Breaking US Equestrian news releases contain the latest information regarding the organization, national championships, U.S. athletes and teams in international competition, breed news, and important member alerts. Manage the news you receive at the US Equestrian Preference Center.

Kent Farrington and Up Chiqui Dominate $60,000 Spy Coast Farm Open Jumper Speed Stake at Alltech National Horse Show

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 11/5/2011 8:10:49 AM

Lexington, KY - The jumper action continued this evening at the Alltech National Horse Show, 128th Edition, and speed wa s the name of the game as riders competed in the $60,000 Spy Coast Farm Open Jumper Speed Stake. The speedy veteran pair of Kent Farrington and Up Chiqui dominated the class with blazing time, beating second place finishers Nicholas Dello Joio and Notre Star De La Nutria by almost four seconds. Great Britain's Scott Brash and Bon Ami rounded out the top three with a quick...

Meet Champion Saddle Seat Competitors This Weekend at the Alltech National Horse Show

by ASHA | 11/4/2011 8:58:27 PM

Lexington, KY - At the Alltech National Horse Show, currently taking place at the Kentucky Horse Park’s Alltech Arena in Lexington, Champion youth Saddle Seat competitors will be on hand on Sunday to greet show attendees. Those in attendance at the Alltech National Horse Show on Sunday will have the opportunity to meet four reigning champions of Saddle Seat Equitation, who will be on hand at the American Saddlebred exhibit. Those in attendance will include 2011 Good Hands Final Champion,...

Laura Sexton and Zoom Awarded Amateur-Owner Hunter Grand Championship at Alltech National Horse Show

by Rebecca Walton for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 11/4/2011 8:50:29 PM

Laura Sexton and Zoom awarded Amateur-Owner Hunter Grand Championship at the Alltech National Horse Show, 128th Edition. Photo: Kendall Bierer/PMG. Lexington, KY - The Amateur-Owner Hunters took center stage today in the Alltech Arena during the Alltech National Horse Show, 128th Edition. Laura Sexton and her talented mount Zoom captured the Amateur-Owner 18-35 Hunters Championship with three blue ribbons over the last two days. The duo was also awarded the Grand Champion Amateur Owner Hunter...

Sterling Graburn Leads After Dressage Phase at USEF National Single Horse Championship at Katydid

by USEF Communications Department | 11/4/2011 8:42:26 PM

Sterling Graburn. PicsofYou.com. Lexington, KY - An exciting day of dressage in Aiken, SC, showcased some of the very best in the U.S. vying for USEF National Single Horse Championship honors at the Katydid CDE. After all but one of 19 horses passed inspection - Wilson Groves' UVM Worthy was deemed unfit to compete - Sterling Graburn (Georgetown, KY) drove to the lead in Friday's dressage competition phase, on a score of 43.09. Kate Shields (Middleburg, VA) was in second on a score of...

Land Rover Competition and Training Grants Send Pan American Games Athletes to Galway Downs CCI

by Joanie Morris | 11/4/2011 5:24:00 PM

Lexington, KY - Two members of the Gold-medal winning 2011 Pan American Games Eventing Team, Buck Davidson and Michael Pollard, and the alternate, Kristin Schmolze, were awarded Land Rover Competition and Training Grants to travel to Temecula, CA and compete at the Galway Downs CCI, November 4-6. Davidson and Pollard were each awarded $8,000 grant to contest the CCI3*, while Schmolze was awarded a $6,000 grant to compete in the CCI2*. Because of logistical and timing conflicts due to being part...

Ten Medals for Equestrian Team USA at the 2011 Pan American Games

by Joanie Morris | 11/4/2011 3:34:44 PM

It was an epic adventure in Mexico for the United States Equestrian Federation's Dressage, Eventing and Jumping Teams. They won a record 10 medals across the three disciplines and cemented a solid foundation for the 2012 Olympic Games. Bookended by double Gold medalists Steffen Peters, who rode the Hlavacek's Weltino's Magic to record scores in the dressage ring at the Guadalajara Country Club, and Christine McCrea, who jumped five immaculate rounds on Windsor Show Stables'...

2012 USEF Horsemastership Training Session Presented by USHJA and Adequan: Promoting the Importance of Excellent Horsemastership

by USEF Show Jumping Department | 11/4/2011 12:31:31 PM

2011 USEF Horsemastership Training Session. USEF Archives. Lexington, KY - Mark your calendars and plan to attend the 2012 USEF Horsemastership Training Session presented by the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) and Adequan. The sixth annual USEF Horsemastership Training Session will be held on January 3-7, 2012, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL. The following 12 riders will be invited to participate: The North American Young Riders Individual...

McManamy And Levine Top Day 1 At Galway Downs International Three-Day Event

by John Strassburger & Heather Bailey | 11/4/2011 8:22:32 AM

Temecula, CA - Max McManamy, on Project Runway, and Amber Levine, on Oz Poof Of Purchase, rode to a perfectly tied score (at 47.8 penalties) and grabbed the lead in the first half of the CCI2* today at the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event. The pair topped the 15 horses competing today; another 14 compete tomorrow. The two CC1* divisions also performed their dressage tests today. Barbara Crabo leads the classic-format CCI1*, scoring 50.3 penalties on Over Easy, and Sara Mittleider...

McLain Ward and Rothchild Race to Win $75,000 Double H Farm Open Jumpers at Alltech National Horse Show

by Rebecca Walton for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 11/4/2011 8:12:47 AM

Lexington, KY - It was an incredible night of competition at the Alltech National Horse Show, 128th Edition, as 14 of 35 e ntries qualified for the jump-off during the $75,000 Double H Farm International Open Jumper class. There was one quick round after another, but at the end of the night it was McLain Ward and Rothchild, owned by Sagamore Farm of Oyster Bay, NY, who posted a double clear effort in 36.10 seconds and led the victory gallop. Pan American Individual and Team Gold Medalist...

Kaitlin Campbell Rides to the Top of the Leaderboard in the $10,000 Amateur-Owner Jumper Welcome Stake at Alltech National Horse Show

by Kendall Bierer for Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 11/4/2011 8:00:51 AM

Lexington, KY - The exciting jumper action continued tonight at the Alltech National Horse Show as the best Junior and Am ateur-Owner riders gathered at the Alltech Arena to compete in the evening's Welcome Stakes. Kaitlin Campbell and Rocky W took the winning honors during the Chansonette Farm $10,000 Amateur-Owner Jumper Welcome, and Lillie Keenan earned the top call during the Sleepy P Ranch $10,000 Junior Jumper Welcome. The Chansonette Farm $10,000 Amateur-Owner Jumper Welcome Stake...