Christine McCrea and Romantovich Take One (Spruce Meadows Media Services) Calgary, Alberta - The $35,000 Progress Energy Canada Cup had 35 entries and five of those would advance to the jump-off, but it would be the first in the ring over the shortened course that would lead the way. Christine McCrea and Romantovich Take One, 13-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding by Numero Uno x Karandasj owned by Candy Tribble, put in the all-important clear round in a time of 42.58 seconds. McCrea said of her...

Ammeretto and David Beisel (Tricia Booker Photography) Traverse City, MI - Ammaretto and David Beisel cruised to the blue ribbon in the $2,500 CMJ Sporthorse 1.40m Jumper Speed Stake, one of Thursday's featured classes at Horse Shows by the Bay. Over a Chris Brandt-designed track, Beisel and the bay Dutch Warmblood (Numero Uno--Ranna) jumped clear in 63.61 seconds as the 11th of 12 competitors in the ring. Beisel, of Goshen, OH, has ridden the 8-year-old stallion for the past five years and...

Todd Minikus rides Quality Girl to victory in the $30,000 ABBA Vet Supply Open Jumper Classic (The Book LLC) Lake Placid, NY - Todd Minikus of Loxahatchee, FL won the $30,000 ABBA Vet Supply Open Jumper Classic, Thursday's featured event at the 36th annual I Love New York Horse Show, Presented by Sea Shore Stables, LLC. Minikus was one of 12 of entries of the 46 who started to reach the jump-off by riding without penalty over the 16-jump, Richard Jeffery designed course at the North Elba...

Mark Bluman of Colombia rode G&C Lagran to victory in the $10,000 Open Welcome, presented by Manchester Designer Outlets, on Thursday, July 4, at the Vermont Summer Festival in East Dorset, VT. (David Mullinix Photography) East Dorset, VT - Mark Bluman of Colombia won the $10,000 Open Welcome, presented by Manchester Designer Outlets, held Thursday, July 4, at the Vermont Summer Festival. The six-week equestrian competition is running July 2 through August 11 at Harold Beebe Farm in East...

Lexington, KY – The USEF Eventing High Performance Committee has approved the following High Performance Summer/Fall Training Lists for the 2013 season. World Class Combinations that currently possess the ability to be competitive anywhere in the world. The combinations listed on the World Class List will receive Land Rover Training Grants. Will Coleman (Charlottesville, VA) and Four Star Eventing Group’s OBOS O’Reilly OBOS O’Reilly is a 2003 Irish Sport Horse gelding...

Mario Deslauriers in the Janney Montgomery Scott 1.35m class (The Book LLC) Lake Placid, NY - Laura Chapot (Neshanic Station, NJ) and Mario Deslauriers (New York, NY) won the two sections of the Janney Montgomery Scott 1.35 meter classes, the featured events Wednesday at the 36th annual I Love New York Horse Show, Presented by Sea Shore Stables, LLC. In the two sections of the WPTZ News Channel 5 1.30 meter classes, Michael Hughes of Allendale, NJ swept top honors. The horse show continues...

Lexington, KY - A group of five individuals have been invited by the USEF to participate in the inaugural tour of the FEI World Breeding Championships for Dressage Young Horses. The 2013 Championship will take place in Verden, Germany on August 7-11, 2013. The tour will be led and organized by USEF Young Horse Coach Scott Hassler and will include tickets to the young horse dressage events as well as meetings with European experts. The tour was open to anyone who has participated in the...

Lexington, KY - The following athletes have been named by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) to represent the U.S. in Nations Cup competition at the CSIO5* Hickstead, July 30-August 4, 2013 in Hickstead, England and at the CSIO5* Dublin August 6-11, 2013 in Dublin, Ireland. CSIO5* Hickstead The five following athletes will represent the U.S. at the CSIO5* Hickstead: Reed Kessler (Lexington, KY) Beezie Madden (Cazenovia, NY) McLain Ward (Brewster, NY) Katie Dinan (Wellington, FL)...

Major equestrian competitions attended by U.S. athletes, both domestic and overseas, are listed in this weekly preview. Please look below to find competition listings by discipline* and breed. We hope you will follow the competitions that most interest you, but check Equestrian Weekly on Monday for a report of any top finishes by U.S. Equestrians. *lists of competitions in all international disciplines will include only FEI competitions or USEF Championships within the USA and international FEI...

Having trouble sorting through all of the press releases, results, and news articles from Aachen? Here we have aggregated all of our headlines from the past two weeks, in chronolgical order, to help you find what you're looking for. Friday June 21 Alicen Divita Leads U.S. Effort After Individual Compulsory and Technical Tests at Aachen CVIO3* Saturday June 22 Divita Earns top Ten Finish as Individual Vaulters Finish Up and Paux de Deux Team Gets Started in Aachen Sunday June 23 U.S....