Flying Horse Photography. (U.S. Chef d'Equipe George Morris and HITS President Tom Struzzieri.) Saugerties, NY - The inaugural Pfizer Million, with the richest purse in show jumping, scheduled for Saugerties, New York, on September 12th, will play host to a world class line-up of the country's best horse and rider combinations. That already glittering roster of stars got even brighter this weekend when HITS President Tom Struzzieri awarded one of the five coveted Manager's Wild Card picks for...

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has updated the Nominated Entry for Para-Equestrian Dressage for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. From this group, 10 horse/rider combinations will be submitted to Definite Entry on September 30 to represent the United States in Para-Equestrian Dressage. The 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games run from September 25-October 10, 2010 in Lexington, Kentucky. The following horse/rider combinations have been named to the...

Dressage In Saugerties, NY the Centerline Events at HITS on the Hudson CDI-W took place. Coming off a strong sixth place finish at the National Grand Prix Championships at the 2010 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions, Jan Ebeling and Rafalca won both the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle. Pierre St. Jacques and Lucky Tiger (fifth at the National Grand Prix Championships) took second in both classes. Heather Mason and Glen Emeril finished just behind Canadian Amanda...

Lexington, KY – Short listed Para-Equestrian athlete Holly Bergay has had to withdraw her horse from consideration for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Per the USEF Selection Procedure for the US Para-Equestrian Team, this horse rider combination has been replaced and Erin Alberda (Woodinville, WA) has moved up into the tenth spot on the ranking with Delectari. Ten horse/rider combinations will represent the United States in Para-Equestrian at the Kentucky Horse Park during the...

Lexington, KY - The Kentucky Equine Networking Association (KENA) invites interested horsemen and women to join in a kick-off networking event and dinner hosted at Spindletop Hall in Lexington, KY, on September 16, 2010. The topic of the presentation given by Retired Army Colonel, horse owner and strategic consultant Walter Herd will be "Threats to American Equestrianism." KENA is an educational and networking venue for equine professionals in Kentucky, targeted specifically at those who...

Lexington, Kentucky - The American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA), in conjunction with the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) this year, will once again be providing live streaming video of the Kentucky State Fair World's Championship Horse Show (WCHS) from Louisville's Freedom Hall, beginning Sunday, August 22, through Saturday, August 28. The class schedule, up to date entries, results, plus the action from each class inside the ring, are all part of the WCHS online experience,...

Singapore: U.S. rider Eirin Bruheim (Houston, Texas) ended competition at the inaugural 2010 Youth Olympic Games on a high note. In her final round on Tuesday in Singapore, she recorded just four faults to wrap-up the two-day Individual Jumping event tied for 17th place with 12 penalties at the Singapore Turf Club Riding Centre. “Today was really good,” Bruheim said. “I finally felt like I actually understood my horse a bit more. He had calmed down considerably with the crowd. Overall, it was a...

Bridgehampton, NY- 35th annual Hampton Classic Horse Show returns to Bridgehampton, NY, August 29-September 5. The Hampton Classic is one of the most prestigious horse shows in the nation and features competitors at every level from young children in leadline to Olympic veterans in the Classic's feature event, the $250,000 FTI Grand Prix and World Cup Qualifier on Sunday September 5. "This year's Hampton Classic has a lot of exciting events planned for Opening Day on Sunday, August 29," said...

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) is hosting two Mandatory Outings for the Four-in-Hand Driving competitors who will be representing the United States at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. The first Mandatory Outing will be held near Southern Pines, NC August 28-31 at the Carolina Horse Park. The following drivers will be participating: Bill Long Cindy O'Reilly Gary Stover Casey Zubek The second Mandatory Outing will be held September 1-3 at Cedar Lane...

Whitney Campbell/PMG (Lauren Crooks and Cincinatti La Silla took top honors in the $50,000 CSI-W Hagyard Lexington Classic at the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show. ) Lexington, KY - Another incredible crowd turned out at the new Indoor Ring tonight, this time to watch riders compete for the top prize during the $50,000 CSI-W Hagyard Lexington Classic at the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show. It proved to be an interesting night when the first four riders all completed clear rounds to start, but as the...