Westport, Conn. - Ox Ridge Hunt Club turns 100 this year having been established as a Club in 1914 for Fox Hunting and Polo. In 1926 Ox Ridge hosted its first horse show which is known today as a premier hunter-jumper-equitation horse show with a rich history. Ox Ridge was also the founding location of Pegasus Therapeutic Riding, a non-profit group that provides equine-assisted activities and therapies to more than 225 people with special needs, military veterans and at-risk individuals at four...

Gladstone, N.J. - In less than a week the 2014 USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championship and World Equestrian Games Selection Trials will occur June 2-5, 2014. Para-Dressage athletes from around the United States will meet at the USET Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, NJ, for their opportunity to represent the United States in Normandy, France. Over the year equestrians have prepared by traveling around the world to multiple Para-Equestrian Dressage competitions. One of those...

Devon, Pa. – The Devon Horse Show & Country Fair hosted its ninth day of competition on Friday featuring hunters, jumpers, driving, gaited horses, Friesians, Hackney ponies, and much more. Concluding another exciting day, the $3,000 Five-Gaited Saddle Horse Stake class was held, sponsored by Willisbrook Farm, with a win for Smith Lilly and Woodlea Farms LLC's Central Perk. For the win, the pair was presented The Walter Graham Memorial Perpetual Trophy donated by Willisbrook Farm....

Lisbon, Portugal - The young U.S. team, composed of four riders, all under the age of 25, produced a sixth-place finish in Friday’s Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup at CSIO3* Lisbon. Under the guidance of Chef d’Equipe DiAnn Langer, the team of Catherine Pasmore, Alise Oaken, Abigail McArdle, and Jessica Springtseen finished on a two-round total of 32. Pasmore (Wellington, Fla.) and Pasmore Stable’s 13-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding, Bonanza Van Paemel, got the U.S. off to a...

Devon, Pa. - A $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby was held on Thursday afternoon, presented in honor of Kenneth and Sally Wheeler, with a win for Kelley Farmer of Keswick, VA, riding Glefke & Kensel LLC's Mindful. Mindful, a 10-year-old Hanoverian gelding (Graf Grannus x Bold Indian), won his first derby with Farmer just a few weeks ago in Kentucky after transitioning out of the jumpers this winter. He was also presented with the High Performance Hunter division championship on...

Devon, Pa. –The Devon Horse Show's famous Dixon Oval hosted an exciting evening of grand prix show jumping Thursday night as fans watched Ireland's Paul O'Shea and Primo de Revel jump to victory in the $100,000 Grand Prix of Devon, sponsored by Main Line Dental, Land Rover, and Horseshoe Trail Farm, LLC. In his first time ever competing at Devon, O'Shea took the victory gallop in front of thousands of cheering spectators in the highlight event of the week. Paul O'Shea and...

Lisbon, Portugal - Friday afternoon and evening, Lisbon, Portugal, will play host to 10 countries vying for top honors at the Furusiyya Nations Cup CSIO3*. Led by Chef d’Equipe DiAnn Langer, the U.S. team hopes to leave a strong impression, with riders all under the age of 25, having their sights set on standing atop the podium. The competition will highlight the future of U.S. jumping as these young athletes come in with accomplished resumes. The U.S. team, comprised of Abigail McArdle,...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation has updated the U.S. Dressage Team for the 2014 Rotterdam CDIO5* taking place during the CHIO Rotterdam in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, June 18-22. Catherine Haddad-Staller has been added to the team, and Devon Kane has withdrawn Diamante Farms’ Destiny for veterinary reasons. Haddad-Staller (Wellington, Fla.) will ride her own Mane Stream Hotmail. Mane Stream Hotmail is a 2002 Oldenburg gelding. Haddad-Staller has represented the U....

Devon, Pa. – The 2014 Devon Horse Show & Country Fair hosted its final day of professional hunter divisions on Wednesday and awarded Grand Hunter and Leading Rider awards for its 2014 competition. For the second year in a row, Kelley Farmer of Keswick, VA, was Devon's Leading Hunter Rider as well as the Leading Lady Rider in the High Performance division. She guided Glefke & Kensel LLC's Scripted to the Devon Grand Hunter Championship after taking top honors in the Green...

Lexington, Ky. - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and the USEF Dressage High Performance Committee are pleased to announce a new recognition award for dressage athletes. The USEF Gold Medal of Distinction will honor athletes who have represented the United States in top-level dressage competition and earned Team or Individual medals or have accumulated multiple top placings, both in the United States and abroad. Eligible athletes will be presented with a custom-designed gold pin...