Saugerties, NY - Last week, HITS-on-the-Hudson ran 11 simultaneous rings and welcomed over 1,700 horses to its Saugerties show grounds, rising to the top of summer show jumping and paving the way for two more weeks of sold-out shows. Grand Prix and Hunter Prix riders alike continue on the road to qualifying for the Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix and Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final as exhibitors continue to flock to Saugerties for Weeks V and VI. High-Performance riders shine at...

Lexington, KY - Temperatures soared, but dressage competitors managed to keep their cool as the 2011 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North kicked off today at the Kentucky Horse Park. This is the third year the championships have been held at the Kentucky venue, which was the site of the 2010 Alltech/FEI World Equestrian Games last fall. Region 5 Took the Gold medal in the Young Rider competition. Photo by SusanJStickle.com. The day began...

Ashlee Bond and Chivas Z won the 1.40m Open Jumper class at the Kentucky Summer Horse Show (Photo: Kenneth Kraus/PhelpsSports.com). Lexington, KY - It was beautiful and sunny for the opening day of the Kentucky Summer Horse Shows at the Kentucky Horse Park. Today, riders gathered at the Walnut Ring to compete for top prizes in the Open Jumper classes. Ashlee Bond and Chivas Z were the big winners, claiming the victory in the 1.40m Open Jumper class with the fastest clear effort. In the 1.35m...

Para-Equestrians bidding to compete at the London 2012 Paralympic Games can now apply for funding as part of a brand new grant scheme to help with training expenses. Eurovestech plc, the pan-European development capital fund, has put up a €25,500 grant to support 15 equestrian athletes around the world as they prepare for London 2012. The grants, which will be distributed by the FEI, will be available to riders who have not won medals at the Paralympics, World Championships or World...

Region 2 Young Riders are presented with sponsorship checks by HorseShow.com's Gil Merrick and Kimberly Brown at the NAJYRC (Photo: Jennifer M. Keeler). Lexington, KY - HorseShow.com, a revolutionary online horse show network, proudly announces the winners of $5,000 in total funding assistance for Junior and Young Rider teams set to compete during this week's Adequan/FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC) in Lexington, KY, July 27-31, 2011. All NAJYRC team riders...

Shelburne, VT — The 2011 Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show® is shaping up to be another monumental event in the show's 39-year history. More than 1,000 of the world's finest Morgan horses from across the United States, Canada, and overseas will meet in Oklahoma City, OK, October 8-15 to compete for $250,000-plus in prize money. Since 1973, this show has represented the pinnacle of achievement in the Morgan horse world. For the fifth year in a row, Fred...

13-year-old Drew Rogers finishes the year strong by winning the All-Around 13 & Under award (Photo courtesy APHA). Fort Worth, TX — The dust has settled on the 2011 American Junior Paint Horse Association’s (AjPHA) Youth World Championship Paint Horse Show, which was held June 24 – July 2, 2011 in Fort Worth, Texas at Will Rogers Memorial Center. The AjPHA Youth World Show showcased the talent of both the Paint Horse breed and the young people who...

Britain’s Lee Pearson (GBR), MBE OBE has become a Paralympic icon with nine Paralympic gold medals to his name (pictured at Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games). FEI. Para-Equestrians bidding to compete at the London 2012 Paralympic Games can now apply for funding as part of a brand new grant scheme to help with training expenses. Eurovestech plc, the pan-European development capital fund, has put up a €25,500 grant to support 15 equestrian athletes around the world as they prepare for London...

Hawley Bennett-Awad and Gin N'Juice (Photo: USEA) Kalispell, MO - After a rollercoaster day of extreme highs and lows, the 10th anniversary of the Event at Rebecca Farm in beautiful Kalispell, Montana wrapped up today with a nail-biting climax in the CIC3*, part of the Adequan USEA Gold Cup Series. Though Allison Springer and her longtime partner Arthur had a ten-point lead heading into today's show jumping, victory wasn't yet in their grasp, and because the Irish gelding is notoriously...

Danielle Torano and Capitano won the $30,000 Otter Creek Grand Prix, presented by Devoucoux Saddles, on Sunday, July 24, 2011 at the Vermont Summer Festival (David Mullinix Photography). East Dorset, VT — Danielle Torano of Ft. Lauderdale, FL and the amazing Capitano, owned by Sir Ruly, Inc., sped around the course to win the $30,000 Otter Creek Grand Prix, presented by Devoucoux, on Sunday, July 24, at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT. The six-week equestrian...