L to R: Lyle and Wizard, Terri Kane of Diamante Farms, Ghislain Fouarge (Susan J. Stickle) Wellington, FL - Adrienne Lyle, 27, and Wizard took the top award at the Global Dressage Festival (GDF) in the FEI Grand Prix at the $120,000 5* West Palm Beach, presented by Diamante Farms. Their score of 73.021% placed them well above Anja Plonzke of Germany on Le Mont d'Or, who received 71.851% to come in second, and Ashley Holzer of Canada on Breaking Dawn with 70.957% for third place. Lyle works...

Lexington, KY - Four-time Grammy Award winner and country music legend Lyle Lovett will join a world-class field of Reining riders competing in the second annual Ariat Kentucky Reining Cup, April 27-28 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. The Ariat Kentucky Reining Cup (AKRC) is held during the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Bridgestone, which runs April 26-29. The AKRC features a CRI3*, the only Three Star Reining competition currently scheduled in the United States for...

Heather Blitz and Paragon (Susan J. Stickle) Wellington, FL - The last rider to enter the ring, Heather Blitz, rode Paragon to a score of 75.350% to win the Grand Prix Freestyle at the $15,000 Wellington Dressage Classic CDI***, presented by the Chesapeake Dressage Institute, held March 15-18 at the Global Dressage Festival (GDF)Stadium show grounds in Wellington, FL. Blitz had a rough day leading up to her win. With her four year old, she memorized the 4 year old FEI test, not the USEF 4 year...

Holly Bergay aboard Rubino Bellissimo with Mette Rosencrantz (Lindsay McCall) Del Mar, CA - As the Del Mar Horse Park began to clear of flower boxes and white arena borders, Para-Equestrian Dressage riders prepared for a hands-on clinic with Mette Rosencrantz. Each rider was given 45 minutes with Mette allowing a large amount of time to work on short-term and long-term goals. During each session riders demonstrated specific parts of their tests that they performed during the 2012 Rancho...

The Global Dressage Festival presents a dressage series of clinics by renowned international dressage trainer and competitor Anja Plönzke of Germany. A Anja Plönzke (Maxemilian Schreiner) nja Plönzke has enjoyed a successful career in dressage. In 2011, she won the prestigious World Dressage Masters (WDM) Nurnberger Award riding her current horse Le Mont d'Or. The Nurnberger Award is given to the rider receiving the most points in the WDM Series. For the last twelve years Anja has...

Monday, January 29, 2012, Tulsa, OK – The Global Reining Sport Group, owners and producers of the Ariat Tulsa Reining Classic, is thrilled to announce today the continued support from Ariat International as the title sponsor of this prestigious event. Title sponsors since nearly the inception, Ariat International has been instrumental in the Tulsa community’s support of this annual top-five Reining event. Scheduled from August 29 to September 2, the Ariat Tulsa Reining Classic will...

March 22-25, 2012 The Live Oak International Driving Event will celebrate its 20th year in 2012. Over this 20 year period it has been the industry standard for Combined Driving Competition welcoming leading drivers, trainers, coaches and owners from Europe and North America and drawing thousands of people to the area as we again serve the dual purposes of giving the public a chance to enjoy world class combined driving competition while also supporting many non-profit and charity goals. The...

Below is the list of Training Sessions and Selection Trials for the 2012 Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team: February 1-3: Ocala Training Session 6-9: Aiken Training Session 13-14: Ocala Training Session 18-19: California Training Session @ Shannon Lilley’s 20-21: Katie Prudent Training Session in Aiken 28-29: Twin Rivers Training Session March 5-6: Ocala Training Session 7-8: Red Hills (FL) Training Session 8-11: Red Hills (FL) – CIC3*/A 13-16: Aiken Training Session 19-20: Katie...

Jennifer Alfano and Jersey Boy won the High Performance Working Hunter Championship award at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg, PA. Photo © Robyn Keyster/ PMG. Buffalo, NY - The prestigious Pennsylvania National Horse Show came to a close on Saturday, and SBS Farms left with numerous victories for Jennifer Alfano. The talented professional rider and trainer showed several mounts during prominent event, competing against top professionals all vying for the top honors in their...

Margie Engle Wins the $75,000 FEI World Cup Qualifier Grand Prix de Penn National (Al Cook Photo). Harrisburg, PA – Margie Engle of Wellington, FL, riding Indigo, owned by Gladewinds & Shay Griese, won the $75,000 FEI World Cup Qualifier Grand Prix de Penn National, the crowning event at the 66th Annual Pennsylvania National Horse Show’s on Saturday evening. With this victory, Engle added yet another win to her impressive resume of 196 Grand Prix career wins yet this is the...