Leaders in the CCI2* Individual Standings (left to right) Nicole Doolittle (Area III), David Ziegler (Canada/Alberta), and Hannah Bundy (Canada/Ontario) (Brant Gamma Photography) Lexington, Ky. - Eventing CCI1* (Junior) and CCI2* (Young Rider) riders started their journey to the medal podiums today with the dressage phase of the USEA North American Junior and Young Riders' Eventing Championship. The CCI2* riders finished their dressage tests in the evening with Canada/Ontario jumping into...

Laura Chapot riding Zealous to victory in the Adirondack Flying Service 1.40meter Speed Class at the Lake Placid Horse Show (The Book LLC) Lake Placid, N.Y. - Laura Chapot of Neshanic Station, NJ, swept the top two places in the Adirondack Flying Service 1.40meter Speed Class, Thursday's featured event at the 45th annual Lake Placid Horse Show, Presented by Sea Shore Stables. Adam Prudent of Middleburg, VA, took an early lead in the class when he completed the 12-jump, one-round course...

The "Vintorious" team with Chef d'Equipe Vinton Karrasch and Clay Riddell, Chief Executive Officer, Paramount Resources (Spruce Meadows Media Service) Calgary, Alberta – The Spruce Meadows Summer Series continues this week with the 'Canada One' Tournament CSI 4*, which runs through Sunday, June 29 and features the $125,000 Imperial Challenge 1.55m. Opening competitions on Wednesday featured junior and amateur riders in Prix des Nations events at five different heights, giving them...

Theo Genn and Asirea Fortuna led the way in the 1.30m Open Jumpers on the second day of the Showplace Spring Spectacular III.(Phelps Media Gorup) Wayne, Ill . - For the Genn family, the Showplace Spring Spectacular series is a family affair. Kicking off the second day of the third week was Theo Genn with Asirea Fortuna in the $2,500 1.30m Open Jumpers, sponsored by Canterbury Farms, taking the victory in 27.626 seconds. Shortly after, Wilhelm Genn rode to the top of the leader board in the...

Lynn Symansky & Donner (USEF High Performance Facebook Page) Bromont, Quebec – Canada’s Jessica Phoenix took the CCI3* division at the Bromont CCI, but Lauren Kieffer and Buck Davidson commanded the tops of the leaderboards in 2* and 1* CCI divisions. In the CCI2*, Lauren Kieffer (Middleburg, Va.) finished first and second with Meadowbrook’s Scarlett and Landmark’s Monte Carlo, respectively. Both horses were clear over the cross country and jumping courses and...

Chester Weber in the marathon on Saturday (From the @Windsorhorse on Twitter) This article was originally published at www.rwhs.co.uk/ Windsor, England - Chester Weber from Florida, USA took the top spot in the fiercely contested horse four-in-hand class at Royal Windsor after an edge-of-the seat final phase. Weber, who last competed – and won – here with a horse pair in 1996, posted a smooth and accurate dressage test with his perfectly-matched bay KWPNs, earning him the early lead...

Christopher Payne and Harlan (E. Riden/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - Christopher Payne and Harlan were the first to go in today's $5,000 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby, and they laid down a score of 92 to set a standard that would not be beat. Their score held up as the highest in the opening round of the derby at the Kentucky Spring Classic and put them on track to eventually clinch the victory. The win today at the Kentucky Horse Park puts Payne two for two in the 2014...

Amanda Steege and Zidane (The Book LLC) North Salem, N.Y. – The second day of the second week of the Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows had multiple hunter championships awarded, including that of the Grand Hunter Champion, which was awarded to Amanda Steege of Bedminster, NJ, on Susan Darragh's Zidane. In the Grand Prix Field, a large class of 91 entries led to a “California Split” of entries, with two sets of ribbons and prize money awarded. Sarah Segal of Flemington, NJ,...

Sloane Coles and WEC l'Ami Noir (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - The $20,000 Adequan® Seven-Year-Old Young Jumper Classic was featured at the FTI WEF on Friday afternoon with 20 out of 72 entries making it through to the jump-off and 13 double clear rounds over Anthony D'Ambrosio's short course. Early on, Sloane Coles (USA) and The Windwood Group's WEC l'Ami Noir set a very fast pace in 30.84 seconds that would hold on to the lead through the end. Ronan McGuigan (IRL) and...

From www.Big12sports.com . Waco, Texas. - The Baylor Bears and the Oklahoma State Cowgirls are set to compete for the 2014 Big 12 Equestrian Championship on Saturday after pulling off semifinal victories over TCU and K-State at the Willis Family Equestrian Center in Waco on Friday afternoon. For the second-consecutive season, the Cowgirls entered the championship as the No. 1 seed. OSU held on to a narrow 5-4 lead over No. 4 K-State through fences and horsemanship. In the second half of the...