Washington, D.C., November 13, 2015 - The Time to Ride Challenge, a grassroots competition offering $100,000 cash and prizes to stables, clubs and businesses that introduce new people to horses, reached a grand total of 41,428 new horse enthusiasts throughout the summer-long program. Participants in 49 states hosted beginner-friendly horse events to stimulate interest in riding and grow their businesses. In its second year, the Challenge marked an amazing 63% increase in reach over the 2014...

Wellington, Fla. - Mark your calendars! Reserve the date! The United States Equestrian Team Foundation presents the party of the season, Rockin Rio, an Olympic and Paralympic Games benefit event on Friday, January 22, 2016 in Wellington, FL. Patti Scialfa and Bruce Springsteen, honorary chairpersons for the benefit, will make sure it is a fun night, and a generous evening as well. This all supports the USET Foundation's effort to raise much needed funding to further support the United...

By Esther Hahn An enthusiastic crowd in Las Vegas cheered each rider who entered the arena at the South Point Hotel and Casino, but it was the American Peter Lutz and Robin de Ponthual that claimed the final winning praise by beating a field of 30 to claim the $100,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping North American League qualifier at CSI3* Las Vegas National. Peter Lutz (USA) and Robin de Ponthual claim victory of the $100,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping North American League...

Mclain Ward of the United States riding HH Azur won the $75,000 Big Ben Challenge, presented by Hudson’s Bay Company, to close out international show jumping competition on Saturday night, November 14, at the Royal Horse Show® in Toronto, ON. Photo by Ben Radvanyi Photography, www.benradvanyi.com Toronto, Ontario – McLain Ward of the United States scored yet another victory in the $75,000 Big Ben Challenge, presented by Hudson’s Bay Company, on Saturday night, November 14, to close...

Las Vegas, NV - German Course designer Olaf Petersen, Jr. set a track that required precision and speed from both horse and rider in order to earn a top spot in the $35,000 Las Vegas FEI Welcome Speed Classic, presented by Park Eduardo Menezes and Quintol Place Foundation. Serving as a qualifier for Saturday's $100,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Las Vegas, presented by Interactive Mortgage, riders had their eye on a chance to compete for valuable World Cup™ points by...

Peter Petschenig and Saint Quentin (McCool) Las Vegas, N.V. - With a successful second season, the Markel Insurance 1.40m Grand Prix Series awarded over $300,000 in prize money from March through September this year. Adding a percentage of each entry from the 13 qualifiers, the purse for Thursday evening's Series Final at The Las Vegas National was over $53,000. After eight pairs rode the first round without fault, it was Austrian Peter Petschenig aboard Saint Quentin who rode the fastest...

Toronto, Ontario – Belgium’s Nicola Philippaerts scored victory in the $50,000 Weston Canadian Open on Friday night, November 13, at the Royal Horse Show®, held as part of The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in downtown Toronto, Belgium’s Nicola Philippaerts claimed victory riding H&M Harley vd Bisschop in the $50,000 Weston Canadian Open held Friday night, November 13, at the Royal Horse Show®. Photo by Ben Radvanyi Photography, www.benradvanyi.com ON. fastest time, coming...

Kelley Farmer and Dalliance on their way to a $100,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby win at National Sunshine Series II in Thermal, Calif. (ESI Photography) Thermal, Calif. - The long-awaited HITS USHJA International Hunter Derby Tour is officially under way after Saturday’s first of four $100,000 nationwide events. Under the lights of the HITS Desert Horse Park Grand Prix Stadium, hunter riders from across the west coast and beyond gathered to take their chance at the two round derby...

Toronto, Ontario – McLain Ward of the United States scored his third consecutive victory in the $132,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Toronto on Wednesday, November 11, at the Royal Horse Show®, h Mclain Ward of the United States and HH Azur jumped to victory in the $132,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Toronto on Wenesday, November 11 at the Royal Horse Show®. Photo by Ben Radvanyi Photography, www.benradvanyi.com eld as part of The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in...

Aurora, Colo. – The results are in for the annual Arabian Horse Youth Judging Contest from the 2015 U.S. National Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show. The Arabian Horse Association (AHA) has had another successful Arabian Horse Youth Judging Contest. Twenty-nine teams and over 115 individuals, from all over the country competed on October 30, 2015 for their chance at a National title. The youth were asked to judge six performance classes, four halter classes, including...