Conor Swail and Simba de la Roque (Al Cook) Harrisburg, Pa. - Conor Swail of Wellington, FL dashed to victory on Simba de la Roque, owned by Susan Grange, in the $10,000 Dash for Cash Open Jumper class at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. The pair stopped the timers in 57.028 seconds going clear in the speed class on Wednesday. Laura Chapot of Neshanic Station, NJ and Quointreau Un Prince finished a fraction slower, going clear in 57.405. Swail credits Simba's ability to cut corners as...

Elizabeth Reynolds and Own the Moment (Al Cook Photo) Harrisburg, Pa. - October 12, 2015 - Elizabeth Reynolds of Southampton, NJ and Own the Moment owned highest honors in the $10,000 North American League (NAL) Adult Hunter Finals at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show on Monday. Reynolds could not believe her good fortune as this was her first time competing in the NAL Finals and she was riding the first horse she ever owned. "We worked hard all year to trying to get here. Never in my...

Dr. Betsee Parker presents the Championship to Kahlua and Emma Kurtz. (All Cook Photo) Harrisburg, Pa. - Emma Kurtz and Victoria Colvin cantered off with all the division titles for Junior Hunters at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. Kurtz, who hails from Hudson, OH, won both the Small and Large Junior Hunter - Riders 15 and Under Champion ribbons, while Colvin, Wellington, FL, took the Small and Large Junior Hunter - Riders 16-17 Champion titles. Kurtz, 14, won the Small Junior Hunter...

Tyler, Texas – A small but mighty field of 11 combinations competed in the Adequan Advanced Gold Cup Final division of the 2015 Nutrena USEA American Eventing Championships presented by VTO Saddlery (AEC) at the Texas Rose Horse Park over the weekend. The USEF Open Horse Trial National Championship was held in conjunction with the Advanced division, allowing this year’s nine U.S. competitors to earn an additional prestigious title. Twenty-one-year-old Jacob Fletcher had a stellar...

Laura Kraut and Nouvelle (Nacho Olano Photography) Barcelona, Spain – The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team was in top form today as it secured a spot in the final round of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping Final for the first time in the season-closer’s three year history. Led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the team of Lucy Davis, Lauren Hough, Laura Kraut, and Beezie Madden finished the first round of the prestigious competition on nine faults, tying for fourth...

This year our World Show is going back to the West Coast for our eleventh Finals. In 2004 the inaugural show was held in the City of Industry. At the request and vote of the Membership the show has traveled many places including Lake St Louis, Missouri, and Del Mar, California. We are happy to be back on the West Coast and at such a beautiful facility in Burbank, California. IFSHA is the official Friesian Recognized Breed Affiliate for the Friesian Breed with the United States Equestrian...

Morgan Ward and Broadway. (SEL Photography) Buffalo, N.Y. - New York City may be the home of Broadway theatre, but this weekend it was in Buffalo, New York that a slightly different Broadway stole the spotlight. On Saturday evening at the Buffalo International Horse Show, the 9-year-old Oldenberg gelding, Broadway, earned the win in the $5,000 Johnson Horse Transportation USHJA National Hunter Derby with Morgan Ward in the irons. The young rider made the trip from her home in Milford, New...

Jennifer Alfano and Candid claimed the Grand Hunter Championship on Thursday. (SEL Photography) Buffalo, N.Y. - Candid is no stranger to the impressive indoor arena at the Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center (BTRC). The 7-year-old Holsteiner gelding, owned and ridden by Jennifer Alfano, resides there at SBS Farms, and this week at the Buffalo International Horse Show, he showed that he was every bit at home in the ring. The 69th Annual Buffalo International Horse Show kicked off on Wednesday with...

Lexington, Ky. - Tasked with protecting the welfare of equine athletes and ensuring the balance of competition, the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Equine Drugs and Medications Program constantly monitors products and product claims. From time-to-time products appear on the equine supplement market making claims of their effects on the performance of horses in competition. USEF members are ultimately responsible for compliance with the forbidden substance policy, and encouraged to...

Breda, Netherlands – Tracey Morgan wrapped up a successful showing at the Singles Pony World Driving Championship Sunday with an eighth place finish in the cones phase. Morgan and her own Fuego 88 will leave Breda with a 19th place finish and score of 180.6 overall behind the 2015 World Single Pony Champion Fabian Gänshirt of Germany and World Single Pony Reserve Champion, Martin Hölle of Hungary. Gänshirt earned an overall score of 156.88 and Hölle finished with a...