Photo by James Leslie Parker (Kelsey Thatcher and Milous De Fontaine.) Kelsey Thatcher had a fantastic weekend competing in Valencia, Spain, with Pony Lane Farm stallions Klotaire Du Moulin and Milous De Fontaine. Traveling through Europe along with the Global Champions Tour, Thatcher showed three days at the Gran Premio de Espana CSI** in Valencia on May 7-9, 2010. This was Thatcher's first time competing overseas, and she rode both of her horses to top finishes throughout the weekend. On...

Photo Courtesy Classic Communications (Some of the trophies up for grabs at the Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows.) The 2010 Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows began their two week run at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, NY. The two-week long horse show features superlative hunter-jumper competition at one of the country's most beautiful equestrian training centers. As the saying goes, "Neither rain...", nothing could deter the over 800 horses and their humans from arriving at the rings at Old...

Photo by Team Cardi, LLC (North Fork Cardi and Jessica Wisdom receive the Championship award for I1 Freestyle at Rancho Murieta. ) Welsh Cob stallion North Forks Cardi and rider/trainer/co-owner Jessica Wisdom broke a barrier, a glass ceiling if you will, for Welsh Cobs and large ponies. They won their FEI Intermediaire I Musical Freestyle class at a Concours Dressage Internationale (CDI) at Rancho Murieta, CA, with an impressive 68.5%. The CDI included four Olympic-qualified judges and one...

CCI3* Winners Tiana Coudray and Ringwood Magister (Stockimageservices.com) Eventing It was a smooth weekend at the Jersey Fresh CCI3*, CCI2* and CIC3* all held concurrently at the Horse Park of New Jersey. Tiana Coudray guided her distinctive grey gelding Ringwood Magister to a convincing win in the CCI3* with a final score of 45.6. Coudray led after dressage by a huge margin of 16.8 points. She then rode carefully on the cross country and picked up just 4.8 time penalties, meaning she went...

Photo Courtesy Garden State Horse Show (Jack Benson's Memory will be honored during the $50,000 Grand Prix at the Garden State Horse Show.) Now in its 59th year, Garden State Horse Show (GSHS) constantly strives to add special classes and incentives for its loyal exhibitors. This year, the show, which runs May 5-9 at the Sussex County Fairgrounds in Augusta, NJ, has been selected to host one of the new Devoucoux 3’3” Hunter Derbies. Debuted at HITS Saugerties last spring, the class received...

Photo by Rebecca Walton/PMG (Pablo Barrios is one of the many riders that will be returning to the 2010 Kentucky Spring Horse Shows to compete for top prizes.) The Kentucky Spring Horse Shows are fast approaching and are set to start on May 12 with the Kentucky Spring Horse Show, which will run through May 16. The second week of competition will be the Kentucky Spring Classic, held May 19-23, 2010. Both weeks of the horse show will be held at the picturesque Kentucky Horse Park, which has...

In 2001, Rolex created the Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing. This prize is awarded to any rider who wins the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials and the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials in any consecutive order regardless of the calendar year. Earlier this year it was announced that in 2011 the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials will run on the weekend of April 22 - 25. This is one week prior to the scheduled date for the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day...

Photo by USEF Archives/Geoff Bugbee (Maxi Gumprecht (far right) wins the 2009 USEF Youth Sportsman's Award, sponsored by Breyer Animal Creations) Lexington, KY - The search is underway for nominees for the 2010 United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Youth Sportsman's Award, sponsored by Breyer Animal Creations®. Now in its fifth year, the award recognizes young equestrians who exhibit exceptional leadership potential, and who demonstrate commitment to the USEF, a USEF Recognized Affiliated...

Photo Courtesy Andalusian-Lusitano Alliance Iberian horse enthusiasts all over the country are busy preparing their horses for what is sure to be the most important gathering, celebration and competition offered to date in the United States for the Andalusian, Lusitano and Pura Raza Española. Six days of competition will be offered for both purebred and part-bred horses in a myriad of classes in all disciplines at the Andalusian-Lusitano Alliance U.S. Grand National Championships. Horses may...

Photo by Jessica Nemzoff/PMG (Phillip Dutton and Woodburn.) The United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation is pleased to announce Phillip Dutton of West Grove, PA, and Aiken, SC, as the 2010 recipient of the USET Foundation Pinnacle Cup. Awarded annually, the Pinnacle Cup went to the highest-placing American competitor at the prestigious Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Bridgestone. Dutton was honored with the award after securing second-place honors aboard Woodburn, who is...