Aaron Vale and Quidam's Good Luck (Taylor Renner/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - Aaron Vale has widened his early lead in the 2016 Hagyard Challenge Series by claiming the second place prize for the second week in a row during Thursday's $34,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic CSI3*. Vale, who has been competing at the Kentucky Horse Shows for 28 years, piloted Quidam's Good Luck to a double-clear rounds, finishing just shy of the winner, Todd Minikus and Quality Girl. The Kentucky...

Kelley Farmer and Baltimore on their way to a $100,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby win. (ESI Photography) Thermal, Calif. - As the sun set over the mountain ridge at HITS Desert Horse Park in Thermal, California, an eager crowd gathered to witness thirty-nine riders and their elegant mounts compete for one of the most prestigious hunter victories, the $100,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby. Kelley Farmer, returned to HITS Thermal with several horses to compete in the Derby in Week VIII...

Ocala, Fla. - Riders at HITS Post Time Farm in Ocala, Florida, had another opportunity to garner a distinguished hunter victory in the $5,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix and the $1,500 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix. Many riders are preparing for the biggest hunter week of the season, the Ocala Masters, February 23-28, which features the $100,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby, the World Championship Hunter Rider Week and the return of the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) Zone 4...

Ocala, Fla. - The weekend started off right for hunter exhibitors in Week IV of the Ocala Winter Circuit with Saturday’s Devoucoux Hunter Prix, with a bigger prize purse of $10,000, and the $1,500 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix. Aaron Vale and Dress Balou on their way to a $10,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix win. (ESI Photography) $10,000 Devoucoux Hunter Prix Aaron Vale has been on fire in the Ocala Horse Properties Grand Prix Stadium, and on Saturday, he returned to claim the throne in the...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) announced today that Chief Executive Officer, Chris Welton, is leaving his position with the USEF to pursue other interests. The USEF is grateful to Welton for his contributions over the last 18 months and wishes him the best of luck in his future endeavors. Today the USEF Board of Directors named William (Bill) J. Moroney, the President of the USEF's largest affiliate association, the United States Hunter Jumper Association...

Albuquerque, N.M. - By the time summer makes its appearance across the upper Midwestern United States, the entire Arabian horse younger set is looking forward to the Youth National Championships. Held in Albuquerque, New Mexico for one final year before a 2016 move to Oklahoma City, this 23rd edition of the championship show will run from Saturday, July 18th through Saturday, July 25th at Expo, New Mexico. Entries for the all-youth show in recent years have been running around 800 horses,...

(Don Stine Photography) Aurora, Colo. - Celebrating its 12th anniversary and its fifth year at the Ford Idaho Center Horse Park, the Sport Horse National Arabian & Half-Arabian Championship Horse Show is bringing athleticism to Nampa. Beginning on Wednesday, September 24 and running through Saturday, September 27, this horse show is unique - not just to the Arabian horse breed, but to other breeds as well. The Arabian Horse Association (AHA) is the only breed association that offers a Sport...

After five days of top show jumping and impressive entertainment, the first ever edition of the Stephex Masters in Wolvertem came to an end. Ten thousands of spectators, riders, owners, sponsors and other partners left the showground with great memories. The top three of the STX Horseboxes Grand Prix afterwards expressed their appreciation of this new world class event near Brussels. Grand Prix winner and world number five Kent Farrington: ‘I don’t know what more you can ask from a...

Lexington, Ky . – The jumping Team medal competitions were the event of the day in the Rolex Stadium at the 2014 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC), with the Endurance race covering the grounds of the Kentucky Horse Park and beyond. In the USHJA North American Junior and Young Riders’ Show Jumping Championship, Zone 3 won the Gold medal in the Young Rider division, while a combined team of Zones 1 and 9 claimed the...

Kelley Farmer and Mindful (Emily Riden/Phelps Media Group) Lexington, Ky. - May 10, 2014 - When Larry Glefke and Kensel LLC purchased Mindful just a few weeks ago they did so with one intention - providing a top hunter derby contender for Kelley Farmer. Mindful proved tonight that he definitely fits that bill, as he and Farmer earned the victory in the $15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at the Kentucky Spring Horse Show. Finishing in second place in the Rolex Stadium at the Kentucky Horse...