Reed Kessler leads the 2012 Hagyard Challenge Series Leading Rider Standings (pictured with Cylana). (Rebecca Walton/PMG) Lexington KY - Although young rider Reed Kessler of Lexington, KY, is currently representing the United States at the Olympic World Games in London, she still holds the top spot in the 2012 Hagyard Challenge Series, sponsored by the Hagyard Equine Medical Institute. Consisting of seven grand prix classes to be held during the 2012 show series at the Kentucky Horse Park, the...

Waco, TX - Varsity Equestrian has announced the 2010-2011 All-American award recipients – the first time Varsity Equestrian has awarded All-American status as well as Honorable Mention All-American status to the top equestrian student athletes in the country. The Varsity Equestrian Selection Committee had the difficult task of awarding the top four equestrian athletes in each of the respective events offered by Varsity Equestrian – equitation on the flat, equitation over fences,...

Gladstone, NJ ­-- The United States Equestrian Federation is proud to host the first High-Performance Horse and Longuer Training Clinic ever held on U.S. soil. The vaulting clinic will be held December 15 and 16 in Ventura County in Southern California. The clinic will feature German coach and longeur, Alexander Hartl. Hartl has been the coach of RV Ingelsberg since 1988. His many achievements include Gold medals at the World and European Championships. For further information. please contact...

The United States Equestrian Federation is proud to host the first High-Performance Vaulting Team Training Camp, December 8-9, 2007. The training camp will be held in the San Francisco Bay area and will feature German coach and longeur, Alexander Hartl. Hartl is the coach of Ingelsberg and his many achievements include Gold medals at both the World and European Championships with senior and junior teams. This camp will be held in preparation for the Vaulting World Championships, which will take...

The American Hunter Pony Classic Auction will once again be held in conjunction with the 2004 USEF Pony Finals. The auction will be held August 3, 2004, in the Reel Arena at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, VA. This elite auction is the leading auction market place for Pony Hunters in North America. "This is the best group of ponies we have ever offered," said Tim Jennings, Director of Marketing at Professional Auction Services, Inc. Ponies will be available for viewing beginning Monday,...

Lainey Ashker and Anthony Patch won the National Title in 2013 (Leslie Threlkeld/USEA) Tyler, Texas - Eventers from across the United States will descend upon the Texas Rose Horse Park to contest Beginner Novice through Advanced level competition at the Nutrena USEA American Eventing Championships presented by VTO Saddlery held September 25-28, including a field of 12 talented combinations looking to earn top honors in the 2014 USEF National Open Horse Trial Championship held as part of the...

Culpeper, VA HITS, Inc. is pleased to announce that the 2011 HITS Culpeper Show Series, that takes place in the heart of Virginia horse country, will host a total of six $40,000 Grand Prix, five of which will qualify for this year’s Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix. In addition, HITS Culpeper will also host five $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix, all of which will qualify for the all-new Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final. The HITS Culpeper Show Series will get underway when the Commonwealth...

As completion of the Morgan Horse Pavilion at the Kentucky Horse Park approaches, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held in honor of the progress of the pavilion on July 9, 2010. The ceremony took place during the Bluegrass Morgan Classic Horse Show at the Kentucky Horse Park. Hosting the ceremony during the show allowed many members of the Morgan community an opportunity to view the pavilion. Prior to the ribbon cutting ceremony, a founders' society reception was held. This closed reception...

From a Baylor University release WACO, Texas — The seventh annual Varsity Equestrian National Championships (VENC) are slated to begin on Thursday, April 17, at the Heart O’ Texas Fairgrounds. South Carolina enters the show as the defending overall national champion. For the second straight year, the varsity collegiate riding national championships are being hosted by Baylor University. Baylor is in its third year as a fully funded varsity program after the university’s athletic department...

William Woods University (WWU) will host the tryouts for the Saddle Seat Equitation World Cup,March 17-18. Many of the top saddle seat riders in the country, including a rider from WWU, will compete for the opportunity to represent the United States in the World Cup competition next December. The trials are free and open to the public and will be held in the equestrian science UPHA indoor arena. Both three-gaited saddle seat riders and five-gaited riders will compete. One of the five-gaited...