Boyd Martin and Neville Bardos. Photo: www.stockimageservices.com. Lexington, KY - The Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team have two cross-country superstars in their midst as both Boyd Martin on Neville Bardos, and Sinead Halpin on Manoir de Carneville looked poised and confident as they galloped through Burghley Park. These pairs represented an inspiring future American Eventing over a course that was deemed a 'throwback' as the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials celebrated its 50th...

Lexington, KY - Four Developing Grants have been awarded to USEF Eventing Riders to compete at the Boekelo CCI3* in The Netherlands. This event runs October 6-9, 2011. The following horse/rider combinations have been awarded developing grants: Boyd Martin (Cochranville, PA) and the Otis Barbotiere Syndicate's Otis Barbotiere Otis Barbotiere is a 9-year-old Selle Francais gelding Karen O'Connor (The Plains, VA) and Team Rebecca, LLC's Veronica Veronica is a 9-year-old KWPN mare Allie...

Hannah Sue and Harbour Pilot (www.stockimageservices.com). Richland, MI - Hannah Sue Burnett and Harbour Pilot never flinched in the face of the pressure in leading the Mandatory Outing for the 2011 Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team at the Richland Park CIC and Horse Trials. They added nothing to their dressage score on the cross country and successfully defended their lead. "It was one of my best rounds ever, on any horse," said Burnett. "I built on my speed as I went, I didn't have the...

Ashlee Bond and Wistful won the 1.40m Open Jumper class at the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show (Photo: Heather Bellock/PMG). Lexington, KY - It was cool and overcast for the start of the second day of the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show at the Kentucky Horse Park. While the highlights of the week include the $100,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby Finals, the $25,000 CSI-W Hagyard Lexington Classic World Cup Qualifier and the $40,000 Bluegrass Festival Grand Prix, today's events in the Rolex...

John French and Crown Affair (Flying Horse Photography). Parker, CO — While the Grand Prix horses are always a big draw at any hunter/jumper show, the hunters are getting a lot of attention during the Colorado Summer Circuit. Show manager Pat Boyle not only has great prize money in every division, but he’s created a wonderful, lush platform for the course designers to develop classes that show off the athletic ability and beauty of some of the nation’s finest hunters....

Traverse City, MI - Overcast skies couldn’t dull the excitement at Horse Shows by the Bay this afternoon, as the $30,000 Open Jumper Grand Prix of Traverse City ignited the Grand Prix ring. Brian Shook and Courage 68 took home the top prize in a suspenseful jump-off that kept fans on the edge of their seats, as Shook, who rode last in the second round, was the only competitor to clear the course twice. This event was the first of four $30,000 Open Jumper Grands Prix that will take place...

Caitlin Ziegler and Valencia (photo by Spruce Meadows Media Services). Spruce Meadows, Calgary, Alberta - History was made at Spruce Meadows Thursday with 16-year-old Caitlin Ziegler (USA) becoming the youngest ever winner of an FEI event in the Spruce Meadows International Ring. Riding her 13-year-old mare, Valencia, Ziegler bested an international field of 32 horse/rider combinations with a convincing double clear, and a 3-second margin of victory in a seven-horse jump-off in the 1.5m AON Cup....

Lake Placid, NY — Richie Moloney of Ireland swept the top two places in the Hollow Brook Associates 1.45m Jumper Class Friday at the 34th annual Intercat, Inc. I Love New York Horse Show. Moloney, runner-up in Sunday’s $75,000 Mirror Lake Inn Grand Prix of Lake Placid, rode clean on two mounts, Slieveanorra and Ahorn Van De Zuuthoeve, over the nine-jump power portion of the course at the North Elba Showgrounds. Midway through the class, he took the lead on Ahorn Van De Zuuthoeve...

Richard Spooner and Pariska 2 (Spruce Meadows Media Services). Spruce Meadows, Calgary, Alberta - The Pepsi Challenge 1.45 m led off competitions in the International Ring on Friday of the North American Tournament. Twenty of the 49 entered moved forward to the jump-off of the Werner Deeg (GER) designed course. In a truly international field, with entries representing nine nations, it was Richard Spooner (USA) aboard the 14-year-old Dutch mare, Pariska 2, who proved to be unbeatable with a...

Dressage Jan Ebeling and Rafalca. Photo by Aly Sanderford/Phelps Media Group. Three American dressage riders traveled to Leipzig, Germany, to compete in the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final, April 27-May 1. Jan Ebeling, Catherine Haddad-Staller and Shawna Harding all qualified to compete in the Grand Prix Freestyle after strong performances in the Grand Prix presented by Sparkasse on Thursday afternoon. Ebeling rode Ann Romney's Rafalca to a 10th place finish on a score of 68.191% in...