Lexington, Ky. - Jay Land of Alpharetta, GA has been named the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Rider of the Month for January. Land earned the award by having top finishes during the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival with his mount Napal. Land leads the series after January with 175 points narrowly ahead of Adrienne Sternlicht with 170 points and Ali Wolff with 160 points. Land's daughter, Frances, just earned the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Rider of the Month award in November after winning the...

Lexington, KY - Bretton Chad of Calgary, Alberta, Canada has been named the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Rider of the Month for April. Chad competes in the West Conference Amateur-Owner division of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series aboard Tjengo. The month of April was successful for Chad and her riding partner, as they earned 1st place at Blenheim Spring Classic II and 3rd place at Blenheim Spring Classic III. The Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series honors one rider...

Temecula, CA - Riders from six states, Canada, Great Britain, Puerto Rico, Germany, Mexico, Australia and France are ready to go for $13,000 in prize money at this weekend’s Galway Downs International Horse Trials. Sixteen horses will be aiming for the $2,500 first prize in the featured CIC3*, and 48 more horses will be shooting for the top prizes in the CIC2* and the CIC1*. Each of these horses will perform their dressage tests on Friday morning and then negotiate the demanding show...

Lexington, KY - Lillie Keenan, of New York, NY, has been named the first Show Jumping Hall of Fame Rider of the Month for 2013. Keenan competes in the East Conference Junior division of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series aboard Londinium. The month of January was very successful for Keenan and her riding partner, as they earned a 3rd place finish at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival’s first week, a 1st place finish at the Festival’s second week, and a 4th place...

Lexington, KY – Meagan Nusz, of The Woodlands, TX, has been named the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Rider of the Month for October. This is the second time this year that Nusz has captured the honor, as she was the Rider of the Month for March as well. Nusz competes in the East Conference Amateur-Owner division of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series aboard Vesuvius. The month of October was a success for Nusz and her riding partner, as they earned a 1st place finish at the...

Lexington, KY – October 11, 2012– Harrison Shure of Charlottesville, VA has been named the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Rider of the Month for September. Shure competes in the East Conference Amateur-Owner Division of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series aboard Valentino. The month of September was successful for Shure and his riding partner, as they won the Show Jumping Hall of Fame class held at the Devon Fall Classic, and came in ninth at the Kentucky National. The...

Sponsorship Benefits USEF Members with Discount on Horseware Products through SmartPak Lexington, KY - An agreement signed on April 12th between the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and Horseware Products, Ltd., has made Horseware the "Official Blanket of U.S. High Performance Teams." As part of the relationship, Horseware will provide custom "U.S.A" branded blankets for teams representing the United States and commemorative coolers for U.S. equestrian athletes competing at the 2012...

It’s one of the usual reasons for getting involved with horses; Martha Suarez loved them dearly as a child and could not have a horse of her own. When she and her husband Charley moved to Florida in the 1980’s they chose a horse community called Plantation Acres and Martha was, at long last able to get a horse. Talk about your subtle beginnings. Ansata Suleyman72 In 1999 Martha Suarez attended her first Egyptian Event and thoroughly enjoyed herself. In 2002 she brought her Nabiel...

Lexington, KY - The inaugural Riders4Helmets Safety Incentive held in conjunction with the Supreme Extreme Mustang Makeover (SEMM) September 15-17 in Fort Worth, TX was a huge success. The SEEM, organized by the Mustang Heritage Foundation, is the richest wild horse competition in history and offered a wonderful platform on which to exemplify the example of being a "positive role model". The competition involves approximately 180 wild horses that competitors have had only 120 days to gentle and...

Olympic Dressage Rider Guenter Seidel will be a special guest at the upcoming CDS Championships. Photo: Jennifer M. Keeler. Rancho Murieta, CA - With entries now closed and less than a month to go before the start of competition, excitement is building for the 44th Annual California Dressage Society Championship Show presented by HorseShow.com, which will be held October 6 - 9, 2011 at the Murieta Equestrian Center in Rancho Murieta, CA. With more than $29,000 in prize money and awards, this...