Leslie Howard and Lennox Lewis 2. ManciniPhotos. Wellington, FL - Leslie Howard and her longtime mount Lennox Lewis 2 took home the first big win of the week at Equestrian Sport Production's (ESP) 2011 Holiday and Horses competition. The show kicked off on Wednesday at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL, highlighting the exciting $10,000 Wellington Equestrian Realty Open Stake class in the International Arena. Wellington Equestrian Realty has been a great...

Tulsa, OK - On Friday, October 21, the 45th Annual Arabian National Championship Show begins at the Tulsa Expo Square in Tulsa, OK. The show runs for nine days, through Saturday evening, October 29. It’s the fourth year for this major national equine event in Tulsa, OK. Arabian and Half-Arabian horses hailing from most of the 48 states and Canada will fill the barns, warm-up arenas and wash racks for the next few weeks, while their owners, trainers and grooms enjoy Oklahoma’s warm...

Harrisburg, PA – Special awards were presented to participants in the Junior Divisions during the Opening Ceremonies at the 66th Annual Pennsylvania National Horse Show on Saturday evening. The first to receive their awards during the Ceremonies were the winning teams in the $15,000 Randolph College/USEF Prix de States Team Championship. For the second consecutive year the team from Zone 2 won gold. The 2011 team members were Katie Dinan of North Salem, NY; Charlotte Jacobs of E. Aurora,...

Team USA. Photo: Marie de Ronde. The U.S. Pony Drivers defended their third-place marathon finish - driving a confident cones phase to secure a Team Bronze medal at the 2011 FEI Pony World Driving Championships in Lipica, Slovenia. Their three-phase total of 402.3 guaranteed Bronze behind driving powerhouse nations, Germany, who won on 359.4, and The Netherlands on 375.4. Additionally, Suzy Stafford - driving as an Individual for Team USA - drove an impeccable cones phase to move from fourth to...

Dressage The Lamplight Equestrian Center hosted the 2011 Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage Championships and USEF National Developing Horse Dressage Championship sponsored by The Dutta Corp. and Performance Sales International. Last, but not least, was the USEF Dressage Seat Medals Finals presented by Dressage Today. Alyssa Pitts Alyssa Pitts & Furst Fiorano. Photo: Chuck Swan/Swan Studios, LLC. The 2011 Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage Championships held three separate...

Lexington, KY - The journey to the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico makes its next eventing stop in Richland, Michigan. Fourteen of the 15 horses currently short-listed by the USEF head to the Midwest to contest their Mandatory Outing at the Richland Park CIC and Horse Trials August 25-28. The Pan American Games will be contested at the CCI2* level in 2011, which gives many riders who have never before represented the United States the chance to ride on the Land Rover U.S....

Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist McLain Ward and Grant Road Partners LLC's Antares F at HITS Saugerties (ESI Photography). Saugerties, NY — It was nothing less than fitting that one of the best equestrians in the world closed out one of the biggest circuits to ever come to HITS Saugerties. Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist McLain Ward rode Grant Road Partners LLC’s Antares F to the blue in Sunday's $100,000 Strongid® C 2X Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer...

Lillie Keenan meets Lauren Fahey of USEF in the winner's circle after winning the Classic Round of Tuesday's $4,000 Small Junior Hunter 15 & Under aboard Don Stewart's Confidential (ESI Photography). Saugerties, NY – On Tuesday, the USEF National Junior Hunter Championship – East Coast at HITS-on-the-Hudson welcomed Junior equestrians to the Strongid® C 2X Grand Prix Stadium for the first phase of competition. Riders vied for individual Champion...

Germany won the sixth leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ 2011 at Hickstead (GBR). Pictured (L to R): Hickstead's Daisy Bunn, German team members Holger Wulschner, Janne-Frederike Meyer, Chef d'Equipe Sonke Sonksen, Philipp Weishaupt and Marcus Ehning, FEI President HRH Princess Haya and Andrew Finding, British Equestrian Federation (Photo: FEI/Kit Houghton). Hickstead, Great Britain - Germany emerged victorious in a three-way jump-off against France and the U.S. at the sixth leg of the FEI Nations...

After a successful start in the vaulting competition at CHIO Aachen the US has continued to collect top placings. Steffen Peters and Weltino’s Magic lead the US effort Wednesday winning the Prix St. Georges Test in the Preis der VUV - Vereinigte Unternehmerverbände Aachen. Jumping: Tuesday July 12: NETAACHEN-Preis 3rd: Laura Kraut and Dona Evita 6th: Beezie Madden and Amadora STAWAG-Preis 3rd: Laura Kraut and Teirra Wednesday July 13: Preis der StädteRegion Aachen in memoriam...