Julie Welles and Virginia W Z on their way to victory in the $30,000 Manchester & the Mountains Grand Prix on August 1 at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT. (Photo by David Mullinix Photography) East Dorset, Vermont – Julie Welles of Wellington, FL, was first, second and third in the $30,000 Manchester & the Mountains Grand Prix, winning aboard Virginia W Z on Saturday, August 1 at the 2015 Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT. The Vermont Summer Festival runs...

Sydney Shulman and Venice (Phelps Media) Lexington, KY - July 25, 2015 - Saturday night at the Kentucky Horse Park ushered in hundreds of spectators for Hats Off Day and one of Sydney Shulman's biggest career grand prix wins. The 20-year-old and her mount Venice bested a field of 36 horse-and-rider combinations to win the $50,000 Rood and Riddle Kentucky Grand Prix at the Kentucky Summer Horse Show. "I've had a really good couple of weeks," Shulman said. "I won the Ox Ridge [Hunt Club]...

Sovereign is stepping up to the plate for Lisa Goldman. Traverse City, MI - July 22, 2015 - The fourth and final week of the all-new Great Lakes Equestrian Festival got underway this morning, and many familiar faces returned to the beautiful Grand Prix Ring at Flintfields Horse Park to make their mark during the last week of competition. Lisa Goldman stole the show in the Grand Prix Arena, riding away with wins in both the 1.40m and 1.35m classes. Her ride in the 1.40m atop her new horse of...

Caledon, Ont. – The final equestrian competition of the 2015 Pan American Games got underway this afternoon with jumping’s first individual qualifier. The U.S. Jumping Team of Georgina Bloomberg, Kent Farrington, Lauren Hough, and McLain Ward got off to a solid start, posting four clear rounds. The U.S. was one of only two countries to have all four of their athletes post clear rounds, in addition to Canada. The U.S. will remain last to go in the order for Thursday’s Nations...

Jamie Barge and Luebbo (c) CapturedMomentPhoto.com July 19, 2015 - Del Mar, CA - Rain loomed over the grounds of the Del Mar Horse Park as the $30,000 Summer Festival Grand Prix, presented by SmartPak, got underway. It drizzled throughout the class, but the weather didn't stop Jamie Barge on Kylieco's Luebbo from earning her first Grand Prix win. Due to the rain, the jumps for the Grand Prix were moved to ground that had not been used for previous classes. Although only 20 of the...

Caledon, Ont. - The United States Eventing Team finished a stellar week of competition at the 2015 Pan American Games held at the Caledon Equestrian Park in Ontario, Canada. Superlative efforts by Philip Dutton, Lauren Kieffer, Marilyn Little, and Boyd Martin resulted in a Team Gold medal and a berth at the 2016 Olympic Games. Adding to their accolades, Little was awarded the Individual Gold medal. Team Gold for U.S. Eventing Team (StockImageServices.com) The U.S. team began the show jumping...

Paternoster pilots her own Zonneglans Charleston, South Carolina - July 18, 2015 - The $35,000 Devoucoux Grand Prix took place before a sold out VIP tent. The course was designed by Classic Company Technical Coordinator, Allen Rheinheimer of Zionsville, Indiana who also acted as the Technical Coordinator for the recent World Games in Las Vegas. Rheinheimer set the first round time allowed at 83 seconds. Whitney Owens in the irons of DS Holdings, LLC's Callaghan K was the first to go and...

Caledon, Ont. – The United States Eventing Team began their pursuit of a berth to the 2016 Olympic Games with the dressage phase at the Caledon Equestrian Park in the 2015 Pan American Games. Before the ground jury of Wayne Quarles, Christian Landolt, and Annabel Scrimgeour, the members of the U.S. team performed consistently to take a narrow lead going into tomorrow’s cross-country on a score of 133. Canada sits closely behind in second on 133.70 and Brazil in third on 136.70. The...

Mannheim, Germany - Competition is underway this week at CSIO5* Mannheim, which features the 100th Nations Cup of Germany. Representing the United States at this centennial event will be the experienced team of Kirsten Coe (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.), Lucy Davis (Los Angeles, Calif.), Laura Kraut (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.), and Beezie Madden (Cazenovia, N.Y.). These four accomplished American athletes are veterans of Nations Cup teams, each having represented the U.S. on numerous occasions. The...

Abigail McArdle of USA riding Cosma 20 © Spruce Meadows Media Services Calgary, AB, Canada – July 9, 2015 – The 2015 Spruce Meadows Summer Series began its final week of competition, the ‘Pan American’ Tournament CSI 5*, presented by Rolex, with wins for Pablo Barrios (VEN) and Abigail McArdle (USA) on Thursday. The ‘Pan American’ Tournament continues with world-class show jumping through Sunday, July 12. Pablo Barrios led the victory gallop in the $34,000...