Tim Gredley and Unex Valente (Shawn McMillen Photography) Lexington, Ky. - Great Britain's Tim Gredley is proving he is perfect in the Puissance. He began his reign of the specialty class during last year's Alltech National Horse Show with Unex Valente, and just last week he won the event during the Washington International Horse Show. He kept his winning streak alive tonight, going two-for-two during this year's LIFEFORCE ELITE $50,000 Puissance. Gredley and Unex Valente soared...

Pau, France - A strong group of U.S. pony drivers have assembled in Pau, France. this week for the 2013 FEI Pony World Driving Championships which run October 31 throughNovember 3. Three drivers return from the 2011 squad that secured Team Bronze in Lipica, Slovenia, and will look to secure The U.S. Team (Marie de Ronde/USEF Archive) another podium finish for the United States. Single Pony Championship Tracey Morgan (Beallsville, Md.) heads to Pau on strong form having notched three wins this...

Vinton Karrasch and Coral Reef Baloufino were the only pair to go clear Saturday Night at Del Mar (Captured Moment Photography) Del Mar, Calif. - Even Del Mar's own crew of bloodthirsty zombies couldn't stop Vinton Karrasch and Coral Reef Baloufino from delivering a breathtaking clear round well within the time allowed to clinch the win. An enthusiastic crowd - many in costume - enjoyed seeing 38 of the top Grand Prix riders and horses in the country take on the myriad challenges posed...

Eduardo Menezes & La Fleur 4 (Captured Moment Photography) Del Mar, Calif. - Del Mar Welcome Week comes to a close today, and we've had gorgeous weather, exciting competition and some truly memorable moments. Now, riders, horses, trainers and show staff are looking ahead to World Cup Week, which will feature the Grand Prix Hunter Derby Final, the Rancho Valencia World Cup Grand Prix of Del Mar and our spectacular (spooktacular!) Halloween celebration as well as many other special...

Conor Swail and GAME READY (AlCookPhoto.com) Harrisburg, PA - It was an exciting evening as some of the world's top riders competed in the $40,000 Pennsylvania 'Big Jump' competition. Ireland's Conor Swail and GAME READY, owned by Sue Grange, were last to go in the jump-off, and pulled out all the stops to clinch the win in 34.54 seconds at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. "It feels great to win", said Swail. "The horse is a very good horse, he's a fast horse and very...

Elizabeth Halliday-Sharp and Fernhill By Night (Libby Law Photography) Lexington, Ky. - The U.S. horse-and rider combinations are poised for the FEI Nations Cup competition at the Military Boekelo CCIO3*, October 10-13, 2013 in Boekelo, The Netherlands. Elizabeth Halliday-Sharp, Lauren Kieffer, and Boyd Martin make up the team representing the U.S. Following the first horse inspection, 104 combinations from 11 nations are ready to contest the challenging three-day event, which is the seventh...

Ashlee Bond (Flying Horse Photography) Sacramento, California - Gusty winds threatened tents, show set-ups, and anything not tightly secured during Day Two of Sacramento International's World Cup Week. The stakes were high in the $33,000 Welcome Grand Prix as 55 entries including international stars Will Simpson, Nayel Nassar, Susan Hutchinson, Duncan McFarlane, Ashlee Bond, and Harley Brown as well as local favorites Joie Gatlin, Macella O'neil and Carol Wright navigated a formidable...

Greg Crolick and Grey Street with last year’s winner Melissa Feller and Geoff Teall (Jennifer Wood Media, Inc) Upper Marlboro, Maryland - Twenty-eight entries lined up to compete in the $5,000 WCHR Developing Pro Challenge. With equal scores of 88 in both rounds, Greg Crolick and Adrienne Marciano's Grey Street jumped to victory with a total 176. Close behind in second place was Jamie Taylor on Cipriani. They received scores of 87 and 88.66 for a total of 175.66. Taylor Adams and Taken were...

Victoria Colvin and VIP Z (Shawn McMillen Photography) Upper Marlboro, MD – There were three competitive equitation finals held today during the Capital Challenge Equitation Championship Weekend, presented by Bigeq.com. Victoria Colvin was victorious in the North American Junior Equitation Championships on VIP Z. The win in the Taylor Harris Insurance Services (THIS) National Children's Medal Finals went to John Porter on Kennebec, while Conor Perrin and Gelato won the blue ribbon in...

(Paws and Rewind, LLC) Skillman, NJ - Twenty fiver horses and riders took on Alan Wade's course Sunday in the $30,000 Grand Prix of Princeton. Five clear rounds were produced. Faults came in a few places, but the majority faulted at the challenging triple combination. Laura Chapot looked unbeatable aboard the super fast Umberto. Chelsea Moss and Lorena 90 would prove it could be done and took over the lead with an amazing round that got the crowd cheering. Laura and Umberto finished in...