Saugerties, N.Y. - New York’s first qualifying opportunities for the $500,000 Diamond Mills Hunter Prix and $250,000 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix, which take place at the HITS Championship in September, kicked off this weekend in the first week of HITS Saugerties Series. Riders and horses competed for these qualifiers in the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix and $1,500 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix. Cassandra Kahle and Diario on their way to a $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix win. (ESI...

Devon Olivier and Karisma riding Training for the University of Georgia Red team (USEA/Shelby Allen Photo) Lexington, Va. - The Inaugural USEA Intercollegiate Championship came down to a nail-biting finale with the first and second place teams separated by less than a point. It was The University of Georgia (UGA) Red Team who hunkered down this weekend to finish victorious, walking away with the top spot. The Bulldogs won on a combined score of 99.06, advancing ahead of the overnight leaders,...

Lake Placid, N.Y. - The 47th annual Lake Placid Horse Shows, presented by Sea Shore Stables LLC, will host two amazing weeks of top horse show competition this summer beginning with the Lake Placid Horse Show on June 28-July 3 followed by the I Love New York Horse Show on July 5-10. Many of the special events Britta Lippert, owner of Sea Shore Stables, LLC (The Book, LLC) and annual traditions that riders, owners and spectators look forward to each summer will continue this year. Lake Placid is...

Phoenix Cooke and Skys Burnin Blue (Rebecca Walton/Phelps Media Group) Devon, Pa. - After a long road together, Phoenix Cooke and Skys Burnin Blue will bring home the best thing of all: a Devon blue ribbon. The pair produced the only double-clear effort in the $7,500 North American League Adult Amateur Jumper Classic at the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair. Their impressive performance was also good enough to earn the Adult Amateur Jumper Championship after two days of competition. "This is a...

John White Devon, Pa. - For 120 years, the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair has prided itself on the exceptional talent that pours in to compete at the oldest horse show in the country. Tradition is an important staple of this 11-day event, and the Carriage Pleasure Drive has been part of that tradition for 50 years. The well-known Drive is expected every Sunday before Memorial Day. Families, friends and locals line the streets and the Devon Horse Show grounds to watch and admire the beauty...

McLain Ward and HH Azur won the Loro Piana Grand Prix (Stefano Secchi) Rome, Italy – McLain Ward and HH Azur outcompeted a field of 50 combinations, and went double-clear, to win the Loro Piana Grand Prix at CSIO5* Rome on Sunday. Only 13 combinations advanced to the jump-off, which included Americans Laura Kraut and Kent Farrington. Seven combinations, including Kraut (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.) with Old Willow Farms, LLC’s Zeremonie, posted a clear first round over Uilano...

Kraut and Farrington place third and fifth, respectively Rome, Italy – McLain Ward and HH Azur outcompeted a field of 50 combinations, and went double-clear, to win the Loro Piana Grand Prix at CSIO5* Rome on Sunday. Only 13 combinations advanced to the jump-off, which included Americans Laura Kraut and Kent Farrington. McLain Ward and HH Azur won the Loro Piana Grand Prix (Stefano Secchi) Seven combinations, including Kraut (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.) with Old Willow Farms, LLC’s...

Eve Jobs and Sandor de la Pomme (The Book, LLC.) Devon, Pa. - Eve Jobs has closed out her first and last Junior Weekend at the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair on a spectacular note. Competing in the $20,000 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Junior Jumper Classic, Jobs and Sandor de la Pomme topped an eight-horse jump-off to take home the prestigious victory. Combined with a second place finish during Friday night's event, Jobs also captured the Junior Jumper Championship and the Leading Junior...

Lisa Goldman and Centurion B (TPence Photos) Lexington, Ky. - For Lisa Goldman of Chicago, IL, victory was hers for the taking aboard Centurion B in the $40,000 Amalaya Investments CSI 3* Grand Prix. It was a large field of 59 riders, representing over 14 different countries, that competed over the track set by course designer Alan Wade; but for Goldman, it was only a competition between herself and the course. "I try not to think about who I'm up against," said Goldman. And her strategy...

Lucy Deslauriers and Class Action (Lauren Baker/Phelps Media Group) Devon, Pa. - Junior Weekend at Devon Horse Show continued Friday as eight winners from sections of the four equitation divisions were invited back to the Dixon Oval to contend for the 2016 R.W. "Ronnie" Mutch Equitation Championship. For the first time, the coveted award was presented to the winner of a stand-alone class, rather than on an overall high-point basis. Each of the eight riders qualified for the Championship class...