Devon, Pa. - Dressage at Devon announced that the 2014 preliminary Prize List is now available at. Opening date is June 28, 2014. Closing date for the breed division is August 25. Closing date for the performance division is September 2, 2014. See the Prize List here . Breed Division Breed Division will feature Young Horse/Sport Horse Classes, Mature Horse/Breeding Classes, Handler Classes, Non-Championship Group Classes, the Great American Insurance Group/USDF Breeder’s Championship...

Caitin Boyle won the Equitation Championship Sponsored by Wisconsin Equine. (Andrew Ryback) Wayne, Ill. - Sunday at Showplace Productions' Spring Spectacular is always a day of fabulous award presentations, classics and hospitality everywhere on the grounds including mimosa's in the office as you check out, appetizers in the riders' lounge and of course, great food in the VIP section during the $40,000 Weathertech Grand Prix. An added highlight to the show this year was the...

Chris Pratt and Vanotrouska (Captured Moments Photography) San Juan Capistrano, Calif. - On a beautiful day for a grand prix in Southern California, it was Chris Pratt and Vanotrouska (Luce del Sole, owner) for the win in the $30,000 Markel Insurance 1.40m Grand Prix. Second to last to go in the jump-off, Pratt slipped in a slick and smooth ride, narrowly beating the leading time. With twenty-six entries, nine were clean and five double clean. Second in the jump-off, Nathalie Manning and Con...

Lake Placid, N.Y. - Michael Hughes of Allendale, N.J. won the Lake Placid Lodge 1.30meter Speed Class, the first jumper class of the 2014 Lake Placid Horse Show, Presented by Sea Shore Stables. Hughes topped a field of 36 horses and won the one-round class by turning in the fastest fault-free ride, finishing in 66.306 seconds on Winchester, owned by Christina Fried. Placing second was David Tromp of Saugerties, NY, who finished clean in 66.867 seconds on Alice in Wonderland, and third went to...

Anne Kursinski (Chicago Equestrian) Antioch, Ill. - The first day of the George H. Morris Gladstone Program Training Session, organized by Diane Carney at Rush and Caroline Weeden's Annali-Brookwood Farm, was packed with learning opportunities for the ten hand selected riders and large group of auditors. The "Gladstone Program" is an intensive week of training and education for exceptionally dedicated and talented show jumping riders who are serious about their interest and desire to pursue...

Traverse City, Mich. - Horse Shows by the Bay traditionally draws top national and international jumper riders to scenic Traverse City, Michigan, and this year's competitors will find even more rewards await them as they journey from throughout the United States and Canada. "Each year, after the show season is over, we review how things went and everyone's feedback. And, for sure, 'more prize money' in the Grand Prix was a request by many, so it became priority for us to make it...

John Pearce and Chianto (Phelps Media Group) Parker, Colo. - It was a true battle to the finish in the $30,000 McElvain Energy Grand Prix at Summer in the Rockies III, with rider after rider fighting to lay claim to the top prize. Spectators were on the edge of their seats as they shouted the names of their favorites and anxiously waited for the times to flash on the scoreboard in the Kathy and Brad Coors Family Grand Prix Arena. As the last to go, and having already seen his lead with Johnny B...

Melissa Orlick-Zbierski and Viekie won the $20,000 SJHOF High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic at Showplace Spring Spectacular III, presented by LUXMAX U.S.A (Phelps Media Group) Wayne, Ill. - The fifth day of the Showplace Spring Spectacular III opened to blue skies and strong jumper competition as the Junior and Amateur-Owner Jumpers took the limelight in the LUXMAX U.S.A Grand Prix Ring at the Lamplight Equestrian Center. Seventeen horse and rider combinations faced off in the $20,000...

Lexington, Ky. - For the past few weeks votes have been cast at www.USEFNetwork.com for ten Saddle Seat World Cup Video Contest finalists. The votes, cast by the general public, have now been tallied and Courtney Ball of Scottsdale, Ariz., has won the Grand Prize. The contest began with more than 40 videos submitted by saddle seat equitation riders from all across the United States. The videos had to be less than one minute long and answer the question "What would it mean to you to be on a...

John Pearce and Johnny B Good (Phelps Media Group) Parker, Colo. - It's been a long road to the top for Johnny B Good, but now he's proving himself well worth the effort. He and John Pearce were the final and fastest competitors in the jump-off and clinched the victory in the $15,000 Open Welcome Stake at Summer in the Rockies III. "Johnny has been amazing here," Pearce, of Bermuda Dunes, CA, said. "He's been such a slow horse to develop. I never thought he would ever do this, to be...