James Leslie Parker. (Charlie Weaver.) Cazenovia, NY - The National Horse Show Association of America is pleased to announce an exciting addition to the schedule of events at this year's Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament featuring the 127th National Horse Show. Held November 2-7, 2010, at the Oncenter Complex in Syracuse, NY, the 2010 National Horse Show (NHS) will host a $50,000 Hunter Classic on Thursday November 4. The class will be presented in honor of legendary horseman Charlie...

Blake Roberts & Dream Machine (Photo by ©Flashpoint Photography) New Market, TN—October 13, 2010- When it comes to happy endings none could compare to the finale of the 2010 Gallop in the Glen with a blaze of Smoky Mountain fall colors for the backdrop and the brilliant display of equine talents, such as local favorite Blake Roberts of Knoxville, TN riding Dream Machine to the overall victory in the $25,000 ICON Sporthorse Challenge Cup and David Jennings of Shaker Heights, OH with Marcus...

U.S. Driving Team Wins Silver (Photo by Shannon Brinkman for USEF) Lexington, KY - The Combined Driving Championships came to an exciting conclusion today with the United States taking the Team Silver medal and Tucker Johnson winning his first ever individual medal, the Bronze. The Netherlands maintained their lead after yesterday's marathon to earn the Team Gold and Germany won the Team Bronze. Boyd Exell (AUS) took the Individual Gold and Isjbrand Chardon (NED) was the Individual Silver...

At the end of Ferris Bueller's Day Off (potentially one of the best movies of all time), Ferris ends the movie saying; "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." On day 15 of WEG this seems to resonate quiet loudly. We still have driving, individual jumping, para dressage and vaulting medals to hand out, so by no means are we at the finish line yet. But we are getting closer. For some of us (myself definately) it's easy to get caught up in...

Chris Nelson and Inside Out at the $40,000 HITS Grand Prix (Photo by © ESI Photography) CULPEPER, VA (October 4, 2010)--The road to the 2011 $1 Million Grand Prix kicked-off on Sunday when Chris Nelson and Lazy Creek Ranch's Inside Out captured the win in the final HITS Grand Prix of the year, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, at the Culpeper Finals. Nelson, of Flower Mound, Texas, and nine-year-old Inside Out were one of 14 horse-and-rider combinations to ride the course designed by Marina...

Shannon Brinkman (Becky Holder and her Courageous Comet.) Lexington, KY - The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team continued to demonstrate consistency in the first phase with Karen O’Connor, Becky Holder and Phillip Dutton performing their dressage tests on Friday at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Riding as an Individual, Becky Holder and her own and Tom Holder’s Courageous Comet were second to go after the lunch break. They set the stage for the remainder of the afternoon scoring a 39....

Join us in Jacksonville, Florida for the 2010 Adequan/USDF National Convention & Symposium. The convention will be held December 1-3 at the Hyatt Regency River Front. Make your reservations by November 8 to receive the USDF room rate. At the convention you can attend regional meetings, committee meetings, USDF University sessions with Jochen Schleese, CMS, Dr. Jenny Susser, Dr. Hilary Clayton and Dr. Emily Lamprecht, Round Table Discussions, and much much more. At the symposium, held December...

Lauren Fisher/PMG (therine Poulin and Brilliant Too won the FEI Grand Prix Championship at the 2010 GAIG/USDF Region 2 Dressage Championship.) Traverse City, MI - The sun came out for a gorgeous day in Traverse City, MI, on Sunday as the 2010 Great American Insurance Group/USDF Region 2 Dressage Championships and Dressage by the Bay Fall Classic concluded their final day of competition. Ending the show with an exciting victory were Katherine Poulin and Brilliant Too who won the FEI Grand Prix...

U.S. Team Wins Nations Cup at Spruce Meadows (Photo by Mike Sturk) Lexington, KY – The U.S. Show Jumping team has been picking up victories across Europe and ventured to the far reaches of Western Canada to keep the streak alive. Four of the nation’s best riders delivered on a huge stage when the U.S. squad romped to victory at the Spruce Meadows Masters to win the Nations Cup in legitimate company. Leopoldo Palacios, the Venezuelan course designer, created a challenging track that produced...

Traverse City, MI - Horse Sports by the Bay is pleased to announce that Hampton Green Farm, known nation-wide for their dedication to dressage and to the development of the PRE Horse for Dressage in America, will be hosting a Dressage 4 Kids Fundraiser and exhibitor party during the Great American Insurance Group/Region 2 Dressage Championships on Saturday, September 11. The Regional Championships are being held from September 9-12 at Flintfields Horse Park in Traverse City, MI, which is home...