(c) ESI Photography Harold Chopping and Basje, owned by Kendra Bullington, took first place in Sunday's $40,000 HITS Grand Prix at the HITS Culpeper Showday National at Commonwealth Park. Culpeper, Virginia - July 6, 2015 : Harold Chopping and Basje took first place in Sunday's $40,000 HITS Grand Prix at the HITS Culpeper Showday National at Commonwealth Park. Chopping, of Southern Pines, North Carolina, who placed second in Saturday's $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix on a different mount,...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce the recipients of USEF Land Rover Competition Grants for The Event at Rebecca Farm CCI3* taking place July 23-26, 2015 in Kalispell, Mont. The following athlete-and-horse combinations have been awarded USEF Land Rover Competition Grants: Jennie Brannigan* (Kennett Square, Pa.) and Nina Gardner's Cambalda, a 2002 Thoroughbred Cross gelding John Michael Durr** (Castro Valley, Calif.) and Ruth Bley's...

West Yorkshire, England – As the first day of dressage wrapped up Thursday at the Equi-Trek Bramham International Horse Trials, Land Rover Eventing Competition Grant recipients Lauren Kieffer and Veronica sit tied in second place on the CCI3* leaderboard amongst a field of strong international competitors. In front of the judging panel of Christina Klingspor (SWE), Harry Payne (GBR), and Angela Tucker (GBR), Kieffer (Ocala, Fla.) and Team Rebecca, LLC's 13-year-old Dutch Warmblood...

Sophie Transou and Wonder Street Win the $1,500 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix at HITS Ocala Saturday, February 21, 2015 (ESI Photography) Ocala, Fla. - Juniors and amateurs had the opportunity to jump the same course used in the Devoucoux Hunter Prix, set at 3’. Forty horses jumped the first round course in the Platinum Performance Hunter Prix with scores ranging from 75 to 87 returning for the second round. Sophie Transou, from Tallahassee, Florida, riding her own Wonder Street,...

Allyssa Hecht and Calvatos Z, owned by Neaulani Farms, won the $10,000 Jr. A-O Jumper Classic High at HITS Thermal on Sunday, February 22, 2015 (ESI Photography) Thermal, Calif. - Allyssa Hecht and Calvatos Z won Sunday's $10,000 Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic – High at HITS Thermal. Hecht won the class, and $3,000, on Neaulani Farms’ Calvatos Z, in a two-horse jump-off over Gerardo Pasquel on his Big Red. Federico Fernandez Senderos rounded out the top three on his Pyrenes...

Kimberly Herslow and Rosmarin (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, Fla. - The FEI Prix St. Georges CDI 1* class, presented by Mission Control for the second week at AGDF, finished this afternoon after starting Wednesday morning due to the large number of more than 40 entries. Kimberly Herslow (USA) and Rosmarin scored a 72.474% to win over the rest of the field. Dawn White-O'Connor (USA) and Aristo followed in second place with 70.184%, and Kasey Perry (USA) and Goerklintgaards Dublet finishing...

Sabine Schut-Kery and Sanceo (SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, Fla. - Friday morning, the FEI Prix St. Georges class sponsored by the Chesapeake Dressage Institute concluded, as it continued over two days due to the large number of entries. Sabine Schut-Kery (USA) topped the large class of 48 aboard 2006 Hanoverian stallion Sanceo, scoring a 71.184%. She was followed by Kasey Perry (USA) riding Goerklintgaards Dublet receiving a 70.947% and Tina Konyot (USA) taking third aboard Wyoming with a 70....

Contina and Jackquelyn Maggiore jump to victory in the $1,500 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix Saturday, January 17 (ESI Photography) Ocala, Fla. - A 13-year veteran of HITS Ocala events, Maggiore, of South Boston, Massachusetts, secured her top spot with a strong first round score of 86, followed by a 78 in the second round. Earning a second-place finish was Mindy Whitman of Marstons Mills, Massachusetts, on Holman Imports LLC’s Herrold, with scores of 73 in Round 1 and 85 in Round 2....

Jennifer Jones on Clear Sailing take first place in the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix Saturday, January 17 (ESI Photography) Ocala, Fla. - HITS Ocala Winter Circuit celebrated the victories of Jennifer Jones riding Redfield Farm’s Clear Sailing in the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix and Jacqueline Maggiore riding Contina, owned by Woodridge Farm, in the $1,500 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix, in the Ocala Horse Properties Stadium. Jones—who also took third place with Castello, owned by...

Joan Hamill Gladstone, N.J. - The United States Equestrian Team Foundation is pleased to announce the naming of the Hamilton Farm Rotunda "The Joan and Corwith Hamill Rotunda". Their commitment to equestrian sport began in the 1950s, when Joan was an integral part of the transition of the USET from the U.S. Army to civilians. This naming is made possible through a generous gift of $1.5 Million made to the Gladstone Fund by the The Hamill Family Foundation. Joan grew up in Chicago riding in...