Havens Schatt and Sans Souci (Elaine Wessel) Lexington, Ky. – As the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show came to an end today, Havens Schatt and her mount Sans Souci still had one order of business: leading the victory gallop in the $5,000 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby. The pair rode to a strong start with a 94-point score from the judges’ panel during the classic round, and further extended their lead with another high mark in the handy round to secure their title as...

Stephanie Don, Elizabeth McDougald, and Sarah Davis (l to r) (Shawn McMillen Photography) Lexington, Ky. - The 2015 US National Pony Jumper Championship, held as part of the US Pony Finals, came to an exciting conclusion on Saturday night with Individual titles up for grabs. Fifteen competitors came back to jump a fourth round over Marc Donovan’s challenging course, with combinations producing their best performances of the week. ? Stephanie Don and Elizabeth McDougald entered the Alltech...

Jimmy Torano and Lion Hearted won the $15,000 NEHJA Performance Stake Hunter Derby, sponsored by Land Rover Experience, during the final week of the Vermont Summer Festival. (Photo by David Mullinix Photography) East Dorset, Vermont – Jimmy Torano of Wellington, FL, won the $15,000 NEHJA Performance Stake Hunter Derby, sponsored by Land Rover Experience, aboard Lion Hearted and finished second with Argentus on Thursday, August 6, at the Vermont Summer Festival. The Vermont Summer Festival...

(c) ESI Photography Melissa Feller and Serafino, owned by Elisabeth McFadden, jump in the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix at HITS-on-the-Hudson V on Saturday. SAUGERTIES, New York - July 28, 2015 - Melissa Feller and Serafino, owned by Elisabeth McFadden, took first place in the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix by more than six points out of a field of 50 entries Saturday at HITS-on-the-Hudson V. Feller, of Lincoln Park, New Jersey, and Serafino did not have the highest score, an 88.5, in Round 1, but...

Beezie Madden on Cortes C (c) Karl-Heinz Frieler Mannheim, Germany - What a crazy final day of the 100th CSIO of Germany: In the press conference at noon show director Peter Hofmann had just expressed his happiness about the moderate weather conditions for Saturday’s Nations Cup and the Gala Evening, when after the first half of the 300,000 Euro Grand Prix of Mannheim heavy rain showers and stormy winds broke into the MVV Equestrian stadium like the Mannheim region has not seen them for...

Schuyler Riley and Dobra De Porceyo ©LizCrawleyPhotography Mill Spring, NC - July 12, 2015 - A large crowd of spectators filled the stands to witness the $210,000 Asheville Regional Airport Grand Prix CSI 4* at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) on a beautiful summer evening in Mill Spring, NC. Schuyler Riley (USA) captured another big international win, adding back-to-back victories in the "Saturday Night Lights" Series aboard nine-year-old Dobra De Porceyo. The duo crossed the...

Victoria Colvin and BetterTimes ©BarryKosterPhotography. Mill Spring, NC - July 5, 2015 - Victoria Colvin of Loxahatchee, FL, continued her hot streak today with a win in the $15,000 Under 25 Grand Prix aboard BetterTimes, owned by Heritage Farm, at the conclusion of the Tryon Summer 2 show at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC). Colvin and BetterTimes finished the jump-off with a time of 46.824 seconds, followed by Wilton Porter of Bartonville, TX, aboard Delinquent JX stopping the...

Chenoa McElvain and Coco Colette (c) Flying Horse Photography July 2, 2015 - Parker, CO - The Colorado Horse Park (CHP) saw another sunny day of competition in its manicured rings overlooking the iconic Rocky Mountains on Thursday. Continuing competition for Summer in the Rockies IV, the $20,000 Colorado Horse Park Open Welcome Stake saw 29 entries contest a complex course designed by Marina Azevedo. Competition for the week continues through Sunday, July 5. The time allowed for the Welcome...

Kristen Vanderveen and Bull Run's Eternal ©Don West Photography and ©Ann Stanton Photography Mill Spring, NC - June 24, 2015 - Kristen Vanderveen (USA) and Bull Run's Eternal flew to the top of the leaderboard in the $34,000 1.50m Speed Stake at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC), collecting her second career FEI win at the venue, completing the track in 66.12 seconds. Ljubov Kochetova (RUS) and Balou Du Reventon finished second in 71.1 seconds. Upcoming American talent Wilton...

Thousand Oaks, CA- June 22, 2015 - United States Para-Equestrian Association would like to honor all the 2015 graduates including 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) athlete Annie Peavy and fellow WEG athlete Sydney Collier, and Para-Dressage international rider Cambry Kaylor. USPEA's President Hope Hand praised, "The USPEA family and friends congratulate our graduates. Their dedication and commitment to their education while still competing at horse shows Internationally and...