Olympian Margie Engle and Ashland Farms' Lord Spezi (ESI Photography) Saugerties, NY – This year, HITS Saugerties will be in a qualifying frenzy as riders spanning the spectrum of levels will make HITS Championship Weekend the last stop on their summer show schedule. Highlighting the schedule at HITS-on-the-Hudson this spring and summer will be the 14 qualifiers for the famed Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix , seven for the second-annual Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final and seven for...

Katie Robinson and Lady O (SportFot) Wellington, FL - Katie Robinson was very successful during the first week of the prestigious Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL. Riding for her family's Deeridge Farm, Robinson took home top honors in the Amateur-Owner 35 & Over Hunter division. She captured the championship tricolor aboard Lady O, and also earned two first place ribbons riding Rock Steady. Robinson piloted Lady O to winning honors in the competitive Amateur-Owner 35 &...

Tucson, AZ — The prize list for the six-week 2012 HITS Arizona Winter Circuit in Tucson, Arizona is now available online. This year’s circuit will be highlighted by a host of qualifying opportunities for the three richest hunter/jumper classes in the nation. “We’re looking forward to another great series with beautiful weather,” said Joe Dotoli, HITS Arizona Technical Coordinator. “We’ve been working closely with the Fairgrounds Commission, and...

Oklahoma City, OK – The 2011 National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) $540,000-added Open Futurity finals was held at the NRHA Futurity & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championship (NAAC) Show at the Oklahoma State Fair Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This year’s riders were mounted on world-class reining horses all aiming for the $150,000 championship purse and their share of NRHA Corporate Partner and Futurity Sponsor awards. Nomination Program Impact The NRHA...

Lexington, KY - At the Alltech National Horse Show, currently taking place at the Kentucky Horse Park’s Alltech Arena in Lexington, Champion youth Saddle Seat competitors will be on hand on Sunday to greet show attendees. Those in attendance at the Alltech National Horse Show on Sunday will have the opportunity to meet four reigning champions of Saddle Seat Equitation, who will be on hand at the American Saddlebred exhibit. Those in attendance will include 2011 Good Hands Final Champion,...

Lexington, KY - The 2011 National Championship season for eventing comes to a close this weekend at the Kentucky Horse Park with the USEF National CCI1* Eventing Championship. More than 30 horse-and-rider combinations will be vying for top honors in the championship which is held in conjunction with the Hagyard MidSouth Three Day & Team Challenge, October 21-23. Four National Championships will be up for grabs this weekend in Lexington, KY. Riders will have the opportunity to be crowned...

Dedham, MA - EquiFit, inc., makers of distinctive high performance equine products, announces that the 'Get EquiFitted' program that launched earlier this summer at the North American Junior & Young Rider Championships will again be offered during the BigEq.com Equitation Championship Weekend at Capital Challenge Horse Show on October 1-2. The 'Get EquiFitted' program is offered to the top-placing competitor who is wearing T-Boots™ during competition. "We strive to...

Devon, PA - Spectators at 2011 Dressage at Devon (www.dressageatdevon.com) will be able to add multimedia to their experience. Dressage at Devon Radio, powered by FLR Sports Radiotm allows guests to enhance their knowledge and education of dressage by listening to the comments and opinions of some of the foremost experts in the world of dressage. Spectators will also get a behind the scenes listen to critiques of the rider and horse during their performance. Starting Friday, September 30th,...

Lexington, KY- The future of dressage in the United States will be on full display this weekend in Wayne, IL, as many of the nation's top up-and-coming horses vie for coveted USEF National Championship titles. Champions will be crowned at the Lamplight Equestrian Center in six separate divisions. In the 2011 Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage Championships the top 4, 5 and 6-year-olds in the country will be recognized. Seven- to 9-year-olds will stake their claim on the USEF National...

Kaley Pratt rode Shane to victory in the $2,500 Marshall & Sterling Adult Jumper Classic on Saturday, August 13, at the Vermont Summer Festival (David Mullinix Photography). East Dorset, VT — Nina Montross of Bedford, NY, won the $1,500 Marshall & Sterling Children’s Jumper Classic held Saturday, August 13, at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, Vermont. Despite her young age, 12-year-old Montross is a seasoned competitor, garnering many awards in the pony...