Ashley Holzer and Pop Art danced their way out of competition tonight by once again winning at the Royal. The $20,000 Dominion Regalia Royal Invitational Dressage Cup Freestyle to Music was their last competition together. (BenRadvanyi.com) Toronto, ON – It was Ashley Holzer’s night to shine, and shine she did, with her long-time partner Pop Art piaffing and passaging to one last victory together at the 90th Royal Horse Show. While the scores for tonight’s $20,000 Dominion...

Lexington, KY – Meagan Nusz, of The Woodlands, TX, has been named the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Rider of the Month for October. This is the second time this year that Nusz has captured the honor, as she was the Rider of the Month for March as well. Nusz competes in the East Conference Amateur-Owner division of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series aboard Vesuvius. The month of October was a success for Nusz and her riding partner, as they earned a 1st place finish at the...

Megan Nusz and Charlotte Jacobs Honored as East Conference Winners of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series Nusz and Jacobs receive their awards from (l-r) Allan Shore, Treasurer of the National Horse Show Association of America; George Morris, President of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame; and Bill Weeks of Taylor Harris Insurance Services (PMG) Lexington, KY - Abigail McArdle and Cosma 20 won the $50,000 Show Jumping Hall of Fame Junior/Amateur-Owner Championship Presented by...

Craig Schmersal on his way to winning Individual Silver at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. (Shannon Brinkman) Lexington, KY - The final American CRI of the year takes place this weekend at the AQHA World Championship Show as reiners from across the country look to close out their 2012 season on a high note. A total of 13 horse-and-rider combinations are set to contest the CRI3* in Oklahoma City, OK on Friday, November 9. This weekend's competition has added significance as it...

Laura Kraut (Middleburg, VA) won the $32,000 Jolera International Jumper Welcome at the Royal Horse Show with her athletic mount Teirra (pictured), following a third place finish in the $20,000 International Jumper Power & Speed with Belmont. (© BenRadvanyi.com) Toronto, ON – When speed is the name of the game in a show jumping class, there are a few riders who jump to the top of your mind. Laura Kraut of Middleburg, VA, showed Tuesday night what makes her a top rider against the...

Toronto, ON - The 90th Royal Horse Show welcomes an outstanding lineup of international riders to Toronto. They will compete this week in matinee and evening competitions including the $100,000 Hickstead FEI World CupTM Grand Prix (Wednesday, November 7), the $50,000 Weston Canadian Open (Friday, November 9) and the $75,000 Ricoh Big Ben Challenge (Saturday, November 10.) The riders representing the home squad: Ten-time Olympian Ian Millar (Perth, ON), three-time back-to-back Canadian Show...

Lexington, KY - “Brio in the Bluegrass,” the Paso Fino Horse Association’s 40th Anniversary Grand National Championship Show & Expo, was acclaimed a great success in its first year in Lexington, KY. For almost two weeks, the Kentucky Horse Park paths and arenas were awash with the taca-taca-taca-taca of the Paso Fino horse’s smooth four-beat gait as exhibitors prepared to compete for the ultimate title—Grand National Champion—in the Classic Fino,...

Lexington, KY – The second and final USEF Elite Youth Dressage Training Session for 2012 concluded Sunday in Chino Hills, California. The two-day intensive training session was made possible by a generous donation from Kristen McDonald and the Marquis George MacDonald Foundation. The gracious hosts of the Western U.S. session were David and Alisa Wilson, owners of W Farms. Participants in the USEF Elite Youth Dressage Training Session (USEF Archive) The invitation-only training session...

Alexandra Lawson is a 19-year-old freshman at Purdue University from North Salem, Indiana. She is a member of the three-gaited section of the 2012 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team. I've spent most of my life in the small farm communities of Danville and North Salem, Indiana. My parents and maternal grandparents are grain farmers - farming about 5,000 acres in the surrounding area. When you grow up in farm country, you just naturally get involved with FFA and 4-H, and it was through 4-H that...

James Alliston and Tivoli (Amy McCool) Temecula, CA - Start calling James Alliston “Mr. Galway Downs.” The Galway Downs International Three-Day Event has offered a CCI3* for the last three years. Alliston finished third in 2010, finished first and seventh in 2011, and this year he finished first, second and sixth. Alliston, of Castro Valley, Calif., rode Tivoli to first place (53.4) Jumbo’s Jake, the horse he won with in 2011 and finished third with in 2010, to second place...