Wellington, FL ­- This marks the final week of The Ridge 1.40m Grand Prix Invitational Series. For the past nine weeks, professional, junior and amateur jumpers alike have enjoyed the classes at The Ridge at Wellington and the grass field at Mida Farm. For weeks, these riders have been competing not only for ribbons each week, but to be named as the Leading Rider in the series finale on Saturday, March 23. Going into the final week, Andres Rodriguez is in the lead for the title of Leading...

Lexington, KY- The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to release the schedules for the 2013 Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Training and Observation Sessions and 2013 USEF Youth Dressage Observation Sessions. Both the Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Program and USEF Youth Dressage Program are vital in creating a pipeline for future U.S. combinations to compete on the international stage. The Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Training and Observation Sessions are open to all...

Kansas City, MO - The USEF Saddle Seat Medal Final will be held Saturday, November 17, at the United Professional Horsemen's Association's American Royal National Championship in Kansas City, MO. This medal final brings together the best saddle seat equitation riders from across the country who will perform for a judging panel comprised of Michael Craghead (Fresno, CA), Marilyn MacFarlane (Simpsonville, KY), and Nancy Troutman (Salem, VA). Four of the riders competing in the medal final...

Lexington, KY - Many of the top reiners in the United States are headed to Tulsa, Oklahoma this week to take part in the Adequan/USEF National Open Reining Championship on August 31. The Championship class will be run as a CRI3* and held in conjunction with a CRI2* and CRI*, all held during the Ariat Tulsa Reining Classic. The Championship will feature a rematch between Shawn Flarida and Tom McCutcheon, who finished first and second respectively in April's Ariat Kentucky Cup CRI5*. The two...

Asheville, NC -- Piedmont Paso Fino Horse Association will celebrate the 30th Annual Piedmont Classic at Asheville ALIVE 2012 at the Western NC Agriculture Center on June 21 -24, 2012. The Paso Fino Horse eloquently combines Spanish heritage and American tradition to present “Los Caballos de Paso Fino” – the horses with the fine walk. Voted “Best in Breed Competition” for 2010 and 2011 by USEF (United States Equestrian Federation). Asheville ALIVE 2012 promises to...

Buffalo, NY - June 13, 2012 - The Buffalo International Horse Show will host its 66th annual hunter/jumper competition this fall at the Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center. The show will be held from September 12-16, 2012, in downtown Buffalo, NY. The show will take place in the indoor arena of the Buffalo Equestrian Center, the home of the Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center (BTRC) and SBS Farms, Inc. The Buffalo International Horse Show (BIHS) is known for its large variety of hunter and jumper...

Laura Pfeiffer and Copperfield (Diana Hadsall) The Hunter-Jumper Association of Michigan Annual Horse Show saw record attendance this year at its 45th annual event and as such enjoyed a terrific USHJA National Hunter Derby with 46 total entries. Laura Pfeiffer, riding Fox Meadow Farm’s Copperfield, bested the all-star field by earning an overall score of 179 to take home the win to Temperence, MI. Pfeiffer’s score in the Handy round was a 92, which was the highest score of the Derby...

Pepperell, MA - During the weekend of June 8-10, 2012, the New England Breed Show Series and the Young Horse Show wuk be held at Ten Broeck Farm in Pepperell, MA. The Young Horse Show, featuring $2,500 in cash prizes, will be held on Friday, June 8th, and the New England Breed Show Series, featuring two qualifiers and NEDA Sweeps, will continue on Saturday and Sunday at the top class facility. The $2,500 Young Horse Show Series was designed to provide sporthorse breeders, as well as owners,...

Scott Hassler evaluates a young athlete/horse combination in San Juan Capistrano (Sigrid Wolff/Cavallis) Lexington, KY - The Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Program wrapped up March with the second of two Observation Sessions held in 2012. Taking place March 3-4 in Loxahatchee, FL, the first session ran prior to the Palm Beach Dressage Derby. The second session was held March 28-29 in San Juan Capistrano, CA, prior to the Festival of the Horse. These two-day Observation Sessions allow USEF...

Wellington, FL - Rick Rockefeller-Silvia, a USDF Gold Medalist, scored the highest on the final day of the West Palm Beach National Show on Sunday. Riding Sakramenter, an Oldenburg gelding, the pair earned 79.595% in the USEF First Level Test 2 - Open at the at the Stadium show grounds of the Global Dressage Festival. (GDF) The reserve high score winner was Tom Dvorak of Canada with Rubinio receiving 74.615% in the USEF Third Level Test 3 - Open. Megan Lane and Lucky Lemon scored 73.125% in the...