Lamprechtshausen , Austria - Building on their win in the Nations Cup at CSIOY Lamprechtshausen, the U.S. Young Rider Show Jumping Tour capped off a successful weekend with a one-two finish in the Young Rider Grand Prix. Reed Kessler took the top spot for the U.S. on Ligist, she jumped the only clear round in the jump-off for the win. Jessica Springsteen was second on Cincinnati La Silla, she had the fastest short-course round by more than five seconds, but had one rail to settle for second....

McLain Ward and Oh' D Eole on course in Sunday's $50,000 HITS Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, NY (ESI Photography©). Saugerties, NY — Perfect weather and strong entries highlighted the first week of show jumping at HITS Saugerties as HITS-on-the-Hudson I drew rave reviews from exhibitors competing in the heart of the Hudson Valley. Leading the way for High-Performance riders was the reigning Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix...

Tucker Johnson at Devon (Photograph courtesy of Alden Corrigan and Meg Wiederseim). Devon, PA - One of the highlights of Memorial Day weekend is the Devon Pleasure Carriage Drive from St. David's Church through the tree-lined neighborhoods along the 4-½ mile route to the Dixon Oval. The images of majestic animals pulling magnificently maintained coaches draw crowds of spectators and tailgaters alike, both at St. David's and along the Pleasure Carriage Drive route to the Devon...

Jan Ebeling and Rafalca. Photo by Aly Sanderford/Phelps Media Group. Leipzig, Germany - A strong field of 15 riders from nine nations contested Saturday evening's Grand Prix Freestyle, to bring the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final to a close. There were three nations that qualified three riders each for tonight's class; the United States, The Netherlands and Germany. America's Catherine Haddad-Staller, Shawna Harding and Jan Ebeling performed up-tempo freestyles in front of a...

The FEI Nations Cup™ 2011 series will go ahead with its prize money unchanged from last year. The agreement with series title sponsor Meydan came to an end in 2010 and the Dubai-based company has chosen to refocus its cooperation with the FEI and is currently negotiating terms to move into an exciting new partnership in Endurance. Whilst negotiations with potential partners for the FEI Nations Cup™ Top League are still ongoing, the FEI has guaranteed that prize money to the athletes...

Hayley Barnhill and Safari. (Photo by Rebecca Walton/PMG. ) Katy, TX - The air was electric for the $50,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, sponsored by the Carole and Jim Looke Family Fund, held at the Spring Gathering Charity Horse Show. Thirty-seven horse and rider combinations turned out to compete for the grand prize and winning title. After the top 12 showed over the handy course the victory went to Hayley Barnhill and Safari. The pair led from start to finish with incredible scores of...

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) will be well represented at the Rolex/FEI World Cup Final April 27-May 1 as 10 American show jumpers will head to Leipzig, Germany for the 2011 Final. After 29 World Cup Qualifying Events throughout the 2010-2011 season the following riders have qualified in this order in their respective Leagues: East: Michelle Spadone/27/Califon, NJ Margie Engle/53/Wellington, FL Beezie Madden/47/Cazenovia, NY McLain Ward/35/Brewster, NY Charlie...

Newberry, FL - Equus Arts LLC is proud to present the al Sol Show to be held March 18-20, 2011, at Canterbury Showplace located in Newberry, FL. This show, now in its third year, is held during the height of the Florida winter show season. In addition to Andalusian, Lusitano, P.R.E. and Friesian breed classes the show offers a Level 2 Open to ALL Breeds Dressage show during the same weekend. The two competitions are licensed by both the United States Equestrian Federaion (USEF) and the United...

Glen Senk and Another Place. (Photo by Sportfot©.) Wellington, FL - Glen Senk did more than steal the show this morning as fifty-three entries came out for a chance to win the title in the Peggy Cone Memorial WCHR Adult Hunter Classic. Senk had a total of four entries in the class, all of which placed in the top twelve. Senk's newest mount, Another Place, took top honors in the class with an average score of 83.5 in the first round, and 85.5 in the second round. Senk, and his own Fashion Farm,...

Jumping Two familiar names jumped to the top of the $50,000 Strongid C 2X Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health which served as the first of four FEI World Cup Qualifiers at Thermal in California. Rolex/FEI World Cup veterans (they were second in 2008), Rich Fellers and Flexible got back to business and won narrowly over Richard Spooner and Cristallo. Amateur Rider Karl Cook and Uno de Laubry were third. These three combinations were the only short course clears out of the field of 27 -...