Lexington KY - The US Show Jumping Team of Laura Teodori/Kasoar D’Uxelles; Lacy Morrone-Cramer/Ulyssess Van De Krekebeke; Georgina Bloomberg/Metropolitan, and Mario Deslauriers/Vicomte D settled for second place in today's Nations Cup competition in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After two rounds of competition, the US Team finished tied with Brazil with 11 faults, forcing a jump-off for the win. US Team Chef d'Equipe Michele Grubb elected to send back Deslauriers, who ended today's battle with...

Though the Spalding Labs United States Eventing Association (USEA) Young Event Horse West Coast Championships ran until the sun set at the Galway Downs International Three-Day and Horse Trials, spectators were treated to performances by some of the best young event prospects in the country. Robyn Fisher rode Rose Sullivan’s Clair de Lune SE, a Holsteiner Stallion by Contendor and out of L’Vienna Z, and scored an 83.90% to win the Five-Year-Old Championship, while she also rode her own Dutch...

Riding her grand prix partner Come On III, Shawna Harding captured the Trilogy Dressage Saddle "Best Seat" Award at the Great American/United States Dressage Federation (USDF) Region 1 Dressage Championships and VADA Fall Competition. Harding beat out riders from more than 10 states who were competing in the four-day championship dressage competition, which included musical freestyle and grand prix classes. Debbie Witty, President of Trilogy Dressage Saddles, was pleased with the selection of...

HITS would like to congratulate all of the riders in this year's 2009 ASPCA Maclay National Championships, which was held on October 31 at the Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament, featuring the 126th National Horse Show. Of the top 10 ribbon winners, nine of the riders compete at HITS winter show circuits, either in Thermal, CA, or Ocala, FL. Winner Zazou Hoffman of Santa Monica, CA, is a past regular competitor in Thermal, as are Samantha Harrison (fourth place) and Lucy Davis (sixth)....

The Official Prize List for Equestrian Sport Productions Holiday & Horses AA rated Horse Show CSI-W is now available both online and in hard copy. The cover of the program was designed by Mette Olesen Phillips, one of the winners of the Winter Equestrian Festival Poster Contest. The Holiday and Horses show will run from Wednesday, November 25, through Sunday, November 29, 2009. In addition to the AA USEF rated class schedule, the show will include a Friday evening $50,000 FEI World Cup...

The 2010 Gulf Coast Winter Series has become the hot topic among the equestrian community from coast to coast. Under the management of Bob Bell and Janet McCarroll, the Gulf Coast Winter Series has just announced the addition of Thom Brede to assist Allen Rheinheimer this season as a technical director. “Thom’s been managing large horse shows for years, he’s one of the most sought after hunter judges, and brings a host of talents to our series,” Bell shared. While it’s expected that Brede’s...

Tracy Fenney earned top honors in the $25,000 Grand Prix of Dallas on Sunday riding MTM Centano, owned by MTM Farm. Sunday's victory marks Fenney's third consecutive Dallas Harvest Grand Prix win, as well as her eighth time winning the class overall. The 2009 Dallas Harvest Horse Show concluded on Sunday following a successful week of competition at the Texas Rose Horse Park in beautiful Tyler, TX. The Dallas Harvest Horse Show is a very active supporter of Habitat for Horses, one of the...

On December 14, 2009, Equestrian Professional.com continues its horse business seminar series with “What Every Equine Business Person Needs to Know About the Law.” The guest speaker will be renowned equine law expert and author Julie I. Fershtman, attorney at law. Julie I. Fershtman is one of the most experienced and accomplished Equine Law practitioners in the nation. Crossing virtually all equine breeds and disciplines, her law practice serves a clientele of stables, industry professionals,...

Arenus-sponsored rider Kassandra Barteau of Maple Park, IL, and her horse GP Raymeister have topped the United States rankings for the FEI World Cup® Dressage Final for Young Riders. As a result, both have been invited to compete in Frankfurt, Germany, for the FEI World Cup Dressage Final for Young Riders, December 17-20, 2009. Barteau and her horse earned the sole United States Young Rider slot for the FEI competition in Frankfurt by averaging 73.375% in their two best test rides in the FEI...

Please save the date and plan on joining us for the 43rd Annual Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA) International Conference to be held in Lake City, FL, at The Oaks Equestrian Center—an O’Connor Signature Facility on October 21–24, 2010. This event is for riding instructors, barn managers, equine facility owners, trainers, horse professionals and general horse owners and enthusiasts. Participants get to ride in sessions on school horses. This event is open to the public. The CHA...