Todd Minikus and Quality Girl won the $35,000 Welcome Speed CSI3* to kick-off the Kentucky Spring Classic. (Taylor Renner/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - Speed was the name of the game Wednesday afternoon as the Kentucky Spring Classic kicked off with the $35,000 Welcome Speed CSI3* in the Rolex Stadium with Todd Minikus (USA) and Quality Girl, owned by the Quality Group, racing around the speed course in a time of 65.530 seconds to take the top prize. Thirty-six horse and rider...

Legacy and Jenny Karazissis (CapturedMomentPhotography.com) Del Mar, Calif. - On an ideal Del Mar afternoon, twenty-eight entries galloped onto the green grass field for the $10,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby. The four honorable judges included Carol Dean Porter and Chris Wynn as Panel One, and Jimmy Lee sat with Tony Scarlata for Panel Two. With four solid high options, flowing lines and a single oxer up the hill, the course designed by Thomas Hern of Plymouth, MA, covered the expanse of...

Pablo Barrios and ASD Farfala, Winners of the $35,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic CSI3* (Taylor Renner/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - The 2016 Hagyard Challenge series, sponsored by the Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, kicked off its eleventh year at the Kentucky Horse Shows on Thursday evening with the $35,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic. Sixty-six horse and rider combinations went head-to-head in the CSI3* competition, but it was Pablo Barrios (VEN) who took the victory with ASD Farfala....

North Salem, NY – Keirstin Johnsen got the 34th annual Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows underway in winning form by claiming the division title in The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.) Keirstin Johnsen and Hennepin in The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program $2,000 Low Thoroughbred Hunter 3' Division. Photo by Jump Media $2,000 Low Thoroughbred Hunter 3' Division aboard Hennepin on Welcome Day, held Sunday, May 8, at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, NY. The Old...

The EQUUS Foundation is pleased to announce this year's Champions of Equine Service Scholarships made possible by Ariat International to the following seven equine volunteers: Chelsea Ammons, Kimberly Ball, Victoria Isaacson, Alexis Lalor, Terry Pratt, Mackenzie Russ and MerriBeth Vaughn. Read more about these exceptional individuals who logged hundreds of hours in support of organizations on our Equine Welfare Network while still maintaining a dedication to academic excellence by achieving...

6 May 2016, Badminton, UK – Michael Jung (GER) continued his winning form from the Rolex Kentucky event last weekend to lead the 2016 Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials after the Dressage phase, to set him on course for the Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing prize. With a stunning dressage score of 34.4 Jung, riding his double gold medal winning horse La Biostheetique-Sam FBW, leads the 77 strong field of competitors with the UK's Emily King in second place riding Brookleigh and...

Ashley Holzer and Dressed In Black (Sharon Packer Photography) Mill Spring, N.C. - Ashley Holzer (CAN) and Dressed In Black took home a historic win in the first ever FEI Grand Prix CDI 3* presented by Adequan® at the Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC). Holzer and Dressed In Black earned a 70.320% for the win, while Chris Von Martels (CAN) and Divertimento received a 69.880% for second place. Megan Lane (CAN) and Caravella rounded out the top three with a 68.580% to complete a...

Vani Khosla and Billy Mexico (McCool Photography) San Juan Capistrano, Calif. - The Spring Series at Blenheim EquiSports concluded four weeks of grand prix events on Saturday afternoon with the $50,000 Blenheim Spring Classic IV Grand Prix, presented by Davidson Communities. With hundreds of guests enjoying a catered lunch in the hilltop VIP and spectators spread around the field, it was a grand afternoon under a cloudless spring sky for the audience and equestrians alike, most especially for...

Alex Granato and Carlchen W (Mancini Photos) Wellington, Fla. - Alex Granato of Wellington, FL, and Carlchen W earned top honors in the $10,000 Equiline Open Welcome at ESP Spring II at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). The duo produced the fastest time in the jump-off round, crossing through the timers in 35.86 seconds. Victoria Colvin of Loxahatchee, FL, and Don Juan finished in second with a time of 36.338 seconds, while Amanda Derbyshire of Wellington, FL, piloted...

Saree Kayne and W Zermie 13 on their way to a $25,000 JR./A-O Jumper Classic win at HITS Thermal. (ESI Photography) Thermal, Calif. - Junior and Amateur riders rode for the win and a piece of the prize money as they competed in Saturday morning’s $25,000 Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic of HITS Desert Circuit VIII. Along with the purse, the equestrians who are between 13 and 21 years of age were also vying for points as Saturday morning’s class was a selection trial for the North...