Jennie Brannigan and Cambalda (Josh Walker/US Eventing) Eventing The Galway Downs International Three-Day Event in Temecula, CA was a busy place over the weekend. Robert Kellerhouse and his team hosted a CCI3*, a CCI2*, CCI1* and a long-format CCI1*. Jennie Brannigan and Cambalda made their trip from the East Coast well worth it, winning the inaugural CCI3* on their dressage score of 46.0. The California native enjoyed her homecoming. Second after the dressage, the pair had near flawless trips...

McKinley Harvey with George Williams. (Photo courtesy of the Harvey Family.) Lincoln, Nebraska, November 1, 2010 - Thanks to Renee Isler (MA), a young equestrian from Colorado was able to participate in the FEI Junior/Young Rider Dressage Clinic held in Parker, Colorado on October 23-24, 2010. McKinley Harvey applied and was accepted to this United States Dressage Federation program, but needed a financial boost to make it happen. McKinley’s dream was fulfilled, because of Renee, who...

Laura Goldman and Carlingford JD. (Photo by Shannon Brinkman for USEF.) Lexington, KY - The Kentucky Equine Research U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Team was on a mission today as four riders contested the Grade Ia and II Individual Championship Tests at the FEI World Para Dressage Championships. The scores for Jonathan Wentz and Laura Goldman proved to be doubly valuable as they not only determined their placings in the Individual Championship Test but also decided standings in the Team...

Laura Goldman and Carlingford JD (Photo by Shannon Brinkman for USEF) Lexington, KY - The FEI World Para Dressage Championships kicked off today with riders competing in the Team Test. The Kentucky Equine Research U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Team fielded a group of four riders, three of whom were new to the international stage for the team competition. Jonathan Wentz, Laura Goldman and Susan Treabess all represented the U.S. for the first time at the championship level, with the 2000 and 2008...

U.S. Team Supporters Look On at the Games. (Photo by Shannon Brinkman for USEF.) Lexington, KY - Week One of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games proved to be an exciting and action-packed experience for the thousands of fans who witnessed the international competition firsthand. The Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, welcomed visitors beginning Saturday, September 25. ENDURANCE The 100-mile endurance race was the first competition to award medals. More than 110 horses from 30 nations...

Laura Linback and Cartusch 15 won the $1,500 1.30m Modified Jumpers at the Showplace Fall Classic (Rebecca Walton/PMG) Wayne, IL - September 15, 2010 - It was a beautiful day at the Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, Illinois, as the Showplace Fall Classic Championship Horse Show kicked into high gear. Today's highlight event was the $1,500 1.30m Modified Jumper class where Laura Linback took home the top honors aboard Cartusch 15 after completing the fastest double clear effort. This week's...

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...

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...

ASHA Board First Vice President Vicki Gillenwater (left) and President Judy Werner (right) present t (Photo by Brice Carr, American Saddlebred Horse Association) Louisville, KY - At the 2010 Kentucky State Fair World's Championship Horse Show (WCHS), held every August in conjunction with the Kentucky State Fair, the American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) recognized its 2010 ASHA Youth Scholarship recipients, as well as the winners of the ASHA Junior Judging Contest, in center ring of...

Bridgehampton, NY-August 31, 2010 - It was hard to tell who was having more fun at the Long Island Horse Show Series for Riders with Disabilities on Monday, the riders or their parents. This year the program celebrated its 5th anniversary at the Hampton Classic Horse Show and a number of riders have competed all five years, but it is the first year for Brittny Bocchino of Nesconset, NY, who was named Champion of the Equitation Beginner Spotter/Independent division. She was bursting with pride...