Elizabeth Halliday-Sharp and Fernhill By Night (Libby Law Photography) Lexington, Ky. - The U.S. horse-and rider combinations are poised for the FEI Nations Cup competition at the Military Boekelo CCIO3*, October 10-13, 2013 in Boekelo, The Netherlands. Elizabeth Halliday-Sharp, Lauren Kieffer, and Boyd Martin make up the team representing the U.S. Following the first horse inspection, 104 combinations from 11 nations are ready to contest the challenging three-day event, which is the seventh...

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. Arabian Sport Horse Nationals September 18-22 Lexington, Virginia The Arabian Horse Celebration September 18-21 Louisville, Kentucky Dressage NEDA...

Beezie Madden and Coral Reef Via Volo (Rebecca Walton) orth Salem, NY - Friday the 13th proved to a lucky day for Beezie Madden, who stormed to victory on her veteran mount Coral Reef Via Volo during the $100,000 American Gold Cup Qualifier, presented by Double H Farm & Windsor Show Stables. Fifty-five entries showed on the Grand Prix Field at Old Salem Farm during the 2013 American Gold Cup CSI4*-W, but only eight finished without fault to qualify for the jump-off, where Madden and Coral...

Rainier, the Overall Grand Champion and Champion Best Young Horse - East in the 2013 Sallie B. Wheeler/US National Hunter Breeding Championship, with handler Richard M. Taylor (Richard Clay Photography) Lexington, KY – The top young horses from across the country displayed their qualities in hopes of claiming a title at the 2013 Sallie B. Wheeler/US National Hunter Breeding Championship. Judges Sharon Stewart-Wells of Ruidoso, NM and Deborah Sands of Encinitas, CA traveled to both coasts...

Lexington, KY - The following horse-and-driver combinations have been named by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) to represent the U.S. at the 2013 FEI Pair World Driving Championships in Topolcianky, Slovakia, August 28-September 1. The three following combinations will represent the U.S. in Topolcianky: Rachael Blanchard (Upperville, VA) will drive Belle Grey Farm, LLC’s de l’Amour, Belle Grey Farm, LLC and Heather Briggs’ Taksi and Thomas Blumschein’s Tara...

Lexington, KY - The following horse-and-rider combinations have been named by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) to represent the U.S. in Nations Cup competition at the CSIO3* Bratislava, August 1-4, 2013 in Bratislava, Slovakia. The five following combinations will represent the U.S. at the CSIO3* Bratislava: Kirsten Coe (Royal Palm Beach, FL) will ride Ilan Ferder's Calypso Calypso is a 2002 Belgian Warmblood gelding Megan Nusz (The Woodlands, TX) will ride Amalaya...

Kathryn Gieschen on Revlon (Mike Tomlinson) Lexington, VA – In the senior division at the CVI1* in Lexington, VA it was Kathryn Gieschen who, over two rounds of compulsory and freestyle competition, earned first place finishes at the U.S. East Coast’s first ever CVI competition. With a first round overall score* of 7.618 and second round overall score of 7.572 Gieschen, vaulting on Revlon and lunged by Alison Gieschen, came away with wins in both rounds.** Coming in second in round...

Aachen, Germany - The U.S. Dressage Team emphatically marked their resurgence with a podium finish in Wednesday’s Lambertz FEI Nations Cup at the Aachen CDIO5*. The U.S. Team of Steffen Peters, Tina Konyot, Jan Ebeling and Shelly Francis earned a third place finish on a team total of 217.298. The U.S. Team (Shannon Brinkman) “Our Nations Cup riders came here for a medal and they did not disappoint. Each of them showed why they are among the best in the world,” said Chef...

Lexington, KY- The U.S. will be represented by a veteran team in Wednesday’s Lambertz FEI Nations Cup, one of the feature competitions of the 2013 Aachen CDIO5*. All three members of the U.S. Team from the 2012 London Olympic Games will be competing at the Tina Konyot and Calecto V (Shannon Brinkman) prestigious German competition, along with a 1998 FEI World Equestrian Games veteran. The Aachen CDIO5* will run June 26-30 as part of the CHIO Aachen. Jan Ebeling, Shelly Francis, Tina...

Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has updated the entry for the Aachen CICO3*. Due to veterinary reasons Buck Davidson has withdrawn Cassandra Segal’s Ballynoe Castle RM from the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the Aachen CICO3*. The pair has been replaced on the CICO3* Team by Marilyn Little and Raylyn Farms Inc. and Phoebe and Michael Manders’ RF Smoke on the Water, who originally were slated to compete as individuals. The following four combinations...