Washington, D.C. - The $10,000 WIHS Adult Amateur Hunter Championship, sponsored by The Linden Group at Morgan Stanley, concluded day one at the 2014 WIHS with 27 entries showing over the first round course and the top 12 returning. Laurie Barna of Dallas, PA, finally got her victory after several top finishes in the competition in previous years. She rode her veteran mount Laguna, a 21-year-old Holsteiner gelding, to victory with scores of 78 and 81 for the winning total of 159. Jacquelyn...

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...

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. - The Amateur Owner riders were dressed to impress in their shadbelly coats at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show as riders sailed over the 3'6" courses and vied for the prestigious championship titles. Grand Amateur Owner Hunter Champion Golden Rule and Stephanie Danhakl (Al Cook - alcookphoto.com) GOLDEN RULE, owned and ridden by Stephanie Danhakl of Pacific Palisades, Calif., received the high honor and was crowned Grand Amateur Owner Hunter Champion. The pair dominated...

Harrisburg, Pa. - CANDID, owned and ridden by Jennifer Alfano of Buffalo, NY, was crowned Grand Champion Hunter at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show, and won the highly sought after Beaufort Hunt Perpetual Trophy. Amy Polacheck, who takes care of CANDID, won the Grand Champion Hunter Grooms Award. Jennifer Alfano's Candid crowned Grand Champion Hunter (Al Cook - alcookphoto.com) "I'm originally from Harrisburg so anytime I win here on home turf it's sort of a big deal," said a...

Harrisburg, Pa. - It was a patriotic evening at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show for Military Night, sponsored by Yards Brewing Company, as competitors and spectators saluted those who have served in our country's military. A men's choral group opened the evening's festivities with beautiful renditions of God Bless America and the National Anthem, as Cadet Major Zihra Alizada, Cadet Captain Brandon Faux, Cadet Command Sergeant Major Neil Painter, and Cadet Major Evan Shuey...

Lexington, Ky . - The second USEF/USET Foundation Dressage Pipeline Clinic wrapped up Sunday after two highly beneficial and educational days at Michael Fowler's Epona Farm in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Seventeen horse-and-rider combinations took part in the clinic, which was made possible through a gift from USET Foundation Trustee, Betsy Juliano and Havensafe Farm, gleaning valuable lessons from the USEF Dressage Coaches. Participants at the Second USEF/USET Foundation Dressage Pipeline Clinic...

Lexington, Ky. – The 2014 USEF National One-Star Eventing Championships will be decided this weekend at the Hagyard Midsouth Three-Day Event & Team Challenge in Lexington, Ky., with riders vying for top honors. Running from October 16-18 at the Kentucky Horse Park, 38 horse-and-rider combinations will compete for a national title. In the USEF National One-Star Championship, riders age 22 or over hope to be crowned champion and receive the Richard Collins Trophy. In a field of 24...

The Col. Bengt Ljungquist Memorial Championships return to the Virginia Horse Center, Oct. 16-19, 2014 Lexington, Va. - The Col. Bengt Ljungquist Memorial (CBLM) Championship is one of the oldest, most historic dressage championships in the United States, and this weekend, the annual show returns to the Virginia Horse Center for its 32nd year. The show runs Thurs., Oct. 16 through Sun., Oct. 19 in conjunction with the Virginia Area Dressage Association's (VADA) Fall Competition. Highlight...