McLain Ward and Antares F. Photo: Classic Communications. Bridgehampton, NY — McLain Ward of Brewster, NY, won the $50,000 Spy Coast Farm Grand Prix Qualifier CSI**** by less than 1/10th of a second over Ashlee Bond of Hidden Hills, CA, at the 36th annual Hampton Classic Horse Show in Bridgehampton, NY, on Friday. Ward went fourth out of the nine that made it to the jump-off riding Antares F, owned by Grant Road Partners, LLC. He went clear in a time of 39. 83 seconds and looked like he...

Since my last correspondence, we have experienced many fabulous events here in Conty! The opening ceremonies certainly did not disappoint anyone as several breeds were displayed. There were two Spanish riding horses moving in unison with music and a lovely, young French woman working at liberty with a single horse. A lively ensemble of horns and drums kept the crowd in beat and alert during much of the presentation. We were even treated to a woman and her border collie herding a flock of geese,...

Kaely Tomeu and Amor Van De Rostal were the only pair to execute a clean round during the High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper class, ultimately earning the top honors (Photo: Kendall Bierer/PMG). Lexington, KY - There was nothing but blue skies and sunshine at the Kentucky Horse Park for the fourth day of the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show. Talented horse and rider combinations competed at the Rolex Stadium during the High and Low Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper classes attempting to post the target...

Sheri and Honky. Photo: AHA. One of the most popular spectator classes at any show, particularly a national one, is the native costume class. Horses and riders bedecked in colorful tasseled costumes with glittering accents canter and gallop about the ring in a spectacle reminiscent of their Bedouin ancestors charging over sand dunes. Successful competitors must not only have brilliant motion but manners, as they are required to walk quietly. Often competitors will cross-enter in another...

Havens Schatt and Valencia win the High Performance Hunter Championship award at the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show (Photo: Kendall Bierer/PMG). Lexington, KY - Although thunderstorms threatened the morning classes at the Kentucky Horse Park, diligent horse and rider combinations turned out to the Stonelea Ring for the second day of the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show. Thankfully, the sun began to make its way through the clouds, and riders were blessed with beautiful weather yet again as they...

Few dressage tests generate excitement like the young horse classes, where all the hopes, dreams, and possibilities for future equine dressage stars are on display. One program in particular can boast of a proven track record for identifying and rewarding talented youngsters capable of performing on a national and international stage: the California Dressage Society's Young Horse Futurity. When Alice Homble-Heitman's brown Hanoverian stallion "Sanceo" (San Remo x Rivera by Ramiro's...

The Canadian National Championship Arabian Horse Show was moved this year after well over twenty years in Regina, Saskatchewan. The new location in Brandon, Manitoba is further to travel for some and closer for some others. Brandon is the second largest city in Manitoba (after Winnipeg) but its population is just 40,000 compared with Regina’s 180,000. The change in population and “big city” atmosphere between the two locations is obvious immediately. The location for the show...

Rancho Murieta, CA - The 44th Annual California Dressage Society Championship Show presented by HorseShow.com will be held October 6 - 9, 2011 at the Murieta Equestrian Center in Rancho Murieta, CA. With more than $29,000 in prize money and awards, this competition will also feature the popular CDS Young Horse Futurity (including the Cal-Bred Futurity), the Great American Insurance Group/USDF Region 7 Dressage Championships, and the Great American Insurance Group/USDF Breeders Championships...

Darragh Kenny and Wannahave won the $10,000 Open Welcome Stake, Presented by Manchester Designer Outlets, on Friday, August 12, at the Vermont Summer Festival (David Mullinix Photography). East Dorset, VT — Ireland’s Darragh Kenny will be the best dressed man on the show circuit having claimed victory in the $10,000 Open Welcome Stake, Presented by Manchester Designer Outlets, on Friday, August 12, at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, Vermont. The win on...

Lexington, KY — A moving video by U.S. Olympian Courtney King Dye opened the 2nd Riders4Helmets Helmet Safety Symposium held Saturday July 23rd at the Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY. The Olympian who suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury in March 2010 could not be in attendance at the symposium, so instead shared her message on helmets and the effects of having a traumatic brain injury by video presentation. The video which is available at www.youtube.com/riders4helmets has already...