Tim Hooker and Sovereign Mystery (Flashpoint Photography) Hampton Falls, NH – September 15, 2010 The Fidelity Investments Jumper Classic, presented by Porsche, started today with a great turn-out of competition at the Silver Oak Equestrian Center. Located in the beautiful seacoast town of Hampton Falls, NH, the Jumper Classic is New England's premier equestrian event. This elite level competition attracts the country's top riders, past Olympians and local equestrians who compete for over...

Jenny Fischer is congratulated by HITS' Kristen Vale and Mary Moeller of Marshall & Sterling Insuran (ESI Photography) SAUGERTIES, NY (September 15, 2010)--Mother Nature got the memo for the opening day of the 2010 Marshall & Sterling League National Finals as riders were greeted with a picture-perfect afternoon at HITS-on-the-Hudson, in Saugerties, New York. Taking top honors in today's competition was accomplished hunter rider and Marshall &Sterling League National Finals veteran Jenny...

Jennifer Alfano won multiple top ribbons on the first day of the Buffalo International Horse Show, i (Lauren Fisher/PMG) Buffalo, NY - September 15, 2010 - The 64th Annual Buffalo International Horse Show (BIHS) began competition today at the Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center (BTRC) in Buffalo, NY. The horse show will host a number of special classes in their large indoor arena through Sunday, September 19, featuring great prize money and exciting competition to benefit the BTRC and its...

Courageous Comet and Becky Holder (Photo by Mike McNally) Lexington, KY - The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) held its 25th annual National Awards Dinner in Lexington, Kentucky, September 10, 2010, honoring the achievements of Thoroughbred owners and breeders in North America. A new honor instituted this year, the Rood & Riddle Thoroughbred Sport Horse of the Year Award was awarded to top eventing horse, Courageous Comet, owned by Tom and Becky Holder. Courageous Comet, a...

HITS' Kristen Vale and Marshall & Sterling's Mary Moeller congratulate Mira Hopkins after winning the 2009 Championship in the Children's Hunter Horse Division. (Lili Weik Photography) Saugerties, NY - After an historic weekend that saw the best ih high performance show jumping take aim at history in the Pfizer Million, HITS-on-the-Hudson now gets ready to welcome this year’s star competitors from its highly popular grass-roots organization, the Marshall & Sterling League. The...

Gail Morey (John French and Crown Affair. ) Carson City, NV - With only a few days left to prepare for the $25,000 Franktown Meadows Hunter Derby at the Franktown Meadows Equestrian Facility, anticipation is mounting. Equestrians are traveling from all over to take part in the first standalone hunter derby on the West Coast. Among the many hunter derby exhibitors will be top professionals John French and Jenny Karazissis. French will be accompanied by four hunter derby horses, which include two...

ESI Photography. (McLain Ward and Sapphire in the Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix. ) Saugerties, NY - Two-time U.S. Olympic Gold medalist McLain Ward of Brewster, NY, and his majestic, "million-dollar" mare, Sapphire, owned by Ward and Blue Chip Bloodstock, won the inaugural Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix on Sunday, September 12 at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties. The legendary duo of Ward and Sapphire proudly added their names to the show jumping history books once more when they bested a field of...

Lauren Fisher/PMG (therine Poulin and Brilliant Too won the FEI Grand Prix Championship at the 2010 GAIG/USDF Region 2 Dressage Championship.) Traverse City, MI - The sun came out for a gorgeous day in Traverse City, MI, on Sunday as the 2010 Great American Insurance Group/USDF Region 2 Dressage Championships and Dressage by the Bay Fall Classic concluded their final day of competition. Ending the show with an exciting victory were Katherine Poulin and Brilliant Too who won the FEI Grand Prix...

Traverse City, MI - The 2010 Great American Insurance Group/USDF Region 2 Dressage Championships continued on Saturday at Flintfields Horse Park in Traverse City, MI. Yvonne Barteau, of Maple Park, IL, had a great day with her mount GP Raymeister, first winning the FEI Intermediaire II Championship and then topping the FEI Intermediaire I Freestyle Championship later in the day. The championship classes are being held in conjunction with the Dressage by the Bay Fall Classic, which offers a full...

ESI Photography. ( McLain Ward and Rothchild in the $30,000 FEI HITS Welcome Classic. ) Saugerties, NY - High performance riders were greeted with a picture-perfect afternoon at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, NY, during Saturday's $50,000 FEI World Cup Qualifier/Pfizer Million Wild Card Grand Prix. At the end of the class, it was two-time Olympic Gold-medal winner Mclain Ward that stood tall aboard Sagamore Farm's Rothchild winning the class in preparation for the highly-anticipated Pfizer...