Shawna Harding and Rigo. (Susan J. Stickle) Gladstone, NJ - The 2012 USEF Dressage Festival of Champions continues this week with Young Adult "Brentina Cup" and Intermediaire I competition and the conclusion of the USEF National Grand Prix Dressage Championship. Riders will again perform their tests in the Dick and Jane Brown Arena at the USET Foundation Headquarters in front of an international judging panel. National Grand Prix Dressage Championship Competition heats up in the National Grand...

Hampton Falls, NH - Offering more than 50 classes and more prize money than ever before, the Jumper Classic® will be show jumping's hottest destination for the Northeast this August. The prize list for The Jumper Classic, a five-day international event to be held on its new dates, August 8-12, has been mailed out and is now available online at www.jumperclassic.com. "We are pleased to have several new sponsors for classes this year and to have been able to increase the prize money we...

Louise Serio and Corvine continue to lead the $15,000 Hallway Feeds Leading Rider Bonus standings as of Saturday, May 19, 2012, during the second derby in the series, held during the Kentucky Spring Classic. (Shawn McMillen Photography/PMG) Lexington KY - Professional rider Louise Serio continues to hold the lead after the second part of the 2012 $45,000 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby came to a conclusion on Saturday, May 19, 2012 during the Kentucky Spring Classic. The Hallway Feeds...

Steffen Peters & "Legolas 92" swept the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special at the Festival of the Horse CDI 3* (Jennifer M. Keeler) Burbank, CA - West Coast dressage riders and horses enjoyed thrilling competition in a spectacular venue at the Festival of the Horse CDI 3*/Y/J Presented By HorseShow.com, held March 29 - April 1, 2012 in San Juan Capistrano, CA. As the site of the 2004 and 2008 U.S. Dressage Selection Trials for the Olympic Games, it was only natural for this spectacular...

Ashey Holzer and Pop Art (Susan J. Stickle) Wellington, FL - Ashley Holzer and Pop Art were the big winners of the FEI Grand Prix at the $15,000 Wellington Dressage Classic CDI***, presented by the Chesapeake Dressage Institute, held March 15-18 at the Global Dressage Festival (GDF)Stadium show grounds in Wellington, FL. Holzer and Pop Art garnered a sore of 71.447% from the five international judges, enough to hold off Tina Konyot and Calecto V, who scored 70.191% for second place. The big...

Devon, PA — Devon Horse Show and Country Fair, which benefits the Bryn Mawr Hospital, has donated over $14 million, and last year another record donation was made to the Hospital. The 2011 show generated a record donation of $402,000 for the Hospital that will be used for a variety of much needed equipment including two Cardiac Catheterization Lab Fast Track Holding Bays, a pediatric anesthesia monitoring and gas system and a SonoSite ultrasound machine. Thousands of volunteers work...

Charlotte Jacobs and Promised Land helped the Zone Two team claim their victory (Rebecca Walton/PMG) Wellington, FL and East Aurora, NY - The third leg of the four-part Artisan Farms Young Rider Grand Prix Series was held on Thursday of Week IX of the Winter Equestrian Festival. Amidst rough weather with rain and thunderstorms, eight teams of four gathered to compete under the looming storm clouds hanging over the International Ring for the $20,000 Artisan Farms Young Rider Team Event. Team E...

The USEF Dressage Festival of Champions will be held on the West Coast of the United States in 2013. The proposed dates are either October 19-20 or October 12-13 and the competition will offer six Divisions: Grand Prix, Intermediaire I, Young Adult "Brentina" Cup, Young Rider, Junior Rider and Pony Riders. Organizers interested in hosting the Festival of Champions should contact Jenny Van Wieren-Page, USEF Director of High Performance Dressage via email at [email protected] before April 1,...

Gladstone, NJ- Fourteen-year-old Lillie Keenan, of New York, NY, was a front runner today in the first two rounds of competition for the 2011 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals-East. Held at the USET Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, NJ, the Talent Search Finals celebrate a momentous 30th anniversary this year. With Finals held each year on the east and west coasts, this program has produced some of the country’s top jumping riders, including McLain Ward,...

Morton, IL – More than 1,500 of the best and brightest small equine competitors from across the U.S. and Canada competed at the 2011 American Miniature Horse Registry National Championship show. This prestigious event was held at Expo Square in Tulsa, OK, September 8 –18. Miniature Horses competed for cash and prizes in classes such as halter, driving, jumping, costume, obstacle and more. There were special offerings for youth and amateur exhibitors in addition to breeders’...