By BEN BAUGH   Staff writer   2/21/2012 10:22 PM   

Jim and Debbie Miller's Daisy Devine made it three consecutive stakes victories with a 2 1/2-length win in the 68th edition of $75,000 Mardi Gras Handicap Tuesday afternoon at the Fair Grounds. It was the third straight turf stakes victory for the ...

By BEN BAUGH   Staff writer   2/19/2012 11:51 PM   

Horsewoman Linda Allen conducted a clinic this past weekend in Aiken, and those who were lucky enough to participate in the clinic, had the opportunity to learn from one of the world's most respected names in equestrian sport. The clinic was organi ...

By BEN BAUGH   Staff writer   2/19/2012 11:36 PM   

WINDSOR -- Karen Gorham is one of the drivers working with clinician Hardy Zantke this weekend at Salute to Driving, a United States Equestrian Federation benefit supporting the high performance driving program. The Texan, who competes with a prosthe ...

By BEN BAUGH   Staff writer   2/19/2012 8:45 PM   

Ashley Beheler escaped the cooler temperatures up north to compete this weekend at the Paradise Farm horse trials. The Maryland-based rider had one ride this weekend, her 17-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare Noblesse Oblige, who's known as Tinker around ...

By BEN BAUGH   Staff writer   2/19/2012 12:10 PM   

The participants in this weekend's clinic with internationally renowned horsewoman Linda Allen, found the experience to be both challenging and beneficial as they gained insight from a professional, who has excelled in almost every facet of the equin ...

By BEN BAUGH   Staff writer   2/18/2012 11:51 PM   

Tears of joy were rolling down the cheeks of eventer Katie Berta after finishing the cross country phase at this weekend's Paradise Farm horse trials. The visceral experience was the result of the performance of a 12-year-old Irish Sport Horse, Brand ...

By BEN BAUGH   Staff writer   2/18/2012 11:17 PM   

An oil painting workshop held this past week at Louise Mellon's studio in Aiken allowed artists a chance to improve their skills by learning the "Tricks of the Trade" from internationally renowned equestrian artist Booth Malone. "Tricks of the Trad ...

By BEN BAUGH   Staff writer   2/18/2012 9:09 PM   

WINDSOR--It's the combination of a fundraiser and an educational resource. Salute to Driving started Saturday morning, and the event serves multiple purposes by generating exposure for the sport of combined driving, introducing people to carriage dri ...

By BEN BAUGH   Staff writer   2/18/2012 7:07 PM   

Clark Brewster's Cherokee Queen and Jim and Debbie Miller's Daisy Devine are set to do battle in the $75,000 Mardi Gras Handicap Tuesday at the Fair Grounds. The 1 1/16-mile contest on the turf finds the two horses with Aiken ties as the race's highw ...

By BEN BAUGH   Staff writer   2/17/2012 9:55 PM   

It's the second consecutive winter Marina Bortmas has spent in Aiken. The Ohio-based eventer, who recently turned 18-years-old, has three rides this weekend at the Paradise Farm Horse Trials. The horsewoman took two horses preliminary, and the other ...

By BEN BAUGH   Staff writer   2/15/2012 10:23 PM   

Even a serious injury to organizer Lellie Ward couldn't preclude the Paradise Farm horse trials from going off this weekend. There will be 300 rides competing this weekend from beginner novice to preliminary levels starting on Friday. There have b ...

By BEN BAUGH   Staff writer   2/13/2012 4:36 PM   

There are few horsemen who have a resume as impressive as Linda Allen. She has excelled as a competitor, trainer, course designer, clinician, technical delegate and judge. Ann Thal's Snaffles, INC. is bringing the legendary horsewoman to Aiken, wit ...

By BEN BAUGH   Staff writer   2/12/2012 10:25 PM   

Fox Hill Farm's Joyful Victory certainly lives up to her name, and the 4-year-old filly returned to the winner's circle Saturday with a rousing 1/2-length victory in the 1 1/16-mile Tiffany Lass Stakes at the Fair Grounds. The multiple graded stake ...

By BEN BAUGH   Staff writer   2/12/2012 8:04 PM   

The Aiken Polo Club and 302 Polo/New Bridge Polo and Country Club have announced their schedules for the spring season. Three 14-goal tournaments are on the spring schedule at 302 Polo/New Bridge Polo and Country Club, and two of those fittingly p ...

By BEN BAUGH   Staff writer   2/12/2012 7:31 PM   

Playoffs Bar & Grill set the precedent Sunday afternoon with a 5-2 victory over Aiken Taxi, in the inaugural game at Farmfield Polo at Farmfield Plantation, but the contest had a dual purpose as it served as a fundraiser for the Aiken SPCA's buil ...

By BEN BAUGH   Staff writer   2/11/2012 6:33 PM   

A charity polo game will be held at Farmfield Plantation Sunday to benefit the Aiken SPCA. The game's proceeds will go toward the building of the Aiken SPCA's Albrecht Center for Animal Welfare, said Alex Tyrteos, Farmfield Plantation. The 6-goal pol ...

By BEN BAUGH   Staff writer   2/11/2012 4:56 PM   

A benefit for the Hitchcock Woods Foundation will be held at The Willcox on Feb. 27 "In Celebration of Eventing" from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The guest of honor for this year's event is upper level eventer Boyd Martin. Sponsors for the event are Heidi and C ...

By BEN BAUGH   Staff writer   2/11/2012 4:50 PM   

The popular event Salute to Driving returns Feb. 18-20, and has a two-fold purpose serving as a fundraiser and to also educate people about the sport of combined driving. Salute to Driving is a United States Equestrian Foundation benefit to support t ...

By BEN BAUGH   Staff writer   2/11/2012 4:20 PM   

Autumn Rise Farm's Lilly de Sousa was among the trainers whose students were exhibiting this week at the Progressive Show Jumping AA rated Cupid Classic, part of the Aiken Winter Challenge Series, at Highfields Event Center. She brought five horses a ...

By BEN BAUGH   Staff writer   2/11/2012 1:04 PM   

Dogwood Stable's Aikenite will continue to draw plenty of attention this year, but there's a triumvirate of three-year-olds campaigned by the Aiken-based stable that will bear watching in 2012, Raconteur, Liberty Bound and Big Screen. W. Cothran Camp ...