Ali Wolff and Caya on their way to a $34,600 Saugerties Jumper Classic win. (ESI Photography) Saugerties, N.Y. - The most prestigious week of the season at HITS-on-the-Hudson, The HITS Championship, commenced on Wednesday with the $34,600 FEI Saugerties Jumper Classic. Riders and horses from half a dozen nations descended on the Grand Prix Ring at HITS Saugerties to contend for the first big victory of the jam-packed week. Many talented names filled the order of go, including 2016 Olympic...

Aaron Vale and Quidam's Good Luck (Taylor Renner/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - Aaron Vale has taken the early lead in the 2016 Hagyard Challenge Series by claiming the second and third place positions during Thursday's $34,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic CSI3*. Vale, who has been competing at the Kentucky Horse Shows for 28 years, rode Quidam's Good Luck and Finou 4 to double-clear rounds, finishing just shy of the winner, Pablo Barrios on ASD Farfala. The Kentucky Spring Horse...

Nayel Nassar and Lordan (CapturedMomentPhotography.com) Del Mar, Calif. - Setting an early pace in the jump-off proved to be unbeatable as Nayel Nassar and Lordan stepped up for the win in the $60,000 Grand Prix of California, presented by Equ Lifestyle. Clearly a week for the young and talented show jumpers, Lauren Crooks took the win in the Interactive Mortgage Horses 10&U Futurity. FEI Course Designer Oscar Soberon set the 1.50m track for the thirty grand prix competitors. "I tried to...

Devon Bridges and Amadeus (CapturedMomentPhotography.com) Del Mar, Calif. - After fifty entries galloped on course in the $25,000 Markel Insurance 1.40m Welcome Grand Prix, twenty negotiated the track without fault. Second to last to go in the jump-off, Devon Bridges and ACE Equestrian's Amadeus topped some of the nation's most talented and experienced riders for a sweet and emotional victory. FEI course designer Oscar Soberon (MEX) took on an interesting challenge in today's class,...

Lexington, KY - April 22, 2016 - The 2016 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, Presented by Land Rover, is hosting its fourth annual $20,000 Dubarry Team Challenge when the event returns to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky, April 28-May 1. The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, known as the "Best Weekend All Year," is the nation's premier Three-Day Event and one of the most prestigious equestrian competitions in the world. It is the only Four Star three-day event in the Western...

John Whitaker (GBR) and Bertram Allen (IRL) (GCL/Stefano Grasso) Miami - Global Champions League blasted off in 2016 in Miami Beach with a knife edge victory for the dynamic duo of John Whitaker (GBR) and Bertram Allen (IRL) in team Valkenswaard United. It was a dazzling launch for the thrilling new competition format as some of the world’s top riders became team mates for the first time, propelling show jumping into a new era. Riders, fans and guests hailed the debut and spoke of its...

Wellington, Florida – Kelli Cruciotti of Parker, CO, was crowned the Artisan Farms Under 25 Grand Prix Series Champion following the final event held Saturday, March 26, at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Kelli Cruciotti of Parker, CO, claimed the 2016 Artisan Farms Under 25 Grand Prix Series Championship riding Chamonix H. Photo by Starting Gate Communications Wellington, FL. Seven events offering a total of $170,000 in prize money comprised this year’s Artisan Farms Under 25...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce that two athletes that will represent the U.S. at the Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final, March 23-27, 2016, in Gothenburg, Sweden at the Gothenburg Horse Show. The following combinations qualified during World Cup Qualifying Events in the North American League held throughout the 2015-2016 season (listed in ranked order): Guenter Seidel (Cardiff, Calif.) and James and Charlotte Mashburn’s...

Wellington, FL – February 9, 2016 – The Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) is set to host the prestigious CDI 5*, the highest international dressage rating, during the fifth week of the circuit on Wednesday, February 10, through Sunday, February 14, at The Stadium at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC). Competition will begin at 8 a.m. on Wednesday with the FEI Grand Prix CDI 3*, presented by Wellington Equestrian Realty. Small Tour competition, presented by...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation is pleased to announce the nine 2015 Equestrians of Honor. Laura Graves (StockImageServices.com) Laura Graves Geneva, Fla. Dressage The William C. Steinkraus Trophy is presented to an equestrian competing in the Olympic disciplines of dressage, eventing, or show jumping. Laura Graves has spent 2015 solidifying her name amongst top dressage athletes here in the U.S., as well as abroad. At only 28-years-old, Graves and her mount, Verdades,...