Left to Right: Rodrigo Pessoa, Brianne Goutal, Patricia Griffith, Kent Farrington, Charlie Jayne, an (Phelps Media Group) WESTPORT, CT - November 24, 2010 - After the roaring success of the Fete Cheval in 2010, there was no hesitation to start making plans for an even more spectatcular event for the 2011 Winter Equestrian Festival - and more spectacular it will be! Elizabeth Press, Clea Newman Soderlund, and Visse Wedell have signed on as Co-Chairs of the Fete Cheval, which will be held on...

SBS Farms' Jersey Boy and Jennifer Alfano (Photo Credit: Lauren Fisher/PMG.) Buffalo, NY - November 8, 2010 - SBS Farms had a fantastic competition at the 127th National Horse Show under the direction of renowned horsewoman Susan B. Schoellkopf. SBS Farms' rider and head trainer Jennifer Alfano rode to numerous accolades aboard her top mounts, while student Meredith Lipke showed her horses to top ribbons as well. The riders were thrilled with their week of competition in Syracuse, NY, and were...

Courtesy USEA (Jennifer Wooten-Dafoe and Daisy Tognazzini's, The Good Witch.) Jennifer Wooten-Dafoe and The Good Witch Earn $10,000 After Winning The 2010 Adequan USEA Gold Cup Series Over 200 riders from across the country competed in eight elite events that comprised the 2010 Adequan USEA Gold Cup Series. Consistent placings and double-clear rounds for Jennifer Wooten-Dafoe and Daisy Tognazzini's, The Good Witch, made them the overall winners of the 2010 Adequan USEA Gold Cup Series, which...

Laura Goldman and Carlingford JD (Photo by Shannon Brinkman for USEF) Lexington, KY - The FEI World Para Dressage Championships kicked off today with riders competing in the Team Test. The Kentucky Equine Research U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Team fielded a group of four riders, three of whom were new to the international stage for the team competition. Jonathan Wentz, Laura Goldman and Susan Treabess all represented the U.S. for the first time at the championship level, with the 2000 and 2008...

Tulsa, OK (October 4, 2010) – Dreams came true at the 2010 American Miniature Horse Registry (AMHR) National Championship Show in Tulsa, Oklahoma, when two lucky youths took home their own Miniature Horses after winning the Youth Essay Contest. Orry Williams, of Kentucky, and Danielle Bode, of Missouri, each took home a Miniature Horse donated by longtime AMHR member Belinda Bagby and her Cross Country Farm. Williams won a mini named Cross Country Lola, after an award-winning essay in the 13 –...

CULPEPER, VA (October 4, 2010)--Kate Conover and Rock Steady were the top pair in Saturday's $10,000 Pre-Green Hunter Classic during the Culpeper Finals at HITS Commonwealth Park in Culpeper, Virginia. Rock Steady is 10 years old and was imported from Europe by Emil Spadone in July. Since coming into the country, the horse has certainly lived up to his name in the show ring, and he put the icing on the cake with a win in Saturday's feature class for hunter riders. "He is so much fun to ride,"...

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...

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...

Denver, CO - All participants at North American Riding for the Handicapped (NARHA) centers are unique and deserve recognition, but as we all know, some just shine. Each year NARHA celebrates its especially outstanding equestrians, equines, instructors and volunteers, and this year's NARHA region recognition award winners have been posted on the NARHA conference website along with the 2010 national adult equestrian, adult independent equestrian, child equestrian and youth equestrian winners. All...

Syracuse, NY - The Syracuse Invitational and Oncenter Complex are proud to announce that tickets are now on sale for the 2010 Tournament which features the 127th National Horse Show. One of the nation’s premiere international equestrian competitions, the Sporthorse Tournament will feature the top-ranked U.S. riders and international competitors who will all vie for the FEI World Cup Qualifier of Syracuse and the Sporthorse Cup, as seen on Animal Planet. In addition, the finest junior riders in...