CEIJY 1* 80km 1st Heleen De Beer/DCL Mooi Vembe/7:42:05 CEI 1* 1st Misha Green/Vagas/6:22:30 2nd Lizanne Dorian/SH Sur Trad/6:47:12 3rd Barbara Hershberger/Kenlyn Irishman/7:33:05 CEIJY 2* 120km 1st Leigh Hutton (CAN)/Parker AES/8:24:40 2nd Christina Kimery/DJB Santanas Chief/8:45:27 3rd Mary Katherine Clark/Remminisonce/9:07:38 CEI 2* Ceci Butler Stasiuk/DJB Black AL Badi/7:38:35 Mary Farris/Thundering Overtime/8:38:50 TJ Vore/BHF Flashback/9:03:01 CEI 3* Eone Williamse(RSA)/My Wild Irish...

a guest blog post fom Mary Cox The following three ideas may take being somewhat adventuresome but trust me, the result will make it all worth it ! First, research a local stone fabricator in your area. A fabricator makes the template and cuts the stone for granite, marble or stone countertops. Once you’ve located one, pay them a visit and remember to put on your best “I’m a Tack Hoarder – help me” face. Then ask them very sweetly if you can do some “Dumpster...

The Region 12 show is always a great show and the foundation of the annual show season for Arabian and Half-Arabian horses in the southeast. Most years it ranks well into the top three regional Arabian horse shows in the United States. Frequently it is the largest and the best and this year’s show looks to be reaching toward the top spot once again. One of the first regional shows held each year, Region 12’s dates in 2012, May 7th through the 12th insure that there are few other...

Gladstone, NJ - The United States Equestrian Team Foundation is pleased to announce that the Jacqueline B. Mars Domestic Competition and Training Grant has been awarded to Jolie Wentworth of Martinez, CA. The grant is given to an Eventing rider who has been identified and recommended by the USEF Eventing Selectors, with an impressive record and potential to represent the United States in future international competition. Wentworth began riding at the young age of seven, and one of her earliest...

At the 2012 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event Presented by Bridgestone, where Land Rover is the Official Vehicle Sponsor, Andy Goss (left), President of Jaguar Land Rover North America, presents Dr. James White and his wife Margaret (second from right), the award for the Land Rover Ultimate Tailgate Challenge. The LR4 in the photo is the Whites' eighth Land Rover and Dr. White recently also purchased a Supercharged Jaguar. Also in the photo is Kim McCullough, Brand Vice President for Land Rover...

President of Taylor Harris Insurance Services Michael Taylor. (Kenneth Kraus) Middleburg, VA - Taylor Harris Insurance Services (THIS) announced the debut of the all-new Taylor Harris Triple Crown Challenge. This unique challenge offers a spectacular $200,000 top prize for any show jumping rider that can put together back to back to back wins at three of the nation's most prestigious grand prix events. The three events included in the Taylor Harris Triple Crown Challenge are the $100,000...

The FEI has warned its member National Federations against the use of Gamma amino butyric acid (GABA) and Hydroxy-gamma butyric acid (Hydroxy-GABA), following advice from the FEI List Group. The warning has been issued outside the List Group’s usual annual review process. National Federations were advised in an email alert from FEI Veterinary Director Graeme Cooke via the FEI’s NF Liaison Office that any request to an FEI Official/ Veterinary Delegate to administer a substance...

Devon, PA - The always exciting Open Jumping at the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair will have an extra fillip of tension thrown in this year as 14 of the competitors who are long-listed for the show jumping team at the London Olympics will be competing in two of the Observation Events that will decide the eventual team. Devon, which runs May 24 to June 3, benefits Bryn Mawr Hospital, to which it has donated over $14 million during the 10 decades of their association. Among the 14 long-listed...

Del Mar, CA- For a second night Marina Azevedo built a demanding course at the Del Mar National Horse Show for the 20 entries to jump in the $100,000 Hermes Grand Prix of Del Mar presented by Intuit. Six of the entries contesting the 13 obstacle course were members of the USEF Long List for the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2012 Olympic Games. These combinations were contesting the first of four 2012 US Show Jumping Team Observation Events. And in the second and final class of the Del Mar...

Rich Fellers & Flexible (Rick Osteen Photography) Del Mar, CA - An international field contested the $50,000 Surfside Grand Prix presented by ShowBiz Magazine Friday evening at the Del Mar National Horse Show. Of the 26 entries in the class, six combinations were members of the USEF Long List for the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2012 Olympic Games. The prestigious California horse show, held at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, serves as the first of four 2012 US Show Jumping Team Observation...