Shawn McMillen (McLain Ward and Sapphire repeated history at the Hampton Classic Horse Show by winning the $250,000 FTI Grand Prix and FEI World Cup Qualifier. ) Bridgehampton, NY - McLain Ward of Brewster, NY, repeated history at the Hampton Classic Horse Show by winning the $250,000 FTI Grand Prix and FEI World Cup Qualifier for the second straight year and adding to the record he already holds with his fifth win overall. Ward's win on Sapphire, his two-time Olympic Team Gold-medal horse,...

Lexington, KY - Support of equine athletes and their human counterparts isn’t new to Kentucky Equine Research (KER). The global equine nutrition research and consulting company showed its commitment again when the U.S. Equestrian Federation (USEF) announced on September 2 that KER is the Official Sponsor of the U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. "Our Para-Equestrian Dressage Team is deeply appreciative of the commitment by KER," said Kathy Meyer,...

Bridgehampton, NY - Mario Deslauriers, of New York, NY, found his way to the top of the class in the $50,000 Spy Cost Farm Grand Prix Qualifier CSI**** at the Hampton Classic Horse Show on Thursday riding Urico, owned by Jane Clark. "I had a great class," said Deslauriers. "My horse went great. He jumped beautifully and I was in a good spot to go last in the jump-off, so I knew exactly what I had to do to bring it home and everything worked out." Six made it to the jump-off out of the 50...

Bridgehampton, NY - Samantha Schaefer captured top honors in the $10,000 Sam Edelman Equitation Championship at the Hampton Classic Horse Show on Thursday. The 17-year-old student from Westminster, MD, received the highest score of 182 points riding Pioneer, owned by Heritage Farm. "It's a big deal to win here," said Schaefer. "I rode in the class last year on a young horse and made it into the Top 10, but this is really great." Schaefer has only shown Pioneer three times at the suggestion of...

ESI Photography (Todd Minikus and Little Annie in the $40,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, at the Winston National.) Saugerties, NY - The road to the Pfizer Million made its final stop at HITS Commonwealth Park in Culpeper, VA, with top contenders earning big wins along the way. During the Winston National, Todd Minikus of Loxahatchee, FL, and his mare, Little Annie, owned by Todd Minikus, Ltd., took home the first-place honors in the $40,000 HITS Grand Prix presented by...

USEF Archive/Geoff Oliver Bugbee (USEF President David O'Connor presented the inaugural EQUUS Foundation Humanitarian Award to Nancy Koch of CANTER.) The United States Equestrian Federation and The EQUUS Foundation will once again honor the hard work and dedication of equestrians with the presentation of the Second Annual EQUUS Foundation Humanitarian Award to be presented during the Pegasus Awards at the USEF Annual Meeting in January 2011. In 2009, the USEF and the EQUUS Foundation joined...

Bridgehampton, NY-August 31, 2010 - It was hard to tell who was having more fun at the Long Island Horse Show Series for Riders with Disabilities on Monday, the riders or their parents. This year the program celebrated its 5th anniversary at the Hampton Classic Horse Show and a number of riders have competed all five years, but it is the first year for Brittny Bocchino of Nesconset, NY, who was named Champion of the Equitation Beginner Spotter/Independent division. She was bursting with pride...

Jessica Van Brocklin and Second Hand News in the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Derby at HITS Culpeper (© ESI Photography) CULPEPER, VA (August 30, 2010)-- It was the same old story for Second Hand News and Jessica Van Brocklin as they secured the top prize for the consecutive second week in the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Derby at the Constitution Classic at HITS Commonwealth Park, in Culpeper, Virginia. Van Brocklin shows in the Amateur-Owner Hunters under the tutelage of trainer Pam Baker and got the...

Bridgehampton, NY- 35th annual Hampton Classic Horse Show returns to Bridgehampton, NY, August 29-September 5. The Hampton Classic is one of the most prestigious horse shows in the nation and features competitors at every level from young children in leadline to Olympic veterans in the Classic's feature event, the $250,000 FTI Grand Prix and World Cup Qualifier on Sunday September 5. "This year's Hampton Classic has a lot of exciting events planned for Opening Day on Sunday, August 29," said...

Harrisburg, PA--August 9, 2010--The 65th Annual Pennsylvania National Horse Show, which returns to the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Exhibition Center in Harrisburg, PA, October 14-23, is pleased to invite Girl Scouts (in grades 4 and 5) and 4-H members in Pennsylvania to attend the horse show free of charge on Saturday, October 16, 2010. The horse show will host a series of classes and give Girl Scouts an opportunity to complete some of the requirements towards earning the Horse Fan...