$2,500 USHJA Children's Jumper Individual Qualifier during the North Regional Championships. (Phelps Media Group) Roscoe, Ill. - Stark white breeches, beautifully turned out horses and tack that shined kicked off the opening day of competition for the three-day 2015 USHJA Children's & Adult Amateur Jumper Regional Championships. Over 20 horse and rider combinations lined up in the Grand Prix Ring at the Ledges Sporting Horses and Show Grounds, commanding the attention of spectators and...

The Board of Directors of the EQUUS Foundation is proud to announce that over $250,000 was awarded in grants and scholarships in 2015 to ensure the well-being of horses, improve the quality of life of people through equine-assisted activities and therapies, and foster the horse-human bond. "Our challenge is to not only come to the rescue of horses in need and to make equine therapy available to more people, it is also to ensure that the charities receiving financial support are operating at the...

Sarah Spire and RF Rovano Rex (Emily Riden/Phelps Media Group) Littlestown, Pa. - Riders at Swan Lake Stables put on their best white breeches on Sunday for a day full of jumper classics, closing out a successful inaugural Swan Lake Fall Festival. Earning jumper classic victories in the Grand Prix Ring throughout the day were Andrea Russell, Sarah Spire, Katherine Miller, Gruschenka Mojica Sanchez and Sandra Zimmerli. Russell and Nikita, owned by Ashley Foster, kicked things off with the win in...

Liza Boyd and Brunello captured the 2015 USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship, making history with three consecutive championship victories. (Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - Last year, Brunello won the USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship for rider Liza Boyd. This year, the tables were turned as Boyd gathered her emotions, picked up the reins and rode to their third consecutive USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship victory. "Last year, he definitely...

Winn Alden and Attila, with owners Ernie and Betty Oare, and Samantha Pleasant Fielding, assistant director of riding at Chatham Hall Lexington, VA - August 8, 2015 - Betty and Ernie Oare just purchased Attila a month ago, and Winn Alden only sat on the gelding for the first time on Friday, but following the $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby at the Lexington National Horse Show, the owners, rider and talented gelding seemed every bit the veteran winning team. In their first time in the show...

David Beisel and Ammeretto win the $25,000 Welcome Stake at Great Lakes Equestrian Festival. (Emily Meehan/Phelps Media Group) Traverse City, MI - July 24, 2015 - Equine Holdings LLC's Ammeretto and David Beisel enjoyed another victory lap around the Grand Prix Ring at Flintfields Horse Park after sealing the deal with the fastest double clear round of the $25,000 Welcome Stake during the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival Week IV. Beisel, from Goshen, Ohio and Ammeretto, a bay Dutch Warmblood...

Jennifer Alfano and Candid were shining stars in the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby at Equifest I. (Phelps Media Group) Wayne, IL - July 24, 2015 - Equifest I featured the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby at Lamplight Equestrian Center. Twenty-nine riders took the opportunity to show off their horses to the judges Frank Willard, Pat Bostwick, Oliver Brown and Thom Brede. Dean Battaglia designed the derby track in the scenic Wisconsin Equine Main Hunter Ring with bending lines and long...

Andrew Kocher and Bologna Wayne, IL - July 23, 2015 - The $25,000 Welcome Grand Prix was the highlight of the day in the SmartPak Grand Prix Ring at Equifest I at Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, IL. Thirty-one entries took a swing at the Manuel Esparza designed course. Esparza, of Mexico City, Mexico, was an Assistant Designer for the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing in 2008. Tracy Fenney and Andrew Kocher took the top five spots in the class....

Lexington, Ky. – Dressage riders from across the United States and Canada competed for Individual medals at the 2015 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC) on Friday at the Kentucky Horse Park. In the USDF/Platinum Performance North American Junior and Young Rider Dressage Championship, it was Helen Claire McNulty (Region 2) who claimed the Gold medal in the Junior division. In the Young Rider division, the Gold medal went to...

For Fantoms Pleasure, ridden by Wilhelm Genn. Owned by Karola Giebmanns (Phelps Media Group) Traverse City, MI - July 15, 2015 - Week III of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival kicked off at glorious Flintfields Horse Park just outside of Traverse City, Michigan where yellow daffodils and other summer bloomers contrasted a deep blue clear sky. It was the ideal setting to compete show jumpers in the Grand Prix Arena. The quintessential sportsman, Wilhelm Genn ended the day on a high note,...