Some of America's top up-and-coming junior riding talent is bound for Lexington's Kentucky Horse Park August 4 for the Essex Classics/United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) Hunterdon Equitation Cup Classic. Held this year as part of the East Coast Hunter Finals, the USHJA Hunterdon Cup began in 2005 and was developed as a unique class that combines the precision of equitation and the handiness of hunters. The class is open to any rider who is an active USHJA junior member and who has...

Thursday, June 17, marks 100 days to go until the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Still looking for a good reason to come? We’ve got you covered. We came up with 100 reasons to come to the Games. 100. You get to walk on the bluegrass. It’s pretty famous in Kentucky. 99. You know that saying “When pigs fly?” Horses actually do fly here...over jumps. 98. Because trail riding is fun, but horses do much cooler things at the 2010 Games. 97. You get to meet someone from a different country,...

Photo by Lauren Fisher/PMG (Lisa Goldman and Morocco won the $10,000 SJHOF High Junior/AO Jumper Classic.) It was a fantastic day for 21-year-old Denise Wilson of Oconomowoc, WI, and Blue Gate Farm LLC's Life is Life 15 when the pair raced to victory in Saturday afternoon's $30,000 Showplace Productions Grand Prix. Held in the beautiful Grand Prix Ring at the Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, IL, the grand prix was the first of three in the 2010 Showplace Spring Spectacular Horse Show...

Nevada Bay and Will Coleman (www.stockimageservices.com) Driving At the CAI Saumur in France US drivers Katie Whaley and Laurie Astegiano gave a strong showing against international competition. Astegiano and her Pony Team were second after an impressive clean go through the cones and finished fourth overall. Whaley competed in the Pony Pairs, she had a solid dressage phase, and was third after a strong performance in the marathon - she finished fifth overall. For complete results please click...

Photo by James Leslie Parker (Laura Chapot.) Laura Chapot took top honors at the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair, winning the Open Jumper Championship on Bradberry with 30 points and also taking the Leading Open Jumper Rider title for the fourth time in six years, and the fifth time overall. Along with her four wins in the Open Jumper division that counted towards the leading Rider title, Chapot also won two six-year-old classes and a seven-year-old class for an unprecedented seven jumper...

At USEF’s 2009 Annual Meeting, the following rule change was proposed with a 12/1/09 effective date: EV173 Technical Delegate. [Chapter EV. Eventing Division] Add: 2. DUTIES. i. The Technical Delegate shall submit all of the information (course maps, measurements, distances, time requirements and safety recommendations) received from the Course Designer, with the Technical Delegate's report. This will become part of the official record of the Event. See EV 175.2d. It was disapproved by the...

Chester Weber and his Winning Team (Picsofyou.com) Driving US Drivers with the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games on the brain competed at the CAI-B Garden State CDE at the Horse Park of New Jersey. Chester Weber and his Four-in-Hand team notched yet another win, finishing with 116.64 penalties. Josh Rector was second and Bill Long rounded out the top three. In the Single Horse division, Kim Stover and her Connemara/Thoroughbred cross Laughlin finished on 113.33 for the win. Scott Monroe...

The 28th Annual Piedmont Classic Paso Fino Horse Show in Asheville, NC, located in the beautiful Smokey Mountains of North Carolina will be part of Asheville Alive 2010. Mark your calendars now, June 24–27, 2010. Asheville Alive 2010 promises to provide something for everyone—intense competition, fantastic entertainment for families, a state-of-the-art facility for riders and premium hospitality and enhanced benefits for exhibitors, spectators, sponsors and vendors. Asheville Alive 2010...

Tickets to the eight world championships of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games are selling quickly, with many sessions, particularly finals sessions, approaching sell-outs. Finals rounds are in highest demand across all sports, as these sessions determine the world champions. The Dressage Individual Freestyle and the Reining Individual Finals could be the first to reach full capacity. Less than 1,000 Level A tickets are available for the Dressage Freestyle on October 1 in the outdoor...

Erin Alberda and Collo 5 (Stockimageservices.com Photo) Dressage Dressage riders on East coast celebrated the holiday weekend at the CDI3* Allentown at the Horse Park of New Jersey. Elisabeth Austin and her Dutch Warmblood Olivier took home wins in the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special. On the small tour Cesar Parra and Olympia performed beautifully, winning the Prix St. Georges with a score of 71.789% and the Intermediaire I with 71.000%. For complete results please click here . This week...