Laura Linback and Cartusch 15 won the $1,500 1.30m Modified Jumpers at the Showplace Fall Classic (Rebecca Walton/PMG) Wayne, IL - September 15, 2010 - It was a beautiful day at the Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, Illinois, as the Showplace Fall Classic Championship Horse Show kicked into high gear. Today's highlight event was the $1,500 1.30m Modified Jumper class where Laura Linback took home the top honors aboard Cartusch 15 after completing the fastest double clear effort. This week's...

Jenny Fischer is congratulated by HITS' Kristen Vale and Mary Moeller of Marshall & Sterling Insuran (ESI Photography) SAUGERTIES, NY (September 15, 2010)--Mother Nature got the memo for the opening day of the 2010 Marshall & Sterling League National Finals as riders were greeted with a picture-perfect afternoon at HITS-on-the-Hudson, in Saugerties, New York. Taking top honors in today's competition was accomplished hunter rider and Marshall &Sterling League National Finals veteran Jenny...

Jennifer Alfano won multiple top ribbons on the first day of the Buffalo International Horse Show, i (Lauren Fisher/PMG) Buffalo, NY - September 15, 2010 - The 64th Annual Buffalo International Horse Show (BIHS) began competition today at the Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center (BTRC) in Buffalo, NY. The horse show will host a number of special classes in their large indoor arena through Sunday, September 19, featuring great prize money and exciting competition to benefit the BTRC and its...

Provided by PSI Offering eager and exquisite horses – this is the challenge the two initiators of the now 31st PSI-Auction have consistently been pursuing over the years. "This year, we are glad to be able to offer a collection of a very homogenous, extraordinary quality," Ullrich Kasselmann happily said. Together with Paul Schockemöhle, he is one of the initiators of this event. Ex-traordinary quality is the standard the international equestrian experts are looking for when they travel to...

Ice Cream Social at the IALHA Region I Championship (USEF Staff) Lexington, KY— We’ve all been to a competition – at least once – that just seemed to sparkle. Good organization, exceptional management, and a little extra “umph!” circulating through the barns. What does a competition like this get you? Well, a devoted following, for starters. But this, year, it got two USEF competitions a little something extra. Enough pizza, lava cakes, ice cream and toppings to fill an entire pick-up truck to...

Courageous Comet and Becky Holder (Photo by Mike McNally) Lexington, KY - The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) held its 25th annual National Awards Dinner in Lexington, Kentucky, September 10, 2010, honoring the achievements of Thoroughbred owners and breeders in North America. A new honor instituted this year, the Rood & Riddle Thoroughbred Sport Horse of the Year Award was awarded to top eventing horse, Courageous Comet, owned by Tom and Becky Holder. Courageous Comet, a...

WEG Foundation (Quarantine facilities for the equine athletes.) Lexington, KY - A temporary equine quarantine facility at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport is ready to facilitate the entry of horses from around the world competing in the eight World Championships of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, September 25-October 10 at the Kentucky Horse Park. The World Games 2010 Foundation worked in conjunction with officials from the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport, the U.S....

Gail Morey (John French and Crown Affair. ) Carson City, NV - With only a few days left to prepare for the $25,000 Franktown Meadows Hunter Derby at the Franktown Meadows Equestrian Facility, anticipation is mounting. Equestrians are traveling from all over to take part in the first standalone hunter derby on the West Coast. Among the many hunter derby exhibitors will be top professionals John French and Jenny Karazissis. French will be accompanied by four hunter derby horses, which include two...

Bob Lewis on his 90th birthday in Pomona, California in September, 2005. Every attendee walked throu (Photo by Ed Moore photo) Lexington, KY - Longtime well-known Saddlebred trainer, Bob Lewis, passed away on Saturday, September 11. The youngest of four siblings, Bob's exposure to Saddlebreds began early on in his life, as his father, Robert H. "Harry" Lewis, operated a public stable. Bob would eventually follow in his father's footsteps in the Saddlebred business. While in high school, he...

Franktown Meadows Hunter Derby EVENT: The Franktown Meadows Hunter Derby will be the first stand-alone hunter derby on the West Coast. The derby will be a member event of the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) International Hunter Derby series. This charitable event benefits the Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation, a non-profit charitable organization that aids the Northern Nevada area. WHERE: Franktown Meadows Equestrian Facility is located 15 minutes South of Reno at the foothills...