Christian Heineking masters Leopoldo Palacio's course to win the $41,000 LEG Anniversary Grand Prix (Flying Horse Photography) Christian Heineking (GER) proved he was the only one who could answer Leopoldo Palacios’ questions in the $41,000 LEG Anniversary Grand Prix at the National Preview (Oct 30-Nov 3)—and he did it twice. Christian started the class with a bang aboard NKH Selena (NKH LLC, owner) and made the course look easy with a clear round within the time allowed. “I...

Grace Knox and Rapidash leading Illinois to a Team Championship in the USHJA Child/Adult Amateur Jumper Regional Championship at HITS Saugerties. (©ESI Photography) Saugerties, NY – Illinois and New Jersey were the teams to beat in the Team Championship at the inaugural USHJA Child/Adult Amateur Jumper Regional Championships taking place at HITS Saugerties this week. The Children's team from Illinois was guided by Chef Mary Goldman and included team members Caelinn Leahy, Louisa...

Saugerties, NY - A talented group of Canadian dressage stars crossed the border into New York over the weekend. One of them was on top of the leaderboard more often than not. In the two major Grand Prix classes Ashley Holzer and Jacqueline Brooks earned victory. With Jewel's Adelante, Holzer won the FEI Grand Prix test with a score of 68.936%. That put here above fellow Canadians Diane Creech and Jacqueline brooks in second and third respectively. In the Grand Prix Freestyle it was brooks...

Tatiana Dzavik and Dahlia Lexington, KY - Perfect weather greeted riders as competition got underway during the Kentucky Summer Series at the Kentucky Horse Park. The Open Jumper riders gathered at the Rolex Stadium, where the first 1.40m Open Jumper class focused on speed and Tatiana Dzavik had the winning key with Dahlia. She topped Shane Sweetnam and Fineman by just 3/10ths of a second to claim the blue ribbon. The final event of the day was the 1.40m Open Jumper Table 2 Section 2b jump-off...

Jennifer Bauersachs aboard Seriously, pictured with husband Rolf Bauersachs, are presented as winners of the $5,000 NEHJA Hunter Derby on July 18 at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT (David Mullinix Photography) East Dorset, VT — Jennifer Bauersachs guided Seriously to his first hunter derby victory on Thursday evening, July 19, at the Vermont Summer Festival running through August 11 at Harold Beebe Farm in East Dorset, VT. Bauersachs and Seriously led the field going into...

Victoria Colvin on Inclusive (The Book, LLC) Lake Placid, NY - Victoria Colvin of Loxahatchee, FL rode Betsee Parker's Inclusive to the win in the $15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby Presented by Eastern Hay & Purina Animal Nutrition at the 36th annual I Love New York Horse Show, Presented by Sea Shore Stables, LLC. This marks the second straight year that Colvin and Inclusive have taken the title. Colvin and Inclusive dominated the competition, winning both the first round with a...

Lauren Kieffer of the United States riding Veronica leads the CCI3* division following the opening phase of dressage competition at the Volvo CCI3* Bromont Three Day Event taking place June 6 to 9, 2013, in Bromont, Quebec. (Cealy Tetley, www.tetleyphoto.com) Bromont, Quebec – Lauren Kieffer and Phillip Dutton are the early leaders following the first phase of competition at the 2013 Volvo CCI3* Bromont Three Day Event, The Todd Sandler Challenge, running June 6 to 9 at the Bromont...

Toronto, ON – They don’t call him “The Flying Frenchman” for nothing. Two-time defending Canadian Show Jumping Champion Yann Candele (Caledon, ON), took the initial round of the Greenhawk Canadian Show Jumping Championships tonight in the Royal Horse Show, positioning himself well heading into tomorrow evening's final. Although Candele incurred four time-penalties when Game Ready lowered the height of the sixth fence, he was still able to post an impressively quick...

Upper Marlboro, MD - Scott Stewart started out his day by winning in his first division with Enjoy, owned by Rose Hill Farm. Enjoy, a six-year-old Holsteiner gelding by Cassiano, won three classes and was second in the under saddle to win the championship in the First Year Green Working Hunter Section A, sponsored by PJP Farm. The reserve champion was Lapis, ridden by Holly Orlando for Missy Luczak Smith. They placed first, second, and third over fences and third in the under saddle. Stewart...

Paige Johnson and Amagedon 3 won the High Amateur-Owner Jumpers at the Kentucky Summer Classic. (Kendall Bierer/PMG) Lexington, KY - August 3, 2012 - Although storm clouds hung sullenly over the Kentucky Horse Park this afternoon, the amateur and junior jumper riders were not deterred as they tackled their respective courses to vie for the top honors in the Rolex Stadium. Paige Johnson topped today's High Amateur-Owner Jumpers with Amagedon 3. Megan Nusz slid into the second place finish...