Tom McCutcheon and Darlins Not Painted (Art & Light/FEI). Bökeberg, Sweden – Set in a beautiful arena and in front of a capacity crowd, the 2011 FEI World Reining Final had an electric atmosphere at Bökebergs Gård, Sweden, just outside of Malmö. The best reining horses in the world contested the highly coveted title, and Tom McCutcheon of the United States was flawless in his effort to top the podium. Riding Darlins Not Painted to an extraordinary score...

Kent Farrington and Uceko won the $55,000 Mary Rena Murphy Grand Prix at the Kentucky Spring Classic (Photos by Rebecca Walton/PMG). Lexington, KY - As the Kentucky Spring Classic hosted another night of show jumping, the incredible duo of Kent Farrington and Uceko continued their complete domination of the last two weeks by securing the $55,000 Mary Rena Murphy Grand Prix victory. Tonight's event was sponsored by Audi of Lexington and honored Mary Rena Murphy, a horsewoman whose dedication...

North Salem, NY - Patricia Griffith had a new mount this year for the $10,000 USHJA Hunter Derby at the Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows, but the result was the same as last year, a win. Sienna, the horse that Griffith piloted around the two rounds of competition this year, is a lovely 16.2 hand chestnut mare, owned by Lexi Maounis of Jupiter, FL, herself a junior rider and student of Griffiths. “We got her in August of last year,” said Griffith. “She had won a Derby in Texas...

Saratoga Springs, NY - Health, history and horses is what Saratoga Springs, NY, was built upon. The Skidmore College Saratoga Classic Horse Show (SCHS), June 14-19 and 21-26, 2011, not only highlights the early summer season in Saratoga but also gives visitors a chance to experience the magic of the oldest Thoroughbred race track in the country. The horses are stabled in the same stalls that such greats as Secretariat once occupied, and while horse show exhibitors are competing, this...

Kent Farrington and Uceko Win $30,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic at the Kentucky Spring Classic (Photo by Rebecca Walton/PMG). Lexington, KY - For tonight's $30,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic it was once again about speed in the Rolex Stadium at the Kentucky Horse Park. Continuing his streak at the Kentucky Spring Horse Shows, Kent Farrington once again led the way, winning his second grand prix event in a row with Uceko. The duo dominated the fifteen horse jump-off, beating second place...

Lexington, KY — May in Kentucky was all about the catch-ride. One ride. One horse. One shot at history. At Louisville, it meant a late-replacement jockey, John Velazquez, would win his first Kentucky Derby with Animal Kingdom. At Lexington’s Kentucky Horse Park that same weekend, it meant students facing their own last-minute leg-ups, with just minutes to assess a horse before entering the Alltech Arena and their date with destiny at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association...

USA is off to a great start in Bonheiden! Meg O'mara won the first Junior class and Victoria Birdsall placed only a few spots behind. Yesterday Meg O'mara was winning again all the way until the end of the class and then got bumped to second. It wasn't the end of the world, I think all the other riders were getting sick of only hearing the US National Anthem being played at the end of every class!!! Meg Victoria Reed Kessler won the first young riders class, Catherine Pasmore (I)...

Lexington, KY - The Kentucky Summer Horse Shows' management company, Kentucky Horse Shows LLC, is pleased to announce that the hunter/jumper competition's prize list is currently available online. The prize list and entry blanks are posted online at www.kentuckyhorseshows.com . Entries for the Kentucky Summer Horse Shows close on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, and Wednesday, July 27, 2011, for the Bluegrass Festival and the KHJA Horse Show. The top hunter and jumper riders will return to the...

Craig Schmersal got the World Reining Final off to a winning start, in the CRI4* competition he rode Miss Lil Addy Tude to a winning score of 225.5. He and Gold Medal teammate from the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, Tom McCutcheon, will represent the U.S. on Saturday night at the inagural World Reining Final. Follow the action and watch it live: http://worldreiningfinal.com/ the order of go is included below. Order of Go. World Reining Final CRI5*

Lexington, KY - The U.S. show jumping program turns its focus to Belgium this week as the Young Riders and Junior Riders tackle the CSIOJY Bonheiden, with the Young Riders jumping in the first Young Rider Nations Cup of the USEF European Young Rider Tour. The Nations Cup gets underway on Saturday at 5:30 PM CEST, the U.S. Team will jump third. The US Juniors and Young Riders Ready for Action in Belgium (Photo USEF Archives) The U.S. will be represented by the following four riders in...