David Beisel and Call Me Hannes won the $3,000 1.40m Open Jumpers during the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival II. (Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group) Traverse City, MI - July 8, 2015 - The second week of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival kicked off with blue skies and brisk winds as horses and riders prepared for a full schedule of competition at the destination venue. New faces arrived at the Flintfields Horse Park, offering enticing jumper action as many of the nation's top riders...

Hagen, Germany - The United States will be well represented by a strong contingent at the CDIO5* Hagen in Hagen, Germany, from July 8-12. Located in western Germany, Hagen hosts top international dressage competition in the big stadium at Hof Kasselmann. The 2015 event will be contested by four dynamic pairs from the U.S.: Shelly Francis and Patricia Stempel’s Doktor, Charlotte Jorst and Kastel Denmark’s Kastel’s Nintendo, Arlene Page and her own Woodstock, and Kathleen Raine...

Christian Heineking and AJE Cluny (c) Flying Horse Photography Parker, CO - July 5, 2015 - The $75,000 Adequan® Grand Prix drew a great crowd to the Colorado Horse Park (CHP) on Sunday as spectators and exhibitors alike watched 26 horse and rider combinations take on the course to conclude competition at Summer in the Rockies IV. The grand prix track was designed by world-renowned course designer Marina Acevedo and included a triple-combination in the first round that proved difficult for...

Rebecca Hart at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Photo (C) SusanJStickle.com Mulhouse, France - June 30, 2015 - Mulhouse CPEDI3* concluded on Sunday, June 21, 2015, with the Para-Equestrian Dressage Freestyle Tests. All three U.S. Para-Dressage athletes qualified for the exciting Freestyle Tests including Annie Peavy, Rebecca Hart, and Deborah Stanitski. The Mulhouse, France CPEDI3* was scheduled June 18-21, 2015 with the Team Test on Friday, June 19, followed by the Individual Test...

David Blake and Binkie Photos ©ManciniPhotos Mill Spring, NC - June 27, 2015 - In another action-packed Saturday evening at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC), David Blake (IRL) and Binkie, owned by Pine Hollow Farm, cruised to victory in the $127,000 Adequan® Grand Prix CSI 3*. The duo bested a class of 35 entries to take top honors. Lauren Tisbo (USA) aboard Entre Nous followed in second with Andrew Welles (USA) and Boo Van Het Kastanjehof rounding out the top three. Competition...

Marc Grock and Caretol June 21, 2015 - San Juan Capistrano, CA - Celebrating the first day of summer in style, the Blenheim EquiSports June Classic III show culminated with the $30,000 Markel Insurance Grand Prix. In a stellar return to the grand prix stage, Marc Grock rode Jerrie Calandra's Caretol to a decisive win in a thrilling jump-off. With a talented field of riders, several with two or more mounts, FEI course designer Catsy Cruz of Mexico designed a challenging yet inviting track....

Peter Leone and Wayfarer, owned by Leone's Lionshare Farm in Greenwich, Connecticut, took first place in Sunday's $100,000 Purina Animal Nutrition Grand Prix, at HITS-on-the-Hudson III SAUGERTIES, New York June 9, 2015: Olympian Peter Leone and Wayfarer dominated a challenging field to win Sunday’s $100,000 Purina Animal Nutrition Grand Prix, the finale of the Spring Saugerties Series at HITS-on-the-Hudson. Leone also claimed third place on My Pleasure, owned by My Pleasure LLC. Leone and...

Josephina Nor Lantzman and Chello Z June 7, 2015 - San Juan Capistrano, CA - It was a Sunday showcase of talent in Southern California. The Blenheim EquiSports June Classic I show culminated with the $30,000 Blenheim Grand Prix, presented by FarmVet, the $10,000 1.45m CardFlex Jumper Classic and the final Zone 10 North American Young Rider Trials. With a talented field of riders, including Thursday's Markel Insurance Grand Prix winner Nayel Nassar with two horses, veteran Susan Hutchison...

Germantown, Tenn. - June 2-6 at the Germantown Charity Horse Show the jumpers will be out in full force to win big bucks. Every night of the week starting at 5:00 PM there will be fierce competition for money culminating in the $25,000 Grand Prix on Saturday. The pros will be here to jump as high and fast as necessary to take home the prize money so generously donated by our sponsors. On Tuesday the week starts with the $5000.00 Hunter/Jumper Versatility Challenge. There are two rounds to this...

Toschufro TT (Jason Bannister) Devon, PA – Each year, Dressage at Devon (DAD) selects a foal to follow on its path to the Breed Show at DAD where hundreds of colts and fillies show each year. Each foal is the product of careful breeding and watchful tending as they, hopefully, grow into champions. This year, we will follow Toschufro TT (Totilas x Baba x Don Schufro), an inquisitive, leggy, bay colt with a white star, born on January 1, 2015. Breeding “For my first breeding ever, I...