Ericka Caslin and Rioletto (Photo: Robyn Keyster/PMG) Traverse City, MI - The fourth and final week of the month-long Horse Shows by the Bay Equestrian Festival, Series IV, held July 27 - 31, 2011, was another winning week for exhibitors and spectators alike in Traverse City. Both hunters and jumpers excelled under the summer sun, and equitation riders showedoff the hard work put into refining their horsemanship. The OVATION Leading Rider Awards were also granted, going to those who had...

Lexington, KY - Sunny skies and warm temperatures returned to the Kentucky Horse Park for this evening's $40,000 Kentucky Summer Grand Prix, sponsored by Audi of Lexington. The nation's top horse and rider combinations gathered at the Rolex Stadium during the Kentucky Summer Horse Show to compete for the winning title. At the end of the night, it was Germany's Christian Heineking and River of Dreams who led the victory gallop after an excellent double clear effort. Karen Cudmore and...

Lexington, KY - The final day of the Kentucky Summer Horse Show was filled with nothing but sunshine and a practically cloudless blue sky. The $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Classic witnessed talented horse and rider combinations striving to showcase their skills and claim the winning title in the Stonelea Ring. Stacey Arani and Bolero led the class from start to finish and eventually led the victory gallop after earning a total score of 185. Olivia Herbert and Capistrano finished second falling...

McLain Ward and Pjotter Van De Zonnehoeve won the $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic at the Kentucky Summer Horse Show (Photo: Rebecca Walton/PMG). Lexington, KY - It was a late night at the Kentucky Horse Park as riders gathered at the Rolex Stadium to compete in the $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic at the Kentucky Summer Horse Show. McLain Ward proved to be the best of the best, dominating the jump-off with the only two double clear efforts aboard Pjotter Van De Zonnehoeve and Vocas to place...

Young Rider Individual Medalists, l-r: Brandi Roenick, Isabelle Leibler, Chase Hickok (Photo: SusanJStickle.com). Lexington, KY – The competitive action jumped into high gear on Day Two of the 2011 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North, which got underway at the Kentucky Horse Park yesterday and will continue through Sunday. In the Rolex Stadium, it was a quest for Individual Gold for dressage competitors, then, later in the...

Sophie Ruiz-Leimer, FEI Commercial Coordinator and John Young, President of the International Ground Jury at the top table with (below) Chefs d'Equipe Rob Hoekstra (GBR), Rob Ehrens (NED), George Morris (USA) and Henk Nooren (FRA) at the draw for the sixth leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ 2011 at Hickstead (GBR) (Photo: FEI/Kit Houghton). Hickstead, Great Britain - The defending champions from France will lead the way as the sixth leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ 2011 kicks off...

Event : 19th Annual Youth National Arabian & Half Arabian Championship Horse Show (Youth Nationals) Produced by : Arabian Horse Association (AHA), 10805 E. Bethany Drive, Aurora, Colo. 80014. (303) 696-4500. Fax (303) 696-4599. Email: [email protected] or visit www.ArabianHorses.org . Dates : Jul 23 - July 30, 2011 Location : Expo New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico Admission : All sessions free for the duration of the show. Schedule : Three sessions per day (with the exception of...

Hawley Bennett-Awad and Gin N'Juice (Photo: USEA) Kalispell, MO - After a rollercoaster day of extreme highs and lows, the 10th anniversary of the Event at Rebecca Farm in beautiful Kalispell, Montana wrapped up today with a nail-biting climax in the CIC3*, part of the Adequan USEA Gold Cup Series. Though Allison Springer and her longtime partner Arthur had a ten-point lead heading into today's show jumping, victory wasn't yet in their grasp, and because the Irish gelding is notoriously...

After a brief bone-chilling downpour early this morning at the Event at Rebecca Farm in Kalispell, Montana, the competition heated up on the first day of competition for the CIC3*, CCI2*, CIC2*, Advanced, Intermediate, a few Preliminary divisions, and the Training Three-Day. The chilly temperatures today made for some fresh horses, many of whom have been training in sweltering temperatures at their homes during the weeks prior to the competition. Many of the horses were a bit exuberant with the...

Kyle King of Ocala, FL, and Cormick tied for the win in the $25,000 Full Meal Deal Grand Prix held during the Mid Summer Classic II in Calgary, Alberta (Jennifer Ward). Calgary, Alberta – Kyle King of Ocala, FL, and Ashley Jerome of Calgary, AB, tied to win the $25,000 Full Meal Deal Grand Prix held July 17 during the Mid Summer Classic II produced by Rocky Mountain Show Jumping at Anderson Ranch in Calgary, AB. Run in a unique format, the $25,000 Full Meal Deal Grand Prix sees...