Quentin Judge and HH Sandor (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - The FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival began its fifth week of competition today. Quentin Judge of Ridgefield, CT, rode HH Sandor, owned by Double H Farm, to victory in the $8,000 G&C Farm 1.45m Jumpers. Week five of the FTI WEF, sponsored by Spy Coast Farm , will run February 8-12. The highlight class of the week is Saturday night's $125,000 FEI World Cup Qualifier Grand Prix, presented by Spy Coast Farm. The 2012 FTI...

Darragh Kerins and Hot Wheels (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - The FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival welcomed exhibitors for the fourth week of competition, which starts today and goes through Sunday, February 5. In the opening class in the International Arena, Darragh Kerins (IRL) guided Hot Wheels to victory in the $8,000 G&C Farm 1.45m Jumpers. Week four of the FTI WEF runs February 1-5, and is sponsored by Adequan . The Budweiser Clydesdales will be making two appearances at the FTI...

Gold medals are the reason we came here (well that and Olympic Qualification in Jumping)… and the Dressage Team delivered an incredible effort yesterday. What they accomplished went far beyond the (incredibly heavy) Gold hardware they all now have around their necks. They were awesome. Cesar got it going with a solid, mistake-free effort – which is the job for the pathfinder on the team. Marisa and Heather then had personal best performances on Frankie and Paragon respectively and...

Elkton, MD - Clear jumping and quick trips across the country were the name of the game Saturday at the 2011 Dansko Fair Hill International. The rain that plagued the first two days of competition was nowhere in sight as the sun shone over Derek di Grazia’s tracks. Heavy going resulted in time faults for many of the competitors and a shake-up on the leaderboard in both divisions. Jan Bynny and Kylie Lyman produced two of the quickest rounds of the day in the CCI3* and CCI2* to lead their...

SAUGERTIES, NY – Just as Marshall & Sterling League action reached its peak at the National Finals, riders entered the Strongid® C 2X Grand Prix Stadium on Saturday to compete for the popular Farnam Adult Medal. Elysse Ruschmeyer of South Glastonbury, Conneticut aboard her own Arktis was crowned the winner of the Farnam Adult Medal. She topped a field of 41 riders who competed all year in hopes of qualifying for the finals. Ruschmeyer also rode to a top-five finish in the Hudson...

Lexington, KY - American Boyd Martin rode confidently into the main arena at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials to put in a top 12 effort on the first day of dressage. Riding Neville Bardos, whose trip to England was made possible by a Land Rover Competition and Training Grant, Martin was accurate and produced an excellent effort at the CCI4*. Neville Bardos' appearance at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials is something of a miracle after the 12-year-old Australian Thoroughbred gelding...

Darragh Kenny and Obelix won the $10,000 Kenneth Cole Open Welcome Stake, Presented by Manchester Designer Outlets, on Thursday, August 4, at the Vermont Summer Festival (David Mullinix Photography). East Dorset, VT — Ireland’s Darragh Kenny claimed victory in the $10,000 Kenneth Cole Open Welcome Stake, presented by Manchester Designer Outlets, on Thursday, August 4, at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT. The six-week equestrian competition is running at...

Lexington, KY - Sunny skies and warm temperatures returned to the Kentucky Horse Park for Sunday evening's $40,000 Kentucky Summer Grand Prix, sponsored by Audi of Lexington. The nation's top horse and rider combinations gathered at the Rolex Stadium during the Kentucky Summer Horse Show to compete for the winning title. At the end of the night, it was Germany's Christian Heineking and River of Dreams who led the victory gallop after an excellent double clear effort. Karen Cudmore...

McLain Ward and Pjotter Van De Zonnehoeve won the $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic at the Kentucky Summer Horse Show (Photo: Rebecca Walton/PMG). Lexington, KY - It was a late night at the Kentucky Horse Park as riders gathered at the Rolex Stadium to compete in the $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic at the Kentucky Summer Horse Show. McLain Ward proved to be the best of the best, dominating the jump-off with the only two double clear efforts aboard Pjotter Van De Zonnehoeve and Vocas to place...

Oklahoma City, OK - Twelve college-age riders competed in the 2011 National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Collegiate Reining Championship during the recent NRHA Derby Show in Oklahoma City, OK. Jesse Gentile of The Ohio State University won the championship title and NRHA Lawson trophy with a score of 218. When asked what advice he would give young reiners, Gentile who rode Out Dun the Son from Gary Sanders of Steele, MO, said, “Have fun, and even though it’s (reining) is a lot...