Lexington KY – August 4, 2012 - The applause and excitement could be heard resounding throughout the Kentucky Horse Park tonight as the $50,000 Rood & Riddle Grand Prix got underway in the Rolex Stadium. It was the fifth day of the Kentucky Summer Classic, and the nation’s top riders gathered to show under the bright lights of the stadium for a share in the prize money, and the desired $8,000 SSG ‘Go Clean for the Green’ Digital Riding Glove promotion bonus.

SAUGERTIES, NY (August 4, 2012) – Laura Chapot just extended her impressive mid-summer winning streak with another victory in the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health , at HITS-on-the-Hudson. Friday’s triumph marked the fourth consecutive win for Chapot in the last two weeks and the second victory aboard Quointreau Un Prince , an 8-year-old mount she bought three years ago from McLain Ward

East Dorset, Vermont – Ireland’s Paul O’Shea and Instant Karma were the winners in the $30,000 Manchester & the Mountains Grand Prix, sponsored by Purina Horse Feed, on Saturday, August 4, at the 2012 Vermont Summer Festival. In a three-horse jump-off, O’Shea and Instant Karma beat out Luis Larrazabal and G&C Sacramento and Bryn Sadler and Bon Giorno for the win. Now in its fifth week of competition, the six-week Vermont Summer Festival will continue through August 12 at Harold Beebe Farm in East Dorset, VT

Lexington KY – August 2, 2012 - The Rolex Stadium was alive with the nation’s top horse and rider combinations gathering to compete beneath the lights in the $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic during the Kentucky Summer Classic. Kaitlin Campbell and Rocky W topped tonight’s seven-horse jump-off with a beautiful double-clear effort. Campbell also was the last to compete with Grand Pleasure, riding to the only other double-clear score and nabbing the second place prize

East Dorset, Vermont – Week five of the 2012 Vermont Summer Festival kicked off on Wednesday, August 1, with the Manchester & the Mountains Horse Show at Harold Beebe Farm in East Dorset, VT. Ireland’s Darragh Kenny and Lipton De L’Othain, owned by The Wannahave Group, were the winners in the highlight $5,000 Open Jumper 1.40m class for the day.

Devon, PA (August 2, 2012) On Sunday, September 30, after the excitement of Dressage at Devon’s Saturday night FEI Grand Prix Freestyle, where Olympic caliber equestrians ride their horses through highly choreographed movements to music, young equestrians can follow in their footsteps.