Jennifer Alfano and Candid claimed the Grand Hunter Championship on Thursday. (SEL Photography) Buffalo, N.Y. - Candid is no stranger to the impressive indoor arena at the Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center (BTRC). The 7-year-old Holsteiner gelding, owned and ridden by Jennifer Alfano, resides there at SBS Farms, and this week at the Buffalo International Horse Show, he showed that he was every bit at home in the ring. The 69th Annual Buffalo International Horse Show kicked off on Wednesday with...

Aaron Vale and Dress Balou on their way to a Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final win at the HITS Championship. (ESI Photography) Saugerties, N.Y.- Championship Sunday at HITS Saugerties began with the high-energy concluding round of the richest Hunter class in the country, the Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final. Aaron Vale, of Williston, Florida, and Dress Balou, owned by Donald Stewart, did it again, winning their second consecutive title in the renowned event to secure a reign at...

Thomas Cerra and Legolas win the $1,500 1.30m Open Jumpers at the Showplace Fall Classic Championship. (Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group) Wayne, Ill. - After concluding an action-packed week of competition for the Showplace Jumper Spectacular, management and crew packed up the trucks and relocated to the Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, Illinois, for the Showplace Fall Classic Championship. The first day kicked off with a deluge of rain, yet the torrential downpour did not dampen the...

Pied Piper Pony Rides are always a hit with the kids. (The Book LLC) North Salem, N.Y. - The American Gold Cup, one of America's most exciting international show jumping events, opens this week. From September 9 -13 at Old Salem Farm, it will feature top-level horse and rider combinations, as well as many other exciting and family-friendly events Saturday and Sunday. Don't miss all the fun and excitement before the American Gold Cup begins. Come for the world-class competition, and stay...

Beezie Madden, of Cazenovia, New York, and Abigail Wexner's Simon claim the CP $1 Million Grand Prix FEI CSI5*, presented by Wells Fargo on September 6, 2015 at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, New York. (ESI Photography) Saugerties, N.Y. - Sunday at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, New York was anything but an average day of show jumping competition. Horse sport royalty descended on the Hudson Valley for the nation’s highest ranked class of the year, the Canadian Pacific $1 Million...

The $5,000 USHJA North Regional Children's Individual Jumper Championships concluded Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015, during the Showplace Jumper Spectacular. Kesley Taylor won the gold medal, Noa Leibson was awarded the silver and Madeline DeRose captured the bronze. (Kendall Bierer/Phelps Media Group) Roscoe, Ill. - Three days of fierce competition led up to the crowning moment of the 2015 USHJA Children's & Adult Amateur North Regional Championships, with the final phase of the $5,000 USHJA...

The $2,500 USHJA Children's Jumper Regional Team Championship medalists. (Phelps Media Group) Roscoe, Ill. - The tension in the air was palpable as the second day of the 2015 USHJA Children's & Adult Amateur Jumper Regional Championships got underway during the Showplace Jumper Spectacular. All eyes turned to the teams as each zone from the Northern Region took their turn at Anderson Lima's track. It was Zone 5 Team One that emerged victorious for the $2,500 Children's Team...

American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) Equine Welfare Committee Left to right: Lisa Duncan, Registrar, American Saddlebred Registry, Lynn Coakley, EQUUS Foundation President, Kathie Dunn Jacobsen, ASHA EWC Chair and Karen Medicus, ASHA EWC Vice Chair. (Adam Brennan) The EQUUS Foundation Humanitarian Award was jointly established by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and the EQUUS Foundation in 2009 to celebrate the humanitarian achievements made by members of the equine...

Olympic Gold Medalist and one of the US's most decorated equestrians, Laura Kraut will be a top competitor to watch at this year's American Gold Cup. She earned second place in 2014. (Phelps Media Group) North Salem, N.Y . - The 2015 American Gold Cup is set to return to scenic Old Salem Farm in North Salem, New York. The popular and prestigious show jumping classic is scheduled to run Sept. 9-13, 2015. A truly international field of world-class competitors, representing 14 nations from around...

Simpson receives the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Style of Riding Award from Show Jumping Hall of Fame Executive Director Marty Bauman (The Book LLC) Bridgehampton, N.Y. - Sophie Simpson of Wellington, FL, was presented with the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Style of Riding Award at the 40th Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show. The award is presented to the rider in the Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper division whose form and style best exemplifies that of great American riders of the past such as Hall of...