Lake Placid, NY — Competition opened Tuesday at the Intercat, Inc. Lake Placid Horse Shows. The two-week long horse show series, which features the 42nd Annual Intercat, Inc. Lake Placid Horse Show, June 28 – July 3, and the 34th Annual Intercat, Inc. I Love New York Horse Show, July 5 -10, is famous for attracting many of the nation's top riders to its North Elba Showgrounds. Once again, Olympians, past Lake Placid Grand Prix champions and international show jumping stars...

Louisville, KY - T M Fred Texas became the first winner of an Arabian race at historic Churchill Downs racetrack when he pulled past Dixies Valentine at the top of the stretch to take the Grade I, $52,500 United Arab Emirates President’s Cup by 9¼ lengths last Saturday afternoon, June 18. Sired by leading Arabian racing stallion Burning Sand out of a daughter of top French Arabian racing sire Kong, T M Fred Texas has broken track records at Arapahoe Park in Colorado and Sam Houston...

Memphis, TN - Since 1972, the annual Paso Fino Horse Association (PFHA) Grand National Championship Show has showcased the breed’s finest show horses in the U.S. The week-long event brings together a crowd of more than 2500 people with 600 horses competing in over 130 classes for a purse of almost $100,000 in prize money. The Memphis Agricenter International and Show Place Arena will be the 2011 venue for the PFHA Grand National Championship Show and Expo, which takes place this year from...

Bromont, Quebec - Following the major improvements undertaken in 2010 - in particular, the footing in the rings - the International Bromont carries on in order to welcome all riders in the best environment possible. "For 2011, we decided to invest in the hunter division," said Roger Deslauriers, show Manager. He added, "the work done in 2010 has affected the entire site but mostly the show jumping facilities, particularly with the changes of the footing in the rings. This year, we are planning...

Kent Farrington and Uceko won the $55,000 Mary Rena Murphy Grand Prix at the Kentucky Spring Classic (Photos by Rebecca Walton/PMG). Lexington, KY - As the Kentucky Spring Classic hosted another night of show jumping, the incredible duo of Kent Farrington and Uceko continued their complete domination of the last two weeks by securing the $55,000 Mary Rena Murphy Grand Prix victory. Tonight's event was sponsored by Audi of Lexington and honored Mary Rena Murphy, a horsewoman whose dedication...

Devon, PA – It’s a spring ritual. As pink and white blossoms dapple the trees across the Delaware Valley, preparations move into high speed for the annual International Dressage at Devon (DAD) Horse Show , a premier North American equestrian event, hosting top Olympic equestrians, more than 700 horses and 35,000 spectators annually. The show combines world-class dressage competition and the world’s largest open breed show outside of Europe with international Fall Festival...

Thermal, CA — HITS, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has received unanimous approval from the USEF Discipline Committee, the USEF Executive Committee, and the FEI to offer four CSI2*-W World Cup Qualifiers at the 2012 HITS Desert Circuit in Thermal, CA . “We are happy to continue our 20-year tradition of hosting World Cup Qualifiers at the HITS Desert Circuit,” said Tom Struzzieri, HITS President and CEO. “The four World Cup Qualifiers held in Thermal attract great...

Leipzig, Germany - The Reem Acra FEI World Cup Final got underway Thursday evening with the grand prix presented by Sparkasse. The U.S. sent three combinations to the arena in Hall One of the Leipzig Exhibition Hall. The American horse/rider combinations did not disappoint in the field of 17. First in the arena for the U.S. was Jan Ebeling and Ann Romney’s Rafalca. This veteran pair demonstrated fluid trot work emphasized by a solid half-pass and had a consistent canter tour. Throughout...

Sutherlin, OR - If your goal is to breed, own or ride the next Ravel, Totilas, Judgement ISF, Idocus, or Popeye K, the KWPN-NA Annual Meeting added to your inspiration. With insights from Olympic medalist Steffen Peters and renowned breeder and KWPN judge Cor Loeffen, along with networking with some of the world's biggest and best KWPN horse breeders, the event was the largest in recent years. Two hundred enthusiastic equestrians gathered in Visalia, California to discuss and debate the...

Brooke Coleman of Texas A&M University and Striptease. (Photo by Sportfot©.) Wellington, FL - February 11, 2011 - The 2011 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) hosted the second annual Collegiate Equitation Championship today at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. Riders from 16 universities around the country gathered to compete in a head-to-head, bracket-style format. It was Brooke Coleman from Texas A&M University who claimed victory in the championship. Invitations were...