Charlotte Jacobs and Kachina won the High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Championship at the Saratoga Springs Horse Show (James Parker/Kathy Russell) East Aurora, NY - Young rider Charlotte Jacobs has kicked-off the spring show season with big wins during the Saratoga Springs Horse Shows, competing in the jumper, equitation, and hunter rings. Over the past two weeks, Jacobs piloted her mounts to championship honors in the High and Low Junior Jumpers, as well as top finishes in the $25,000 Saratoga...

Katy, TX - In two months United States Para-Equestrians will be vying for a spot on the United States Paralympic Equestrian Team heading to the London Games. With the United States Team qualified, Para-Equestrians have traveled to Houston, Texas for their last opportunity in the United States to qualify as an individual. The Houston Dressage Society (HDS) is pleased to host the Spring Classic I & II CPEDI3* sponsored by The COR Group at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center. Running...

The 2011/2012 North American FEI World Cup™ Jumping qualifying leagues concluded last weekend at Tampa in Florida (USA), yielding a star-studded selection of contenders for the 34th Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final at 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands which is now only two weeks away. Two separate leagues take place on the North American continent. The East Coast league began at Blainville in Quebec (CAN) last July, while the West Coast league kicked off at another Canadian...

Michael Morrissey and Vorst mastered the first round course and short track this morning at the Tournament of Champions (Kendall Bierer/PMG) Tampa, FL - The second day of the Tournament of Champions commenced this morning with some of its most competitive jumper divisions getting underway. The Tournament of Champions sees some of the nation's most talented riders compete in the Open Jumper classes in preparation for the esteemed American Invitational, rapidly approaching this Saturday,...

Steffen Peters & "Legolas 92" swept the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special at the Festival of the Horse CDI 3* (Jennifer M. Keeler) Burbank, CA - West Coast dressage riders and horses enjoyed thrilling competition in a spectacular venue at the Festival of the Horse CDI 3*/Y/J Presented By HorseShow.com, held March 29 - April 1, 2012 in San Juan Capistrano, CA. As the site of the 2004 and 2008 U.S. Dressage Selection Trials for the Olympic Games, it was only natural for this spectacular...

Pierre St. Jacques and Lucky Tiger (Susan J. Stickle) Wellington, FL - Pierre St Jacques and his mount Lucky Tiger won the FEI Olympic Grand Prix Special in the $120,000 5* West Palm Beach, presented by Diamante Farms on Friday. St Jacques, who hails from Anthony, FL, took the blue ribbon with a score of 67.311% at the Stadium show grounds of the Global Dressage Festival. (GDF) David Marcus, of Campbellville, Ontario, was second with Chrevi's Capital scoring 67.022% and Christopher Hickey...

L to R: Lyle and Wizard, Terri Kane of Diamante Farms, Ghislain Fouarge (Susan J. Stickle) Wellington, FL - Adrienne Lyle, 27, and Wizard took the top award at the Global Dressage Festival (GDF) in the FEI Grand Prix at the $120,000 5* West Palm Beach, presented by Diamante Farms. Their score of 73.021% placed them well above Anja Plonzke of Germany on Le Mont d'Or, who received 71.851% to come in second, and Ashley Holzer of Canada on Breaking Dawn with 70.957% for third place. Lyle works...

Hunt Tosh and Say Again earned top honors in the Green Conformation Hunters at the Tampa Bay Classic. (Elsie Vieira/PMG) Tampa, FL - The Tampa Equestrian Series, held at the Bob Thomas Equestrian Center in Tampa, FL, is off to a great start in its first day of competition. The hunter ring was especially prominent today with a consistent string of winning horse and rider combinations. It was Hunt Tosh who stole the show today, he swept the over fences in multiple divisions aboard his talented...

Charlotte Jacobs and Promised Land helped the Zone Two team claim their victory (Rebecca Walton/PMG) Wellington, FL and East Aurora, NY - The third leg of the four-part Artisan Farms Young Rider Grand Prix Series was held on Thursday of Week IX of the Winter Equestrian Festival. Amidst rough weather with rain and thunderstorms, eight teams of four gathered to compete under the looming storm clouds hanging over the International Ring for the $20,000 Artisan Farms Young Rider Team Event. Team E...

So there is a lot to catch up on! For starters – the U.S. Eventing team has been dominating - they won the dressage and then jumped FIVE double clear rounds on Saturday’s cross country course in front of 33,000 spectators at Santa Sofia Golf Course. It was awesome to watch them – Buck set the mark on Absolute Liberty and the rest of them met it. You could count all hairy moments on one hand – we have a lot of which to be proud. The venue was beautiful and it was like a...