Lexington, Ky. - The 133rd annual CP National Horse Show, scheduled for the Kentucky Horse Park on November 1-6, 2016, today announced the judges for the highly competitive rated Hunter divisions and for the prestigious ASPCA Maclay Horsemanship Championships. The ASPCA Maclay championship will span two days over the weekend. On Saturday, all of the qualified junior riders will have the opportunity to compete in the over fences phase, as they set their sights on the most prestigious title of...

When the Top 10 riders in the world gather under one roof to battle it out to be crowned champion, excitement, tension and world-class competition are guaranteed. The Kent Farrington with the Rolex Trophy Speed and accuracy are essential to winning the Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final. Staged over two rounds with no jump-off, and with eight riders taking a clear into the final round, expectation was high that the final round would produce a classic in this, the fifteenth edition and the eleventh time...

Wellington, Fla. –National Championship competition continued today at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival grounds in the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions presented by The Dutta Corp. In The Dutta Corp./USEF Intermediaire I Dressage National Championship, Jane Karol and Sunshine Tour won the FEI Intermediaire I Test, but overnight division leaders Christina Vinios and Folkestone OLD maintained their position atop the leaderboard coming in a close second. Laura Graves and Verdades...

Las Vegas, NV - German Course designer Olaf Petersen, Jr. set a track that required precision and speed from both horse and rider in order to earn a top spot in the $35,000 Las Vegas FEI Welcome Speed Classic, presented by Park Eduardo Menezes and Quintol Place Foundation. Serving as a qualifier for Saturday's $100,000 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Las Vegas, presented by Interactive Mortgage, riders had their eye on a chance to compete for valuable World Cup™ points by...

Margie Engle and Royce claim the $65,500 Sunshine Classic FEI CSI-5* at National Sunshine Series II in Thermal, Calif. (ESI Photography) Thermal, Calif. - FEI classes continued Thursday at the National Sunshine Series II in Thermal, California, and as the prize money grew, so did the competitive spirit among the world’s top riders. Having won the $50,000 HITS Welcome Stake the day before, Margie Engle, of Wellington, FL, had her game face on and this time with Royce, owned by Elm Rock...

Margie Engle and Abunola on their way to a $50,000 HITS Welcome Stake FEI CSI-5* win at National Sunshine Series II in Thermal, California. (ESI Photography) Thermal, Calif. - Show jumping’s biggest stars have converged at the National Sunshine Series at HITS Desert Horse Park in Thermal, California. Riders will enjoy five days of FEI ranked competition at the west coast’s premier horse park, all leading up to the $350,000 Sunshine Grand Prix FEI CSI-5* on Sunday, November 8 at 2 pm...

Thomas Cerra and Legolas win the $1,500 1.30m Open Jumpers at the Showplace Fall Classic Championship. (Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group) Wayne, Ill. - After concluding an action-packed week of competition for the Showplace Jumper Spectacular, management and crew packed up the trucks and relocated to the Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, Illinois, for the Showplace Fall Classic Championship. The first day kicked off with a deluge of rain, yet the torrential downpour did not dampen the...

It was a good day at HITS Saugerties for Judy Garofalo Torres and Quattro Queen who won the $100,000 FEI Hudson Valley Jumper Classic. (ESI Photography) Saugerties, N.Y. - Saturday featured a star-studded afternoon of FEI competition at HITS Saugerties as excitement for Sunday’s CP $1 Million Grand Prix filled the air. Judy Garofalo Torres, of Dover Plains, New York, and Quattro Queen, owned by Juan Torres, trumped an influential field of competitors to win the second largest prize purse...

McLain Ward rode HH Azur to victory in the $50,000 Douglas Elliman Grand Prix Qualifier at the 40th Annual Hampton Classic. (McMillen photo) Bridgehampton, N.Y. -- McLain Ward could not be denied victory in the $50,000 Douglas Elliman Grand Prix Qualifier at the 40th Annual Hampton Classic. As the seventh of 10 riders in the jump-off, Ward and HH Azur made a tight turn to the third fence that no one before him had attempted, slicing the leading time by more than 2 seconds. Ward's time (39....

Shane Sweetnam of Ireland and Eregast Van't Kiezelhof turned in the winning performance in the $10,000 Bright Side Farm Open Jumper at the Hampton Classic. (McMillen photo) Bridgehampton, N.Y. -- Shane Sweetnam of Ireland notched his second straight open jumper class at the 40th annual Hampton Classic, stopping the jump-off timer in 33.90 seconds to win the $10,000 Bright Side Farm Jumper Class. On Eregast Van't Kiezelhof, Sweetnam, 34, just edged Peter Leone on Wayfarer (34.46 seconds) and...