Photo by Bob Moseder (Saddlebreds, and other breeds, compete year after year at the Devon Horse Show. Shown here is Callaway's Mystical Moment.) The Saddlebred Friends of Devon are currently under way preparing for the 2010 Devon Horse Show, set to take place Thursday, May 27, through Sunday, June 6, in Devon, PA. In preparation for this year’s event, the Devon Horse Show has completely replaced the footing in the Dixon Oval, using all-weather footing designed to meet the needs of all breeds...

Very good news for the international equestrian community as FEI TV (www.feitv.org) will offer live streaming and extensive Video on Demand coverage from the first leg of the HSBC FEI Classics, the Rolex Three Day Event in Lexington, KY. The provisional schedule for the live broadcasts is as follows: Cross-Country - Saturday, April 24, 2010: 15:00-22:00 CEST / 13:00-20:00 GMT; Jumping - Sunday, April 25, 2010: 19:00-20:30 CEST / 17:00-18:30 GMT. Please check www.feitv.org for broadcasting times...

Richard Spooner and Cristallo won the third and final leg of the Rolex/FEI World Cup Final (Shannon Brinkman) Eventing Eventing competition took place on both coasts this weekend. On the East coast the Fair Hill International CIC*/** got under way in Elkton, MD. Jennie Brannigan and Cambalda won top honors in the CIC2*, Claire Kelley and Clifton Peekachu won the CIC1*. For full results please click here . In Paso Robles, CA the Twin Rivers Spring Three-Day Event and Horse Trials featured all...

Jennifer Wooten-Dafoe and The Good Witch (Mike McNally) Lexington, KY - It's that time again. Winter vanished and suddenly the 2010 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bridgestone has arrived. Bigger than ever in 2010, the competition, which also serves as the USEF National CCI4* Eventing Championship, boasts many of the very best in the game both from the US and around the globe. The action gets underway at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington April 22, 2010. All eyes will be firmly...

The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event is a part of the fabric of the Lexington horse world. Friends and family spread across the country come to Lexington each April to take part in the country’s premiere eventing competition. But, unlike any other horse event on the show calendar, “the Rolex” stands head-and-shoulders above them all. What makes it so special? Ask anyone who has made the trip to the Kentucky Horse Park and you’ll find an endless list of responses. For me, the event has been a part...

Lexington, KY, April 20 -The cloud of volcanic ash that has canceled hundreds of airplane flights from Europe has forced the organizers of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, presented by Bridgestone, to replace four of its officials at the last minute. Only Ulrich Schmitz of Arizona remains of the three people scheduled to be the judges for the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. Marilyn Payne, of New Jersey, will replace Anne-Mette Binder of Denmark, and Christian Landholt of Switzerland will...

It was day one of Rolex events on Tuesday here at the Kentucky Horse Park. The Kentucky Cup CDI3*, a Dressage Test Event for the Alltech World Equestrian Games, kicked off this morning with 25 horses strutting their stuff in the Grand Prix. Amid the hustle of preparations for the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day the outdoor stadium was as beautiful a setting as ever for this elite competition. Sunny skies in the morning turned grey and dreary in the afternoon, I was certainly under dressed for the cool...

Lexington, KY - The trusted name of Bridgestone has aligned itself with equestrian excellence as the Official Tire of the United States Equestrian Federation. The tire and auto care leader will also be sharing its "passion for excellence" with the prestigious Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, as the presenting sponsor for 2010. "Equestrians, like the ones competing at this year's Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, share the same passion for excellence as we do in manufacturing our tires every day,"...

SmartPak™/USEF Adult Amateur Hunter Ranking List Expanding its already considerable support of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), SmartPak™has signed on as "Official Tack and Equipment Supplier to the USEF". In addition, SmartPak will be adding sponsorship of the new Adult Amateur Hunter Ranking List to the list of other programs SmartPak supports, which include the USEF Week in Review and the North American Young Rider Reining Championship. "The USEF has done so much for...

On Sunday April 18, 2010 the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) lodged a formal protest against the disqualification of McLain Ward’s horse, Sapphire at the 2010 Rolex/FEI World Cup Final. Sapphire and Ward were in the lead after the second leg of the Final when Sapphire was disqualified five hours after the second class on the recommendation of the Veterinary Committee that she was unfit to compete, despite being examined before her round by FEI veterinarians and deemed fit to compete....