Lane Clarke and Semira de Saulieu (McCool) San Juan Capistrano, Calif. - Congratulations go to Lane Clarke and Semira de Saulieu (Charlotte Gadbois, owner) for earning the win in the $30,000 Blenheim Grand Prix, presented by FarmVet. A double win for the week for Clarke, he and three other top contenders competed in the jump-off. With a tighter time allowed, Cecilia Galvin of Mexico designed a forward track well-suited for a national grand prix. Rails fell and time faults accrued for a number...

Devon, Pa. – The Devon Horse Show & Country Fair hosted its ninth day of competition on Friday featuring hunters, jumpers, driving, gaited horses, Friesians, Hackney ponies, and much more. Concluding another exciting day, the $3,000 Five-Gaited Saddle Horse Stake class was held, sponsored by Willisbrook Farm, with a win for Smith Lilly and Woodlea Farms LLC's Central Perk. For the win, the pair was presented The Walter Graham Memorial Perpetual Trophy donated by Willisbrook Farm....

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...

Article originally posted at www.useventing.com . Davidson and Copper Beech (StockImageServices.com) When Buck Davidson found his lucky red socks stashed in the corner of his camper the other day, he knew it was a good omen. Then, when he and Copper Beech scored 43 in dressage – the horse’s owner Carl Segal’s favorite number – he figured he had this event in the bag. Who can argue with fate? Sunday, Davidson (Riegelsville, Pa.) and the eight-year-old Irish gelding won...

Lexington, Ky Allison Springer and Arthur (Shannon Brinkman Photo) . – The second day of dressage came to a close Friday at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented Land Rover with a new set of names atop the leaderboard. Twenty-nine horse-and-rider combinations performed their test in the Rolex Stadium in front of the Ground Jury of Sandy Phillips (GBR), Gillian Rolton (AUS), and Christina Klingspor (SWE). The U.S. riders had another day of impressive performances at the Kentucky...

Katy, Texas. - Peter Pletcher knew what he had to do in the Handy Hunter Round of the $30,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, presented by Valobra Master Jewelers. He stood third and fourth aboard CR Beethoven and Luxe, respectively, after the Classic Round and had some ground to make up. With Jennifer Alfano and the superstar derby horse Jersey Boy comfortably leading the way and the talented Martien van der Hoeven in second with Cellino, Pletcher decided it would have to be something pretty...

Rodrigo Pessoa and Citizenguard Cadjanine Z (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - Brazil’s Rodrigo Pessoa jumped to victory with Citizenguard Cadjanine Z in Saturday night’s $280,000 FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix CSI-W 4*, presented by The Bainbridge Companies, at the 2014 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF) in Wellington, FL. The class featured a roster of the world’s top riders and saw a win for the legendary show jumper and his promising new mount ahead of three...

Nicole Bellissimo and VDL Bellefleur (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - The $25,000 Artisan Farms Young Rider Grand Prix Series Semi-Final was held on Friday night, presented by the Dutta Corporation in association with Guido Klatte. Fifty young riders under the age of 25 competed under the lights in the International Arena, with seven clear rounds to jump-off, and a win for 20-year-old Nicole Bellissimo of Wellington, FL. Riding Bellissimo LLC's VDL Bellefleur, an eight-year-old KWPN mare by...

Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven and Don Auriello (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - The Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) Palm Beach Dressage Derby CDI W, presented by Martha W. Jolicoeur and Maria Mendelsohn of Illustrated Properties, concluded on Sunday at The Stadium at PBIEC. First to take a victory lap was Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven (SWE) and Don Auriello in the FEI Grand Prix Special. The day concluded with the FEI Intermediaire Freestyle, which was topped by Evi Strasser (CAN) and Rigaudon Tyme....

McLain Ward and HH Carlos Z (Sportfot) Wellington, Fla. - After topping Saturday's $25,000 Nutrena Jumper Classic at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival, the brand new partnership of McLain Ward (USA) and Double H Farm's HH Carlos Z went on to their second victory of the week in Sunday's $25,000 Suncast® 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic. The class saw 52 entries with six to jump-off. Laura Kraut and MH Sporthorse's Andretti S were first to jump-off and incurred 16...