Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven and Don Auriello (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, Fla. - The FEI Grand Prix CDI-W, presented by The Axel Johnson Group, concluded today at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF), featuring 50 riders from a stunning array of countries at The Stadium at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven (SWE) and veteran partner Don Auriello, owned by Lövsta Stuteri, earned top honors in the competitive class and were the final pair...

Aaron Vale and Dress Balou on their way to a Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final win at the HITS Championship. (ESI Photography) Saugerties, N.Y.- Championship Sunday at HITS Saugerties began with the high-energy concluding round of the richest Hunter class in the country, the Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final. Aaron Vale, of Williston, Florida, and Dress Balou, owned by Donald Stewart, did it again, winning their second consecutive title in the renowned event to secure a reign at...

New Orleans, La. - The 2015 U.S. Saddle Seat Invitational concluded on Saturday, June 27 at Cascade Stables, Inc. in New Orleans, La., with the United States repeating their 2013 performance by sweeping the top podium positions in the competition. The U.S. took home Gold medals in both the Three-Gaited and Five-Gaited sections, and won the Individual Competition in both sections. U.S. Team Three- and Five-Gatied Sections Gold medalists (Erin DesNoyers) Athletes from the U.S., Canada, and South...

Mclain Ward and HH Azur (The Book LLC) North Salem, N.Y. – The first week of competition at The Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows wrapped on Sunday with Mclain Ward and Double H Farm's HH Azur besting 39 contenders in the $50,000 Old Salem Farm Grand Prix, presented by The Kincade Group. Also highlighting the final day of competition, Victoria Colvin and Ovation scored the Grand Junior Hunter Championship for the first time in Colvin's career at Old Salem Farm. The Old Salem Farm...

Laura Linback and Attention Please rode to the top of the $5,000 SJHOF Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic at the Showplace Productions Fall Classic (Phelps media Group, Inc) Wayne, Ill. - The seconds ticked away in the background as Laura Linback navigated Attention Please through the serpentine of obstacles. It came down to two competitors in the $5,000 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Junior/Amateur-Owner Classic presented by Wisconsin Equine Clinic, but Linback captured the win with her young...

Barbara Ann Merryman and El Paso (Randi Muster) Jacksonville, FL - The third day of the 2013 Southeast Medal Finals was another busy day at the Jacksonville Equestrian Center. Highlights included the Children's Adult Jumper Championship, the Phelps Media Group Junior Medal with an astounding number of entries in its second year- over 60 entries, and the Southeast Adult Medal Final. For the second year in a row, Dr. Juan Gamboa and his incredible horse, Partizan, captured the lead of the...

Lars Petersen and Mariett Loxahatchee, FL - Lars Petersen and Mariett proved they were consistently in the zone for the second time in two weeks when they delivered another one-two punch by taking the Grand Prix and the Grand Prix Freestyle at the International Horse Sport Champions Cup CDI-W. The pair achieved the same laudable results just two weeks ago at the Palm Beach Dressage Derby CDI-W, also at the IHS Champions Park at Equestrian Estates. Saturday's Freestyle impressed the judges...

Lars Petersen and Mariett claimed first place in the Grand Prix (Susan J. Stickle) Loxahatchee, FL - Lars Petersen and Mariett are making a habit of winning top honors at the International Horse Sport (IHS) show grounds. This time, the pair clinched today's Grand Prix at the International Horse Sport Champions Cup CDI-W with a 73.745%. Just two weeks ago, they were double winners in the same venue at the Palm Beach Dressage Derby CDI-W, collecting first place in both the Grand Prix and...

Trendy and Elizabeth Boyd (Shawn McMillen Photography) Upper Marlboro, MD – Eight championships were awarded today at the Capital Challenge Horse Show presented by The Gochman Family, honoring the best hunters in the country. Along with the Second Year Green Working and High Performance Hunter divisions, championships were given in five Future Hunter divisions and the Performance Hunters 3'6”. The Capital Challenge Horse Show, held at the Prince George's Equestrian Center in...

Kent Farrington won the $250,000 FTI Grand Prix and FEI World Cup™ Qualifier (Parker/Russell-The Book LLC) Bridgehampton, NY - Kent Farrington took top honors in the $250,000 FTI Grand Prix and FEI World Cup™ Qualifier, the grand finale of the 37th Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show. As always, the show featured international show jumpers, elegant show hunters, celebrities and more. With more than 10,000 fans watching, Farrington, of Chicago, IL, and Voyeur were the first in the jump-off,...