Bella Cramer and Emilio (E.Riden/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - May 16, 2014 - Balancing school or a career with riding and showing is a feat familiar to many Amateur-Owner riders, and it is one that Bella Cramer is handling quite successfully. The High Point University upcoming sophomore and her own Emilio earned back-to-back blue ribbons in the Amateur-Owner 18-35 3'3" HuntersFriday at the Kentucky Spring Classic. Scores of 88 and 89 earned Cramer and Emilio the dual victories over...

From www.useventing.com . Sinead Halpin and Manoir De Carneville (StockImageServices.com) Norwood, N.C. - Sinead Halpin and Manoir De Carneville proved to have perfect timing in their win of The Fork International CIC*** and Adequan USEA Gold Cup/PRO Tour Series. The home-turf favorites finished in a tie with Marilyn Little and RF Demeter after the cross country phase of the competition, both with a score of 49.8, but Halpin hit the optimum time of six minutes and nineteen seconds on the dot,...

Chester Weber (Picsofyou.com) Ocala, Fla . – A foggy morning gave way to a sunny afternoon at Live Oak International as the three competitors in the USEF National Four-in-Hand Championship sponsored by Ariat entered the John Deere Arena to perform their dressage test. The championship also serves as the USEF Selection Trial for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Held in conjunction with the FEI Four-in-Hand division sponsored by Seminole Wellness, Chester Weber currently sits...

Wilhelm Genn and Happy Z win the $50,000 Budweiser Grand Prix! (Flashpoint Photography) Gulfport, Miss. - Only three first rounds emerged clean. As a matter fact, it took five rounds to get a clean round, and it was Wilhelm Genn in the irons of his own Happy Z who showed the crowd it could be done, setting the time to beat at 89.328 seconds. "Allen built a really good course and introduced a couple of new elements; big, bold oxers with bushes in the middle, some wider jumps that really stood...

Ali Tritschler and Helio Rouge (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Sixteen-year-old Ali Tritschler of Southport, CT, and her own Helio Rouge bested a field of 42 riders in the Platinum Performance USEF Show Jumping Talent Search on Friday morning at the FTI WEF. Tritschler and Helio Rouge were called back on top of the order to test on the flat before ultimately winning the class. Victoria Colvin and Stallone VDL were second and Megan MacPherson rounded out the top three with Class Action. Tritschler...

Wellington, Fla. - Clear rounds were the order of the night on Friday evening as 12 teams went to task over Steve Stephen’s 12-obstacle track in the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup presented by G&C Farm, the feature competition Laura Kraut and Cedric (StockImageServices.com) of CSIO4* Wellington. The Hermès U.S. Show Jumping Team headed into the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center’s International Arena for the two-round competition, held in conjunction with the FTI...

David Beisel and Ammeretto rose to the top in an excited jump-off at HITS Ocala on Sunday. They won the $50,000 Strongid© C 2X™ Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis, to cap Week VI at HITS Post Time Farm (ESI Photography) Ocala, Fla. - Nothing could dampen the spirits of David Beisel on Sunday. The rider hails from Goshen, Ohio and jumped a crowd favorite nine-year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion Ammeretto for owners Equine Holdings, LLC to a win in the $50,000 Strongid® C 2X™ Grand Prix,...

Kyle King and Quigley bested an impressive field on Sunday to win the $30,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Zoetis, at HITS Thermal. They were one of three in the jump-off and used Quigley’s speed to earn the blue (Flying Horse Photography) Thermal, Calif. - Quigley may not have many grand prix miles behind him, but his rider Kyle King of Ocala, Florida is looking forward to the 10-year-old gelding stepping up to the level with a bang. He is certainly on the right track after winning...

Chris Ewanouski and Carlos 455 Wellington, Fla. - Out of 50 contenders, Chris Ewanouski rode Carlos 455 to Wellington Turf Tour 1.40m Grand Prix victory at Deeridge Farms today. It came down to a difference of 2/10ths of a second, but Ewanouski set the standard high with his time of 33.367 seconds in an 18-horse jump off. Brazil's Rodrigo Pessoa snatched second place aboard HH Let's Fly, while Jeffery Welles rode to the third place with Antaris S. Jeffery Welles and Bilion set the pace...

Nayel Nassar and Lordan jump to a win in the $33,500 FEI HITS Desert Classic, presented by Zoetis, at HITS Thermal (Flying Horse Photography) Thermal, Calif. - It all came down to the gallop in the $33,500 FEI HITS Desert Classic, presented by Zoetis, at HITS Thermal on Thursday. With only two horses in the jump-off, Nayel Nassar put the speed of his nine-year-old Hanoverian gelding Lordan to the test and bested Bliss Heers by fractions of a second. Nassar of Santa Clara, California represents...