There was only one clean round, and it was ridden by Richard Spooner on Quirino in the $50,000 HBO World Cup Grand Prix of Del Mar presented by Mary’s Tack and Feed, a World Cup qualifying event. Spooner rode three horses in the grand prix, but it was his outstanding clear round on Quirino, owned by Oscany, Inc., of Los Angeles, which won, and also gave Spooner valuable points towards a spot representing the United States in the World Cup Finals to be held in Malaysia in 2006. Mariano Alario on...

Lexington, KY – In a world competition that turned out nothing short of legendary, American reining superstars Craig Schmersal and Tim McQuay won the Gold and Silver Medals respectively, at the 2005 FEI World Reining Masters Final competition in Manerbio, Italy on September 24. Riding Tidal Wave Jack, Schmersal turned in a score of 231.5, earning a Gold Medal and one of the highest scores on record. Coming in second with a score of 224, Tim McQuay and Mister Montana Nic earned the Silver...

In a brilliant display of skill and finesse, Sara Schmitt, of Glen Gardner, NJ, drove her Morgan stallion, High Country Doc, to one of only a few clean and clear rounds in the cones phase at The Laurels at Landhope and her first national championship. The last in the order of go on Sunday, September 11, Schmitt had some wiggle room. Ahead by only four points under the new rules where a ball down is now a three-point penalty instead of five. This gave her a small margin of error, one that could...

Lexington, KY – The word “anticipation” doesn’t quite cover it, as the United States Show Jumping Team and its fans expectantly await the eighth and final leg of the 2005 Samsung Super League—the Nations Cup competition at CSIO Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, September 18. “We’ve got a great team and lovely horses,” emphasized USEF Chef d’Equipe George Morris, speaking from Barcelona. As for the riders designated to represent the United States for...

The sun shone down on the International Ring for the $1,000,000 CN International Grand Prix on Sunday, September 11, however, the brightest star of the day was Beezie Madden of Cazenovia, NY. She and the 14-year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion Judgement went clear through three rounds of competition to capture a prize of $325,000. It was a class that hosted 49 horse and rider combinations over three very challenging courses set by Leopoldo Palacios. The first round included a very difficult triple...

Lexington, KY -- An outstanding field of five- and six-year-old dressage horses, including a record 16 horses bred in the United States, came together to vie for the nation's most prestigious FEI young horse title this weekend, the Dr. Edgar Hotz Memorial Trophy--during the 2005 USEF/Markel Young Horse Dressage National Championships, hosted by MSEDA Dressage at the Park in Lexington, KY, September 9-11. Winning the Six-Year-Old National Championship with an overall score of 8.452 was Sir...

Sally Glassman bested a field of twelve to claim the $10,000 Mid Atlantic Farm Credit Quentin Riding Club Fall Horse Show Mini Prix Sunday evening, September 4. Held in the historic Main Ring at the Quentin Riding Club, Glassman and the mare, Ginger Watt, cruised home clear in 25.407 seconds. The Kindle Hill Farm of Gwynedd Valley, PA, owns Ginger Watt. For the win, Glassman received the winner’s check of $2,500 and an engraved glass ice bucket as a keeper for the “Heaven Sent” Memorial Mini...

Lexington, KY – Riding Topsail Ma Cee Blair, 13-year-old Jordan Brown of Selma, North Carolina, took home the Championship title and Gold medal in the 13 and under division at the inaugural 2005 USEF Youth Reining Championship, presented by Markel and Hagyard-Davidson-McGee on Sunday, August 28, at the Kentucky Horse Park, with a winning score of 210. “It was exciting!” said Brown. “It’s a big honor to win. It’s something I’ll remember all my life....

Lexington, Kentucky – For the first time in the 102-year history of the World's Championship Horse Show, the competition can be seen via webcast on the American Saddlebred Horse Association's website, www.saddlebred.com . Alan F. Balch, ASHA executive secretary, said the response has been very positive. "According to the e-mails we have been receiving and the posts on some of the Saddlebred online forums, the feed is going well for most Saddlebred enthusiasts," Balch said....

Lili Weik Photography Jimmy Torano and Marcel - Winners of the $150,000 Rolex/USEF National Show Jumping Championship (Lili Weik Photography) Saugerties, NY – With only one time fault to speak of in the second round of Sunday’s competition, Jimmy Torano of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and his mount Marcel, out-jumped 14 competitors to take home the Championship trophy, $30,000 in prize money, and the elegant Rolex watch at the $150,000 Rolex/USEF National Show Jumping Championship in...