Darragh Kerins and Thunder D'Amaury ©LizCrawleyPhotography. Mill Spring, NC - July 16, 2015 - In an exciting finish in the $34,000 Suncast® 1.45m FEI Welcome at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC), Darragh Kerins (IRL) and Thunder D'Amaury stole the show, finishing with a double-clean effort to take the class with a time of 45.227 seconds. Kimberly Prince (USA) and RMF Bella Baloubet collected another second-place finish, stopping the timers just short of Kerins in 45.336...

For Fantoms Pleasure, ridden by Wilhelm Genn. Owned by Karola Giebmanns (Phelps Media Group) Traverse City, MI - July 15, 2015 - Week III of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival kicked off at glorious Flintfields Horse Park just outside of Traverse City, Michigan where yellow daffodils and other summer bloomers contrasted a deep blue clear sky. It was the ideal setting to compete show jumpers in the Grand Prix Arena. The quintessential sportsman, Wilhelm Genn ended the day on a high note,...

David Blake and Binkie ©LizCrawleyPhotography Mill Spring, NC - July 9, 2015 - The luck of the Irish continued in the George H. Morris Arena at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC), as David Blake (IRL) aboard Binkie, owned by Pine Hollow Farm, captured their third FEI win at TIEC this season. Blake piloted Binkie to the only double-clear round in the $34,000 Suncast® Classic 1.50m FEI, edging out Alison Robitaille (USA) and Cassinja, who dropped a rail in the jump-off, finishing in...

David Beisel and Call Me Hannes won the $3,000 1.40m Open Jumpers during the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival II. (Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group) Traverse City, MI - July 8, 2015 - The second week of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival kicked off with blue skies and brisk winds as horses and riders prepared for a full schedule of competition at the destination venue. New faces arrived at the Flintfields Horse Park, offering enticing jumper action as many of the nation's top riders...

Littlestown, PA - June 19, 2015 - Samantha Schaefer's longtime mount, Sugar Ray, does not often compete in the open jumpers, but when he does, Schaefer knows she can count on her "steady Eddie." Her trusted partner came through again on Friday afternoon at the Swan Lake Summer Kick-Off Classic where he scored the win in the $5,000 Speed Derby. "He doesn't show that much, but when he does he normally makes it worth his while," Schaefer said. "He's my baby. He did the [High Junior...

Kelley Farmer and Mindful win $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, sponsored by Notting Hill Farm, at the Spring Spectacular III. Wayne, IL - June 16, 2015 - Kelley Farmer has shown in Showplace Production's $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby seven times. She has won five times and finished second in two. Last year Farmer rode to the 1-2 finish, and today she returned to the "windy city" to have a repeat performance. She captured the win with Mindful, owned by David Glefke of...

SAUGERTIES, New York - Sarah Segal and Ubris won Sunday’s $75,000 Horseware Ireland Grand Prix, continuing their momentum from Friday’s $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix victory. Segal and Ubris came out on top after a lightning fast five-horse jump-off that saw all but one contender go double-clear. “I thought the course was really good again,” said Segal, after her win. “I was really happy with how my horse jumped.” Sarah Segal and Chartwell's Ubris Win the...

May 29, 2015 New Zealand's Kirk Webby Zips to $25,000 Devon Speed Challenge Victory By: Rebecca Walton Riders in Friday night's $25,000 Devon Speed Challenge gave the crowd a reason to cheer at the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair as they raced to win the coveted title. Multiple riders managed to traverse the track without error, but it was Kirk Webby and Brando du Rouet who won the "hoof race" with a blazing round in 59.443 seconds. Kirk Webby and Brando du Rouet (Rebecca...

McKayla Langmeier and Victoria Colvin Claim Devon Horse Show's Top Junior Hunter Honors Trainers John Brennan and Missy Clark were watching Cuba jump around the equitation ring when they both came to the same conclusion: the gelding jumped far too nicely not to compete as a hunter. Soon after, they made the decision to transition him to the hunter ring - a decision that they are now glad they made. On Saturday afternoon, Cuba was named the 2015 Devon Horse Show Grand Junior Hunter Champion....

Mclain Ward and HH Carlos Z (The Book LLC) North Salem, NY – May 17, 2015 – Rising beneath the pressure of big prize money in front of a packed house under picture-perfect weather conditions, Mclain Ward and HH Carlos Z, owned by Double H Farm, were flawless to win the $100,000 Empire State Grand Prix, presented by The Kincade Group. The event capped two weeks of exciting competition at Old Salem Farm, and Ward's domination secured him the blue in every grand prix offering, as...