Washington, D.C. - The 56th annual Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) began Tuesday with the first day of hunter competition at Verizon Center in downtown Washington, D.C. The day featured professional and amateur hunters showing in the first classes of their divisions as well as year-end championships for the children’s and adult hunter riders. The WIHS continues its six-day competition through Sunday, October 26. Monopoly and Aubrienne Krysiewicz-Bell (Shawn McMillen) The...

Lexington, Ky. - The Washington International Horse Show, an iconic horse show in the heart of the nation’s capital since 1958, has been honored with the United States Equestrian Federation’s designation as a USEF Heritage Competition. The Heritage Competition title is the highest honor currently held by any Federation horse show. The designation of a USEF Heritage Competition is reserved for those competitions that have been in existence for a quarter-century or more, promoted and...

Josephina Nor Lantzman and Chello Z win the Grand Prix of the Pacific (McCool Photography) Del Mar, Calif. - West Palms Events' final show of the season, the Del Mar International Horse Show, finished the Welcome Week competition today at the Del Mar Fairgrounds with a bang with the Grand Prix of the Pacific! With a challenging course designed by Marina Azevedo, the 33 entries of riders and their horses, took on the final class of the Welcome Week! "The week has been filled with tough...

Las Vegas, N.V. - The buzz is building for the upcoming Las Vegas National Horse Show. With three thrilling evenings of world-class show jumping guaranteed to pack the house, the South Point Hotel and Casino is the spot to be from November 13th through 15th, 2014. Equestrians Coming to Vegas Reed Kessler and Cylana (Spruce Meadows Media Service) A group of the world's best show jumpers and their mounts, including the youngest equestrian Olympian to date and Longines Rising Star Award...

Elkton, Md. –The Dutta Corp Fair Hill International came to an exciting conclusion on Sunday as three- and two-star competitors proved their mettle over Sally Ike-designed show jumping tracks. Both Jennie Brannigan and Julie Richards produced faultless rounds to claim victory in the CCI3* and CCI2*, respectively. Jennie Brannigan & Cambalda (Shannon Brinkman) With a clear effort in the show jumping, Brannigan (Kennett Square, Pa.) and Nina Gardner’s 12-year-old Irish...

Brannigan and Richards Victorious at 2014 The Dutta Corp Fair Hill International

Winners Beat Mandli and Antares F (Al Cook - alcookphoto.com) Harrisburg, Pa. - The excitement was palpable at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show as crowds filed into the stadium to watch the star-studded field of top international riders, including Olympic and World Champions, compete in the $85,000 FEI World Cup Grand Prix de Penn National, a qualifying competition for the 2015 FEI World Cup Finals in Las Vegas. Olympic silver medalist Beat Mandli of Switzerland, proved unbeatable aboard...

Boyd Martin and Master Frisky (Shannon Brinkman Photo) Elkton, Md. – Quick, clear trips were the order of the day over Derek di Grazia’s CCI tracks on Saturday at The Dutta Corp Fair Hill International. In the CCI3* Boyd Martin lengthened his lead, while in the CCI2* Great Britain’s Victoria Jessop holds the overall lead but it is Julie Richards that heads the USEF National Two Star Championship title hunt. Martin (Cochranville, Pa.) and Stephen Blauner’s 10-year-old...

Lauren Lambert and Fine with Me (Photo courtesy of Xpress Foto) Lexington, Ky. – The 2014 USEF National One-Star Eventing Championships held in conjunction with the Hagyard Midsouth Three-Day Event & Team Challenge came to a conclusion on Saturday at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. Lauren Lambert and Fine with Me were victorious in the USEF National One-Star Eventing Championship, while Emily Shirley and Raptor Force claimed top honors in the USEF National Junior and Young...

Harrisburg, Pa. - Speed was the name of the game in the $33,000 Keystone Classic at the Pennsylvania Horse Show. Some of the biggest names in riding competed in the class and the spectators cheered and urged on their favorite rider as they galloped around the course. Keystone Classic winners Beezie Madden and Coral Reef Via Volo (Al Cook - alcook.com) Beezie Madden, of Cazenovia, N.Y., and her 2012 Olympic team partner CORAL REEF VIA VOLO, 24th into the ring, sailed around the course...