Todd Minikus and Quality Girl (Shawn McMillen) Lexington, Ky . - When $50,000 is up for grabs it brings out the best horses and riders in the world, putting their best foot forward. That is how the Open Jumper division at the 2013 Alltech National Horse Show kicked off today. Todd Minikus and Quality Girl left nothing to chance as they sped around Conrad Homfeld's challenging track, besting the field by two seconds to win the Taylor Harris $50,000 Open Jumper Welcome Speed, presented by...

Lucy Davis became the youngest GCT Grand Prix winner Saturday (GCT Press Office) Lausanne, Switzerland - America's Laura Kraut keeps hold of her season rankings lead after a dramatic second round showdown in Lausanne. Keeping ahead of Christian Ahlmann and Luciana Diniz, Laura Kraut stays on top going into the 11th leg of the season in Vienna, Austria. Keeping US domination strong, California's Lucy Davis stole the show in Lausanne after an unbelievable win, marking the biggest in her...

Meagan Nusz and Vesuvius (Rebecca Walton for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International) Lexington, KY - The Kentucky Spring Horse Shows came to a close Sunday with amateur rider Meagan Nusz claiming her second major victory. During the 16-horse jump-off in the $20,000 Bluegrass Classic, Nusz piloted Vesuvius to the winning clear time to lead the victory gallop during the Kentucky Spring Classic. Ramiro Quintana of Argentina was hot on her heels, qualifying three mounts for the tiebreaker and...

Langley, British Columbia - The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team has won FEI Nations Cup CSIO4* Langley at Thunderbird Show Park, qualifying for the FEI Nations Cup Final in Barcelona, Spain. The U.S. team consisted of: Heather Caristo-Williams and Qui Vive Des Songes Z Catherine Tyree and Bokai Adrienne Sternlicht and Cristalline Margie Engle and Royce The Canadian team finished with silver, while Ireland brought home the bronze. More news and photos to follow. Follow US Equestrian for the...

(Shannon Brinkman Photo) Omaha, Neb. - McLain Ward and HH Azur have won the 2017 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final. HH Azur is a 2006 Belgian Warmblood mare owned by Double H Farm & Francois Mathy. Romain Duguet (SUI) & Twentytwo des Biches finished second and Henrik von Eckermann (SWE) & Mary Lou finished third. More news and photos to follow. Follow US Equestrian for the latest coverage of the Final and more on Facebook , Twitter , Instagram , and Snapchat .

Kent Farrington has won the ATB Financial Cup four times, this year with Gazelle. (Spruce Meadows Media Services) Calgary, AB, Canada – For the second evening in a row, it was American Kent Farrington, ranked number six in the world, who led the highlight competition of the day with Gazelle. This time it was in the ATB Financial Cup 1.55m, where he topped Philipp Weishaupt (GER) on Chico 784 and Eric Lamaze (CAN) on Check Picobello Z. Lamaze won earlier in the day in the ATCO Challenge...

Top juniors from around the country will be vying for podium finishes this week in Harrisburg (Al Cook) Harrisburg, Pa. - Junior jumpers from throughout the U.S. have traveled to the Pennsylvania National Horse Show eyeing Team and Individual podium finishes in the 2014 Randolph College/USEF National Junior Jumper Championships held October 9-11. Competition gets underway Thursday with the Speed Leg of competition, and continues Friday as Team medals are decided following two rounds of Nations...

Saumur, France - Land Rover Competition Grant recipient Doug Payne closed out a successful weekend with Crown Talisman at the Saumur CCI3* on Sunday with near faultless performance in the show jumping to earn a sixth-place finish. Doug Payne and Crown Talisman (Les Garennes) The excitement began early in Saumur as France’s overnight leader Propriano de l’Ebat ridden by Luc Chateau was not accepted at the Final Horse Inspection. A total of 41 combinations went forward into the show...

Saumur, France - As anticipated Pierre Michelet’s technical cross country track proved extremely influential on Saturday at the Saumur CCI3* as the leaderboard saw a great shake-up. Of the 69 competitors to start the second phase of competition, 45 completed. Including Land Rover Competition Grant recipients Doug Payne and Crown Talisman who maintained their top 10 position heading into the show jumping. Payne (Apex, N.C.) and his own and Larry and Amelia Ross’ 11-year-old...

Lexington, Ky. - Two big championships for young equestrians will be contested at the 2013 Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg, Pa. this week. The Randolph College/USEF National Junior Jumper Championships will be held over three nights from Thursday through Saturday, and the Pessoa/US Hunter Seat Equitation Medal Finals presented by Randolph College will take place all day Sunday. The Randolph College/USEF National Junior Jumper Championships include an individual championship and a...