Jill Wilson receives the Leading Lady Rider Award for the sixth consecutive year (Al Cook - alcookphoto.com) Harrisburg, Pa. - It was a night of 'old tradition' at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show as 19 Hunt Clubs, including hounds, huntsmen, and horses, took over the main arena at the Farm Show Complex for Hunt Night, sponsored by Kinsley Construction. The competition was steep in the Field Hunters Competitions, in which each horse and rider competed over a course of eight...

Spencer Smith (Al Cook Photo) Harrisburg, Pa. - After a full day of competition at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show the Pessoa/US Hunter Seat Medal Finals presented by Randolph College came to a historic conclusion, as Spencer Smith topped the field of 241 competitors to claim the 2014 National Title and in doing so became the first male rider to do so in 12 years. Smith (Wellington, Fla.) was among the 25 competitors to come back for a work-off and then in the final five rider test that...

244 entries are ready to stake their claim on the 2014 Pessoa/USEF Hunter Seat Equitation Medal Finals presented by Randolph College title (Al Cook Photography) Harrisburg, Pa. - A talented field of 244 juniors are set to go head-to-head on Sunday displaying their best style in order to claim the 2014 Pessoa/US Hunter Seat Equitation Medal Finals presented by Randolph College title at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. All riders will contest the Preliminary round in front of the judging...

The Individual Podium (Al Cook) Harrisburg, Pa. - The 2014 Randolph College/USEF National Junior Jumper Championship came to a conclusion Saturday afternoon at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show with the fourth and final round of jumping. Zone 3’s Chloe Reid jumped to the Individual Gold medal with her third clear effort of the week as Lucy Deslauriers and Tori Colvin jumped-off for Silver and Bronze. Reid (Washington, D.C.) and the nine-year-old KWPN mare Athena, owned by Chloe D. Reid...

Auburn, Ala. - No. 6 South Carolina picked up its first win of the season on Friday, upsetting No. 3 Auburn, 10-9, at the Auburn University Horse Center. The Gamecocks are now 1-2 overall, 1-1 in SEC play, while Auburn drops to 1-1 overall, and 0-1 in conference action. Friday's win marks South Carolina's fifth straight win over the Tigers, dating back to the 2013 Southeastern Conference Championship. The Gamecocks have outscored Auburn, 54-36 in that span. "This was a great win for us...

Tori Colvin and Don Juan (Al Cook) Harrisburg, Pa. – Team medals were on the line Friday evening at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show as eight teams and a further 32 individuals went to task for two rounds of jumping over a Michel Vaillancourt designed course in the 2014 Randolph College/USEF National Junior Jumper Championship. By way of nearly immaculate jumping Zone 4 earned Team Gold, as a jump-off between Zones 2 and 5 would be needed to determined Silver and Bronze. Led by Chef...

Barcelona, Spain - The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team entered Friday’s Challenge Cup competition at the 2014 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping Final looking for redemption after a ninth-place finish in the First Competition. Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland led the determined team of McLain Ward, Margie Engle, Lauren Hough, and Beezie Madden, who delivered throughout the afternoon that saw them beat out the Australian team in a jump-off to claim their second consecutive Challenge...

The winning Hermes U.S. Show Jumping Team (Nacho Olano) Barcelona, Spain - The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team entered Friday’s Challenge Cup competition at the 2014 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping Final looking for redemption after a ninth-place finish in the First Competition. Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland led the determined team of McLain Ward, Margie Engle, Lauren Hough, and Beezie Madden, who delivered throughout the afternoon that saw them beat out the Australian team in...

Beezie Madden and Cortes 'C' (Nacho Olano) Barcelona, Spain - The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team has won the Challenge Cup at the 2014 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping Final following a jump-off with Australia. McLain Ward, Lauren Hough, and Beezie Madden all produced clear rounds in the jump-off, finishing in a cumulative time of 129.16. More to follow on the USEFNetwork.com.

Lucy Deslauriers and Hester (Al Cook Photo) Harrisburg, Pa. – The 2014 Randolph College/USEF National Junior Jumper Championship kicked off Thursday evening at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show with Phase I of competition, the Speed Leg, as efficiency and tidy jumping were the name of the game in the faults converted class. As the final competitor of the evening, Lucy Deslauriers outran the field of 32 that went to task over Michel Vaillancourt’s 1.40m track to hold the early...