Bridgehampton, NY-September 1, 2010-Two-time Olympic team gold medalist McLain Ward rode to top honors in the $7,500 Open Jumper class at the Hampton Classic Horse Show on Wednesday afternoon riding Rothchild, owned by Sagamore Farms. Some of the younger horses in the field of 40 had a tough time on the course, but Ward and Rothchild have been in this ring before. "He performed well here last year so I knew he knew this field," said Ward. "I basically kind of stuck to the plan. Everything...

Jessica Van Brocklin and Second Hand News in the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Derby at HITS Culpeper (© ESI Photography) CULPEPER, VA (August 30, 2010)-- It was the same old story for Second Hand News and Jessica Van Brocklin as they secured the top prize for the consecutive second week in the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Derby at the Constitution Classic at HITS Commonwealth Park, in Culpeper, Virginia. Van Brocklin shows in the Amateur-Owner Hunters under the tutelage of trainer Pam Baker and got the...

For immediate release: August 26, 2010 Media contact: Erin Ryder, [email protected] One month before the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, the ticket giveaway offered by Kentucky Equine Research (KER) continues. KER is giving away tickets through weekly drawings to those who sign up for its electronic newsletters, The Weekly Feed and Equine Review, between now and September 24. To enter on ker.com, go to the contest page and sign up for the KER newsletters. Current...

Under the sunny skies that Southern California is known for, Junior Hunter riders took the field for a second day of competition at the USEF Junior Hunter National Championships - West Coast. The riders competed Tuesday over Scott Starnes' Handy Hunter course and in the under saddle portion of the competition. Wednesday, they came back for the Classic phase to determine who would go home with the Junior Hunter Finals title. The judges-Sue Ashe, Mindy Darst and Leo Conroy-were impressed with the...

Photo by Flying Horse Photography (Reuters Tiamo Trocadero ) Reuters Tiamo Trocadero certainly has nothing left to prove at age 23. The Hanoverian stallion has been winning at grand prix dressage since he was eight years old. He earned scores over 70% at top CDIs in Europe, was an alternate for the British Olympic dressage team in 2000, and took his American amateur owner, Karin Reid Offield, to multiple USDF year-end awards at the FEI level. Today, Tiamo is standing at Little Bit Farm in...

Photo by ESI Photography (Sue Lyman and The Lion's Share) Sue Lyman rode The Lion's Share to a roaring victory in Saturday night's $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Derby to highlight the Cavalier Classic for hunter riders at HITS Commonwealth Park, in Culpeper, VA. Lyman and The Lion's Share used a score of 85 in the first round to put them in the hunt for the blue ribbon when the top 12 horse-and-rider combinations returned for a handy round on a course set by Rian Beals. At the conclusion of the first...

A dramatic win by Darragh Kenny of Ireland in the $75,000 Hermès Grand Prix CSI 2* for the Whitney Perpetual Challenge Trophy highlighted the 41st Annual Lake Placid Horse Show. Only five entries from the starting field of 24 succeeded in completing the 16-jump, first-round course designed by Olaf Petersen, Jr., of Germany without penalty. They returned for the nine-jump jump-off at the North Elba Showgrounds. First to go was Callan Solem of Chester Springs, PA, who set the mark to beat by...

Photo by Reflections Photography (Vocas owned by Louisburg Farm and and ridden by McLain Ward, was the winner of the $25,000 Fairfield Grand Prix.) McLain Ward aboard Vocas owned by Louisburg Farm emerged victorious over a field of 27 competitors at the $25,000 Grand Prix on Saturday, June 26, 2010, the culminating event of the Fairfield County Hunt Club June Benefit Horse Show held in Westport, CT. Urged on by spectators and over 350 guests at The EQUUS Foundation Grand Prix Benefit Luncheon,...

The US wins big in Rotterdam (Erin Cowgill) Lexington, KY – The US Show Jumpers bounced back from two disappointments on the Meydan FEI Nations Cup to storm to the win at CSIO Rotterdam. The second tour of riders for the US, jumping in their first Meydan Nations Cup of the year, they delivered with phenomenal jumping and stopped the French sweep finishing on a score of zero. Their win was convincing over the British who finished on 7 faults. Lauren Hough proved a dominant pathfinder for the US...

Photo by Flying Horse Photography (Martel and Jenny Karazissis.) The hunters were stellar on a surprisingly cool Saturday in San Juan Capistrano. Forty-one competitors galloped around the $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby course with 14 returning for the Handy Round. Jenny Karazissis piloted Martel (Star Lane Farms, owner) with poise, winning both rounds for the top prize. The first round included 11 efforts, with four 4’ options. The course flowed smoothly, not too many trouble spots,...