After three days of intense competition, the World Equestrian Festival Aachen, in Germany has drawn to a close.Scott Brash, riding Hello Sanctos, made history by winning the Rolex Grand Prix, and his second stage of the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping. Scott Brash is the first rider to achieve [...]

Jill Humphrey and Zubliem on the way to a $25,000 Sunshine Classic win at the 2014 National Sunshine Series Week II. (c) ESI PhotographyThermal, CA (June 2, 2015): HITS, Inc. is pleased to announce that the Fédération Equestre Internationale has given final approval for Week Two of the National Sunshine [...]

 The Longines Athina Onassis Horse Show three unforgettable days!The Longines Athina Onassis Horse Show starts Thursday, June 4 with an exceptional program where the world's best riders and many impassioned celebrities will compete. There will be a total of 119 riders who will participate in two levels of competition during [...]

Caitlyn Connors and Bink-A (Photo: ESI Photography)SAUGERTIES, New York- Caitlyn Connors and her Bink-A mastered a challenging course to claim first place in Sunday’s $10,000 Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper High Classic, presented by Vetera® XP Vaccines. “It was very technical,” said Connors of the course. “That’s actually my second high junior class [...]

(Photo: Eye Witness Images)Virginia Horse Trials, a long time destination event for East Coast Eventers, announced today that International Course Designer John Nicholson will take over as the new FEI cross country course designer, beginning with the events staple FEI competition set to take place October 30th- November 1st, 2015. [...]

Underlining its commitment to maintaining the highest standards in the sport, the Emirates Equestrian Federation (EEF) has established an Endurance Committee to oversee a review into national and international endurance rides in the United Arab Emirates.The Endurance Committee, which will be under the direct observation of the UAE's National Olympic [...]

Horse riding and travel often go hand in hand. Californian Tracy Hofstrand is attempting to ride on all of the continents (Antarctica excluded, though she plans a visit there). Being an endurance rider, and being that Australia is another continent to conquer, and that the country just happens to hold [...]

Lisa Marie Andrews and Ellitot. (Photo: Colin Bishop)Lisa Marie Andrews is a fireball of activity. The pixyish professional trainer talks a mile-a-minute and rarely lets one of those minutes go by without a laugh. She was named Most Talkative at her New York high school – hardly a surprise. She [...]

Seema Sonnad in her element. Photo by Cynthia Gilbert/Gazworks Inc.The eventing community mourns the loss of Seema Sonnad, a rider, volunteer, owner, official and rock of the Area II family, who passed away last night after suffering a fatal cardiac arrhythmia while running an ultramarathon in Seattle; she was 52 [...]