Boyd Martin and Master Frisky (Shannon Brinkman Photo) Elkton, Md. – Quick, clear trips were the order of the day over Derek di Grazia’s CCI tracks on Saturday at The Dutta Corp Fair Hill International. In the CCI3* Boyd Martin lengthened his lead, while in the CCI2* Great Britain’s Victoria Jessop holds the overall lead but it is Julie Richards that heads the USEF National Two Star Championship title hunt. Martin (Cochranville, Pa.) and Stephen Blauner’s 10-year-old...

Lauren Lambert and Fine with Me (Photo courtesy of Xpress Foto) Lexington, Ky. – The 2014 USEF National One-Star Eventing Championships held in conjunction with the Hagyard Midsouth Three-Day Event & Team Challenge came to a conclusion on Saturday at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. Lauren Lambert and Fine with Me were victorious in the USEF National One-Star Eventing Championship, while Emily Shirley and Raptor Force claimed top honors in the USEF National Junior and Young...

It’s been four years since the first Western Dressage organizations were formed and began the process of formalizing a discipline that was no secret to great horsemen! We’ve come a long ways and, although Western Dressage is still inventing itself, there are plenty of opportunities to participate! Western Dressage is all about classical horsemanship as a foundation for any discipline and is designed to help western riders learn to use the training scale to provide a step-by-step...

Harrisburg, Pa. - The Amateur Owner riders were dressed to impress in their shadbelly coats at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show as riders sailed over the 3'6" courses and vied for the prestigious championship titles. Grand Amateur Owner Hunter Champion Golden Rule and Stephanie Danhakl (Al Cook - alcookphoto.com) GOLDEN RULE, owned and ridden by Stephanie Danhakl of Pacific Palisades, Calif., received the high honor and was crowned Grand Amateur Owner Hunter Champion. The pair dominated...

Harrisburg, Pa. - Speed was the name of the game in the $33,000 Keystone Classic at the Pennsylvania Horse Show. Some of the biggest names in riding competed in the class and the spectators cheered and urged on their favorite rider as they galloped around the course. Keystone Classic winners Beezie Madden and Coral Reef Via Volo (Al Cook - alcook.com) Beezie Madden, of Cazenovia, N.Y., and her 2012 Olympic team partner CORAL REEF VIA VOLO, 24th into the ring, sailed around the course...

Boyd Martin and Master Frisky (Shannon Brinkman) Elkton, Md. - The first phase of competition came to a conclusion on Friday as the final 45 combinations in CCI3* competition completed their dressage tests, while the second half of the CCI2* field headed down centerline. Boyd Martin and Master Frisky will head out on the cross country in the pole position of the three-star, and in the two-star no one was able to catch Thursday’s leader Matt Brown. Martin (Cochranville, Pa.) and Stephen...

Harrisburg, Pa. - The appropriately named WINNER, owned by Isalou, Inc. and ridden by Daryl Portela of Southwest Ranches, Fla, was crowned Grand Amateur Owner 3'3" Hunter Champion at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. Daryl Portela & Winner (Al Cook - alcookphoto.com) "It's amazing!" said Portela. "I was Champion and Grand Champion last year, so I wanted to come and see if I could do it again. My horse has been great, and I have a great team with my trainer Jimmy Torano and groom...

Harrisburg, Pa. - A competitive field of 38 top international riders, including many Olympic and World Champions, headlined the $40,000 Pennsylvania National "Big Jump", sponsored by Wilmington Trust, an M & T Company, at the Pennsylvania Horse Show. "Big Jump" Winners Kent Farrington and Willow (Al Cook - alcookphoto.com) Designed by Michel Vaillancourt, the course was set at 1.50m and included 12 fences and 15 jumping efforts in the first round, which weeded out quite a few competitors as...

Matt Brown and Happenstance (Shannon Brinkman Photo) Elkton, Md. - Competition officially kicked off at the 2014 The Dutta Corp Fair Hill International with the first half of CCI2* competitors completing their dressage test, while the first rotation of CCI3* combinations headed down centerline to close out the afternoon session. Matt Brown (Petaluma, Calif.) and Mary McKee’s Happenstance proved unbeatable on the first day of the dressage to cruise into the early lead in the CCI2* and the...

Lexington, Ky. - The Organizing Committee of the 2015 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC) presented by Gotham North is pleased to announce the dates and location of the 2015 Championships. Returning to the Kentucky Horse Park, the best Junior and Young Rider competitors from North America will compete for prestigious Team and Individual medals July 14-19, 2015. With unwavering support, Adequan will mark its fifth consecutive year as title sponsor of the...