Clark Montgomery & Loughan Glen (Photo Courtesy of Classic Communications) Fair Hill, MD-October 14, 2010- Persistent autumn drizzle did not hinder the performance of the top three contenders at the 22nd annual Dansko Fair Hill International Festival in the Country. In the lead after the first day of competition in the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) CCI** Fall Eventing Championships is Clark Montgomery, from Chatsworth, Georgia, riding Holly Becker and Kathryn Kraft's 7 year-old...

F.A.C.E. Vaulters for the U.S. Vaulting Team (Photo by Shannon Brinkman for USEF) Lexington, KY - It was a busy day in the Alltech Arena at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games as the Vaulting World Championships got underway with both the Team Compulsory Test and the Male and Female Individual Compulsory Tests. The Gold Medalist from the 2006 World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany was back to defend her title today. Megan Benjamin, 22, of Saratoga, CA, performed her individual...

Chris Nelson and Inside Out in the $40,000 HITS Grand Prix (Photo by © ESI Photography ) CULPEPER, VA (October 6, 2010) -- HITS, Inc. capped off an exciting and record-breaking season when its 35th week of show-jumping competition came to a close on Sunday, October 3 at HITS Commonwealth Park in Culpeper, Virginia. The final week of horse shows for the 2010 HITS season was highlighted with a variety of special classes that had top-notch prize money for both jumper and hunter riders. Without a...

It’s funny to watch the jog for different disciplines and how different the horses act. I find the most humorous jogs to be the hunters and the reiners. I expected the jumpers to be quite fresh at the jog just like the event or dressage horses, but they really weren’t—with a few exceptions. There was a horse from New Zealand, a gorgeous stallion, who was being jogged by two people. It was somewhat funny to watch but surely wouldn’t have been if I had been on the other...

One week of competition has already come and gone and its hard to believe that we still have one more to go. Thank goodness for mountain dew. The US has added four medals to its overall count in the last three days and it’s been dizzying keeping up with it all. The Reining Individual Final was very exciting and hectic with Eventing Dressage happening at the same time at the other end of the park…. the US support crew may have bended the golf cart passenger rules a little trying to...

Steffen Peters and Ravel. (Photo by Shannon Brinkman for USEF.) Lexington, KY - The U.S. Dressage Team has finished fourth in the FEI World Dressage Championship. This was the Team Grand Prix competition, and today's riders - Tina Konyot on Calecto V, owned by Tina Konyot, and Steffen Peters with Ravel, owned by Four Winds Farm and Akiko Yamazaki - completed tests that helped the team finish fourth. The two other combinations rounding out the team are Katherine Bateson-Chandler on Nartan, and...

Courtesy of the IALHA Ft. Worth, TX - The 2010 Show Committee is pleased to announce the following slate of judges for the 2010 National show, Oct 12-17 in Ft. Worth. Dressage and Sport Horse in Hand classes will open the show Tuesday, Oct 12. You do not have to qualify for Sport Horse in Hand classes and qualification for dressage classes is achieved by showing in a USDF show and achieving a score of 58 or better. Dr. Hoff-Carmona will officiate, bringing an impressive set of credentials to...

"Let the Games Begin!" Australian Entertainer, Horseman and award winning Poet, Guy McLean, will perform at 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games "Equine Village." In celebration of the games, McLean released an incredible 32-verse poem, "Let the Games Begin," especially dedicated to Dr. and Mrs. Lyons of Alltech, the State of Kentucky and the Kentucky Horse Park. McLean will be appearing in an interview on the 2010 Radio Show, part of the Horse Radio Network, and to recite his poem to music...

Tim Hooker and Sovereign Mystery (Flashpoint Photography) Hampton Falls, NH – September 15, 2010 The Fidelity Investments Jumper Classic, presented by Porsche, started today with a great turn-out of competition at the Silver Oak Equestrian Center. Located in the beautiful seacoast town of Hampton Falls, NH, the Jumper Classic is New England's premier equestrian event. This elite level competition attracts the country's top riders, past Olympians and local equestrians who compete for over...

HITS' Holly Bachor and Joe Calcagno, alongside Mike McCormick, presented the awards to Tracy Fenney (© ESI Photography) SAUGERTIES, NY (August 31, 2010) -- Tracy Fenney and MTM Centano, owned by MTM Farm, captured Sunday's $40,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, to highlight the Constitution Classic at HITS Commonwealth Park in Culpeper, Virginia. Fenney of Flower Mound, Texas and MTM Centano were one of 25 horse-and-rider combinations to ride the course designed by Doug...