The 2011 World Pair Championship journey for the cast of Katherine Dancer, Misdee Miller and Joe Yoder began at the Sunshine State Games in Ocala, Florida seven months ago and has finally reached it’s peak in Conty, France! These three U.S. representatives spent their spring and summer campaigning at qualification events throughout the United States and Europe and have logged countless hours of training and preparation at the quaint European base camp of Dreieich, Germany with U.S. coach...

Lexington, KY - The Equestrian Life project – Learn to Ride and Drive in Style – is a joint effort among the United Professional Horsemen’s Association (UPHA), American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA), and American Hackney Horse Society (AHHS). Through the partnership of these three organizations, a marketing campaign launching in August will bring the horses and ponies we all love into millions of homes, with a goal of increasing awareness of saddle seat riding and...

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...

Steffen Peters with Heidi Zorn, President of Premier Equestrian, LLC. (Photo courtesy of JRPR.) Wellington, FL – United States Dressage rider Steffen Peters turned in the ride of his life aboard his equine partner, Ravel, in front of a sold-out crowd at the World Dressage Masters Palm Beach CDI5* at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center in Wellington. In addition to earning a “personal best” score on Ravel, Peters also rode away as the winner of the Premier Equestrian Sportsmanship Award. Heidi...

U.S. Vaulting Team Wins Gold (Photo by Shannon Brinkman for USEF) Lexington, KY - After years of preparation, what began as a dream finally turned into reality. The 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games took place here in Lexington, KY - the first time they had ever been held outside of Europe. But now, what was a reality has turned into a memory as the Games concluded today as the final medals were presented. The U.S. Team started on a high note, taking home the first Team Gold medal of the...

Tulsa, OK (October 4, 2010) – Dreams came true at the 2010 American Miniature Horse Registry (AMHR) National Championship Show in Tulsa, Oklahoma, when two lucky youths took home their own Miniature Horses after winning the Youth Essay Contest. Orry Williams, of Kentucky, and Danielle Bode, of Missouri, each took home a Miniature Horse donated by longtime AMHR member Belinda Bagby and her Cross Country Farm. Williams won a mini named Cross Country Lola, after an award-winning essay in the 13 –...

Courtesy of the IALHA Ft. Worth, TX - The 2010 Show Committee is pleased to announce the following slate of judges for the 2010 National show, Oct 12-17 in Ft. Worth. Dressage and Sport Horse in Hand classes will open the show Tuesday, Oct 12. You do not have to qualify for Sport Horse in Hand classes and qualification for dressage classes is achieved by showing in a USDF show and achieving a score of 58 or better. Dr. Hoff-Carmona will officiate, bringing an impressive set of credentials to...

TheHorseStudio.com is searching for talented fine artists, both new and established, who have works in print in equestrian and equine art. All disciplines of equestrian pursuit are of interest. While TheHorseStudio.com is well known for purchasing and stocking in house, the largest selection of equestrian related DVD and book titles available online, it looks forward to enlarging its broad base of other departments too. "We have included an art and collectibles department at our 'International...

Hillary Dobbs and Marengo (Jon Kassel/Hampton Classic Photo) Driving The second of two Mandatory Outings for the drivers on the Short List for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games was held Wednesday-Friday at Cedar Lane Farm in Oldwick, NJ. The informal competition format included dressage, a shortened version of the marathon and a challenging cones course. Tucker Johnson, Chester Weber, Jim Fairclough, Josh Rector and David Saunders participated in the Outing which was overseen by US Driving...

Cara Brykett, left, showed the pony, who is owned by Gail Ray of Silver Meadows Training Center in A (Photo by Washburn Photography) Ardmore, Okla. (August 30, 2010) – Isn’t He Just Magical managed to outshine all of the other Shetland Ponies at the 2010 American Shetland Pony Congress Show in Ardmore, Oklahoma, when he won the Vetrolin® Grooming Award, sponsored by Farnam. Winning the title of “Best Groomed” pony at the show earned Isn’t He Just Magical and...