Maggie Ridenour Traverse City, MI - The final Saturday afternoon of the Horse Shows by the Bay Hunter/Jumper Series kicked off with the featured HJAM Junior and Adult Medal Finals. After one course walk prior to the three hotly contested Finals, Horse Shows by the Bay held a moment of silence to honor the recent passing of Richard A. Cram, Sr., a legendary Michigan horseman. His son, Rick Cram, Jr., provided a tribute to his dad that was read to the large crowd gathered to pay respects to a...

Katie Tyler and Seattle 6 won the $10,000 SJHOF High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classic on Sunday, July 29, at the 2012 Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT. (David Mullinix Photography) East Dorset, VT – Week four of the 2012 Vermont Summer Festival concluded on Sunday, July 29, with two exciting Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Classics featured in the grand prix ring. Katie Tyler, 19, of North Kingstown, RI, rode Seattle 6 to victory in the $10,000 SJHOF High Junior/Amateur-Owner...

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation has named the team for the 2012 Paralympic Games. The four athletes representing the U.S. in London turned heads at the Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championship and Selection Trial held in Gladstone, NJ in June. The following two U.S. team veterans and two rising stars will compose the team: Rebecca Hart (Unionville, PA) and Jessica Ransehousen's Lord Ludger Jonathan Wentz (Richardson, TX) and Kai Handt's NTEC Richter Scale...

Kenneth Berkley and Waminka claimed victory in the $10,000 Five Seasons Open Welcome Stake, presented by Manchester Designer Outlets, on Thursday, July 12, at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT. (David Mullinix Photography) East Dorset, VT – Kenneth Berkley of Flemington, NJ, captured victory in the $10,000 Five Seasons Open Welcome Stake, Presented by Manchester Designer Outlets, on Thursday, July 12, at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT. The six-week equestrian...

Cazia and Chelsea Babcock won the Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper class at the Brandywine Valley Summer Series. (AnLi Kelly-Durham/PMG) Devon, PA - A warm breeze welcomed the jumper competitors in the Gold Ring this afternoon during the first day of the Brandywine Valley Summer Series, presented by Taylor Harris Insurance Services (THIS). The second week of this two week series kicked off with the Junior/ Amateur-Owner Jumper and Child/Adult Jumper classes. Receiving top honors in the...

Devon, PA - The Devon Derby at the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair, held May 24 to June 3, raised $13,357.88 for Devon’s charity, Bryn Mawr. The Derby, which was started about 80 years ago, has raised $700,000 over the course of the years. This year, 1642 books of chances were sold,” said Marge Glennon, co-chairman with Liz Mayer of the Devon Derby. This year’s big winner was Robin Jacquot of Collegeville, Pa., who won a two year lease on a Jetta SE, which was provided by...

The team for Horse of the Year Jersey Boy, includes Susie Schoellkopf; Jennifer Alfano, Rider of the Year, and Jess Litfin, who takes care of the equine star.(Nancy Jaffer) Buffalo, NY - The National Show Hunter Hall of Fame awarded numerous honors last night at their annual dinner held at the Merion Cricket Club in Haverford, PA, but it was SBS Farms, Inc. who truly shined. Jennifer Alfano was named Hunter Rider of the Year, and her top mount Jersey Boy was named High Performance Horse of the...

Sabine Schut-Kery rode "Sanceo" to another victory in the Markel/USEF Western Dressage Selection Trial at the Dressage at Flintridge CDI*/Y/J (Jennifer M. Keeler) Burbank, CA - The final rounds of the Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Western Selection Trial held at Dressage at Flintridge CDI*/Y/J in La Cañada-Flintridge, CA treated spectators and officials alike to beautiful tests showcasing spectacular talent. In the six-year-old division, defending Selection Trial champion "Sanceo"...

Steffen Peters and Ravel at the 2011 Festival of Champions (Susan J. Stickle) Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) announced today that Steffen Peters (San Diego, CA) has submitted a request to not attend the USEF Selection Trials for the 2012 U.S. Dressage Team for the 2012 Olympic Games with Four Winds Farm's Ravel. These Trials will be held as part of the USEF Festival of Champions in Gladstone, NJ. The USEF Dressage Selectors met on May 24, 2012 and approved...

The 2012 Ohio Buckeye Show will once again be live streamed on www.arabianhorseglobal.com . The best way to describe the Buckeye Sweepstakes Horse Show is “Where National Champions are made”! It is also considered the largest Class A Arabian horse show in the country other than the Scottsdale show. It has always been one of the most innovative shows since its inception in 1963. The home of the Buckeye has always been the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, Ohio, and always on Memorial Day...