South Carolina riders Johnna Letchworth, Katherine Schmidt, and Kimberly McCormack won MVP honors and helped lead the Gamecocks into the first ever SEC Championship final. They will meet Auburn at 3pm ET Saturday. (Cory Burkarth) Auburn, AL - The host team will get a chance to win the first ever SEC Championship Saturday against a dangerous South Carolina team that's up and down season makes them upredicatble, but always formidable. The Gamecock's skill was on display Friday as they...

Stillwater, OK - The No.3 ranked Oklahoma State Cowgirls and No.4 Kansas State Wildcats both won today in Stillwater, and they will meet tomorrow in the Big 12 Equestrian Championship finals. Oklahoma State punched their ticket to the finals in dramatic fashion after nearly blowing a 6-2 lead, and being saved by their final rider. With a 4-0 win in Horsemanship and 2-2 tie in Equitation over Fences the top seeded Cowgirls held a 6-2 lead over Baylor halfway through the match. But after OSU...

Lake Placid, NY – The 44th annual Lake Placid Horse Shows will be returning to the quaint village of Lake Placid, NY, June 25-July 7, 2013 with non-stop equestrian action! Located in the beautiful Adirondack Mountain region, the nationally regarded two-week horse show series presented by Sea Shore Stables, LLC will host all levels of competition ranging from young children on ponies to grand prix competitors and Olympic medalists, all competing for over $535,000 in prizes. “We work...

Aaron Vale dominated the Open Jumper divisions on the second day of the Tampa Bay Classic. He guided Kryptonite to the 1.40m victory in only 42.398 seconds (Kendall Bierer/PMG) Tampa, FL - The course was the talk of the day Thursday at the Tampa Bay Classic, as each consecutive rider was faced with a technical track that tested the best of their abilities. Riders gathered at the Covered Arena early this morning, and the cold weather only added to the mounting anticipation as some of the...

McLain Ward and Super Trooper de Ness (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - McLain Ward (USA) and the powerful black stallion Super Trooper de Ness emerged victorious in the $50,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge Cup Round 12 on Thursday, March 28, as part of the twelfth and final week of competition at the 2013 FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF). Competing at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, FL, Ward topped U.S. riders Charlie Jacobs, Christine...

Adrienne Iverson navigated Maximus, owned by Redfield Farm, to three back to back blue ribbons in today's Conformation Hunter division at the Tampa Bay Classic. (Emily Riden/PMG) Tampa, FL - The Tampa Bay Classic is proving to be a successful and enjoyable show circuit destination for many, including Adrienne Iverson and Maximus. As the first week of the Tampa Equestrian Series continued Thursday at the Bob Thomas Equestrian Center, Iverson and Maximus earned three back-to-back blue ribbons in...

Lauren Hough and Ohlala (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - Thursday's busy competition schedule also featured a $33,000 G&C Farm 1.45m speed class with the roster of top finishers including Lauren Hough (USA) and Ohlala, Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) and HH Let's Fly, and Eric Lamaze (CAN) and Wang Chung M2S. Course designer Alan Wade saw 52 entries with 16 clear rounds for the one round speed class. Once again, the rounds got faster and faster as some of the best went late in the line-up. Lauren...

Darrin Dlin and Tienna (Sportfot) Wellington, FL - The $10,000 Adequan 5-Year-Old Young Jumper Classic was held on Thursday morning with a win for Canada's Darrin Dlin and Tienna, owned by Susan Grange. Held as the final for the division during this year's FTI WEF circuit, the class saw 31 entries in the first round of competition with sixteen going clear to the jump-off. Darrin Dlin and Tienna completed the fastest of five double clear rounds in 37.201 seconds for the win. Peter Wylde...

Havens Schatt and Kaepernick (Anne Gitttins Photography) Wellington, FL - Kaepernick and Havens Schatt took home the championship prize in the Perfect Products Pre-Green Hunter Level 1 division during the final week of the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF). The five-year-old Warmblood gelding is owned by Schatt's client, Debbie Stevens. Kaepernick and Schatt were first, third, and third over fences and placed fourth under saddle. Reserve champion was Ransom, ridden by Nick...

Temecula, CA - Riders from six states, Canada, Great Britain, Puerto Rico, Germany, Mexico, Australia and France are ready to go for $13,000 in prize money at this weekend’s Galway Downs International Horse Trials. Sixteen horses will be aiming for the $2,500 first prize in the featured CIC3*, and 48 more horses will be shooting for the top prizes in the CIC2* and the CIC1*. Each of these horses will perform their dressage tests on Friday morning and then negotiate the demanding show...