Scott Stewart and Catch Me (Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - No one has won the Leading Hunter Rider title at the CP National Horse Show more than Scott Stewart, and on Wednesday at the Kentucky Horse Park he did it again. Stewart rode to division championships in the First Year Green Hunters, the Green Conformation Hunters, the Regular Conformation Hunters and the High Performance Hunters before also claiming the Grand Hunter Championship and Leading Hunter Rider titles. "I have some age...

Elkton, Md. – The quest for National Championship titles got underway this week with two days of dressage at The Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International. Athletes from 24 states performed their tests as part of The Dutta Corp./USEF Three- and Two-Star Eventing National Championships. Tamra Smith and Mai Baum currently lead the CCI3* with a score of 38.5 while Will Coleman and Tight Lines sit atop the CCI2* leaderboard on a score of 42.5. Tamra Smith and Mai Baum (Shannon Brinkman Photo)...

Jonathan McCrea and Special Lux (SEL Photography) Lexington, Ky. - On a picture-perfect Fall day in Lexington, the Split Rock Jumping Tour welcomed 36 horse and rider combinations in the $100,000 CSI3* Grand Prix, presented by Split Rock Farm, with five making it to the jump-off. Some of the sport's top international athletes competed today, attracting a great local crowd. Jonathan McCrea and Candy Tribble's Special Lux were the only double clean and took the top prize. Anthony...

Richie Moloney and Carrabis Z. (The Book) North Salem, N.Y. - With the only double clear effort of the day, the saying "luck of the Irish" rang true for Richie Moloney as he galloped home with the $215,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping New York victory at the American Gold Cup. The Irish native bested a six-horse jump-off with his careful mount Carrabis Z, opting for a slower round, they were the only pair to leave all the rails intact. "It was great to win here today," smiled Moloney....

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...

The EQUUS Foundation was born from the belief that the bond between horses and humans is very powerful and the realization that the impact of horses multiplies ten-fold for those with special needs. Riding makes me feel free . . . Horses help people walk, talk, connect, focus, behave, and learn. Engaging with horses helps people learn the meaning of trust and the value of partnership. Horses encourage people to live life as productively and independently as possible. Raising the bar for the...

Stamford, England – The dressage phase of the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials CCI4* wrapped up Friday afternoon and the U.S. combinations had solid performances in the talented field of 74 entries. Colleen Rutledge and Covert Rights, recipients of a Jacqueline B. Mars Competition Grant through the USET Foundation, are the top American pair in 27th place as the compeition moves into the cross-country phase tomorrow. Colleen Rutledge and Covert Rights (Libby Law Photography) Rutledge...

WHAT: Patricia Griffith and Black Label won the $50,000 Hunter Derby on The Atlantic Opening Day to kick off the 2014 Hampton Classic ©ESI 40th Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show The Atlantic Opening Day WHEN: Sunday, August 23, 2015 Horse Show runs Sunday, August 23 through Sunday, August 30, 2015 8:00 am - 5:00 pm WHERE: 240 Snake Hollow Road Bridgehampton, NY FEATURES: The highlight of the Classic's The Atlantic Opening Day is the $50,000 iHeartMedia Hunter Derby, presented by Ghurka at...

Charlie Jacobs and Cassinja S (Rebecca Walton/Phelps Media Group) Bromont, Quebec - August 8, 2015 - The International Ring at the Parc Équestre Bromont, host of the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games, was alive with excitement as athletes competed in Saturday's Modified Grand Prix. Eight horse and rider combinations qualified for the jump-off, but it was Boston's Charlie Jacobs that captured the winning honors with Cassinja S, out racing Olympian Leslie Howard and Julia Madigan....

Jimmy Torano and Lion Hearted won the $5,000 NEHJA Performance Stake Hunter Derby, presented by Eastern Hay, during the fifth week of the Vermont Summer Festival. (Photo by David Mullinix Photography) East Dorset, Vermont – Jimmy Torano of Wellington, FL, claimed the blue ribbon in the $5,000 NEHJA Performance Stake Hunter Derby, presented by Eastern Hay, aboard Lion Hearted on Thursday, July 30, at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT. The Vermont Summer Festival runs for six...