: 2012 U.S. Olympic Team members Jan Ebeling & "Rafalca" return to the show ring for the first time since London at this weekend's Festival of the Horse CDI 3*/Y/J in California (Jennifer M. Keeler) San Juan Capistrano, CA – Some of the nation's best dressage horses and riders will enjoy great competition and the Easter holiday among the spectacular setting of the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano, CA during Cornerstone Event Management's Festival of the...

Brentwood, TN - James Robert Greene passed away on September 27, 2012 peacefully at the age of 83. Preceded in death by his beloved wife, Janet Jordan Greene and daughter Betsy Greene Wohrley. He is survived by his children SuSu Greene Raymond and Cynthia Greene McNutt and grandchildren Emily Jordan Raymond, Catherine Austin Raymond, Kelsey Jordan McNutt, Ashley Himmelreich and Joshua Wohrley. Mr. Greene graduated from Western Military Academy, Franklin & Marshall College and Washington...

Lexington, KY - The upcoming Olympic Games in London have made U.S. representation at CHIO Aachen this week scarce, but the riders and horses that did make it to Germany have been on top of their game. Lauren Hough has been one of those riders and Saturday morning she was impressive once again in winning the Sparkasse Youngsters Cup Finale and finishing atop the Youngsters Cup standings. See final Sparkasse Youngsters Cup standings here . The Sparkasse Youngsters Cup is a series of two...

The 2011 USDF Hanoverian All-Breeds Awards winners are now listed on the AHS website. The 2011 show season proved to be exceptional as AHS members and their horses topped the winners list in many divisions. Congratulations to all! Click here to view the complete list of winners. Photos of the Champion and Reserve in each division will be added to the gallery on the webpage as they are received for the Spring 2012 Yearbook issue of The American Hanoverian. Please forward your photos (glossy...

Saugerties, NY — Looking to take next year’s season finale in Saugerties, New York to the next level, HITS, Inc. announced today that two major equitation finals will be incorporated into the competition schedule for the eighth and final week of the 2012 HITS Saugerties Show Series. In addition to the $1 Million Grand Prix, Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final and the all-new $250,000 HITS 3’ Hunter Prix Final, the last week of HITS Saugerties will conclude with a...

SAUGERTIES, NY – Jennifer Staniloff will always remember her first trip to HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, New York. On Saturday afternoon, the fourth grader was named Champion in the Children’s Hunter Pony Small Division at the 2011 Marshall & Sterling League National Finals aboard Nancy Buzzeta’s Shimmer. Staniloff of Setauket, New York and Shimmer led the way as they captured the blue ribbon in the first over fences class and then finished second in the under saddle,...

Saugerties, NY – Jumper action got underway at the 2011 Marshall & Sterling League National Finals at HITS-on-the-Hudson on Wednesday as the top qualified competitors made their way to the Strongid® C 2X Grand Prix Stadium yesterday to ride for national titles. $7,500 Junior/Amateur Jumper Low Classic The Junior/Amateur Jumper Lows is the newest to this year’s Marshall & Sterling League. Twelve qualified horse-and-rider combinations started the day off on a course...

Qualifying has concluded, entries are in, and teams throughout the country are preparing for the upcoming 2011 Adequan FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North, to be held July 25 - 31, 2011 in Lexington, KY. A complete team of Juniors and Young Riders, for a total of eight competitors, have been named to represent Region 7 at this international championship, including: Young Rider Team: Mackenzie Pooley & Jonkara (Coto de Caza, CA) Ari Lopez &...

Lexington, KY - Qualifying has concluded, entries are in, and teams throughout the country are preparing for the upcoming 2011 Adequan FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North, to be held July 25 - 31, 2011 in Lexington, KY. A complete team of Juniors and Young Riders, for a total of eight competitors, have been named to represent Region 7 at this international championship, including: Young Rider Team: Mackenzie Pooley & Jonkara (Coto de Caza, CA)...

Oklahoma City, OK – The newest trend in reining is the addition of aged classes for horses age seven and older. This year the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) is excited to offer its own 7 & Up class at the NRHA Derby, held June 27-July 2, 2011, in Oklahoma City. This exciting new opportunity will showcase the industry’s most experienced reining horses. NRHA encourages owners of competing reining horses age seven and older to enter the 7 & Up Derby, which consists...