Tucker Johnson at Devon (Photograph courtesy of Alden Corrigan and Meg Wiederseim). Devon, PA - One of the highlights of Memorial Day weekend is the Devon Pleasure Carriage Drive from St. David's Church through the tree-lined neighborhoods along the 4-½ mile route to the Dixon Oval. The images of majestic animals pulling magnificently maintained coaches draw crowds of spectators and tailgaters alike, both at St. David's and along the Pleasure Carriage Drive route to the Devon...

Last Walk Through in Senior Mare Championship at The Egyptian Event. Could there be any three shows more different than the Buckeye, Region One and the Event? All are older, respected and classic. The Egyptian Event, 31 this year, is actually the youngest of the three shows. Though each of them represents the purebred Arabian horse in all of its ability and classic quality, they are also representative of just how diverse and different our beautiful breed has become over the last three decades....

Burbank, CA – Beautiful horses and talented riders will gather at the historic and picturesque Flintridge Riding Club in La Cañada-Flintridge, CA, for this weekend's CDI*/Y/J dressage competition, May 26-29, 2011. In addition to serving as Southern California's final qualifying competition for the Pan American Games Selection Trials, Dressage at Flintridge will also host the Markel/USEF Young Horse Western Selection Trial for the FEI/WBFSH World Breeding Championships in...

Saratoga Springs, NY - Health, history and horses is what Saratoga Springs, NY, was built upon. The Skidmore College Saratoga Classic Horse Show (SCHS), June 14-19 and 21-26, 2011, not only highlights the early summer season in Saratoga but also gives visitors a chance to experience the magic of the oldest Thoroughbred race track in the country. The horses are stabled in the same stalls that such greats as Secretariat once occupied, and while horse show exhibitors are competing, this...

Lexington, KY — May in Kentucky was all about the catch-ride. One ride. One horse. One shot at history. At Louisville, it meant a late-replacement jockey, John Velazquez, would win his first Kentucky Derby with Animal Kingdom. At Lexington’s Kentucky Horse Park that same weekend, it meant students facing their own last-minute leg-ups, with just minutes to assess a horse before entering the Alltech Arena and their date with destiny at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association...

Lexington, KY - The U.S. show jumping program turns its focus to Belgium this week as the Young Riders and Junior Riders tackle the CSIOJY Bonheiden, with the Young Riders jumping in the first Young Rider Nations Cup of the USEF European Young Rider Tour. The Nations Cup gets underway on Saturday at 5:30 PM CEST, the U.S. Team will jump third. The US Juniors and Young Riders Ready for Action in Belgium (Photo USEF Archives) The U.S. will be represented by the following four riders in...

Burbank, CA - Riders will continue their quest for a Pan American Games team berth at the Dressage at Woodside CDI*/Y/J in Woodside, CA, May 19-22, 2011. As a valuable qualifier for the Northern California region, horses and riders will compete in front of judges Axel Steiner (FEI 5* USA), Hilda Gurney (FEI 4* USA), Brenda Minor (FEI 4*CAN), and Sandra Hotz ("S" USA). In addition, this competition will serve as a qualifier for the Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Festival of Champions (Pony Rider,...

Carson City, NV - The McLean Family is pleased to announce that the prize list and entry forms for the 2011 $25,000 Franktown Meadows Hunter Derby are now available. This exciting and unique Derby is part of the 2011 United States Hunter Jumper Association International Hunter Derby Series. The Derby is scheduled for Labor Day, Monday, September 5, 2011, at the beautiful Franktown Meadows Equestrian Facility in Carson City, NV. Participants may download both the Prize List and the Entry Form...

Lexington, KY - The USEF is currently accepting applications from competition managers to host the USEF Show Jumping Selection Trials for the 2012 Olympic Games and 2012 USEF Show Jumping National Championship. These events will be held as one competition. Bids must be received by July 1, 2011. Held over the course of a week, this competition will include three stand-alone classes, the results of which will be part of the selection process for the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2012 Olympic...

Augusta, NJ — Celebrating its 60th year, Garden State Horse Show (GSHS) prides itself on retaining traditions of the past while adding new and innovative features to the show each year. This year the AA-rated show, which runs from May 4-8 at the Driving for Surviving will once again entertain the crowd just prior to the Grand Prix. (Photo by Reflections). spacious Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta, NJ, will be preceded by the Garden State Preview, a C-rated show to be held April 30...