Littlestown, PA - June 19, 2015 - Samantha Schaefer's longtime mount, Sugar Ray, does not often compete in the open jumpers, but when he does, Schaefer knows she can count on her "steady Eddie." Her trusted partner came through again on Friday afternoon at the Swan Lake Summer Kick-Off Classic where he scored the win in the $5,000 Speed Derby. "He doesn't show that much, but when he does he normally makes it worth his while," Schaefer said. "He's my baby. He did the [High Junior...

Vivian Yowan and Vornado van den Hoendrik win the High Amateur-Owner/Junior Jumpers at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show (Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - For Lexington native Vivian Yowan, the winner's circle at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show is a familiar place. Today, the young talent returned to the Rolex Stadium with veteran mount Vornado van den Hoendrik, capturing the $1,500 High Amateur-Owner/Junior Jumper as the only double-clear combination of the class....

Ramiro Quintana and Whitney won the $34,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic CSI2* (Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, KY - Seventy-four horse and rider combinations faced off Thursday evening in the first $34,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic CSI2* of the season, but it was Ramiro Quintana (ARG) who took the night's victory with Whitney. The talented combination beat out a field of 24 during the nail-biting jump-off, tripping the timers in a speedy 41.27 seconds. Quintana and Whitney,...

Nick Dello Joio and Contiki (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Nick Dello Joio (USA) and Coker Farm, Inc.'s Contiki were the winners over Kent Farrington (USA) and Robin Parsky's Blue Angel in a thrilling jump-off for Thursday's $34,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 10 at the 2015 Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Twenty-five-year-old Dello Joio edged out Farrington by less than one-tenth of a second for his first ever WEF Challenge Cup win. Michel Vaillancourt (USA) set the...

Lexington, Ky. - The history books were made to house Tori Colvin's name. The young phenom has been winning championship titles since she was wearing garters and riding ponies. At just 17 years old, she has already won the USHJA International Hunter Derby Finals, the Artisan Farms Young Rider Grand Prix Series, and countless other awards. One major title had eluded her, and today she changed that for good at the 2014 National Horse Show when she captured the prestigious ASPCA Alfred B....

New York, N.Y. - Twenty-three of the world's best horses and riders jumped in the inaugural $210,000 Central Park Grand Prix CSI 3*, presented by Rolex, with an exciting victory for New York's own Georgina Bloomberg riding Juvina. The Central Park Grand Prix, presented by Rolex was televised live on NBC Sports Network as the first live primetime broadcast of equestrian sport on a major sports network. Later in the evening, New York native Lucy Deslauriers rode her horse Hester to...

Traverse, Mich. - Redemption was the name of the game during the $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby, presented by Walgreens, the featured hunter class on July 25 during Horse Shows by the Bay Series IV. Molly Ashe and Kennzo had returned to the Traverse City show this year as the defending champions in the $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, presented by The Gochman Family, held during Series III. An unfortunate rail in the Classic Hunter Round, however, cut short their time in the show...

Shannan Gossman and Ever So Clever (AnLi Kelly-Durham/Phelps Media Group) Parker, Colo. - Summer in the Rockies at the Colorado Horse Park came to a close today, but not before the Amateur Owner Hunters took their last trips of the circuit in the Olson Family Main Hunter Ring. Taking home the Amateur Owner 3'3" Hunter Championship this morning was Shannan Gossman and Ever So Clever, a pair that is starting to mesh in the show ring. In the Amateur Owner 3'6" Hunters, it was Amy Gallagher...

Nicole Lyvere and All In (Phelps Media Group, Inc.) Parker, Colo. - Nicole Lyvere has been on a mission to take her riding and her horses' training to the next level, and it paid off at Summer in the Rockies II as she dominated the Amateur Owner 3'6" Hunters, earning champion and reserve champion honors on Wink and All In. Lyvere and her hunters earned many top placings at Summer in the Rockies in 2013, and they have maintained a busy horse show schedule since then, traveling with Cindy...

Gladstone, N.J. - The U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions presented by The Dutta Corp came to an exciting conclusion on the fourth and final day of competition as Grand Prix, Intermediaire I, and Pony Rider Champions were all crowned. In the Grand Prix championship, Steffen Peters and Legolas 92 clinched their third consecutive National Title with their best performance of the week. For the third consecutive test, the top placings remained the same as Peters scored Champion and Reserve honors...