Paul O'Shea and Primo De Revel -- champions of the $75,000 Equine Insurance Services/Great American GP of Lake Placid (The Book LLC) Lake Placid, NY - A win by Paul O'Shea of Ireland in the $75,000 Equine Insurance Services/Great American Grand Prix of Lake Placid was the culminating highlight of the 44th annual Lake Placid Horse Show, Presented by Sea Shore Stables, LLC. Riding Michael Hayden's Primo De Revel, O'Shea was one of six entries from the starting field of 34 to reach the...

Eduardo Menezes and Caruschka (McCool Photos) San Juan Capistrano, CA - On a warm Southern California afternoon where the temperatures reached into the 80s, twenty-one pairs rode a course set by designer Pierre Jolicoeur in the $30,000 Blenheim Red, White & Blue Grand Prix, presented by Markel Insurance. With a mix of rookies and veterans, both horse and rider, the track was inviting to all who entered. Of the ten who were clear in the first round, Brazilian Eduardo Menezes once again led...

John Pearce and Chianto (Flying Horse Photography) Parker, CO - The Kathy and Brad Coors Family Grand Prix Arena was christened on the first week of the Colorado Horse Park's Summer in the Rockies in a ceremony during the $30,000 Kathy and Brad Coors Family Grand Prix. A field of 12 horse and rider combinations accepted the challenge of Hector Loyola's technical track, but it was Canadian John Pearce who expertly navigated the jump-off round, besting the rest with long-time partner...

Kelley Farmer and Taken jumping to back-to-back blue ribbons in Thursday's High Performance Hunter division of the Kentucky Spring Horse Show. (Emily Riden) Lexington, KY - Fresh off wins in Lexington, Virginia, Kelley Farmer made the trip to Lexington, Kentucky and once again topped the leader board during the first day of the Kentucky Spring Horse Shows. Farmer swept the field of top hunter riders in both of today's High Performance Hunter classes aboard Taken, kicking off the five-days...

As with all new things, as they develop, there are certain glitches and bugs that inevitably crop up. NAWD reviewed its 2012 tests for 2013 and has corrected errors and last week the WDAA announced that there were errors in calculating the point totals on some of their tests. An important notice to competitors who have ridden USEF Morgan Tests at 2013 shows came out in the WDAA newsletter and emails to members. They “…discovered minor errors in preparing the WDAA Western Dressage...

Beezie Madden & Simon (Rebecca Walton/ Phelps Media Group) Gothenburg, Sweden - Valuable World Cup points were at stake Friday evening in the Rolex/FEI World Cup Final as riders vied for a place in Sunday's final competition. Uliano Vezzani tested the 38 riders that returned for round two over a flowing 13-obstacle track in the Scandinavium Arena. Riders within the top 26 placings following tonight's round qualified to jump in Sunday's final competition and of those entries...

Lexington, KY – With the second day of dressage completed at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Land Rover, William Fox-Pitt (GBR) now sits in the lead with Chilli Morning after earning an impressive 33.3. Fox-Pitt had a practically flawless dressage test with Christopher and Lisa Stone’s 13-year-old stallion in front of the Ground Jury of Nick Burton (GBR), Christina Klingspor (SWE), and Brian Ross (USA). “He is a lovely horse to ride on the flat,”...

Recently on the NAWD Facebook page, discussion has centered on the terms “connection” and “collection” with riders, trainers and instructors piping in with comments. If you have not checked in with the Facebook discussions on the websites for all the organizations, I encourage you to do so. All of these comments are so valuable! This is a critical conversation and is truly at the root of the discussion that surrounds WD videos that are currently out there. Dressage...

Todd Minikus and Quality Girl (Mancini Photos) Wellington, FL - Equestrian Sport Productions LLC (ESP) wrapped up its second week of spring competition April 10-14 at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, with an exciting victory for Todd Minikus and Quality Girl in the $25,000 ESP Spring 2 Grand Prix. Minikus also won the $10,000 Open Jumper Stake earlier in the week riding Legacy Stables' Tuxedo. The week's jumper courses in the International Arena...

Lane Clarke and Semira de Saulieu, with representatives from Summit General Insurance Agency and Blenheim EquiSports San Juan Capistrano, CA - On a gorgeous Southern California afternoon, forty-five pairs attempted to answer the questions asked by German course designer Olaf Peterson, Jr. in the $40,000 Spring Classic II Grand Prix, presented by Summit General Insurance Agency. Seemingly impossible to master, half the class entered the field without a single duo going clean. Some of our...