Chris Nelson and Inside Out at the $40,000 HITS Grand Prix (Photo by © ESI Photography) CULPEPER, VA (October 4, 2010)--The road to the 2011 $1 Million Grand Prix kicked-off on Sunday when Chris Nelson and Lazy Creek Ranch's Inside Out captured the win in the final HITS Grand Prix of the year, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, at the Culpeper Finals. Nelson, of Flower Mound, Texas, and nine-year-old Inside Out were one of 14 horse-and-rider combinations to ride the course designed by Marina...

Lexington, KY - Sunday's endurance competition is part of the FREE video-on-demand now being posted to USEFNetwork.com. View raw footage from the last hour and a half of the competition as well as highlights. More will be added later today! Make sure to bookmark the Endurance page at USEF Network: https://www.usefnetwork.com/WEG2010/Endurance/

Jean Sheptoff and Peaches, winners of the $35,000 Grand Prix at the Fieldstone Summer Showcase (Photo Credit: Anne Gittins ) Halifax, MA -August 28, 2010- Jean Sheptoff and Peaches galloped to victory in the $35,000 Fieldstone Summer Showcase Grand Prix, held on the all-grass Grand Prix field at the Fieldstone Equestrian & Show Facility in Halifax, MA. The Grand Prix is the highlight of the Summer Showcase, which runs August 24-29 and features top-notch equestrian competition, great prize...

Spring may have been slow in coming to California this year, but the Woodside Spring Preview started off with a bang. A combination of beautiful weather, a wide range of classes, and a great facility brought in record numbers of entries to fill some very large and exciting classes. The show served as a selection trial for the Zone 10 Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championship (NAJYRC) teams, and the main jumper ring was a veritable “who’s who” of top jumper riders comprising...

Jon May of HorseFlicks recently posted a video on the construction of the Morgan Horse Pavilion at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. Follow the progress of the recent building at www.youtube.com/watch?v=brgdLb6CXAI .

Rocking Horse Horse Trials in Altoona, FL, November 5-8, has added the Training Level Three-Day Event Test originally scheduled at the Florida Horse Park. The closing date is October 20; details are posted on the online listing. For more information, please visit www.useventing.com/competitions.php?section=training3day .

The 2010 Calendar listing USEF seminars and licensed officials’ clinics is now available online at www.usef.org under Licensed Officials/Continuing Education/2010 Calendar or at www.usef.org/newsletterLicensedOfficials/2010schedule.html . Additional FEI courses will also be posted on the website as they are approved. All seminar and clinic applications will be available online as soon as possible or approximately four months prior to the date of the event.

While the third stop on the Global Champions Tour took center stage in Monaco, a number of the American riders on hand dominated in their competitions. Anna McWane and Alexa Weeks led the way for the United States with two wins apiece during the four days of competition at Jumping International de Monaco 2006, staged outdoors on the quay of the famous harbor. Riding her eight-year-old Dutch mare Rusi, McWane posted wins on Thursday and again on Saturday. Thursday’s win against the clock was a...

Richard Spooner couldn't catch his breath. The Indio Desert Circuit's all-time leading money winner had five mounts in the $30,000 Ariat Grand Prix, and he brought three into the jump-off. Quirino 3 delivered Spooner another victory, posting the jump-off's best time of 39.36. Ezrah also had a clean-round at 40.08 giving him second place in the competition. His third mount, Airtime, smacked into jump 12, a white and blue vertical jump near the end of the course, leaving him sixth. In the opening...

(L to R) Emma Kurtz and Caldwell with USEF representatives Kelsey Shanley and Jennifer Mellencamp (Cathrin Cammett Photo) Devon, Pa. - The 2016 US Junior Hunter National Championship East Coast came to a close on Tuesday, following two days of competition in the historic Dover Arena at the Devon Horse Show grounds. More than 150 of the country’s top juniors headed to the championship to complete three phases in front of the judging panel of Linda Andrisani, Holly Orlando, and James Toon...