Omaha, Neb. - McLain Ward and HH Azur have won the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final I (Jumping Speed Class) to kick off the 2017 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final. HH Azur is a 2006 Belgian Warmblood mare owned by Double H Farm & Francois Mathy. Henrik von Eckermann (SWE) & Mary Lou finished second and Steve Guerdat (SUI) & Bianca finished third. Full results

Omaha, Neb. – A top group of eight U.S. Show Jumpers will compete for the 2017 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final in Omaha, Neb., March 30-April 2. The U.S. contingent will face stiff competition from Switzerland’s back-to-back champion and Olympic gold medalist Steve Guerdat and other top Europeans off an indoor season. LONGINES FEI World Cup™, North American East Coast Sub-League Audrey Coulter with Capital Colnardo : Coulter (San Francisco, Calif.) will return for...

Omaha, Neb. – Three strong dressage combinations will represent the U.S. in the 2017 FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final at the CenturyLink Center Omaha, Neb. Running from March 30-April 1, 2017, Laura Graves & Verdades, Kasey Perry-Glass & Goerklintgaards Dublet, and Steffen Peters & Rosamunde are in excellent form heading into the Final. Laura Graves and Verdades (Shannon Brinkman Photo) Graves (Geneva, Fla.) has found much success since her last Final appearance in 2015,...

Horses are loaded into their stalls for the flight (Philippa Davin Photography/Dutta Corp. Photo) When two planes landed at Omaha, Nebraska’s Eppley Airfield, airport this week with a total of 51 equine athletes headed for the FEI World Cup Finals, it marked a great equestrian sporting moment. It was also a triumph of shipping logistics for The Dutta Corp., which is based in North Salem, N.Y., and Wellington, Fla., and transports about 5,000 horses annually to competitions around the...

Photo Credit: ©Elena Lusenti Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian today announced details of the Discover the Joy Tour , which will stop at competitions throughout the year, bringing the joy of horse sports to fans across the United States. The tour begins in Omaha, Neb., at the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping & FEI World Cup™ Dressage Finals, and will engage fans through athlete meet-and-greets, interactive photo elements, US Equestrian merchandise giveaways, and more. The...

Laura Graves and Kasey Perry-Glass snap a selfie before flight. U.S. Dressage riders Laura Graves and Kasey Perry-Glass were among the “flying grooms” accompanying horses as they jetted to the FEI World Cup Final in Omaha, Nebraska. The event will take place at the CenturyLink Center Omaha March 29-April 2; Graves’s mount Verdades and Perry-Glass’s ride Goerklintgaards Dublet both arrived at Omaha’s Eppley Airfield on March 27. The two were on the same three-hour...

Lexington, Ky. - Sadly, yesterday afternoon during the HITS Great American $1 Million Grand Prix in Ocala, Fla., For Sale 6, an 11-year-old Westphalian mare ridden by Great Britain's Emily Moffitt and owned by Poden Farms, sustained serious injuries after landing in an oxer and falling to the ground. Moffitt walked away from the incident unharmed and was examined by on-site paramedics. For Sale 6 was put down as a result of her injuries.

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the opening of the U.S. Center for SafeSport, the first national nonprofit solely dedicated to preserving the safety and well-being of athletes. Its purpose is to enable every sport participant to thrive by fostering a national sport culture of respect and safety, in and out of the competition field of play. The Center has adopted a SafeSport Code for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement that applies to its 47-member National...

Olivia LaGoy-Weltz and Lonoir, winners of the FEI Grand Prix Special in the Stillpoint Farm FEI Nations Cup™ CDIO3* (SusanJStickle.com) Olivia LaGoy-Weltz and Lonoir’s performance in the Stillpoint Farm FEI Nations Cup™ CDIO3* at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival proved they are a must-watch U.S. dressage combination. In their first big-tour Nations Cup competition, the combination helped carry The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team to a silver medal, demonstrating the...

Photo Credit FEI World Cup™ Finals The FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final consists of the compulsory FEI Grand Prix and the FEI Grand Prix Freestyle to Music, and all competitors who finish the Grand Prix with at least 60% may continue through to the Freestyle. The Final results in the Freestyle determine the FEI World Cup™ Champion. A total of 38 riders and 43 horses will be competing in the Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final. The first competition at the Final is a speed...