Oklahoma City, OK – The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) welcomes Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) competitors with an opportunity to participate in a competition similar to the long-standing NRHA Collegiate Championship. The NRHA Interscholastic Championship brings together the top four riders from the Individual Open Reining at the IEA National Western Championship and the top four riders from the 2010 NRHA Youth 14-18 division in an exciting competition where the...

Lexington, KY - The Kentucky Summer Horse Shows' management company, Kentucky Horse Shows LLC, is pleased to announce that the hunter/jumper competition's prize list is currently available online. The prize list and entry blanks are posted online at www.kentuckyhorseshows.com . Entries for the Kentucky Summer Horse Shows close on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, and Wednesday, July 27, 2011, for the Bluegrass Festival and the KHJA Horse Show. The top hunter and jumper riders will return to the...

Lexington, KY - The U.S. show jumping program turns its focus to Belgium this week as the Young Riders and Junior Riders tackle the CSIOJY Bonheiden, with the Young Riders jumping in the first Young Rider Nations Cup of the USEF European Young Rider Tour. The Nations Cup gets underway on Saturday at 5:30 PM CEST, the U.S. Team will jump third. The US Juniors and Young Riders Ready for Action in Belgium (Photo USEF Archives) The U.S. will be represented by the following four riders in...

Scott Stewart and Empire at the Kentucky Spring Classic (Photo by Heather Bellock). Lexington, KY - It was a dreary first day at the Kentucky Spring Classic, but that's not keeping the competitors from boasting the beautiful courses here at the Kentucky Horse Park. Today, the Kentucky Spring Classic kicked off with the second week of the Kentucky Spring Series. This week features World Champion Hunter Rider Week. Riders will have the opportunity to earn quality points in various hunter...

Taylor Ann Adams and Eastwood at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show. (Photo by Holly Whiteman/ PMG). Lexington KY - The first week of the Kentucky Spring Horse Show wrapped up the first week of a two-week long, horse show event. On Wednesday, May 18, the series will pick up again with the Kentucky Spring Classic. Riders and spectators experienced summer-like weather conditions throughout most of the show with a touch of rain putting only a slight damper on the last two days. The Junior Hunter...

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...

Lexington, KY - Today marked the beginning of what promises to be an exciting first week at Kentucky Spring Horse Show. Riders showcased their horses under beautiful weather at the Kentucky Horse Park's Stonelea Ring during the Professional Hunter divisions. The hunter competition will continue through Sunday, and will pick-up again next week during the Kentucky Spring Classic. Brian Walker and Garfield were victorious in the High Performance Hunters at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show (Photo...

Lexington, KY . — The field of 12 competing in the inaugural $25,000 Tarter Farm & Ranch Equipment World Championship Freestyle tonight Shane Brown and Houston Shine (Stockimageservices). included more than one gold medalist. But USEF President David O’Connor’s gold medal came in the Olympic sport of three-day eventing, not reining, the sport in which he participated tonight. The NRHA World Championship event was held as part of the CRI5* Ariat Kentucky Reining Cup at the...

Shawn Flarida and KR Lil Conquistador. Photo by Anthony Trollope. Lexington, KY - Cool and breezy weather provided a welcome change at the Kentucky Horse Park Thursday - perhaps the calm before the proverbial storm we'll see Friday and Saturday nights as the 2011 Ariat Kentucky Reining Cup gets ready to unleash a roster of star-studded talent in the Alltech Arena. Twenty horses were presented during Thursday's reining horse inspection at the Alltech Arena; all horses were accepted and...

Buck Davidson and Titanium at the jog. Photo by Joanie Morris/USEF Archives. Lexington, KY - The weather has been the topic of conversation at the 2011 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bridgestone as a rain-plagued Kentucky was battered once again on Wednesday morning. But the show goes on at the Kentucky Horse Park. The first horse inspection was delayed one hour from its rescheduled 10 a.m. start time and about halfway through the inspection the sun even began to shine. Due to...