Mill Spring, N.C. - Jim and Bernadette Cogdell of The Fork International CIC */**/*** & Horse Trials announce the relocation of the event to the Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) in Mill Spring, NC, in 2017. One of the most prestigious Eventing competitions on the North American calendar, the Cogdells have made the decision to move locations in order to ensure that the popular event will continue at the same high level. Jim Cogdell stated, "We have proudly hosted The Fork Horse...

Columbus, Ohio - For the second time in the history of the Arnold Sports Festival, youth equestrians will participate in the event. These equestrians will be competing in the middle school, high school and, new this year, at the college level events. On Saturday, March 5 and Sunday, March 6, the Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) will hold two Western Competitions in which 21 teams from Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky will be invited to participate. Teams will be comprised of...

Hunt Tosh rode Jennifer Alfano's Candid to the Regular Conformation Hunter Championship during the HITS IV* Ocala Winter Classic. (Phelps Media Group) Wellington, Fla. - SBS Farms, Inc. is no newcomer to the winner's circle, and during the HITS IV* Ocala Winter Classic, their success only continued. With riders in both Ocala and Wellington, Florida, SBS Farms is turning heads and collecting tricolors across both Florida winter circuits. Unfortunately, leading up to the fourth week of HITS...

Michael Pollard riding Cyrano to victory at the 2015 Jersey Fresh International CCI** (Shannon Brinkman) Allentown, N.J. -- Instrumental in the Olympic and World Equestrian Games qualifying selection process for the United States and Canada, Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event (JFI) returns to the Horse Park of New Jersey, May 11-15, to host qualifying selection trials for the U.S. Eventing Team that will compete in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In its 14th...

(United States Pony Clubs) Mill Spring, N.C. - Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) is proud to announce the initiation of a major partnership between the venue and The United States Pony Clubs Inc., that will bring the 2016 Pony Club (USPC) Championships East to the expanding equestrian center for the first time ever in July 2016. The USPC Championships East will begin on Wednesday, July 27, and conclude on Sunday, July 31, as multiple disciplines will be showcased throughout the week,...

Emanuel Andrade Wins 2015 Hagyard Challenge Series $50,000 Leading Rider Award (Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - For the third year in a row, the $50,000 Hagyard Leading Rider Award was presented to a Venezuelan rider, but this time it was to young rider Emanuel Andrade. At just 19 years old, Andrade has taken the international show jumping scene by storm. He kicked off the Hagyard Challenge Series with a win during the Kentucky Spring Classic, and then went on to place first...

Laura Chapot is one of the many top riders in town for the 2015 Lake Placid Horse Show (The Book LLC) Lake Placid, New York - The 46th annual Lake Placid Horse Show, Presented by Sea Shore Stables, LLC, got underway on Tuesday. Many of the nation's best hunter and jumper riders have arrived at the North Elba Show Grounds as the Lake Placid Horse Shows are again hosting three fantastic weeks of top horse show competition beginning at 8:00 AM daily. The Lake Placid Horse Show runs June 23-28,...

Mill Spring, N.C. – Christine McCrea of East Windsor, CT, and Candy Tribble’s Wannick WH concluded Tryon Spring 7 with a win in the $25,000 Grand Prix at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC). The duo bested the six-horse jump-off with a time of 41.528 seconds. Lucas Porter and Sleepy P Ranch, LLC’s Doma Sue finished followed in second, completing the course in 44.517 seconds. Kady Abrahamson and Abrahamson Equestrian LLC’s Bamiro placed in third, riding clear in...

Jessica Wuesthofen on CH EQ Chanti’s Prayer, winner of the 2013 USEF Saddle Seat Medal Final-Junior (Howard Schatzberg) Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Saddle Seat Medal Final presented by Elisabeth M. Goth will be held Saturday, November 15, 2014, as part of the United Professional Horsemen’s Association’s American Royal National Championship. The best saddle seat equitation riders from across the country have convened in Kansas City, Mo., and will...

Kent Farrington and Willow (CHI-Geneve) Geneva, Switzerland – Kent Farrington and Amalya Investment’s 10-year-old KWPN Gelding Willow were the big winners at CHI-Geneva on Friday night. With two clear rounds, the second a speedy jump-off in 33.89s, Kent and Willow beat out world No.2 Scott Brash of Great Britain on Cella and Ireland’s Dermott Lennon on Loughview Lou-Lou in the Credit Suisse Grand Prix, a qualifier for Saturday's Champions' Challenge presented by Rolex...