Marylisa Leffler of Brookville, Maryland, and Zivago won the $5,000 Hunter Derby on Thursday, August 4, at the Vermont Summer Festival (David Mullinix Photography). East Dorset, VT — Marylisa Leffler of Brookville, Maryland, and Zivago won the popular $5,000 Hunter Derby held Thursday, August 4, during week five of the six-week Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, Vermont. In the $5,000 Hunter Derby, the top 12 riders after the first round came back in reverse order of...

Week VI will feature a World of the Horse presentation and will welcome Freya Farms’ prize American Mini. Saugerties, NY — Barns were full, rings hosted non-stop action and entries were sold out for Week V at HITS-on-the-Hudson as almost 2,000 horses docked at the show grounds, making HITS Saugerties their summer home. Week V featured two more chances to qualify for the Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix and one opportunity for riders to gain points toward the Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix...

Oklahoma City, OK – Members of the National Reining Horse Youth Association (NRHyA) are the future of the sport of Reining. With this in mind, the Reining Horse Sports Foundation (RHSF) has long been committed to providing leadership and scholarship opportunities to youth members. At this time the RHSF is awarding $10,500 in academic and need based scholarships for seven youth members. Youth members from the United States and Canada submitted applications for the RHSF Scholarships in 2011....

The Fidelity Investments® Club, a new VIP dining platform created expressly for the Washington International Horse Show, will offer the best vantage point to watch the top horses and riders in the country, including Olympic veterans, in breathtaking jumping competition. The 53rd Annual WIHS will take place October 25-30, 2011, at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. Learn more at www.wihs.org. Washington, D.C . – The Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) is offering an elegant new way...

Lexington, KY — A moving video by U.S. Olympian Courtney King Dye opened the 2nd Riders4Helmets Helmet Safety Symposium held Saturday July 23rd at the Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY. The Olympian who suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury in March 2010 could not be in attendance at the symposium, so instead shared her message on helmets and the effects of having a traumatic brain injury by video presentation. The video which is available at www.youtube.com/riders4helmets has already...

Darragh Kenny and Obelix won the $10,000 Kenneth Cole Open Welcome Stake, Presented by Manchester Designer Outlets, on Thursday, August 4, at the Vermont Summer Festival (David Mullinix Photography). East Dorset, VT — Ireland’s Darragh Kenny claimed victory in the $10,000 Kenneth Cole Open Welcome Stake, presented by Manchester Designer Outlets, on Thursday, August 4, at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT. The six-week equestrian competition is running at...

This photo was taken at the 2010 Paso Fino Horse Association (PFHA) Grand National Championship Show (Photo courtesy of PFHA). Memphis, TN – The 39th Annual Paso Fino Grand National Show in Memphis, TN, will showcase the breed’s finest show and recreational competition horses. Come join us as the best performers in the country compete for nearly $100,000 in prize money. Admission is free, and special events throughout the week provide plenty to see and do. The Memphis Agricenter...

Please visit: https://www.usefnetwork.com/featured/NAJYRC2011/ for the latest news, blogs, photos, videos, and coverage from the 2011 Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North. Some highlights from the past two weeks overseas include: Jumping Kent Farrington and Uceko at Hickstead. Photo by Paul Harding/www.louisharding.com. Hickstead, England - U.S. jumper Kent Farrington and Uceko bested all comers at the Longines King George V Gold Cup to take...

Angel Karolyi and James T Kirk won the $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic at the Kentucky Summer Classic (Photo: Kenneth Kraus/PhelpsSports.com). Lexington, KY - It was a beautiful night at the Kentucky Horse Park as the nation's top horses and riders gathered at the Rolex Stadium to compete in the $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic during the Kentucky Summer Classic. Venezuela's Angel Karolyi and James T Kirk proved to be the best of the best, topping the two-horse jump-off with the only...

Kim Tobias and Vipman W are tied for top spot in the standings for the $15,000 Vermont Celebration Children’s/Adult Jumper Classic, Presented by Parlanti, to be held Sunday, August 14, at the Vermont Summer Festival (David Mullinix Photography). East Dorset, VT — Following four weeks of competition, a total of 61 riders have already qualified for the $15,000 Vermont Celebration Children’s/Adult Jumper Classic, Presented by Parlanti, to be held on the final day of the 2011...