Diana DeRosa (Nancy Pracht, Darcy Wilson and Vanessa Trotman - winners of the reining medals.) Thursday’s Gold-medal Canadian Reining Team showed its muscle once again today at the Adequan FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North. They put in a dominant effort and swept the medal positions in the final and most thrilling competition so far – the SmartPak North American Young Rider Individual Championship, held today at the Kentucky Horse Park indoor arena....

Photo by OC Imageworks (Scott Lenkart and Impulsive at the Evergreen Invitational $75,000 Grand Prix in 2008.) MK Pritzker and The Woman's Board of Northwestern Memorial Hospital look forward to hosting the third Evergreen Invitational on Saturday, September 11, 2010, at Evergreen Farm in Bristol, WI. Top riders will compete for a purse in a $75,000 Grand Prix and $25,000 Junior/Amateur Owner Classic sponsored by R. Bruce Duchossois and H 'n D Stables, Inc. Proceeds from the competition will...

Photo by Terri Miller In this economy, businesses are looking for unique ways to reach new markets and expand their presence with their existing customers—all in a very cost-effective manner. For niche industries, like premiere equestrian events, the challenges businesses are facing have resulted in an interesting opportunity. This year Dressage at Devon (DAD), the premiere dressage show in North America, celebrates its 35th anniversary at the Devon Horse Show Grounds. Historically the...

These two top Dutch Warmblood breeders will be displaying all of this year's foals from both farms at one venue. This will make it easy for anyone interested in the products of their breeding programs to see them all in one place. Ten sets of mares and foals will be available for viewing and shown individually at liberty. Majestic Gaits and Carnival Hill have both bred several Top Ten and Top Five KWPN Dutch Warmblood offspring. This is a chance to see some top imported and domestic Star, Keur,...

Photos of all new 2010 Elite Mares, Elite Mare Candidates, High-Score Hanoverians and non-Hanoverian mares from the inspection sites, new Jumper Breeding Program mares, and the mares upgraded from Studbook to Main Studbook in 2010 through performance are needed for publication in the inspection reports included in the fall and winter issues of The American Hanoverian , as well as for the Mare Book section of the 2011 AHS Breeders’ Guide and Stallion Directory . The AHS would like to include as...

The clock is ticking down for the start of the second annual The Chronicle of the Horse /USHJA International Hunter Derby Finals, which will be held at the new indoor arena at the Kentucky Horse Park, August 20-21. The Hunter Derby is rooted in tradition and all trainers, owners, and spectators are encouraged to make August 21 a “Black Tie Affair” and wear formal or evening attire. A full schedule of Derby events is available on the Derby website. The two days of competition will feature the...

The Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) has officially announced that saddle seat is approved as an emerging discipline of the IEA, and teams are starting to form all over the United States. Hundreds of teams and thousands of members have enjoyed participating in IEA hunt seat and Western competitions for the past eight years, but this will be the first year for the saddle seat offerings. The mission of IEA is to introduce students in private and public middle and secondary schools...

Dressage Competing at the prestigious CDIO Aachen, Tina Konyot put in stellar performances in the Grand Prix, Grand Prix Special and the Grand Prix Freestyle. Starting off on Thursday in the Grand Prix, Konyot and her stallion Calecto V scored a 68.602% for a 14th place finish. In the Special, the pair put in a solid test to finish 10th with a 70.333%. Continuing to progress, Konyot and Calecto performed their Freestyle on Sunday receiving an outstanding score of 73.643% for eighth place. Also...

Lexington, KY - Dressage has some serious sizzle*. Just ask the thousands of fans who are anxiously awaiting the double-header of the summer: the 2010 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions. We're talking about two consecutive August weekends and five National Championships, including the only U.S. Selection Trials in dressage for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. We're also talking about a backdrop worthy of the silver screen, at the idyllic USET Foundation...

Aachen, Germany - The U.S. Driving team has finished two of their three phases and have had consistent success at the CHIO Aachen. James Fairclough finished third in the dressage phase and fourth in the obstacle phase. He sits in third place overall in the standings before tomorrow morning's final Marathon phase. In the first dressage phase, Fairclough and his team scored 45.31, while teammate Tucker S. Johnson was eighth on a score of 48.51. Today, Fairclough was clear in the first round of...