a field of 27 horses and won the one-round 1.40m Speed Stake by finishing in the fastest time of 54.665 seconds on Bradberry. She also placed third in the class...

Leann Kelly (Paws and Rewind, LLC.) Conyers, Ga. - FEI 4* course designer, Michel Vaillancourt set a great track that suited the entry of horses and riders. Six clear rounds were produced. Leann Kelly & Leander made an inside turn from fence 4 to 5 that no on else attempted. It proved to be a successful strategy and put her to the top of the class. Ramiro Quintana and Ronan McGuigan bested her time, but both had unfortunate rails.

Caitin Boyle won the Equitation Championship Sponsored by Wisconsin Equine. (Andrew Ryback) Wayne, Ill. - Sunday at Showplace Productions' Spring Spectacular is always a day of fabulous award presentations, classics and hospitality everywhere on the grounds including mimosa's in the office as you check out, appetizers in the riders' lounge and of course, great food in the VIP section during the $40,000 Weathertech Grand Prix. An added highlight to the show this year was the...

Nicolas Pizarro Suarez of MEX riding Colasko (Spruce Meadows Media Service) Calgary, Alberta – The ‘Canada One’ Tournament at Spruce Meadows concluded on Sunday with a win for Mexico’s Nicolas Pizarro Suarez and Colasko in the $125,000 Imperial Challenge 1.55m in the Meadows on the Green. Will Simpson (USA) and Geledimar were victorious in the $33,500 West Canadian Cup 1.50m earlier in the day. Cristina Larangeiro of Portugal was the course designer for Sunday’s...

Jeff Welles and Prem Dollar Boy winning the $75,000 Devoucoux Grand Prix at the Lake Placid Horse Show (The Book LLC) Lake Placid, N.Y. - Jeff Welles, won the $75,000 Devoucoux Grand Prix of Lake Placid Sunday at the 45th annual Lake Placid Horse Show, Presented by Sea Shore Stables. Riding Prem Dollar Boy, an 11-year-old French-bred gelding owned by Mary-Kate Olsen, Welles was one of 5 entries from the starting field of 27 to qualify for the jump-off by completing the 15-jump, first-round...

Richard Spooner riding Tuxedo (Spruce Meadows Media Service) Clagary, Alberta - Competition kicked off in the Chinook Ring Friday morning with the $8,000 Francis Family Cup 1.45m where Richard Spooner (USA) got his third win in a row this week. Held in a faults converted format, the competition saw 30 entries jumping a course set by Manuel Esparza of Mexico. About halfway through the order, Spooner and Tuxedo cleared the course in a time of 66.44 seconds that would hold on for the win. The...