Middleburg, VA - The first leg of the all new Taylor Harris Insurance Services $200,000 Triple Crown Challenge, America's richest rider bonus, is set for lift off just days from now at the legendary Devon Horse Show and Country Fair. This unique challenge offers a spectacular $200,000 top prize for any show jumping rider that can put together back to back to back wins on the same horse at three of the nation's most prestigious grand prix events. The first event of the Taylor Harris...

Lexington, KY - Prize lists have been sent for Country II, scheduled for June 6-10 and June 13-17, 2012, at the beautiful Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington and I. This year's show is a World Championship Hunter Rider event during Country Heir II, the second week of competition. The prize money has been increased for the jumpers during Country Heir II, making it a Level 5 Jumper event with the highlight being a $55,000 Grand Prix. Country Heir will be offering $370,000 prize money over the...

Lexington, KY - Meagan Nusz, of The Woodlands, TX, has been named the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Rider of the Month for March. Nusz competes in the East Conference Amateur-Owner division of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series aboard Vesuvius. The month of March was a success for Nusz and her riding partner, as they earned one 2nd and two 1st place finishes during the eighth, ninth and eleventh weeks at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL, earning 368 points. The...

Steffen Peters & "Legolas 92" swept the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special at the Festival of the Horse CDI 3* (Jennifer M. Keeler) Burbank, CA - West Coast dressage riders and horses enjoyed thrilling competition in a spectacular venue at the Festival of the Horse CDI 3*/Y/J Presented By HorseShow.com, held March 29 - April 1, 2012 in San Juan Capistrano, CA. As the site of the 2004 and 2008 U.S. Dressage Selection Trials for the Olympic Games, it was only natural for this spectacular...

The 2012 USEF National Show Jumping Championships and Selection Trials for the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2012 Olympic Games concluded on Saturday evening with an exciting fourth and final round under the lights at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. It was a full house of over 7,000 spectators as veteran competitor Margie Engle and young rider Reed Kessler tied for the championship title and shared the victory gallop. The competition this week was held as both the national...

Ashey Holzer and Pop Art (Susan J. Stickle) Wellington, FL - Ashley Holzer and Pop Art were the big winners of the FEI Grand Prix at the $15,000 Wellington Dressage Classic CDI***, presented by the Chesapeake Dressage Institute, held March 15-18 at the Global Dressage Festival (GDF)Stadium show grounds in Wellington, FL. Holzer and Pop Art garnered a sore of 71.447% from the five international judges, enough to hold off Tina Konyot and Calecto V, who scored 70.191% for second place. The big...

Lexington, KY – Shawn Casady of Harriman, TN, has been named the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Rider of the Month for February. Casady competes in the East Conference Junior division of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series aboard Zubantos. The month of February was a success for Casady and his riding partner, as they earned 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 11th place finishes during the fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth weeks at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL, earning...

Steffen Peters won the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special at the Burbank CDI-W/Y/J, showing why "Legolas" could be his next superstar. (Jennifer M. Keeler) Burbank, CA - Riders who dream of a chance to stand on the Olympic medal podium began their quests at the Mid-Winter Dressage Fair CDI-W/Y/J in Burbank, CA, February 23 - 26, 2012. As the first official West Coast qualifying competition for the 2012 Olympic Games Dressage Team Selection Trials, horses and riders vied for valuable qualifying...

Funding Neede for the FHWA Recreational Trails Program The Senate transportation bill (MAP-21) severely weakens programs for trails, walking, and biking. Amendment #1661 proposed by Senator Klobuchar (D-MN) and co-sponsored by Senators Burr (R-NC), Shaheen (D-NH), Risch (R-ID), and Udall (D-CO), would restore dedicated funding for the Recreational Trails Program (RTP), consistent with language that is already in the House bill. Equine Land Conservation Resource is already signed on and is...

Lexington, KY - Accomplished trainers from the Saddlebred, Morgan and Arabian breeds have been selected as coaches for the 2012 U.S. Saddle Seat World Cup Team. The event will take place in Parys, South Africa, in December of 2012. The 2012 USA Saddle Seat Team Coaches are Cindy Mugnier, Sandra Currier, Kristen Cater, and Brent Jacobs. Cindy Mugnier owns and operates a training stable at Fox Meadow Farm in Massachusetts; she also is a USEF judge and current committee member of USEF Morgan,...