Kaely Tomeu and Amor Van De Rostal were the only pair to execute a clean round during the High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper class, ultimately earning the top honors (Photo: Kendall Bierer/PMG). Lexington, KY - There was nothing but blue skies and sunshine at the Kentucky Horse Park for the fourth day of the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show. Talented horse and rider combinations competed at the Rolex Stadium during the High and Low Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper classes attempting to post the target...

Lexington, KY - In Land Rover's continued quest for excellence, the USEF has awarded Land Rover High Performance Grants to eight horse/rider combinations in their preparation for the 2012 Olympic Games. The Land Rover High Performance Eventing grants will help offset the expenses related to competing in Europe this fall. Building on last year's support of the Land Rover U.S Eventing Team, USEF and Land Rover have created a new initiative: the Land Rover Competition and Training Grant...

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...

Bridgehampton, NY - The 36th Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show, which returns to Bridgehampton, NY, August 28–September 4, is sponsoring a food drive in support of the Sag Harbor Food Pantry. The online personal shopping service, mygofer.com, is lending its support as sponsor of the Drive. Spectators who present three or more nonperishable items at the entrance gate on Tuesday, August 30 or Wednesday, August 31 will be granted free admission to the show that day courtesy of mygofer.com....

Dressage At the CDI Falsterbo in Sweden, Catherine Haddad-Staller and Winyamaro finished fifth in both the Grand Prix class and the Grand Prix Freestyle class with scores of 68.255% and 71.375%, respectively. In the Agria Rider Challenge - Lag, Haddad-Staller finished third with rides on Charleston, Efendi, and Mainau scoring 60.307%, 66.228%, and 64.518%, respectively. Please visit https://falsterbohorseshow.se/se/tavlingar/equipe-start-resultat---dressage/ for complete results. Eventing At...

Madison, NY – Pfizer Animal Health and American Horse Publications (AHP) presented Robert Cacchione with the 10th annual Equine Industry Vision Award at a ceremonial breakfast held during the AHP 2011 Hoofprints in the Sand Seminar in San Diego, CA. Established in 2002, the Equine Industry Vision Award was the first of its kind to showcase innovation and recognize ingenuity and service across the entire equine market. Robert has earned this honor for his exemplary vision to start an...

West Grove, PA -At 12:30am on Tuesday May 31, 2011, a fire destroyed the barn Boyd Martin rented from Phillip Dutton Eventing at True Prospect Farm. There were 11 horses in the barn at the time of the fire, Lillian Heard, Caitlin Silliman and Ryan Wood began the evacuation of the horses, they were the first people on the scene as they were sleeping in the apartment above the barn. The five horses that were rescued all recieved or are receiving treatment at The University of Pennsylvania's...

Oklahoma City, OK – New Market, TN, will be the next host for the 2011 NRHA Regional Clinic Series. Mike Flarida, Charlie Hutton, Matt Flarida and Charlie Wills will be sharing their tips and techniques at the Ricer Glen Equestrian Center on May 28-29. This clinic is an amazing opportunity for reiners of all ages and experience levels to ride with top NRHA Professionals and take part in the first Regional Clinic Show hosted by the Tennessee Reining Horse Association. Mike Flarida from...

East Dorset, VT — The annual Vermont Summer Festival will return to East Dorset, VT, for six consecutive weeks of competition running July 6 through August 14, 2011. Frequent Vermont Summer Festival competitor, Hillary Dobbs, won the $30,000 Manchester & The Mountains Grand Prix, presented by Hand Motors, at the 2011 Vermont Summer Festival. (Photo by David Mullinix Photography). New England’s largest hunter/jumper competition, the 2011 Vermont Summer Festival will...

The American Horse Council is pleased to announce that the new, up-to-date 2011 Horse Owners and Breeders Tax Handbook is hot off the presses! No one involved with the horse industry should be without the Horse Owners and Breeders Tax Handbook. Topics covered in the Handbook include: • Business versus hobby-including summaries of important court decisions; • Passive loss rules; • Forms of doing business; • Record keeping and accounting rules; • Sales, Exchanges and...