Under the sweltering New Jersey sun, red hot Laura Chapot burned up the jump-off track and soared to a one-two finish in the $30,000 Stillwell-Hansen Grand Prix as the 110th Annual Monmouth County Horse Show came to a close at East Freehold Park. Forty starters went to the post in the 1:30 p.m. main event at the Stillwell-Hansen Arena. Blake Alder of Germantown, TN, designed the course. Memphis and Caitlyn Shiels led off the tiebreaker with a clear go and a jump-off time of 27.719 seconds to...

Many items are needed for the 2005 Annual ASHA Auction, which will take place Wednesday, August 24, and Thursday, August 25, at the Executive West Hotel during the Kentucky State Fair World’s Championship Horse Show. Last year more than $40,000 was raised as a result of donated items, such as a Tommy Lovell rocking horse, a personalized James Crow charcoal portrait, sculptures and more, being auctioned off during the silent and live auctions. This year the silent auction will take place in the...

The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) is pleased to announce that the Apprentice Dressage Technical Delegate Clinic will be held on Friday, December 4, during the 2009 Adequan®/USDF Annual Convention in Austin, TX. Advance registration is preferred, but late registrations will be accepted. This clinic is required for apprentice Technical Delegates but is open to anyone who is interested in learning more on this aspect of competition. A binder complete with articles, forms and other...

Trucks and trailers arriving on Thursday, tires crunching on the gravel, check in and head to assigned stabling and cottage. Hooves on tailgates, whinny of old friends meeting again. Hay, feed, harness, whips, and all associated equipment unloaded while stall doors open and close. These were the sounds of the Fourth Annual Camp Black Prong or "Camp" as it's known. The brainchild of Connie Thoreson and Linda Evans and who do most all of the work themselves. For the driving enthusiast Camp...

Lexington, KY — The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is pleased to announce that the winners for the third annual "Favorite USEF Breed Competition" have been selected for the 2011 competition year. This program was designed to function as a “competitor’s choice” award, this contest recognizes and applauds the efforts of the year’s favorite USEF licensed breed competition, as decided by the officials, trainers, riders, drivers, handlers or owners who...

Lake Placid, NY — Margie Engle of Wellington, FL, rode Indigo to victory in the $30,000 Intercat, Inc. Open Jumper Classic to highlight Friday’s competition at the 42nd annual Intercat, Inc. Lake Placid Horse Show. Engle, a 2000 Sydney Olympic veteran who has been a Grand Prix champion in Lake Placid a record seven times, was one of 11 entries from the starting field of 43 to qualify for the timed jump-off by riding without penalty over the 15-jump, first round course at the North...

This article has been reposted from The Chronicle of the Horse ( https://www.chronofhorse.com/article/not-going-reservation ) Wellington, Fla.—March 27 At today’s U.S. Equestrian Federation Town Hall Meeting, U.S. Hunter Jumper Association President Bill Moroney didn’t mince words when discussing the importance of changing the hunter/jumper culture when it comes to overuse and misuse of drugs and medications. “We have to admit we have an issue,” said Moroney,...

I met Jan Ebeling in 2003, when he was a clinician at Larkspur in Littleton, MA. While riding in the clinic and observing him work with the other riders, I was impressed with his professionalism and brilliant teaching methods. He encouraged everyone to see the importance of the basic building blocks of dressage, such as straightness and rhythm, and how they related to a perfect shoulder-in and ultimately to the Levels. Jan focuses on the theories of classical dressage. While I still wanted to...

The NCEA regular season is almost over. There’s not a lot going on this weekend, but the one major conference matchup is a good one. No.3 Oklahoma State University vs. No.8 Kansas State University This marquee matchup of Big 12 rivals is a fitting way to close out the conference’s season, and get a glimpse of what’s to come in the Big 12 championship and the NCEA Championship. Oklahoma State is the higher ranked team, and the favorite here, and a win for the Cowgirls would...

Notable panelists, led by host Jim Wolf and moderator Bridgett McIntosh, spoke with expertise on a range of global, environmental, and social issues facing the world today, while connecting their unique affiliation to the equestrian community and the larger impact those involved with the industry can have on societal change. The fundamental challenges we face as a global society have continued to escalate with the ever-changing development of our planet, creating further need to educate and...