TDF Board Member Joseph Carr and Fund Creator Janine Malone presenting the Patsy Albers Award to Kathleen Raine and Breanna (Susan J. Stickle) Lexington, Ky .– The Dressage Foundation is proud to announce that Kathleen Raine (CA) is the first recipient of the Patsy Albers Award, established in 2012 in special remembrance of Patsy. The $500 award provides financial support for continuing education and training to a High Performance rider. Kathleen Raine of Murrieta, CA, is a Grand Prix...

Conor Swail and GAME READY (photo © AlCookPhoto.com) Harrisburg, Pa. - It was a thrilling finale on the last night of the Pennsylvania National Horse Show as many of the world's top riders competed in the $85,000 FEI World Cup Grand Prix De Penn National. You could hear the crowd collectively hold its breath as each horse sped around the course, but it was Irish rider Conor Swail and GAME READY who pulled out all the stops to clinch the win. Twenty four competitors attempted course designer...

VALENTINE and Jaime Auletto receive their award (AlCookPhoto.com) Harrisburg, PA - Jaime Auletto, from Tabernackle, NJ, and her own bay mare VALENTINE were crowned Amateur Owner Hunter 3'3" Grand Hunter Champion this morning at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. Auletto really didn't think they would win, but decided to 'just keep her braided'. "I'm very surprised!" said Auletto. "That division is SO tough - Jane [Gaston] and Daryl [Portela] are both amazing". Auletto...

Springfield, Ill. - When you can’t attend, a free live broadcast is the closest thing to being there! The Mid-America Mane Event Show live stream will begin Thursday, October 24, and continue through Sunday, October 27, from the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield. Wall to wall coverage includes three national finals – NHS “Good Hands,” Pleasure Olympics and AHHS Hackney Youth Medallion – plus all 126 classes for Saddlebreds, Hackneys, and Roadsters. This...

Grand Green Working Hunter Champion BACARDI and Havens Schatt (AlCookPhoto.com) Harrisburg, PA - The stunning 7 year old grey gelding BACARDI, owned by Caroline Moran and ridden by Havens Schatt, won the prestigious Grand Green Working Hunter Championship tuesday at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. "He's the horse of a lifetime", said a teary-eyed Schatt when she came out of the ring. "He's done everything I've ever asked him to do. I'm just so proud of him", she beamed....

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is now accepting applications to host the 2014 Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Training Sessions. Up to six Training Sessions with USEF Young Horse Coach Scott Hassler will be scheduled throughout 2014. These Training Sessions will once again be held over two days and provide a unique opportunity for riders, trainers, owners and breeders to openly share and discuss the education and training of young dressage horses. Each Training...

Margaret O'Meara rode Voice of Reason to the top of the Amateur-Owner 3'3" Hunter Championship, also capturing the reserve championship with Casino (Ashley N. Williams/PMG) Wayne, IL - It was the perfect weather at Lamplight Equestrian Center to welcome champions into the winner's circle for the conclusion of Equifest I. The Amateur-Owner Hunters and Junior Hunter divisions wrapped up the weeklong competition. Samantha Hall and Beyond Time took home the Junior Hunter Championship, while...

Lexington, KY - The following horse-and-rider combinations have been named by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) to represent the U.S. in Nations Cup competition at the CSIO3* Bratislava, August 1-4, 2013 in Bratislava, Slovakia. The five following combinations will represent the U.S. at the CSIO3* Bratislava: Kirsten Coe (Royal Palm Beach, FL) will ride Ilan Ferder's Calypso Calypso is a 2002 Belgian Warmblood gelding Megan Nusz (The Woodlands, TX) will ride Amalaya...

Gilberts, IL - Showplace Productions is pleased to announce that the prize list for the Showplace Spring Spectacular Series, June 4th - 23rd is now available on their website, ShowplaceProductions.com. Click here to see the prize list. The Showplace Spring Spectacular Series offers two weeks of "AA" rated, Four Star Jumper competition at the Lamplight Equestrian Center, in Wayne, Illinois, plus a bonus week "AA" rated, Three Star show at Ledges Sporting Horses, in Roscoe, Illinois. In addition...

South Carolina riders Johnna Letchworth, Katherine Schmidt, and Kimberly McCormack won MVP honors and helped lead the Gamecocks into the first ever SEC Championship final. They will meet Auburn at 3pm ET Saturday. (Cory Burkarth) Auburn, AL - The host team will get a chance to win the first ever SEC Championship Saturday against a dangerous South Carolina team that's up and down season makes them upredicatble, but always formidable. The Gamecock's skill was on display Friday as they...